Chapter 164 Another Possibility
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“Jean, you-” The students‘ eyes widened in anger, completely caught off guard by Jean’s sharp, insulting
words.
It was pure provocation!
Their anger surged, the air between them growing heavier and colder.
They bit their lips, wanting to strike back, but when they opened their mouths, no words came out.
At that moment, Jean stood there radiating a kind of pressure that was hard to describe, a force so strong it crushed the air around them-
The students instinctively fell silent.
Jean narrowed her eyes, staring straight at them. Her cold gaze swept over them like a blade, freezing them in place.
No one knew how much time passed before Jean finally shifted her gaze. She turned to Sofia, her cold expression fading into a calm smile. “Ignore them. Let’s go talk somewhere else.”
Just like that-
Jean and Sofia, under the stunned gazes of the entire class, strode proudly out of the building and headed toward the nearby grove of trees.
“Actually, I mainly wanted to talk to you about Asher.”
Jean didn’t beat around the bush. She got straight to the point.
Sofia blinked, startled for a moment, then quickly nodded. “Ask anything you want. If I know it, I’ll tell you.”
The two of them walked side by side through the trees, Jean’s voice soft. “What’s Asher’s plan now? Has he hired a lawyer?”
No matter what the situation was–no matter whether the evidence was for or against him–Asher had already been dragged into the storm. He had to face trial, and he needed a lawyer to defend him.
Sofia’s expression faltered slightly, and then she shook her head in frustration. “No lawyer.”
“No?” Jean frowned. “Is it because of money, or-”
“It’s not about money,” Sofia immediately said, shaking her head again.
Her lips pressed into a tight line, her mood visibly falling. “Even if they didn’t have money, the court would assign him a public defender out of humanitarian concern… But actually, Asher’s mom wanted to hire a top- tier lawyer herself. No matter how expensive, she was willing to pay. But every single lawyer they approached turned them down.” Sofia’s gaze lowered, her whole face shadowed with a kind of gray despair. . “None of them were willing to take Asher’s case. Maybe they were afraid of public backlash, or maybe… they
had already judged him guilty in their hearts.”
Sofia’s voice grew quieter and quieter, until it became a near whisper.
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Chapter 164 Another Possibility
Jean immediately caught the key point hidden in Sofia’s words
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The girl… if Jean remembered right, she was just an ordinary Vocational college student from a regular background…
There were suspicious holes all over her story, so many inconsistencies and unnatural details.
But in the public’s eyes, she was the perfect female victim.
The public stood by her unconditionally, fighting for her, speaking out for her. No one questioned her contradictions. No one doubted her every word.
And that blind belief had covered up so much, blinding everyone’s eyes…..
“She hired a top lawyer?” Jean repeated quietly. “From the way public opinion is already leaning, she wouldn’t even need a top lawyer to win. Unless Asher could come up with overwhelming proof, she’s already winning.”
“So doesn’t it seem a little… excessive?” Jean glanced sideways at Sofia, her tone meaningful
Sofia didn’t think too much about it. She just nodded along. “Maybe… Maybe she just has more money thanri she knows what to do with.”
Jean’s lips curved slightly, but her eyes were filled with an intense, icy blackness. “Or maybe… there’s another reason. Maybe she wants to make sure Asher never has the chance to get back up again.”
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