The Divorce That Brought Us Back novel Chapter 263

On the drive to the hotel.

Nora's mind was still entirely consumed by Bella's situation.

Generally, suspects were only granted bail if their crimes were relatively minor and they posed little threat to society.

Bella obviously didn't meet those criteria.

Her case involved severe criminal behavior.

From the moment Nora saw Bella, her mind had instantly jumped to the conclusion that the Cole family had leveraged their connections to pull her out.

That left two possibilities.

Since the case hadn't reached the courts yet, the Cole family's connections were either deeply embedded in the police department or the DA's Office.

Nora didn't have any contacts in the police force, so she prioritized verifying with the DA's Office.

And the result was the revelation that Bella was pregnant.

Pregnancy was absolutely valid grounds to apply for bail.

With a little added influence, it was basically a free pass to liberty.

The truly ironic part was that Bella had gotten pregnant right before she was arrested.

Because she had just conceived, the blood tests taken during her arrest hadn't picked up on the pregnancy.

Even more absurd, she hadn't known she was pregnant herself, assuming the stress of prison was just causing her to miss her period.

It wasn't until recently, when Bella was transferred to the DA's Office and her lawyer brought Vivian to see her, that the truth came out. Seeing Bella looking so gaunt, Vivian's heart shattered, and she demanded a medical examination—which finally uncovered the pregnancy.

Nora could perfectly picture Bella and Vivian clinging to each other, weeping with regret over not discovering it sooner, while simultaneously celebrating their newfound freedom.

Under these circumstances, even if Bella was sentenced, it would likely result in probation or serving her time outside of prison.

That essentially erased two whole years off her sentence.

Furthermore, the father of this baby was likely someone with significant power.

Whoever this 'crown prince' belonged to would undoubtedly deploy all their resources to protect the child.

All Nora could say was that Bella's luck was disgustingly good.

This was a massive mess.

No wonder Maloney had kept it from her.

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