Chapter 262 Thomas’s Real Motive
Beside the rusted, decaying fence, Thomas stood perfectly still.
He had his back to Jean.
All she could see was his tall, cold figure.
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Jean instinctively stepped back. Her movements were cautious and quick as she ducked behind a nearby
wall.
She poked her head out, holding her breath, eyes trained on him.
Not long after, someone opened the iron door and walked out toward Thomas.
Jean narrowed her eyes-
It was the same black-hooded boy she had met earlier.
The same boy who had shown up in the surveillance footage from the night of the incident at Tri Street. The same boy now walking straight up to Thomas, seemingly in conversation with him.
So he wasn’t some quiet loner after all.
He’d been connected to Thomas from the start!
Though she strained to listen, the distance made it impossible to catch what they were saying.
But that didn’t matter anymore.
Just knowing they were in on it together was enough.
Thomas had shown a frightening level of control over every detail of this case.
Even the surveillance footage that everyone else had missed–even that obscure, barely–visible bystander- Thomas had found him and acted.
Jean suddenly had a chilling thought-
Was Thomas really just trying to frame someone to take the fall?
He had easier options.
For someone with his wealth and influence, there were plenty of smoother, cleaner solutions. He could have paid off the girl who filed the complaint, made a private deal, and buried the whole thing.
Or he could’ve bought someone to willingly take the blame.
With the kind of power the Lawson family wielded, settling a matter like this should have been a walk in the park.
But instead, he chose the most roundabout, time–consuming, effort–heavy strategy-
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Was it just because Asher happened to appear on the Tri Street surveillance?
It didn’t add up.
Thomas hadn’t just framed Asher.
He had gone too far.
Everything he did seemed less about assigning blame and more about-
Destroying Asher.
Utterly. Irreversibly.
But why?
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Thomas and Asher had never had any conflict before. There was no history between them. Asher had only followed him that night by coincidence, nothing more.
There was no reason for Thomas to hate him so much…
And that was exactly what made it so terrifying.
What Thomas was doing now didn’t just look like he wanted to shift guilt.
It looked like he wanted Asher dead.
Jean didn’t stay in the alley any longer. Silently, she left the scene.
This time, she didn’t look back.
Things were far worse than she imagined.
Thomas wasn’t just trying to bury the truth.
He was out for blood.
A sharp ringtone cut through her thoughts. She pulled out her phone and answered.
“Jean!” Sofia’s voice was urgent.
Jean stayed calm. “What is it?”
There was a pause on the other end. Sofia sounded hesitant, as if carefully choosing her words–then gave up and said bluntly, “Just check Twitter. I don’t even know where to begin.”
Jean hung up and slowly opened the app.
Sure enough–something had happened.
Her name was trending. Again.
Only this time, it was because she was being dragged.
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Chapter 262 Thomas’s Real Motive
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Someone online had exposed that Jean was currently helping her classmate Asher, who was being held by police on allegations of sexual harassment.
And Asher…
Had already been torn to shreds on campus forums and across social media these past few days.
