Female Novel
Chapter 337
Charles accompanied her to the police station.
"We will charge Carrie for wounding with intent, and Mr. Stephenson has told us about that, so we will
pay special attention to this traffic accident."
Police officer Capener, who was taking over with their case, maintained a serious attitude. "Since
Carrie is still hospitalized, and the hospital has detected that she has a mental illness, you should be
extra careful if she lodges an appeal, for many criminals will deliberately escape the legal penalty by
the means of mental illness."
"Is Carrie really mentally ill?" Hearing this, Christina was flummoxed.
"It doesn't matter if she's really ill or not, now that she has already broken the law by driving
intentionally into people. At worst, we shall hire a lawyer to fight against her in court, no matter how
long it takes. Who will be afraid of her?"
Charles didn't have much sympathy for Carrie, but he caught another point and turned to look at
Christina doubtfully.novelbin
"Did Chandler interfere in this case?"
He and Chandler almost grew up together like real brothers, and he knew so well that how scheming
Chandler was, but when did Chandler care to poke his nose into someone else's affairs?
Seated opposite them, Police officer Capener heard them mention Chandler and added, "Mr.
Stephenson has made outstanding contributions to C city, as he has actively participated in the public
welfare of our city every year and continued to donate a large sum of money to help countless poor
families. This case involves Mr. Stephenson's relatives, so our superiors will pay extra attention to it."
Charles was flabbergasted. Why didn't he know that his brother liked to be a hero in obscurity?
The Stephenson family was a literary family, with four generations of professors and academicians in
distinguished academies. However, compared with the traditionally rich families like the Hopkins family
and Shepherd family, they definitely did not have the same level of financial resources. The
Stephensons was particularly well-off, but the annual huge donations were still a burden for them.
Charles's mind was a swirl of wild guesses and nonsenses. Was Chandler not getting along with his
money? Or was he so morally inferior that he should learn from Chandler for his noble spirit of counting
money for little?
Christina didn't even care to pay him any attention, but asked police officer Capener directly, "If Carrie
appeals with reference to her mental illness, what is our chance of winning?"
"That's hard to tell. The judge tends to give a judgment based on whether the perpetrator's motive was
voluntary at that time and the seriousness of the consequences of the traffic accident."
As he spoke, the policeman opposite them lowered his voice on purpose to give them a reminder, "It
also depends on the abilities of the lawyer you hire."
The lawyers found by Charles and the others must be among the first-tier. It was the reality that some
top lawyers could turn black into white, and even turn a small matter into a big one so that they could
subjugate their enemies forever.
Connie's anxiety was in fact due to her fear to all these relations.
After enquiring, Christina thanked the officer and left the police station.
"Christina, you don't have to worry about this. Do everything you please as usual and leave these to
us."
After leaving the police station, Charles was texting lowering his head.
Christina subconsciously glanced at the screen of his phone, but he immediately blocked the screen
with his palm as if he was doing something stealthy and ulterior.
Charles tried to put on a solemn face, which seemed to be diverting her attention. "By the way, don't
the Hampton family and the Dickens family know about the matter concerning Carrie?"
Carrie had not divorced Cory, so she was still the daughter-in-law of the Hampton family. However, the
Hamptons had not yet made any move until now. Also, Connie was the only one involved on the side of
the Dickens family.
"I didn't mention it to the Dickens family."
Christina's tone was calm, and she took a few more examining glances at Charles's seemingly guilty
face. "This matter should be handled according to formal legal procedures, and you don't need to
interfere too much either."
Charles grunted a casual reply, as his phone rang right on time.
"I have some work to attend to. Take a taxi back to the Dickens family."
Holding his phone, he trotted hastily towards his car and said quickly, as if he was really busy.
Christina stood still and looked at his hurried figure, feeling that this guy was sneaking around and
hiding something from her.
Charles swiftly got into the car and slammed the door.
He looked out the window at Christina with a guilty conscience, took a deep breath, and then pressed
the answer button on his phone.
"Patrick, you've said that someone had been doing harm to Christina for some grudge unknown. I have
a clue now. I guess it might be Cecilia..."
He held the phone and explained to Patrick as logically as possible. "She's hiding it very well. Carrie's
car-crashing was also provoked by Cecilia. She won't do it herself, but she is rather adept at doing
harm through the hands of another. So I'm going to send someone to investigate her in detail."
"You have already found someone to investigate?"
Charles squeezed the phone, exclaiming in a surprised tone. Then he got slightly dejected, for he
finally found a new clue and something to do, but it was cut off by someone else. He asked sullenly,
"Then what do I need to do now?"
The man on the other end of the phone hesitated for a moment and then asked in a deep voice, "How
is she?"
"She" referred to Christina.
Hearing his question, Charles perked up a little. "Carrie drove to crash her, but Christina was luckily
unscathed nor disabled. But her friend Crystal was slightly injured, which made it even more
troublesome. Christina was so stubborn, and she would rather she was the one getting hurt, oh, and
Chandler scolded her..."
"Chandler had scolded her?" The man on the other end suddenly interrupted him.
"Actually, I'm not sure," Charles was positively excited about the topic. "Chandler and Crystal seemed
to have developed something beyond friendship. Chandler also took the initiative to intervene in this
traffic accident, and I guess he felt sorry for Crystal, and then he vented his anger on Christina..."
"Oh," Patrick responded in an ambiguous tone.
The tone sounded a little grim and creepy. Charles was startled, as he realized that he might have said
too much.
Ever the fast speaker, Charles swore that he didn't mean to get Chandler entangled in. He just wanted
to share gossip with Patrick, but he might have caused Patrick to hold a grudge against his brother by
accident.
Charles became cautious and asked a question more secure. "What are you going to do about Carrie?"
"Send her to jail."
Patrick replied coldly.
Charles wobbled. "But Christina told me just now not to interfere too much and leave it to follow the
normal judicial procedures."
Christina disdained to suppress the Yankey sisters with dirty means and Charles also deemed that the
traffic accident did not result in serious consequences, besides, Carrie was instigated, so there was no
need to go too far.
"She intended to crash people with a car. Although this time she failed, she'd definitely try the second
or the third time. This time Christina escaped by luck, but what if it happens again? Are you going to
take up the responsibilities?" Patrick's voice was cold and resolute.
Charles frowned as he tried to come up with a reply.
If Carrie really hit Christina this time, no one could bear the consequences.
Charles continued to inform him of some details. "The hospital confirmed that Carrie did have a mental
illness, so she might be sentenced lightly..."
"Is it?"
Patrick blurted out dourly as if it was nothing difficult for him to handle, "Since she has a mental illness,
she should be locked into a mental hospital and never come out, then."
The call ended.
Charles looked at the phone screen that had been hung up and felt a little upset for some reason
unknown. He leaned against the back of the car and stretched his arms.
Charles was apparently more humane than Patrick and the others. Would it be too cruel to lock Carrie
up in a mental hospital for the rest of her life?
Forget it. what Patrick had decided could never be changed.
Charles sighed.
"Why was it that all these women have to make trouble for Christina..." Carrie must want to end her life
early that she actually dared to do harm to the treasure of the Hopkins.