Chapter 275 Reaching an Understanding
Thomas instinctively glanced at his sister beside him.
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The fact that their father had an illegitimate son was, until recently, something only Thomas knew within the Lawson family.
At first, he hadn’t planned to tell anyone. He wanted to handle it quietly, all on his own.
But Selena had accidentally come across a few photos of Asher that Thomas had left on his desk.
Naturally, she became suspicious-
After all, Asher’s features unmistakably bore the mark of the Lawson bloodline. That kind of resemblance was impossible to miss.
So Thomas stopped hiding it.
He told Selena everything about Asher being their father’s illegitimate child.
Selena, of course, took Thomas’s side. She also didn’t want an unpredictable outsider slipping into the Lawson family…
And so, the siblings quickly reached a consensus-
Asher had to be eliminated as a threat before he ever had the chance to grow into one.
Thomas parked the car in the company’s reserved underground spot, and the two of them took the elevator up to his office.
In the center of the room, the large display screen had already been powered on. The livestream of the trial was counting down.
Asher’s judgment was about to begin–and Thomas could barely contain his anticipation.
Selena’s eyes were also locked on the screen. She instinctively clenched her fingers.
Her failed attempt to get close to Dominic still stung, especially since it had ended in such public humiliation. The whole thing left her uneasy and ashamed.
She’d developed a kind of PTSD just from seeing anyone from the Ginger family.
When she saw Dominic’s sister earlier on the street, she’d felt nothing but disgust and bad luck.
She was supposed to be helping her brother, especially with winning over the Ginger family.
She felt like she’d let Thomas down. That’s why, no matter what, she was determined to help him crus‘ his mysterious new rival once and for all.
After finishing her coffee, Jean walked straight into the courthouse.
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People were gradually arriving. Jean casually picked a seat and sat down.
At the same time, online viewers flooded into the livestream chat.
“Asher’s going to be convicted. No need to watch further.”
“But he’s a minor…”
“So what? What he did was disgusting, and the public outrage is huge. The whole country knows about it. He has to be punished!”
“Please let today’s verdict not disappoint me.”
“It’s basically a done deal at this point.”
“Even if it is, if Asher doesn’t accept it, he might appeal. Could drag on forever.”
“I don’t care. I just want to see him punished already!”
“Appealing won’t change a thing. It’s just buying time.”
“Jean’s apparently at the courthouse too…”
“She and Asher are in this together.”
“This kid is dumb and rotten. None of this was her business, but now she’s tied her name to Asher and will go down in flames with him.”
“She’s so stupid. If she’d distanced herself sooner, she might’ve salvaged her reputation. Now she’s chained to a pervert forever.”
“Both of them can rot. I’m sick of looking at them.”
Jean sat for a while before a soft commotion stirred beside her.
She turned her head instinctively-
Mindy and Sofia had arrived.
They sat beside Jean, and Sofia, still settling into her seat, leaned over and asked, “How long have you been here, Jean?”
“Not long,” Jean answered quietly, her voice low and steady. As she spoke, she subtly studied Mindy’s expression.
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