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Chapter 278
The dismissal of Hartnell & Pierce felt heavy in the air, a tangible void where decades of trust had just been voided. But Chance pushed the discomfort aside. If there was something he had come to learn since the day he stepped into the shoes of the heir to the O’ Connor Empire, it was that when it calls for to make difficult decisions, one should do so without thinking twice.Yes, Pierce and his team had served the O’ Connor family longer than he could remember but he wouldn’t also deny the fact that their reputation wasn’t as it has always been.All the time they handled the case with the Acherlands, it was as though they were just moving in circles. The Stannins were so close to taking over the land until Yara Grey found the lifeline which they were now holding on to.And with Clifford Hills taking over, though they’ve not been able to find H. Fenner or Ezekiel Tann yet, he was seeing light at the end of the tunnel, and at that point, that was what he needed.Without wasting time,
Chapter 277
All eyes in the room shifted from the grim transcripts to Chance. The lead attorney, Edmund Pierce, stared at him with a mixture of surprise and disapproval.“Clifford Hills?” Pierce repeated, his tone implying the name was a bad taste left in the mouth. “What about him?”Chance met his gaze, his own voice gaining a firmness that surprised even him. “He should be brought into this. Officially.”A heavy silence fell. The second lawyer, Chen, let out a soft, incredulous breath. Davies, the youngest, shifted uncomfortably in his seat.It was as though Chance had just said something he shouldn’t have said in the first place, and they really wanted to know where that was coming from.“Chance,” Pierce began, his voice adopting a patient, paternalistic tone that immediately set Chance’s teeth on edge. “We appreciate your concern. But legal strategy is a complex matter. Mr. Hills is… a specialist. A blunt instrument. This situation requires nuance, discretion, and deep institutional understan
Chapter 276
Robert O’ Connor let the strategy settle deep within Sandy, a masterstroke of emotional manipulation disguised as advocacy.“And for you, Miss Thorne,” he added, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial murmur, “this is more than a case. It is an ascension. Win this. Secure my son’s freedom, and you will be rewarded. Not just with partnership.”His lips curled into a smirk, as he watched to see how Sandy would react to what he had just said. And when he saw that it was getting to her the way he really wanted it to, he continued.“You will have a blank check. Your own practice, if you wish. A seat on corporate boards. A legacy. You will move from being a lawyer in the shadows to a kingmaker in the light. Your name will be synonymous with victory at the highest level.”The promise was staggering. It was everything she had ever wanted, everything she had envied in Ava—the prestige, the power, the undisputed recognition—magnified a hundredfold. It was also a bribe, naked and immense.The co
Chapter 275
“Miss Thorne,” Robert said, speaking with Sandy, his voice a low rumble that required no volume to fill the room. “Halstead informs me you are now in possession of my son’s future.”Sandy nodded, projecting a calm she didn’t entirely feel. “I am, Mr. O’Connor. I’ve reviewed Ava’s preliminary work, and I assure you, I am approaching this with the utmost—”To Sandy, this was her chance and she wasn’t going to blow up for any reason. All she needed to do was to prove to Mr. Robert O’ Connor that she was competent enough to handle the case and to do as well as Ava would have done it if not even better.“I am not interested in assurances,” Robert interrupted, his gaze unwavering. “I am interested in the endgame. You need to understand the full scope of what victory looks like.”Robert leaned forward slightly, the leather of his chair groaning. “This case is not merely about Christopher’s acquittal. That is the baseline, the non-negotiable floor. My son walks free, his name cleared. That is
Chapter 274
There was a brief moment of pause as Ava’s mind raced, replaying Halstead’s cold, swift verdict. The lack of process. The immediate severance from the O’Connor case. It finally began to make sense to her.“They gave my case to Sandy Thorne,” she said, the pieces snapping together with an almost audible click.At that point, her professional outrage melted away, replaced by a cold, focused fury. They hadn’t just ended her career. They had manipulated her, used her as a pawn to ensure that the president took the fall for a crime she didn’t commit.Ava was silent for a long moment. The hum of the city was the only sound.“Gerald,” she began, her voice quieter now. “Julia O’Connor was seen by multiple witnesses pointing a gun at Bruce Lincoln. She had intent. She had motive—political, personal, whatever the prosecution spins.”She paused for a while allowing the words settle in.“Even if we prove the evidence was tampered with, the incontrovertible fact remains: Julia was the instrument.
Chapter 273
Ava set the cardboard box down just inside the door, a tombstone for her career. The briefcase with her personal laptop felt heavier now, a casket of secrets.Her body moved on autopilot. She poured a glass of water she didn’t drink. She stood in the middle of her living room, the taste of Sandy’s triumph and Halstead’s finality still bitter on her tongue. Her hand dove into her purse, pulling out her personal phone. Her thumb scrolled past contacts for clients, judges, colleagues, before landing on the entry she’d added just days ago, after a night that had felt like a dangerous, thrilling leap into the unknown.She pressed call and brought the phone to her ear, a part of her hoping to hear his steady, analytical voice, to have an ally in this freefall.The robotic female voice was instant, merciless: “The number you have dialed is currently switched off. Please try your call again later.”She tried again. Same result. A third time, her thumb jabbing at the screen.Switched off. Swi
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