Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 731: Confession

"Why don't you just admit that you've done this alone? That'll help us get a lighter sentence."

Sven's heart sank as he stared at his lawyer with wide eyes, disbelief evident on his face as he tried to process what the lawyer was telling him.

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That question alone should've been enough for Sven to put two and two together. However, he was in denial and hadn't paid attention to it. But now that the lawyer was being blunt, it was clear that this man hadn't come to help him-he was here to remind Sven of the people Sven planned to implicate with him.

'I should've known.' Sven hung his head low, feeling his strength slowly drain. 'When they made Allen's incident look like an unlucky accident, I should've known they could do that to me too.'

If not for whatever Atlas did, Allen would have been painted as a greedy thief.

But with this?

Sven slowly looked up at his lawyer, who nodded at him reassuringly and encouragingly. He pressed his lips into a thin line, swallowing hard.

'Don't tell me... they're the ones who tipped off Atlas?' he wondered. 'If they didn't, then... how else would Atlas know about the plan tonight?'

Sven clasped his hands together, nearly suffocating as he struggled to breathe amidst the thoughts swirling in his mind. Unlike earlier, when thoughts flooded his mind all at once, he felt his brain slow down and calm down out of dread.

asked himself, his brows knitting together. 'What if I don't want to? What if I refuse to listen

lawyer, who

under his breath. "You said there would be consequences.

lawyer sighed faintly. "Don't you

going to

said meaningfully. "You're smart, so I'm sure I don't need to spell

punish him. Worse, they would go after his family. Sven hung his head again, barely blinking.

only person who truly mattered

sister, he didn't hate them that much. They were still his family, after all. Before the humiliating charity

hands in a prayer-like position and resting his forehead against them.

tears welled up in his eyes, and he choked on his breath, thinking about what to do and what could have been done. Part of him regretted ever calling that man

like chains from deep underground were crawling to the surface, slowly wrapping around his ankles. They felt like they were inching up his legs, pinning him in place, whispering

muttered through gritted teeth, closing his eyes as tears fell onto the table.

with his lawyer, all Sven could do was cry and curse under his breath. It was the only way he knew how to react to

beginning. But why? Sven wondered about it briefly but

wasn't completely innocent, after all. He'd screwed up when Allen found him, and things spiraled out of control when he pushed Allen down the stairs. Even so, it didn't feel fair that Sven was the only one going down

admits to all the accusations..." the lawyer said as the

had initially interrogated Sven raised his brows. The other detective glanced at his colleague before turning back

adding more details. However, the