Chapter 7 — Once I don't hold back, your whole family has to pay the price

I nodded, filled with gratitude. For the next three days, I barely left my room. The whole time… I was lost in records. I rearranged all the data, each timeline, each relationship, all drawn on the whiteboard. Tables, floors, beds... everywhere are documents and notes. I forgot to eat and sleep, my mind was only left with the case. I watched the plaintiff's testimony over and over again, trying to find details that were overlooked in the emotional accusations. At dawn on the third day... I discovered something unusual. A very small detail. But no one noticed. The plaintiff once mentioned that, a month before his partner left, he organized a hot spring trip for all key personnel. After that trip... the company's system firewall collapsed once for unknown reasons. At that time everyone thought it was just a network error. No one cares. A bold hypothesis… formed in my mind. I immediately called Giang Dao and asked him to check something. Half an hour later, his text message arrived. I looked at that text... smiled slightly. I know, the breaking point… has appeared. I compiled all my thoughts and made them into a complete report. When I gave the report to Luc Trach, his surprised eyes... could not be hidden. He read for ten minutes, then raised his head to look at me, his eyes shining.

“Lam Thu, welcome to Hang Thien.”

I officially started working at Hang Thien, a lawyer internship position, directly following Luc Trach. Even though it's just an internship... being on your team is a rare honor. I don't disappoint you. The breakthrough I found… is absolutely correct. The other partner took advantage of the hot spring trip, obtained the employee's computer password, then installed malicious code remotely, stealing core data. From there, Luc Trach's team quickly found the key evidence, and dealt a fatal blow to the court. The case was a big win. My name... also started being mentioned. The eyes of colleagues changed from suspicion... to admiration. My life… is finally on track. During the day, I am busy at the law firm, studying, processing documents, and following the team to solve complex cases. In the evening, I go back to the small apartment Giang Dao rented, read books, self-study, or cook a simple meal. The apartment is not big. And… belongs to me. I completely cut off all ties with the Chu family. I used to think... life would just go by peacefully. Until that day... I met Chu Minh again, right under the law firm building. He had lost a lot of weight, was emaciated, had stubble, and had sunken eyes. There is no longer any style of the old days. Seeing me, his eyes lit up and he quickly walked over. I instinctively took a step back… increasing the distance between us. My eyes were cold as ice.

"We are divorced, Mr. Chu, please don't appear in front of me from now on."

My coldness was like a basin of ice water poured straight down on his head, freezing all the hope that had just flashed. The smile on his face faded, replaced by obvious pain and hurt.

“Thu Thu, I know it's wrong, I really know it's wrong.”

He hastily explained, his voice urgent as if begging for a last chance.

"I've been thinking a lot these days, that I'm bad, that I'm sorry for you."

“My mother... she's old, her mind is no longer clear, don't accept it grandma."

"As for Dong Dong... he also knew he was wrong, he returned the bracelet, and wrote a paper promising not to do it again."

"Can you give me one more chance? Let's remarry and start over."

He reached out to grab me. I avoided without hesitation, leaving only a feeling of disgust in my heart.

“Chu Minh, do you really think that between us is just a pair of bracelets… or only a few tens of thousands of yuan?”

I looked straight at him, each word falling clearly.

“It was you who, without hesitation, chose your sister… over my father's life.”

“In your heart, I… even my family… is not worth a single finger of hers.”

“That thought… can you fix it?”

My words were like a sharp blade, cutting off the last ray of hope in his eyes. His face was pale, his lips trembled, but he could not refute a word. Because he knows... he can't change. The so-called "blood and pus" has penetrated deep into the bone and marrow, not to say that fixing it is fixing it. Even if we go back, the outcome... will still repeat itself.