Chapter 171

That call caught Ethan Blackwood completely off guard. But even in his silence, things were clicking into place. Who else could get Zion to show up for Clara Walton? Heh. Ethan let out a cold sneer. On the other end, Shane Foster kept talking. "Mr. Blackwood, if that’s really the case, you might need to sit down and talk this through with Miss Barrington." If Zion stepped in, losing wasn’t in the picture. Shane knew the guy. If Zion agreed to take it on, it meant he saw a path to win. Which changed the whole game. “There’s a twist?” Ethan suddenly asked. “Looks like it,” Shane replied without hesitation. After a short pause, he added, "Miss Barrington’s got a lead in terms of evidence, sure. But if someone publicly tears that apart and finds a better angle, everything could flip." In court, evidence was king. But people didn’t magically clear their names for no reason—there were ways to bend things behind the scenes. “I get it,” Ethan nodded. Just then, Shane’s assistant came in and wh