Cindy declared triumphantly, "My brother already warned all the major law firms. They're not to take the Moss family's case. Anyone who does is going against the Blackwood Group. Law firms aren't stupid. They won't offend a giant like the Blackwoods for a small fry like the Mosses." So that's how it was. A wave of indescribable warmth washed over Darcy. One thing after another. Jethro was being excessively good to her. She sighed, "Please thank Mr. Blackwood for me." Cindy's eyes twinkled. "Tell him yourself. He's at home right now." She glanced toward the study. A man sat there stiffly, pretending to read a magazine, but his ears were practically perked up, listening. Hah. Closet peacock.But still, he had helped her a great deal. Not thanking him in person seemed rude. After a moment's thought, Darcy tapped open Jethro's WhatsApp. "Mr. Blackwood, thank you for your help." Jethro replied quickly, "Don't mention it. But is it just a verbal thank you?" Darcy sent, "Then I'll treat you..." Her fingers moved too fast. She hit send before typing out "to a meal." Jethro naturally continued, "To a meal?" Darcy was flustered. She typed, deleted, typed again, finally committing. "Not necessarily a meal. Whatever you'd like." Jethro sent, "Alright. I'll keep it on credit. I'll collect when I think of something." Darcy blinked. ... Back home, Darcy took a shower and lay on the bed, about to catch up on sleep, when her phone rang again. An unknown local number. Frowning, she answered. It was Zane. "Darcy, I heard Zora was detained. Did you report her? You're going too far! Is it necessary to take personal grudges to this level?! I know you've always resented her, blamed her for taking me away—" "Don't flatter yourself!" Darcy couldn't listen anymore. She scoffed coldly, "Zora was detained because she conspired with someone to illegally hack the base network and steal research work from the base and me personally. "It has nothing to do with personal grudges, and even less to do with you! I don't resent her. On the contrary, I should thank her. Thanks to her, I saw your true colors and cut my losses in time!" Zane was speechless for a moment. "You—you drop the charges right now! Whatever compensation you want, tell me, I'll make it up to you!" Darcy was tired. She pinched the bridge of her nose, hung up, and immediately blocked his new number. Then she noticed several text messages had come in, all from John. All of them accused her of deliberately reporting Zora to frame her, called her vicious, and said she was petty and jealous. Darcy's expression remained placid. One tap—delete and block, bundle deal. Whew. Finally, peace. At the Vance Manor, as Zane looked at the repeatedly failed call attempts, a faint anger appeared on his face. "Zane, what did she say?" Susan stepped forward anxiously. They had asked around every law firm in Aethelburg. No lawyer dared take her daughter's case. Susan immediately knew an invisible hand was at work behind the scenes, deliberately targeting her daughter! With no other options, she had come to the Vances. Taking advantage of Viktor's absence, she was discussing countermeasures with Zane and Olena. Zane's brows were tightly furrowed. "She blocked me." Then he looked up at Susan, his eyes earnest. "Mrs. Parker, tell me the truth. Did Zora really do it?" Susan's face changed, her gaze flickering. "Zane!" Olena scolded. "What kind of question is that? Of course Zora didn't do it. Zora has a Ph.D.! Why would she covet someone else's little research scraps? This is clearly Darcy framing her. How can you doubt Zora? You've known her for over a decade. Don't know her?" Zane slumped, loosening his tie. He hit his own head. "I'm being stupid. Of course I believe her." Olena continued, "The most important thing now is to get Zora a good lawyer. If firms in Aethelburg won't take it, what about elsewhere? Do you have any connections?" Zane said, "Mom, Mrs. Parker, I know someone in Portvale who runs a law firm. Leave this to me." The next day, a lawyer from Portvale arrived and represented Zora. He firmly denied all of Mia's accusations. Another day passed, and Mia, in custody, suddenly changed her story. She admitted that her previous accusations against Zora were due to being misled by Darcy. In reality, all actions were her own doing and had nothing to do with Zora. Darcy and Cindy, at work, received this news and were furious. They immediately drove to the police station. Rhett was waiting at the entrance. Seeing her get out of the car, he sighed, "I'm sorry, Ms. Gale." Darcy nodded politely. "Rhett, I know you did your best." After all, no one expected Mia to change her testimony out of the blue.Just then, Zora's group walked out of the station.