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.

his brows knitting together. 'What if I don't want

looked up at his lawyer, who offered him a

Sven blurted out under his breath. "You said there would be consequences. What are

faintly. "Don't you really

going to kill

Mr. Bennet," he said meaningfully. "You're smart, so I'm

punish him. Worse, they would go after his family. Sven hung

only person who truly mattered to

with his father and sister, he didn't hate them that much. They were still his family, after all. Before the humiliating charity event, Stephen Bennet had

in a prayer-like position and

what to do and what could have been done. Part of him regretted ever calling that man back. If Sven hadn't been so blinded by rage and jealousy, he wouldn't be in this situation. Content

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

eyes as tears fell

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

But why? Sven wondered about it briefly but didn't dwell on it; the answer didn't

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 for

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

his brows. The other detective glanced at his colleague before turning back to the

lawyer nodded before adding more details. However, the detective seemed uninterested in