"Steve?! How on earth did that happen?!" Be was in shock. If Justin hadn''t been there to catch her in
time, she would have lost her bnce and fallen.
"Seriously?! Steven pleaded guilty to everything?!" Superintendent Donald''s eyes widened as he
quickly flipped through the confession letter to confirm.
"Yes, sir. It''s all written here in ck and white. Steven admitted to assaulting Mr. Charles and causing
him injuries. He admitted to the charges and is willing to ept any punishment." This unexpected
change of events came as a really nice surprise for the Iverson family.
There had been multiple groups of people questioning Steven and putting pressure on him around the
clock for several days. Most people would have given in by now, but Steven was incredibly resilient.
He''d rather stay locked up in the dark cell than admit to something he did not do.
Why did he admit it all of a sudden? What happened to make him change his mind?
"Be, are you okay?" Justin noticed the color drain from Be''s face in a split second. He put his arm
around her stiff waist, feeling really worried.
"Steve didn''t do it. Why did he plead guilty?!" Her eyes were red with emotion as she shook her head in
disbelief and sorrow. "Is he out of his mind? Can anyone just confess like that?! Is he so eager to go to
jail?!"
"Yeah, how can anyone simply plead guilty?" Hunter narrowed his eyes and teased. "Steven, as a top
student at Savrow University, understands this the best. Ms. Thompson, why are you interested in
getting into this? What''s your interest in all this fuss?"
Be felt like her heart was stabbed, sending shockwaves of pain through her.
In that moment, a sh of realization shot through her mind, and everything became clear.
One hour ago, Superintendent Donald arranged for Hunter to secretly visit Steven in advance. The two
brothers sat across from each other in the interrogation room, with tension between them. There was
no sign of a family bond, only tension and hostility.
Hunter sighed and said, "Steven, just take a good look at yourself. Look at what you''ve done to
yourself." Hunter looked at him and shook his head. "If Mom and Dad knew that you might end up
spending three to five years in prison all for the sake of the daughter of Wyatt''s lowly mistress, they
would probably faint from crying, wouldn''t they? How unfilial of you."
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Steven retorted, "Didn''t your master put a leash on you? I didn''t expect a dog like you toe running
before me."
Steven simply closed his eyes, not even wanting to look at him.
Hunter smirked, but he did not get mad. "We''re brothers. Why bother creating all this drama?"
Steven scoffed, "Don''t mention the word ''brother'' to me. I feel disgusted."
Hunter chuckled. "Haha... Let''s discuss something that isn''t disgusting and something you might be
interested in."
He reached for his phone and showed Steven a video clip. "Have a look at this. What do you notice?"
Steven furrowed his brows and looked up at the screen. Suddenly, he stood up in shock and mmed
the table. "Hunter! What are you trying to do?!"
The video showed Be and Justin barging into the banquet. There was no need to exin what
happened next.
It then transitioned to the scene of
Asher beating Charles. At that moment, Charles had already been beaten up badly and was being
dragged away like a sack of tr
Asher The camera caught everything clearly. However, there was not even a shadow of Steven
throughout the entire footage.
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He was clearly there at the time, but for some reason he did not appear in the video.
"Ms. Thompson and Mr. Salvador
were indeed Cautious in their
actions. After beating up Mr.
Charles, they got rid of all the hotel security footage involving them. However, they overlooked one
thing. If the video was deleted less than week ago, it can still be recovered using some tech tricks."
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Hunter''s face twisted into a devious grin. "Ah, for the sake of restoring the video, I even flew to Meridan
to find top hackers to restore the video. It cost me a fortune, but luckily, it turned out well in the end."
"Hunter... You''remitting perjury! Aren''t you afraid of having yourwyer''s license revoked or being
investigated by the Ministry of Justice?!" Steven''s expression turned tense and pale. A faint blue vein
pulsed on his forehead from a mix of shock and anger.
"Perjury? When did Imit perjury?" Hunter shrugged, shing a sinister smile. "You were there, little
brother. You know better than anyone who was truly behind Charles''s beating."
"In the video, it was obvious that Be and Justin were the ones who beat Charles. After that, Asher,
the oldest son of the Thompson family, took care of everything. Did you eveny your hands on
anyone? I can''t see anything."
Steven felt like his heart had been stabbed, and he shouted furiously, "If you have the guts,e at
me! Don''t you dare scheme against Ms. Be!"
"Oh, there''s something else I want to
tell you," Hunter said as heced his fingers together and leaned forward. His cold gaze grew intense.
"Ms. Be is on her way to rescue you. If I''m not mistaken, she''s so notr
determined that she might
turn
herself in and take all the me herself just to get you out."
"Ms. Be... No..." Steven shook his head repeatedly, feeling the excruciating pain spreading through
his body.
"Anyway, either you or someone from the Thompson family will have to take responsibility. After all,
videos can''t be faked, and the injuries on Charles'' body aren''t fake. Steven, you were close to Ms.
Be. You wouldn''t want her to get dragged into this because of you, right?"