Dad! Mom! Don''t listen to him! It''s not like that!" Simon angrily defended himself, "Steven and Sean


    conspired together and caused me trouble in court.


    "Now, he is jumping at the first chance to speak for Sean and try to tarnish my reputation! I believe


    Alyssa and Jasper have bribed both of them! They areckeys for the Taylors. They are just as bad as


    them."


    Unable to endure any longer, Steven interrupted before Simon could finish. He, who had always been


    poised and proper, punched Simon!


    He was more ruthless than Sean and punched Simon right in the nose. Sean stagged backward from


    the force, and his nose bled profusely.


    "Sigh, a leopard can''t change its spots."


    Steven shook his sore fingers. Rage burned in his eyes. "If you im I conspired with Sean on this, so


    be it. Sean coborated with me to beat the crap out of the shameless, pretentious, and malicious


    person you are! What can you do about it?"


    Simon held his sore and painful nose. He pointed at Steven''s stern face and muttered, "You..."


    Steven nced at the grateful couple with an inexplicable look. Then, he bent down to pick up the


    suitcase that fell on the ground. He took a stack of envelopes from it. Then, he solemnly approached


    Spencer and passed the envelopes to him.


    "This." Hesitant, Spencer took them from him.


    "These are the reports collected from the masses during my three years as the presiding judge. This


    stackprises all the cases Simon defended. These citizens did not have the support from the rich


    and powerful and couldn''t afford awyer like Simon.


    "So, even when they were wrongly used and suffered significant losses, they could only silently


    endure it. They had no means to seek justice for themselves.


    "As such, they send letters to the court, exposing Simon for his treacherous deeds. I''ve read every


    word in every letter multiple times for countless nights. I lose sleep thinking about the contents of these


    letters."


    Steven''s eyes reddened as he spoke. His throat constricted. "As a judge, I''ve carried this guilt for three


    years. I know everything Simon did in secret. But, to protect this kinship, both of your feelings and his


    image as the eldest, I''ve locked these letters in my drawer and pretended they didn''t exist.


    "I regret it so much now and me myself for it. I''m wrong for abusing my power. I''ve lost the right to


    wear this robe. So, once everything is over, I will resign."


    Spencer''s eyes dted. His vision darkened as he struggled to steady his feet.


    "Resign? Have you lost your mind? What are you talking about?"


    Sinead''s heart ached profusely as she wailed, "You''ve gone through so much to get to where you are


    today. You are the only son who can take over the family. Do you know how proud your dad is of you?


    How can you resign?"


    Tatiana, observant, noticed something wrong with Spencer. She quickly went to help Spencer up.


    "Uncle Spencer, please sit!"


    She carefully sat Spencer down and gently instructed Sean, "Sean, please get your father a ss of


    warm water."


    "Okay, I''m on it!" Seanplied and went to get water.


    Spencer carefully nced at Tatiana from the side. Then, he heaved a loud sigh.


    He was unsure why he didn''t feel any disgust when Tatiana called her "Uncle Spencer".


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