Not only that, the text message Simon's secretary had sent him disgusted him.

The text message read, "Mr. Lynch, consider this text message as my official resignation. Everythinghas unfolded the way it has today because of your arrogance. I've endured enough of your torment."You may think of yourself as a king, but I no longer wish to serve you. If the law didn't protect thisland, I would have slaughtered you myself. I hope to never see you again! Congratulations on yourclosure!"

Simon was seething with anger. His hand, gripping the phone, trembled uncontrollably. He feltcompletely out of his element and adrift.

"I've not wrongly accused you in any way. How you ended up here is entirely your own doing!"Steven was utterly devastated. He gritted his teeth and continued, "Up until now, you have shownno remorse. You're jealous of Sean and exploit Mom and Dad's obliviousness to get back at him,tearing down the accomplishments he worked so hard for!

"Simon, when did you become this monstrous? Or have you never regarded Sean and me as yourfamily? You've always viewed us as competition.

"Whenever one of us achieved something or surpassed you, you'd do whatever it took to bring usdown, all to feed your ego. You revel in seeing us live worse off than you, don't you?"

"W-What nonsense are you spouting? I've never thought that in my life," Simon argued with areddened face.

"You saw how Sean found such an incredible woman, Ms. Tatiana. She hails from a reputable familyand has the support of Ms. Alyssa and Mr. Jasper. Your jealousy led you to defame Ms. Tatiana toour parents to break them apart!"

Then, Steven turned his burning gaze to Spencer and added, "Dad, I've clarified with the prosecutorand police about David.

"David was never close to Ms. Tatiana, as Simon claimed. They were never acquainted. David was theone who wanted to marry into the Taylors but failed. So, his sister, Daisy, set a trap at the party."They drugged Ms. Tatiana and took her by force to accomplish his sinister desires and forced Mr.Winston into marrying his daughter to him!"

A profound sense of humiliation stirred in Tatiana's heart. She closed her eyes.

David was dead, but that scar was etched in her heart forever. She had finally moved past it, butSimon heartlessly ripped open her wound and used it against her.

Tatiana was shaking. Sean quickly enveloped her in his arms. Gently patting her trembling back, he,with red eyes, attempted to console her. His words got stuck in his throat, and he could only croak,unable to articulate his feelings.

The pain for her lingered in his eyes.

"The court has accepted David's case. I was the judge responsible for his case, so I knew it like theback of my hand. It's a pity that the bastard died before his case went to trial. I couldn't pass asentence on him like I did with Sophia.”

Spencer and Sinead were left gaping in shock. Steven had undeniably shaken their viewpoints.From a very young age, Simon always portrayed himself as a responsible sibling and alwaysrespected his family. To everyone else, Simon was an unbeatable and unparalleled lawyer. They hadalways been immensely proud of him.

Despite Simon defending the treacherous Sophia in court, they believed he was merely doing hisjob as a lawyer. They dismissed insults thrown at him as baseless, convinced that Alyssa and Jasperhad bribed those who made such claims.

When they heard everything Steven had to say, they stared at Simon's guilty gaze in shock. Theywere confused.

They wondered if they had misunderstood Tatiana and whether everything Simon did was intendedto hurt Sean.

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