Chapter 212

I couldn't help but let out a scoff.

"Claude, why do I get the feeling you've been lurking around here just waiting for me, all so you could play my lawyer? Then, when I'm all rattled and trust you enough to ask for your help, you turn around and stab me in the back. That way, you and those old sharks from

the Hilton clan come out on top, right?"

I whispered, my voice low, close to her ear.

His back stiffened noticeably. "Claire, is that really what you think of me?"

"That day, you were ready to stand with those old timers against Max at the Hilton estate. Why couldn't you be that kind of person?"

He let out a resigned chuckle: "Claire, if this is my last chance, please, believe in me one more time."

I turned my head away.

Just then, a worker suddenly threw an egg our way. Claude saw it coming and instinctively turned his back to shield me, taking the hit.

"Even if you're a top-notch lawyer, you can't protect a murderer!"

kill someone with our own

scene quickly descended into chaos as the workers seemed ready

me, tried to push

"I'm not leaving."

ER doctor will finish up and bring someone out. If they're alive, that's the best proof I didn't kill anyone. I don't need a lawyer to argue my case. "Claire, murder is a serious accusation. Even

my medical skills, or do you think this was all part of your plan, that this person was meant to die no matter what?" He was taken aback by my

"The patient is okay?"

convinced from the start that there would be a problem? Was this all a scheme you cooked up with

forceful questions,

matter what I say now, you won't believe

did something or

as I finished speaking, the lights in the

out, pushing a worker wearing

frowned and removed the mask. "Thankfully, Dr. Floyd acted quickly The patient didn't go into

who had accused me, Claude included, were

failed? Instead, you've helped me gain a hero's reputation, and

miraculous healing. ThaOV

commanded the bodyguards to clear a path for me, leaving a defeated Claude behind, who shouted after

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