Chapter 1099

Zoe found herself unnerved and unsettled by Jameson’s unwavering confidence. Did he witness the altercation? Why else would he defend Alyssa?

Jameson inched closer to Zoe, his dark eyes unrelentingly fixed on her. She shuddered as he questioned, “Did Lyse slap you?”

“I-” Zoe choked.

“You’re an adult. You should be responsible for what you said. It’ll be too late to regret your actions when the facts are out.”

-A hushed silence fell on the crowd as they anticipated Zoe’s answer.

The fleeting seconds felt like an eternity.

felt such dread, not even in the presence of Jasper or Landon. She confessed, “W-When I

part about slapping herself. Still, her partial confession was enough to prove Alyssa’s innocence and cast doubt on her own

herself in the face? That

under Mr. Jameson’s pressure. Pfft, and to think she played the victim just

tsk. She’s just a young lady who couldn’t stand the pressure of interrogation. I would have denied it. Let him present the evidence!”

you seriously defending Ms. Zoe? What she did was slander.

she showed no response, not even a

gave Jameson a nod and a rare smile of approval.

arm around Alyssa’s shoulders and addressed Cornelius calmly, “Mr. Cornelius, does your granddaughter still insist on a

station with our attorneys after the event. We’ll decide whether to settle this case in private

but it would be unwise for a man of his position to go against Cornelius. As a concerned brother, Jonah had every right to speak against Cornelius in that

Zoe tightly

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