Chapter 687 Prison Break
Upon hearing this news, Kaleb immediately fainted.
Maximilian and Martin quickly reached out to support him, preventing him from falling to the ground.
Emulating Patricia's technique, Martin administered aid to him, all the while instructing Ryan. "Swiftly open the French doors leading to the balcony, as well as the main entrance, to ensure proper ventilation."
Sebastian immediately went to open the glass door.
Ryan went to open the main door.
Maximilian took a book to fan Kaleb.
After first aid, Kaleb finally regained consciousness.
However, when he remembered that Patricia had been sentenced to death, despair emanated from him. "Patricia... Patricia... Patricia has been sentenced to death?"
No one knew how to answer him, so they all remained silent.
Even without a response, Kaleb remembered clearly. He grabbed Maximilian's arm and growled softly. "Tell me, is Patricia sentenced to death?"
Despite feeling sorry for him, Maximilian nodded reluctantly.
After confirming this news once again, tears welled up in Kaleb's eyes. He pushed Maximilian away and staggered to stand up.
"No, no matter what, I must save Patricia... even if it means losing everything..."
Maximilian held him back, his voice unintentionally rising. "Uncle... I know you're very worried about Patricia, but in this situation, how can you save her? Are you really willing to disregard the tens of thousands of employees at Nexus Holdings Corporation?"
"I can't worry about that now. I just want Patricia to be safe—"
At this moment, Kaleb's mind was completely blank, with only one thought: To save Patricia.
No matter what, he couldn't let Patricia die.
Maximilian sighed. "Even if you use the entire Nexus Holdings Corporation to fight, it will only end up with both sides suffering losses! You won't be able to save Patricia; and you'll end up sacrificing yourself! Let's calm down and think twice!"
Kaleb turned to him. "Then tell me, how can we do?"
Maximilian fell silent immediately, sinking into a brief silence.
Martin joined in, "Maximilian is right. Acting impulsively will only backfire! We need to think long-term. There will always be a way!"
Kaleb knew they were speaking the truth.
But at this point, what other options did they have?
They had done everything they could during this time.
Although it was clear that someone else had killed Billy, Joe refused to listen and insisted it was Patricia.
As long as Joe didn't change his mind, Patricia couldn't be exonerated.
Following Martin's words, Ryan said, "What other options do we have unless we break out of prison? What else can we do now? Joe is like a stone in a dung heap, stubborn and unyielding. The evidence is right in front of him, but he refuses to believe."
With that statement, the room fell into a sudden silence.
Everyone looked at each other, their expressions becoming increasingly strange.
Ryan suddenly understood, his eyes widening. "You..."
It was just a casual remark, not a suggestion to break out of prison!
Sebastian said, "It seems like the only option at the moment! As long as we can successfully rescue Patricia and then send her to another country using a private plane. Everyone knows Patricia is from Ivara City in Country Z, so they might go to Ivara City to find her! I think we should bring her back to The Koch family first. Although Patricia has acknowledged us, not many people know about this."
Ryan thought they were crazy. "Breaking out of prison is the best option so far, but have you thought about how to break out of prison? And how to escape afterward? Joe is the prime minister of Country D, and the whole country is under his control! It's harder to escape his surveillance than to reach the sky."
Everyone fell silent again.
Indeed, breaking out of prison was the best option so far.
But Ryan was right.
The entire Country D belonged to Joe, so how could they escape smoothly?
After a moment of silence, they all turned their gaze back to Maximilian.
Maximilian suddenly shivered, feeling a chill as they all stared at him.
"What... what do you want to do?"
Sebastian grinned.
Maximilian felt even colder.
...
Upon learning of Patricia's death sentence, Carol immediately found Joe.
"Dad, there are so many doubts about this matter. Why are you so stubborn and refuse to listen, insisting that Patricia killed Billy?"
At that moment, Joe had just finished a phone call at his study.
Susan's eyes were filled with boundless hatred.
When Carol defended Patricia everywhere, Susan instantly became angry, stood up, and slapped her hard.
"She killed Billy. Why do you still defend her? Billy used to be so good to you. Why are you so ungrateful?"
Carol, holding her sore face, looked incredulously at Susan, unable to believe that Susan, who rarely spoke harshly to her, would hit her today.
Since Billy's incident, Joe and Susan had changed completely, as if they had become different people.
"Mom, how can you look at me like this? Billy is dead. Don't I feel heartbroken? Don't I feel sad? If possible, I wish it was me who died! At least the Hill family wouldn't be without descendants!"
As she spoke, tears fell, and her voice choked up.
"But it had to be Billy! And I was the last one to know about it!"
Seeing her cry, Susan seemed to regain some sanity, panic-stricken as she looked at her right hand that had just struck her, trembling as she tried to touch her swollen face, only to be avoided by Carol.
Her outstretched hand hung in the air.
Carol wiped away the tears on her face, sniffing hard. "I'm not defending Patricia. I just hope to find the real murderer who killed Billy! I don't want that person to go unpunished; and I certainly don't want dad to regret it in the future. If Patricia dies, our family and the Kaleb will be completely estranged! Are you really willing? Dad has been clean for so many years. I don't want him to tarnish his political career with a stain before retiring."
Susan unwillingly asked, "How can you be so sure it's not Patricia?"
Carol took a deep breath, holding back her grievances. "So much evidence shows she's not the murderer; isn't that clear enough? It's just that you've been unwilling to believe! Billy is dead; and you want an outlet for your anger; and conveniently someone accuses Patricia of being the murderer. You think that if she dies, it's avenging Billy; and all your hatred and resentment will be vented. If Patricia is not the murderer, and the real murderer can't be caught, you feel guilty for Billy, and feel ashamed to face him. In the end, it's your selfishness, not wanting to live with guilt and self-blame. You..."
Carol wanted to continue, but Joe's hand had already come down with a slap. "Shut up..."
Carol took another slap, her face visibly swelling at a rapid pace.
One drop.
Two drops.
Three drops.
Tears fell in strings.
Carol clenched her teeth tightly, staring at them with a sense of grievance for a long time, then turned and ran out of the study—
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