Begging for a Second Chance (Sienna Sloan and Jarred Sterling) novel Chapter 369

His heart felt as though it had been ripped in half.

Debating evidence, verifying authenticity, and analyzing audio were supposed to be his professional instincts.

His expertise and rationality clearly told him the truth.

If the video were fake, even if Sienna had a hundred times the courage, she would absolutely never dare to bring it out on such a public platform.

Let alone with Thea Stanton present.

Any evidence Sienna found had definitely been vetted by her.

Yet the deep-rooted perception he had held of Celeste for years, along with the fragile obedience he had witnessed with his own eyes, bound him tightly.

He could accept that Celeste was vain, pretentious, spoiled, and prone to throwing little tantrums.

He could also accept her lying about a fake limp and using it to play the victim.

But instinctively, from the bottom of his heart, he could not believe it.

He couldn't believe that the little girl who had sacrificed herself to save him in a desperate situation, seemingly frail and timid yet possessing a strong inner core, could be this deeply manipulative.

Exploiting legal loopholes like it was a daily routine, and instigating crimes without a trace.

Deliberately fabricating charges for a personal grudge, just to destroy the life of an innocent public official.

Jarred's entire body was rigid, the depths of his profound eyes fractured by countless emotions, leaving only a chilling, bone-piercing coldness.

Thea maintained a calm expression as she glanced at the crowd in the room, her voice ringing out coldly: "No matter how biased you all are, the law only recognizes evidence.

The video evidence I just showed everyone has already been submitted on behalf of my client to the forensics department and the voiceprint analysis center in advance.

The audio waves are entirely raw, unedited, and without any post-processing whatsoever.

It is a legal, valid piece of ironclad evidence that can directly convict.

It is not something you can just overturn by claiming my client forged it!"

Thea's voice was stern, leaving no room for argument.

The air pressure around Jarred plummeted as his brows furrowed tightly.

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