When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind

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Chapter 284 Isn’t It Absurd?

“I was at the scene the night it happened.”

Finished

Edgar’s voice was calm, flat–his lips barely moved as he spoke, but each word dropped like a stone into a

still lake.

“I was sitting on a bench along the main street. I saw everything that happened… with my own eyes.”

The courtroom rustled, and the livestream chat ignited instantly.

“Saw it? Really? Sounds fake.”

“If he really saw something, why didn’t he come forward earlier?”

“Exactly. This case’s been dragging for weeks. If he had info, he would’ve said something sooner.”

“Total bullsh*t. There’s something off about this.”

“Nah, not buying it. Smells like a setup.”

“Drama for the cameras, that’s all.”

Edgar didn’t flinch. His voice remained even, his composure flawless.

“No one knows the full truth better than I do,” he said, eyes sharp and unwavering. “I was there from the start. I saw what really happened.”

Thomas, watching from his office, leaned closer to the screen, jaw clenched so tight it ached.

to say. And the fury burning through his veins was cold and bitter–because Edgar had betrayed him

was doing it so calmly. So

just sitting there, zoning out. Then two people walked into view. The

word

who’s now standing in the plaintiff’s

gaze swept across the courtroom, then landed on

of the

courtroom like waves crashing

“Thomas?”

that license plate wasn’t

was

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can’t just believe this guy. He’s clearly on

it on a scapegoat and

the plaintiff’s box, Sarah’s face

second, her eyes

composure. Pressed her lips together. Didn’t

kept flicking toward

meanwhile, didn’t even

started groping Sarah,” Edgar said bluntly, tone still

up and dragged him off. That

Edgar paused.

“Asher was never there. Not once. He didn’t

hiding this entire time… while someone else,

voice lifted ever so slightly, like the sharpening edge of a

standing trial for a crime he