Tessa didn’t even turn to look at him as she stared at her screen and continued on with her work. “Yes, I’m suing you for defamation. Isn’t it normal for me to file a lawsuit against you? Why are you so shocked?”

William’s eyes flashed with hostility. “How did I defame you? Defamation implies the act of fabricating falsehoods and spreading them around. Everything I’ve said has been nothing but the truth.” Tessa’s expression remained impassive. “You can tell that to the judge.”

“Withdraw that lawsuit immediately, or I’ll make you pay for it!” William threatened viciously.

Although defamation was categorized under a private prosecution, the plaintiff would have to go to court to file such a complaint.

However, the crimes committed would fall under criminal law. So once the defendant was found guilty, they would be subjected to criminal law punishment terms.

William was a lawyer, so he knew his license as a lawyer would be revoked if he was found guilty.

He would also not be allowed to take the bar exam again or engage in any jobs that were related to the law in any way, shape, or form. His career would essentially come to an end.

“Why are you getting angry? The show’s just about to begin,” Tessa said with a smirk.

“What do you mean?”

At that moment, Yasmin, who had also received a lawsuit, came rushing in. “Tessa, how dare you file a lawsuit against me? All I did was gossip about you. Is taking this to court really necessary?”

Tessa said calmly, “Here comes another one.”

Yasmin had just received an order from the court. The order claimed that Tessa had filed a defamation case and that she was one of the defendants.

At first, she did not believe what she was reading. So, she was stupefied after clicking on the message, reading the indictment and the details of the case.

Tessa finally looked at the two angry people in her office. “You two are lawyers, yet you two keep fabricating lies and spreading them around. Don’t you understand the consequences of your actions? “Since you two seem keen on ruining both of your futures, I’ve decided to help you with it.” “You-” Yasmin was just about to start cursing at Tessa before she quickly stopped herself.

She forced herself to suppress her anger as she thought about how her career would really end if she was found guilty. She quickly changed her expression and her attitude.

“Ms. Yates, I’m sorry. I would like to apologize to you. I shouldn’t have fabricated such lies about you. Could you please withdraw the lawsuit? I’m begging you, and I promise not to do such a thing again in the future.”

Tessa smiled. “It’s too late.”

She looked at Yasmin coldly and said, “I’ve given you a chance, yet the two of you kept spreading those lies about me for days on end. Shouldn’t you have come over to apologize to me back then?

“Did you think I was someone you could kick around just because I didn’t fight back? Since that’s the

case, then the two of you can enjoy the consequences of your own actions.

Seeing how firm Tessa was being, Yasmin immediately began to panic. “Could you please give me

another chance? I promise I won’t do this again. Please, I’m begging you.”

Seeing that Tessa was indifferent to Yasmin’s desperate pleas, William decided to use force to get Tessa

to fold. He aimed for her cheek and swung his palm with great force.

However, Tessa reacted quickly enough and turned her head to dodge his attack.

“Am I getting on your nerves? Weren’t you all confident and arrogant when you were scolding me just now?” Tessa said as she stood up from her chair.

William cursed before rushing up, wanting to hit her again.

Suddenly, two uniformed police officers walked into Tessa’s office. One of them asked, “Are you William Kiernan? You’re under arrest for sexual assault on a minor. Come with us to the police station

Before William could process what was happening, the handcuffs were already around his wrist.

“Officer, has there been a mix-up or something? I’ve never assaulted a minor before. You’ve got the wrong person.” William looked frightened and anxious.

Tessa folded her arms and smiled innocently. She said unhurriedly, “Didn’t I tell you that the show was just about to begin?”

After Sarah’s resignation, a senior lawyer within the litigation department, Vivian Holmes, was promoted as the new manager of the department.

Vivian was kind and upright. She was also very capable and never made things difficult for her

subordinates. Everyone was more than happy to have her as their new manager.

All of Tessa’s colleagues had also found out that William was brought away by a few police officers.

A number of people had asked Tessa about what was going on and why William had been arrested for the assault of a minor.

She had always believed that there would always be consequences for evil.

So, whenever someone would ask her about it, she would say, “Oh, I happened to be scrolling through Twitter when I saw a young girl asking for legal help.

“She claimed that someone had taken advantage of her when she was drunk, but she did not dare call the police. She was afraid her friends and family would only end up judging her.

“I wasn’t thinking about much as I just wanted to help her. After understanding what had happened, she showed me a picture of the man who had assaulted her. Do you know how shocked I was when she

showed me a picture of William?

“I was dumbfounded by the situation. I never expected him to be capable of taking advantage of a drunk

woman since he always seemed to act like he’s above everyone.

“Thus, I began consoling her. I also

helped her collect the evidence needed to file a report to the police Luckily, she hadn’t taken a bath

before asking for help on social net

media. Her body still had traces of the suspect within her, so it was rétatively easy for her to obtain solid evidence.

“With such concrete evidence, it seems William will surely be found guilty of the crimes he’s committed. That girl was only 16 years old. William truly is a scumbag.”

Tessa explained what had happened and had even said clearly, “I won’t be revealing the name of the girl.” Everyone’s expressions were filled with shock after hearing what had happened. All of them talked about how one could never be able to truly know what a person was like.

They also berated William for being a piece of shit and called him a bastard.