Chapter 9

"Lucas, where are you going?" Noticing that he was about to leave, Ava lunged forward and clutched his arm. With tears in her eyes, she pleaded, "Don't go… Don't believe Katherine. That video and audio recording are fake. She made them up!" "Let go of me!" Lucas flung her away. His voice was ice-cold as he spat, "It wasn't just you and her; Liam and I were in that footage too. I'm pretty sure we can tell whether it was made up or not!" Ava lost her footing and collapsed at Liam's feet with a loud thud. "That hurts…" she whimpered as she lay on the floor. In the past, even the smallest scrape would have sent Liam and Lucas rushing to her side. One of them would check her injuries while the other would fuss over her. However, now, under the glaring lights and countless eyes in the hall, both men simply gazed at her coldly. Neither of them moved a muscle. "Liam…" Since Lucas ignored her, she wept as she reached out and clutched the leg of Liam's pants. "Do you not believe me eith