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Chapter372 Chapter 372 Lernirasmirked,“Sinceyou’resoconcernedaboutmenotfindingalawyer,whydon’tyoujustadmittothejudgethatitwasallyourGoing?ThenIwon’tneedalawyeratall.” Lernira smirked , “ Since you’re so concerned about me not finding a lawyer , why don’t you just admit to the judge that it was all your Going ? Then I won’t need a lawyer at all .” Alaricinstantlyclammedup. Alaric instantly clammed up . “What,catgotyourtongue?Weren’tyouall‘bigbrotherknowsbest‘asecondago?Nowthatit’sactuallyformybenefit,you’renotsokeen?” “ What , cat got your tongue ? Weren’t you all ‘ big brother knows best ‘ a second ago ? Now that it’s actually for my benefit , you’re not so keen ? ” Lemira’swordscutdeep,landingstraightinAlaric’sheart. Lemira’s words cut deep , landing straight in Alaric’s heart . Takingadeepbreath,Alaricsaid,“Lemira,comeon,I’myourbrother.Areyoureallygoingtothrowmeunder thebus?” Taking a deep breath , Alaric said , “ Lemira , come on , I’m your brother . Are you really going to throw me under the bus ? ” Heknewhehadmessedupbefore. He knew he had messed up before . HealsorealizedEvelinawasnosaint. He also realized Evelina was no saint . Whycouldn’tLemirajustgivehimachancetomakethingsright? Why couldn’t Lemira just give him a chance to make things right ? / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Lemiralaughed:“Let’sgetonethingstraight.You’retakingthefallfor Evelina’sschemes,pushedintothespotlightbyAsher.It’snotmetryingtolockyouaway.Theyaretheoneswhowantyoubehindbars,tocarrytheirsins.” Lemira laughed : “ Let’s get one thing straight . You’re taking the fall for Evelina’s schemes , pushed into the spotlight by Asher . It’s not me trying to lock you away . They are the ones who want you behind bars , to carry their sins . ” Maric’sfacepaled,strugglingtomaintaincomposure. Maric’s face paled , struggling to maintain composure . Chokingup,hesaid,“Itrulywanttomakeituptoyou.” Choking up , he said , “ I truly want to make it up to you . ” Lemira feltawaveofdisgust.Whycouldn’tthesepeoplebegenuine?Whythefacade? Lemira felt a wave of disgust . Why couldn’t these people be genuine ? Why the facade ? Fuming,sheturnedto Alaric,“Alright,youwantachancetomakeamends?Turnyourselfintothejudge.” Fuming , she turned to Alaric , “ Alright , you want a chance to make amends ? Turn yourself in to the judge .” AfterLemira’ssuggestion,shesaw Alaric’sfacefreeze,thenquicklyavoidhergaze. After Lemira’s suggestion , she saw Alaric’s face freeze , then quickly avoid her gaze . See?Thiswashisso–called‘makingamends‘. See ? This was his so – called ‘ making amends ‘ . Apologieswrappedininsincerity,asnauseatingasexpiredmedicine. Apologies wrapped in insincerity , as nauseating as expired medicine . Lemira’slipscurledinacoldsmirk,“What’sthematter?Can’tdoit?” Lemira’s lips curled in a cold smirk , “ What’s the matter ? Can’t do it ? ” Alaric stumbledoverhiswords,“It’snotthatIcan’t,butifI’mlockedup,howcanImakeituptoyou?” Alaric stumbled over his words , “ It’s not that I can’t , but if I’m locked up , how can I make it up to you ? ”

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740295285127-0'); }); “Your imprisonmentwillbethebiggestamends.Afterthat,Imightconsideroverlookingeverythingyou’vedonebefore.Howaboutit?” “ Your imprisonment will be the biggest amends . After that , I might consider overlooking everything you’ve done before . How about it ?” Alaricfellsilentagain. Alaric fell silent again . Justthen,Asherturnedaroundandloudly said,“Alaric,whatareyoudawdlingfor?Whybotherwith someonesoungrateful?” Just then , Asher turned around and loudly said , “ Alaric , what are you dawdling for ? Why bother with someone so ungrateful ? ” AlaricsentLemiraaguiltyglancebeforefollowingAsher,hisstepsawkward. Alaric sent Lemira a guilty glance before following Asher , his steps awkward . Lemirawatchedhisretreatingbackwithamockingexpression. Lemira watched his retreating back with a mocking expression . Themanagerapproached,hisexpressioncomplex,“Lemira,howcanyourfamilybesodeceitful?” The manager approached , his expression complex , “ Lemira , how can your family be so deceitful ? ” Norealapologies. No real apologies . Nosincerityinmakingamends. No sincerity in making amends . AllthesesupposedgesturesofreconciliationcameattheexpenseofLemira’sinterests. All these supposed gestures of reconciliation came at the expense of Lemira’s interests . Whatkindoffamilywasthis? What kind of family was this ? Seeinghercolleagues‘expressions,Lemirasaid,“I’musedtoit.Iknowwhatthey’relike.Let’sgo,weshouldheadintoo.” Seeing her colleagues ‘ expressions , Lemira said , “ I’m used to it . I know what they’re like . Let’s go , we should head in too . ” Shehadmessaged Thaddeusearlier,andhehadsaidthelawyerwouldarrivesoon. She had messaged Thaddeus earlier , and he had said the lawyer would arrive soon . Withthatinmind,therewasnothingtofear. With that in mind , there was nothing to fear . Lemiraandhercolleaguesenteredthe courtroom.AsherandAlaricwerealreadyseated,withalawyerorganizingaheftystackofdocumentsbesidethem. Lemira and her colleagues entered the courtroom . Asher and Alaric were already seated , with a lawyer organizing a hefty stack of documents beside them . Lemiraandthemanagertooktheirseats,buttheirlawyerwasstillabsent. Lemira and the manager took their seats , but their lawyer was still absent . ThejudgeaskedLemira,“Whenwillyourlawyerarrive?” The judge asked Lemira , “ When will your lawyer arrive ? ” Lemirareplied,“Anyminutenow,they’reontheirway.” Lemira replied , “ Any minute now , they’re on their way . ” Asher’stonewaslight,“Don’ttellmethey’retooscaredtoshow,deliberatelystalling?Lemira,youknowyoucan’twin.Whynotsettlenow?Whatdoyouwant?” Asher’s tone was light , “ Don’t tell me they’re too scared to show , deliberately stalling ? Lemira , you know you can’t win . Why not settle now ? What do you want ? ” LeiniraignoredAsher. Leinira ignored Asher . Justthen,someoneentered,“Sorry forthedelay.” Just then , someone entered , “ Sorry for the delay . ” 00:28 00:28 Ashersawamiddle–agedmanwithglassesandexclaimed,“Mr.Alfred?” Asher saw a middle – aged man with glasses and exclaimed , “ Mr. Alfred ? ” MrAlfredwasknownasalegalsharkinthelawyercommunity. Mr Alfred was known as a legal shark in the lawyer community . Currently,hewasthe chieflegalcounselfortheprestigiousEverhartfamily. Currently , he was the chief legal counsel for the prestigious Everhart family . WhywouldhetakeonMapleGroup’scase,whichwasconsideredsmallfry? Why would he take on Maple Group’s case , which was considered small fry ?

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