Cannot Bear To Let Go Of My Rich Wife
Chapter 700 - 718: They seem to have a mother-child resemblance (1)

Chapter 700: Chapter 718: They seem to have a mother-child resemblance (1)

He knew that Ella Adams wouldn’t mind, but deep in his heart, he felt guilty.

He had always been making choices between his older sister and his lover, but in the end, he felt that he had wronged both himself and Ella Adams.

He knew what such a surrender meant. Faced with such a massive scale of commercial crime, perhaps the sentence would be ten, or even twenty years if he surrendered now.

It was all the time he had lived till now... to spend it in such a bleak prison without freedom; his life would plummet to rock bottom, and he was not fearless.

However, he had no other choice.

He couldn’t miss such an excellent opportunity and couldn’t let his sister face any more danger. After all, his parents had left, and Isabel Smith was the only close relative he had left in this world.

As the process went on, Elijah Smith became more and more calm, even becoming a bit unruffled, and when he finally confessed everything, the interrogation room fell utterly silent.

After a while, the man who was questioning him said, "You can have some tea first."

Elijah Smith lowered his gaze, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and before putting down the teacup, the man continued, "You say you are Timothy Howard, what proof do you have?"

Elijah Smith opened the bag, took out the ID card he had prepared beforehand, along with the information of the money laundering company and Sebastian Smith’s criminal evidence, and handed them over.

Then there was a rustling sound of flipping through papers, and immediately afterward, two people whispered and pointed at the information for a while. Then they looked up at Elijah Smith and asked, "What was the motive for the crime at the beginning?"

"Business struggle," Elijah Smith had thought of all the words beforehand, "In order to fight for the Smith Corporation."

Another wealthy property dispute case... The two people sitting opposite Elijah Smith nodded calmly, then collected all the information and said to Elijah, "We appreciate your confession and admission of guilt after committing the crime. Regarding this matter, we will immediately intervene in the investigation. If everything holds up, Mr. Smith, we may be fair and impartial when the time comes."

Elijah Smith naturally knew that the price he would have to pay was hidden behind those words.

He pursed his lips and asked, "In general, how long will I be sentenced?"

"You are not the legal person but the investor, so you will be slightly less severe than Sebastian Smith, considering that you have surrendered now and your crimes will be much lighter. However, since the amount involved is too significant, I can’t judge now... but considering a conservative estimate, at least fifteen years. If you find a good lawyer, you might be able to fight it down to ten years."

After hearing the length of the sentence, Elijah Smith’s expression remained as calm and composed as before. He nodded to the two policemen, thanked them, and walked out of the interrogation room with the same steady steps he had taken when he arrived, before leaving the Public Security Bureau.

He stood at the doorstep, raised his head to look at the weather, which had not changed at all since he entered the Public Security Bureau, and squinted his eyes slightly.

Then he took a deep breath of air, quietly remembering this was the so-called taste of freedom.

He didn’t know exactly how long the Public Security Bureau’s in-depth investigation would take, but he knew that he still had many things to deal with quickly.

Elijah Smith slowly opened his eyes, took the car keys from his pocket, and walked slowly to his car.

As soon as he sat down, his mobile phone rang. It was a call from Ella Adams. Elijah Smith held the phone, blinked gently, and answered with his usual affectionate and gentle voice, "Ella?"

"Elijah, my plane is delayed. I might not arrive in Bellshire until after seven o’clock in the evening. Wait for me at home, okay?"