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Chapter 279

Author: Youngblood

2025-12-13 20:00:11

Chance’s mind had refused to settle. The tactical problem was clear: they needed a legal defense and they needed the truth. Hills was out of reach. The old guard was wounded. But the need to act, to do something, was a fire in his veins.

He thought of Meghan Lincoln’s tear-streaked face on the screen. Her pain was a weapon aimed at them, but it was also a door. Robert O’Connor saw it as a lever.

“We need to talk to her,” he said abruptly, breaking the heavy silence.

Julia looked up, confused, “Who?”

“Meghan Lincoln.”

Julia’s eyes widened. “Chance, no. That’s exactly what the opposition wants to do—exploit her. It’s dangerous, and it’s cruel. She’s grieving.”

“I’m not talking about exploitation,” Chance said, standing up, pacing the length of the room. “I’m talking about… reaching out. Extending a hand. She just lost her brother. We understand loss. We understand being pawns in a game you don’t understand.”

He stopped, facing his mother. “She went on TV because she feels no one is li

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"Both," Chance agreed, his hands tight on the steering wheel as they pulled away from the quiet suburban street. The echo of Meghan's words—curating a disaster—reverberated in his skull, as though it was a missing piece to the entire puzzle they were trying to solve..He was about to voice this to Chloe when his phone buzzed on the car's console. An international number flashed on the screen, the country code for India. His heart stuttered. Priya.He exchanged a glance with Chloe, who nodded, understanding the need for privacy. He pulled over to a quiet side street and answered on speaker, his voice cautious. "Hello?""Chance." The voice on the other end was unmistakably Priya Mehra's, but it was stripped of its usual melodic warmth. It was sharp, taut, a wire stretched to breaking. "I need to see you.""Priya," Chance said, his mind racing. "I'm... I'm so sorry about your father. We just saw the news. Are you—""I'm in the States," she cut in, her tone brooking no condolence small ta
Chapter 279
Chance’s mind had refused to settle. The tactical problem was clear: they needed a legal defense and they needed the truth. Hills was out of reach. The old guard was wounded. But the need to act, to do something, was a fire in his veins.He thought of Meghan Lincoln’s tear-streaked face on the screen. Her pain was a weapon aimed at them, but it was also a door. Robert O’Connor saw it as a lever. “We need to talk to her,” he said abruptly, breaking the heavy silence.Julia looked up, confused, “Who?”“Meghan Lincoln.”Julia’s eyes widened. “Chance, no. That’s exactly what the opposition wants to do—exploit her. It’s dangerous, and it’s cruel. She’s grieving.”“I’m not talking about exploitation,” Chance said, standing up, pacing the length of the room. “I’m talking about… reaching out. Extending a hand. She just lost her brother. We understand loss. We understand being pawns in a game you don’t understand.” He stopped, facing his mother. “She went on TV because she feels no one is li
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,
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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
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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
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“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

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