Lemira smirked, "Since you''re so concerned about me not finding awyer, why don''t you just admit to the judge that it was all your doing? Then I won''t need awyer at all." ric instantly mmed up.


    "What, cat got your tongue? Weren''t you all ''big brother knows best'' a second ago? Now that it''s actually for my benefit, you''re not so keen?"


    Lemira''s words cut deep,nding straight in ric''s heart.


    Taking a deep breath, ric said, "Lemira,e on, I''m your brother. Are you really going to throw me under the bus?"


    He knew he had messed up before.


    He also realized Evelina was no saint.


    Why couldn''t Lemira just give him a chance to make things right?


    Lemiraughed: "Let''s get one thing straight. You''re taking the fall for Evelina''s schemes, pushed into the spotlight by Asher. It''s not me trying to lock you away. They are the ones who want you behind bars, to carry their sins." ric''s face paled, struggling to maintainposure.


    Choking up, he said, "I truly want to make it up to you."


    Lemira felt a wave of disgust. Why couldn''t these people be genuine? Why the facade?


    Fuming, she turned to ric, "Alright, you want a chance to make amends? Turn yourself in to the judge."


    After Lemira''s suggestion, she saw ric''s face freeze, then quickly avoid her gaze.


    See? This was his so-called ''making amends''.


    Apologies wrapped in insincerity, as nauseating as expired medicine.


    Lemira''s lips curled in a cold smirk, "What''s the matter? Can''t do it?"


    ric stumbled over his words, "It''s not that I can''t, but if I''m locked up, how can I make it up to you?"


    "Your imprisonment will be the biggest amends. After that, I might consider overlooking everything you''ve done before. How about it?"


    ric fell silent again.


    Just then, Asher turned around and loudly said, "ric, what are you dawdling for? Why bother with someone so ungrateful?"


    ric sent Lemira a guilty nce before following Asher, his steps awkward.


    Lemira watched his retreating back with a mocking expression.


    The manager approached, his expressionplex, "Lemira, how can your family be so deceitful?"


    No real apologies.


    No sincerity in making amends.


    All these supposed gestures of reconciliation came at the expense of Lemira''s interests.


    What kind of family was this?


    Seeing her colleagues'' expressions, Lemira "I''m used to it. I know


    what they''re like. Let''s go,


    head in too." Content be know a


    MS


    She had messaged Thaddeus earlier, and he had said thewyer would arrive soon.


    With that in mind, there was nothing to fear.


    Lemira and her colleagues et


    the courtroom. Asher and ric were already seated, with awyer organizing a hefty stack of documents beside them.


    Lemira and the manager took their seats, but theirwyer was still absent.


    The judge asked Lemira, "When will yourwyer arrive?"


    Lemira replied, "Any minute now, they''re on their way."


    Asher''s tone was light, "Don''t tell they''re too scared to show,


    deliberately stalling? Lemira, you nee


    know you can''t win. Why not settle


    now? What do you want?"


    Lemira ignored Asher.


    Just then, someone entered, "Sorry for the dy."


    Asher saw a middle-aged man with sses and eximed, "Mr. Alfred?" Mr. Alfred was known as a legal shark in thewyermunity. Currently, he was the chief legal counsel for the prestigious Everhart family. Why would he take on Maple Group''s case, which was considered small fry?