Chapter 135
Joan’s POV
“You paid someone to commission a murder, Joan. You intentionally broke the law. You deserve to go to prison for it. You knew this could happen from the start. I warned you of that repeatedly,” Derrick replied with a frown.
“I thought that with this being my first offense they’d go easier on me,” I snapped back.
“You paid someone to kill another human being, Joan. You didn’t take a car out for a joyride. Something small, that didn’t put someone’s life at risk, would’ve been a slap on the wrist. What you did, Joan, wasn’t small or insignificant,” Derrick countered.
“It was small because Jacob wasn’t successful. I could see going to jail if he had succeeded, but she’s fine, Derrick. She didn’t even get a scratch. I can’t understand why everyone’s in such an upro
