She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew) novel Chapter 261

Chapter 261
It wasn’t dark yet. The lobby on the first floor of Vission Resort was already filled with a dense crowd.
Along with her daughter Elsie, a reporter, and two lawyers, Kerise sat calmly below the stage.
The reporter and the two lawyers had contacted her first, saying they would support her unconditionally.
Kerise knew very well that Zayn and Boundary Strike’s competitors had sent these three people to contact her. She was happy to make use of them. As for Ryan’s so-called witnesses and evidence, she did not care at all.
‘If Zayn had witnesses and evidence, he would have cleared his name long ago. Why would he drag it out until now?’ Kerise. sneered in her heart, ‘Ryan is just bluffing
When Ryan appeared, Kerise emphasized in Elsie’s ear, “If you insist on going against me, I won’t be able to control you.
“Turn right at half a mile. It’s the Stripa River. I’ll jump and drown myself there.
“If you want to, you can jump with me. Anyway, there’s nothing in this world that I can’t bear to part with.”
Elsie remained silent. However, Kerise knew she would compromise and was relieved.
In the front, Ryan wore a loose black T-shirt, old jeans, and sneakers. He walked up to the podium with a box in his hand and said into the microphone, “Everyone’s time is precious. I don’t want to waste your time, so I’ll skip the pleasantries and get straight to the point.”
He did not dress like a lawyer, but everyone liked his style of doing things.
Ryan tapped a few times on the laptop. Various screenshots and videos of netizens’ comments appeared
red on the big screen
behind him.
Ryan said, “Without any evidence, some netizens accused Mr. Zayn Donovan of being a school smoking, drinking, fighting, picking up girls, and so on.
“Now, let me show you what Mr. Donovan was like high school.”
A set of photos appeared on the big screen and scrolled through.
high school,
Ryan pointed to the screen. “These are Mr. Donovan’s final high school examination results, SAT grades, and his rankings in class and grade.”
Everyone whispered to each other as they watched.
Zayn’s grades were good. Most of them were A’s, and there were occasionally B’s. He could enter a key university with a few more points in his SAT grades.
“People in Kitmore City know the teaching of Kitmore High School is ordinary. Mr. Donovan must be hardworking to have achieved such good results in Kitmore High School.
“I have nothing to say if anyone thinks he would get good grades from regular fights, brawls, drinking, and dating.”
Everyone nodded.
The electronic screen flashed, and another set of photos appeared.
Ryan continued, “These are the certificates of awards Mr. Donovan received in high school, including the honor certificates he won in Kitmore High School and those he received in Yocreak School.
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“Please check these awards out. National Merit Scholarships, Presidential Scholars, the Competitive Mathematics Award, and the Physics Competition Award. He’s even won the first prize in the city’s juvenile marathon, and so on.
“This is an essay written by Mr. Donovan in high school, expressing his love for the country, family, nature, kittens, and puppies.
“Everyone here is smart and educated. I want to ask if Mr. Donovan has a bad character, can he write such words?”
Everyone nodded again.
Putting everything else aside, the fact that Zayn’s handwriting was masculine, powerful, and neat made people feel he was serious and organized./
Zayn, wearing a mask, was standing behind the curtain. His gaze was gentle as he looked at his mother, sitting in the front row. His eyes were filled with respect.
These exam papers, essays, certificates, and textbooks from his school days were all kept by his mother in a box until then.
His mother treated other children similarly and said, “This is the record and trajectory of your growth. I have to read it slowly when I’m old. It’s like going back in time, and I can watch you grow up again.”
Zayn thought they had the best mother ever.
Someone below the stage asked, “These things don’t prove that Zayn didn’t stab someone.”
Ryan said slowly, “You’re right. This information is just an appetizer. The main course is yet to come.
“Six people were involved in that case.
“Everyone, please look at the big screen. These six people involved are Elsie Morin, Zayn Donovan, Ben York, Paul Reese, Tadeo Sawyer, and Stefan Watson. They took these photos in high school.”
The photos of Elsie, Zayn, and Ben were clear enough, but the pictures of the other three only see their general appearance.
When Elsie’s photo appeared, everyone exclaimed.
were old and blurred. People can
“Elsie is the person involved in this case? This is surprising!”
“She’s the new host of Resilient Queens, isn’t she? She’s involved in such a big case. I wonder if it will affect the show…”
“The paparazzi failed in their duties! The media failed in their duties! The the key figure in this case…”
case
has blown up,
but no
one found
Elsie was
Elsie, being discussed by everyone, remained silent, as if everything had nothing to do with her.
Kerise remained calm, believing what Ryan said could not change the case back then.
However, just as she thought so, she heard Ryan say, “I’ve found the other two people involved, Paul Reese and Tadeo Sawyer. I’ve invited them to come out and explain the truth back then.”
“What?” Kerise exclaimed and almost jumped up.
‘Why are Paul and Tadeo here? They are not going to reveal the truth and destroy themselves, are they?’ Kerise wondered, Were they bribed by Zayn?
Under Kerise’s uneasy gaze, two young men lowered their heads and walked to the front stage. They stood on the side of Ryan and avoided the cameras.
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Ryan introduced them one by one. “This is Paul Reese. His nickname back then was Big Paul.
“This is Tadeo Sawyer. His nickname back then was Tough-T.
“Paul, you go first. Who was badgering Elsie in the case back then? Who stabbed first?”
Paul had an improper mustache and half-length hair. He lowered his head and said, “At that time, I was young and insensible. I felt it was cool to form cliques and be a bully, so I became the Four Bad Boys with Ben and the others. Ben was our head.
“I don’t know if Zayn is pestering Elsie, but Ben was interested in Elsie and often hit on her.
“Elsie didn’t sleep in the school apartment then. Ben often waited at the school gate after Elsie left the study hall and invited her to hang out with him.
“Elsie didn’t like Ben and was afraid of him, so she asked Zayn to escort her home. Because of this, Zayn often got into conflicts with Ben. Ben saw Zayn as a pain in his a***”
What Paul said was completely different from what the newspaper reported and Kerise said. It instantly caused a heated discussion among the onlookers.
Kerise glared at Paul, her eyes blazing with anger.
This rascal publicly overturned his testimony back then and stood on Zayn’s side. What is he trying to do?’ Kerise thought with gritted teeth, ‘His family has paid 70 thousand dollars to save his a*** What good would it do him if news of this spread?’
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