The Divorce That Brought Us Back novel Chapter 262

Finding out why Bella had been released wasn't difficult at all.

Bella's case had a lawyer assigned to it. Just half a month ago, the lawyer had informed Nora that the police had concluded their investigation and formally handed the case over to the District Attorney's Office.

Normally, the DA's Office would file charges with the court within a month, and a judge would issue a verdict within one to three months.

The initial police investigation and detention phase had dragged on for over three months alone.

From the initial police report to the final sentencing, the entire ordeal was expected to take over half a year.

It was an excruciatingly slow process.

Nora hadn't dedicated too much mental energy to it.

The lawyer had assured her that the evidence was ironclad and prison time was inevitable. Whether it was three years or ten would entirely depend on the judge.

Regardless of the sentence, she was prepared to accept it.

She had assumed there wouldn't be any curveballs.

In reality, a single phone call to the lawyer would have revealed exactly why Bella was out.

But since the lawyer hadn't proactively notified Nora, it meant someone had already bought his silence.

And that someone was absolutely Maloney.

The second Nora asked the lawyer, Maloney would be instantly alerted that she knew Bella was free.

No.

He loved keeping her in the dark, didn't he?

Then she would conduct her own secret investigation.

She was going to pull off a massive heist.

The crucial element was bypassing Maloney's vast network entirely.

Which sounded difficult.

But really, it wasn't.

"I'm so sorry, Adrian, making you come in to work overtime on a Saturday."

Adrian Brooks was a former student of the esteemed Professor Harrison, the same mentor who had aggressively tried to recruit Nora back in law school.

Years ago, when Nora rejected a career in the justice system to study fashion design, Professor Harrison flew into a rage and ordered Adrian to dismantle Nora's drafting table.

Naturally, the drafting table survived the incident.

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