The members of the Yeager family were troubled. They all thought that Patricia was brainwashed to act this way. They could not understand the kind of hold Dustin had on her.

“If you’re insistent on staying together, fine! There’s one last way left to get out of this,” Zack said solemnly.

“Dustin can hand himself over to the governor and say that he made a false accusation. That way, he can swap places with Nico. After that, the Yeager family will visit the Zamora family with expensive gifts to ask for forgiveness. That might be able to turn things around.”

“We can’t do that!” Patricia was very agitated at that. She put her foot down in refusal.

If they went along with that plan, Dustin would go to prison in Nico’s place. After all, making a false accusation was a greater crime.

“This is the best choice you and the Yeager family have!” Zack thundered.

“It’s better for Dustin to be imprisoned for a few years than for Nico to suffer the same. That would bring the Zamora fam