Bab 1502: Chloe's End: The Death Struggle

"This crime is punishable by death."

Chloe could not believe her ears. 

What did he mean by 'punishable by death'? What she did was just a very normal thing between a man and a woman. There was no law stating that doing that could lead to jail time or death!

She could not accept what was happening before her.

She looked at Edward and saw that he was already walking toward the door. She called out to him in a panic, "Edward, don't go. Tell them the truth. I didn't harass you, and I didn't hurt you. What happened between us is–"

Edward suddenly stopped in his tracks. It was not because Chloe called him, but because he saw Candice at the door, looking at everything that was happening in front of her indifferently.