When The Family Reads The Fake Heiress Mind novel Chapter 277

Chapter 277 Lying Through Their Teeth

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Compared to most courtroom defendants–usually disheveled and sullen–Asher’s sudden appearance on camera made every viewer pause.

He looked clean. Not scruffy, not defeated–just quictly composed, a stringly handsome young man.

His eyes were lowered slightly, and his pale, well–defined face held no emotion–neither joy nor sorrow.

And just like that, the livestream chat flipped.

“Asher actually looks like that?”

“He’s a minor, so his face hadn’t been shown before. This is my first time seeing him too.”

“Not defending him, just saying–he really doesn’t look like someone who’d do something like that.”

“Right? He looks like one of those top students everyone likes.”

“Ugh, some of you are ridiculous. You think good looks mean good morals? Stop excusing him because he’s pretty.”

“Exactly. Have some

”

onse.

“We’re just commenting. If he did it, he deserves to be punished.”

“What

waste, though. How did he end up like this?”

“Didn’t expect this ‘demon‘ to actually look decent.”

“Don’t be fooled by his face, people!”

The trial officially began.

First to speak was the plaintiff’s lawyer. Sarah stood beside him, wearing a sorrowful expression, eyes slightly reddened–looking perfectly pitiful.

The lawyer’s opening statement was exactly what Jean expected.

Most likely, this lawyer had been handpicked by Thomas. Every word out of his mouth was something Thomas wanted the court to hear.

Lying through his teeth.

Jean nearly rolled her eyes.

When a lawyer no longer argues for justice but calmly spins blatant lies without blinking, the whole thing turns absurd–almost laughable.

He painted Asher as some irredeemable monster, calling for the court to deliver the harshest sentence possible.

12:29 Fri, 9 May .