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Athena said calmly. “I want you to publicly apologize to my family and admit that you secretly hired thugs to kidnap them.
“Then, turn yourself in and accept the consequences of breaking the law. Only then will I forgive you for what you did to my family.”
“What did you say?” Anabel was so worked up that she nearly lost her temper. “You want me to turn myself in and go to jail? Are you kidding me?”
“I’m not joking.” Athena said calmly, “Everyone should be responsible for their actions. Also, we live in a civilized society now and should abide by the law.”
“Abide by the law?” Anabel looked as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world. “If you were law–abiding, why would you frame me for the robbery of the photolithography machine?”
“If you had abided by the law, I naturally would do the same as well,” Athena said coldly, “If you were punished by the law, I naturally wouldn’t use the law to punish you.”
Anabel was so angry that she laughed. “With my status, there’s no way I would turn myself in and go to jail.
“Athena, name your other conditions. As long as I can do it, I will definitely satisfy you.”
“I don’t have any other conditions. Athena refused to budge on her stance. This is my only condition. I won’t negotiate.”
Anabel was furious. “Do you have to make things difficult for me and destroy me?
“I admit that I’m at a disadvantage now, but my family is still backing me up. If you insist on going against my family, your family will end up miserably
Athena said coldly, “Anabel, you’re in the wrong. You were the one who made a move on my family first. Please don’t be so shameless as to say that you’re the victim.”
Anabel roared, “Athena, don’t be unreasonable. Let me warn you
But Athena had already hung up.
Anabel looked at her phone and angrily smashed it on the ground. Although her phone wasn’t broken, she was enraged and couldn’t sleep well that night.
She refused to believe that her family, who had been calling the shots for half a century, would be manipulated by a mere Athena.
The next morning, Anabel went to see Derrick and told him about Athena’s conditions. To prove that she was not lying, she also played the recording of her conversation with Athena to Derrick.
However, she didn’t want Derrick to blame her for failing her task. Thus, she edited the recording and removed her arrogant words.
Therefore, Anabel sounded very humble in the recording while Athena was cold and unyielding, refusing to negotiate. “Grandpa, I don’t want to apologize in public,” Anabel cried, “Trawilling to compensate Athena with all my assets or use my connections to help the Donovan family’s business so they can prosper.
“I can go bankrupt, be utterly ruined, or be arrested and sentenced to jail. However, I would rather die than apologize publicly and turn myself in. That’s the last shred of dignity I have left.”
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It was the dignity of the heir of a top–notch family. There was no way such a person could apologize to low–level civilians, confess their deeds in public, and turn themselves in.
Even if Anabel were arrested, she would use all her resources and ways to try to defend herself and exonerate herself. This was about her pride. She could die, but could not lose her pride as a member of a top–notch family.
Derrick, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes. He finally looked at Anabel with a little admiration. “You’re right.
“Even if you want to confess publicly and admit your wrongdoings, you should do it in court, not in front of Athena.”
Anabel was overjoyed and her eyes lit up. ‘Grandpa, what do you think we should do next?”
She still believed in her grandfather’s ability. After all, Derrick was one of the country’s founders and was already 90 years. old. There were very few of them left in Osceiton.
Derrick’s gaze was cold. “Athena is too arrogant. We’re sincerely trying to make peace, but she’s still so smug. She even tries to force the Powell family to bring this matter up.
“She’s breaking the rules. Those who break the rules will not be welcomed anywhere.”
The more prestigious a family was, the more they cared about being embarrassed. Regardless of what everyone was thinking, they had to ensure that no one was embarrassed
Athena forcing Anabel to admit her crimes openly would lead to the embarrassment of the Powell family. That was something the Powell family could not tolerate no matter what.
“Leave this matter to me.” Derrick narrowed his eyes slightly. “I will let the brat understand what the rules are and the consequences of breaking them.
Anabel was overjoyed. “Thank you, Grandpa.”
Derrick raised his hand. “Go back and cooperate with the investigation.”
Anabel nodded and left.
Derrick slowly paced around the room with his walking stick. After a long time, he made a call.
He said, “Athena is writing a case based on the Zilvia case, isn’t she? Find the police officers in charge of this case back then and reopen the case. Focus the investigation on the possibility that Cade and Fiona deliberately abandoned Zilvia.”
If Athena heard this, her expression would change at once. That was because Neil had targeted the Donovan family’s Achilles heel.
The Donovan family was all very upright. Furthermore, everyone knew how much they contributed and sacrificed to the nation. Slandering the Donovan family and suppressing them could backfire.
However, the Zilvia case was different. This was a very famous case officially opened by the government and had yet to be resolved.
The Zilvia case was once again spreading like wildfire on the Internet now be Athena’s novel. The entire country was
paying attention to it. The government had a good reason to reopen the case at this time.
In addition, when the police officers were investigating the Zilvi case, many people, including those handling the case, thought the possibility of there being inside help was very high
Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain how a five–year–old child disappeared into thin air in the city center without leaving any evidence.
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Cade and Fiona fell critically ill because of such rumors and, to this day, had yet to recover completely.
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Therefore, one should not underestimate the damage an old experienced man could do, as Derrick proved to be.
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