Chapter 168

Their gazes met in the air, and in each other’s eyes, there was something that couldn’t be expressed. Clara’s fingers, cold as ice, curled slightly before she gave lan a faint nod.

The trial commenced, and the opposing counsel laid out all the evidence against lan. To the onlookers, the case seemed ironclad.

Just when hope seemed dim, Clara began her defense for lan. She was like a lioness awakened from a deep slumber, her lips moving with a rhythm that echoed confidence and clarity throughout the courtroom.

Clara questioned Helena again, probing for inconsistencies about her recollection of lan’s body. And sure enough, Helena fell into the trap, mentioning a wolf tattoo on lan’s lower abdomen that didn’t exist.

That one slip–up cost Helena everything. Because lan bore no tattoos.

Clara then presented medical records proving lan suffered from erectile dysfunction when intoxicated, further discrediting Helena’s claims.

been outplayed by Clara. She hadn’t anticipated Clara’s discovery of the vial containing lan’s sperm at the hotel, a vial stolen from the hospital’s fertility

faced not only the charge of defamation but also the theft of

lawyer’s accusations one by one. She stood at the bar with poised

Clara appear in court as a lawyer. Her

one day Clara would become the unrivaled Queen of the

was the

had once set aside her most privileged advantage to serve as his secretary

she have liked him to make such

heart ached

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