"Miss Shaw’s father is our business partner."

Mrs. Seymour looked at Lucas Sawyer and laughed in frustration, "Are you saying Miss Shaw set you up?"

Lucas Sawyer was initially stunned by the slap. He had always been the apple of Mrs. Seymour’s eye and had never been so aggrieved before.

Still indignant in his heart, but upon hearing Mrs. Seymour’s words, he wasn’t stupid; he instantly realized.

The woman who hit him is a partner of the Seymour Family?

Lucas Sawyer immediately realized he hit a wall today, and it’s very likely he won’t be able to get revenge.

Lucas Sawyer suddenly fell silent.

The team of lawyers who had prepared their statements noticed that something was wrong at this moment, and when Mrs. Seymour’s gaze swept over them, they immediately lowered their heads and didn’t dare to make a sound.

Zia Sutton and Thea Shaw watched the scene like it was a farce.

Mrs. Seymour smiled apologetically at Thea Shaw, "Miss Shaw, my son acted foolishly. After drinking, he lost his mind, please don’t take it to heart."

Mrs. Seymour’s courtesy was directed at the Ford Family; without them, she wouldn’t have taken such a humble posture today.

Unfortunately, in this circle, background and identity outweigh everything.

"Is that so, Mrs. Seymour?" Thea Shaw spoke with a tone that had a hint of playful irony, "Your son gets drunk and drags an unfamiliar girl into a car intending to assault her. I heard that drunken people usually show subconscious reactions. Is your son’s subconscious really that of a rapist?"

Mrs. Seymour’s fingers suddenly tightened.

Her expression gradually turned grim.

She had given face to Thea Shaw, originally thinking that the other party would follow her lead and give Lucas Sawyer an out, allowing the matter to be smoothed over, but Thea Shaw did not take the bait.

She’s wary of the Ford Family, true, but Lucas Sawyer is her only son, her darling. She could not let Lucas Sawyer’s life be tainted in any way.

Is Thea Shaw so reckless, relying on her connection to the Ford Family?

For a moment, Mrs. Seymour’s favorable impression of the other party dropped to its lowest.

"The matter has not been thoroughly investigated." She suppressed her annoyance and forced a smile, trying to downplay it, "Everything should be left to the police to investigate; Miss Shaw, you may have been too quick to judge."

Thea Shaw rocked her chair, as if intent on pursuing the matter, "But I saw it with my own eyes, Mrs. Seymour. I’m not blind."

At this point, Thea Shaw suddenly stood up, her expression gradually turning serious and upright, "I live under the jurisdiction of Aethelgard, influenced daily by the nation’s ideals. When such a significant injustice occurs, how can we stand by and distort the truth? I, Thea Shaw, witnessed with my own eyes, this was a case of attempted rape; just because the other party is your son, Mrs. Seymour, doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be pursued, right?"

Thea Shaw passionately concluded, "With this, where does this place legal justice?"

Mrs. Seymour: "..." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Excuse me, what nonsense are you spewing?

Lucas Sawyer: "..."

Where the hell did this lunatic come from?

"Bravo!! Bravo!!!" Zia Sutton suddenly applauded, backing Thea Shaw, "Well said! Thea spoke so reasonably!"

Police: "..."

With such a level of awareness, suddenly they all felt a respectful admiration, despite their roles as law enforcers.

Outside, delayed by traffic, Mr. Sutton hadn’t yet entered the police station when he heard Thea Shaw’s familiar and exaggerated tone.

Hearing this, Mr. Sutton suddenly felt a wave of melancholy spread over him, as if autumn had arrived before its time.