History Recap / TheKarmaOfLiesChapter9

* FalseReassurance: Audrey declares that "As long as you're in my care, I will treat you as if you were my own child." Being fully aware of [[ParentalNeglect how she treats Chloe]], Adrien shudders in revulsion.

* BerserkButton: Adrien hits Marinette's when he declares that as their 'everyday' and ''actual'' Ladybug, it's her ''job'' to fix everything.

* EntitledToHaveYou: Adrien ''still'' feels this way towards Marinette, telling her outright that they're soulmates and that she ''has'' to help him and everyone else.
* FalseReassurance: Audrey declares that "As long as you're in my care, I will treat you as if you were my own child." Being fully aware of how she treats Chloe, Adrien shudders in revulsion.

* HonestyIsTheBestPolicy: Adrien's selective belief in this as demonstrated in the previous chapters is deconstructed here. As he finds out, telling the truth would have been the best course of action against Lila's lies ''when she first started.'' Trying to tell the truth now backfires because it's ''too late;'' his refusal to contradict her lies for months has given them credibility rather than detracted from them, especially since he only reported them when he was the alleged victim and never said a word about her supposedly long and extensive history of hurting others before this.

** Gabriel blames Adrien for how he's forced to accept Audrey's offer.

* DramaticIrony: As upset as Adrien is by how the police aren't breaking procedures and are following the law in how they deal with the theft, that same discretion on their part is protecting him from being arrested, since they don't have any actual ''proof'' that he aided and abetted his father.

This granted her access to the company records, including those for the house... and she noticed how much electricity it's been using. Far too much for even a place of its size. She knows that he must be secretly keeping something running 24/7, something that is consuming an ''enormous'' amount of power. Power that needs to be paid for... and unless he agrees to offer no objections to his shares being sold to her immediately, making her the majority holder, the company and mansion are going to enter arbitration and the power is more than likely going to be turned off. And when it is, whatever Gabriel has running will stop. Backed into a corner, Gabriel agrees to the sale.

This granted her access to the company records, including those for the house... and she noticed how much electricity it's been using. Far too much for even a place of its size. Power that needs to be paid for... and unless he agrees to offer no objections to his Board using a clause to strip him off his shares to sell to her, making her the majority holder, that power is going to be shut off while the company's in arbitration. Backed into a corner, Gabriel agrees.

This granted her access to the company records, including those for the house... and she noticed how much electricity it's been using. Far too much for even a place of its size. Power that needs to be paid for... and unless he agrees to offer no objections to his Board using a clause to strip him off his shares to sell to her, making her the majority holder, that power is going to be shut off. Backed into a corner, Gabriel agrees.

Three days later, Adrien swings by the police station to see what's taking them so long. Officer Raincomprix invites him in for another discussion, once again offering to contact an attorney for him; an offer Adrien refuses. He just wants his money back, thanks.

After taking him home, his attorney goes to a meeting to determine the fate of Gabriel's company. To Adrien's horror, Audrey Bourgeois shows up, revealing that she's chomping at the bit to acquire Agreste Fashion for herself. Despite his insistence that his father will ''never'' sell to her, and Gabriel’s agreement, she laughs in the face of their defiance, revealing that she's done her research... and knows that the Agreste mansion itself is considered one of his company's assets.

His lawyer arrives, reviews the case so far and is horrified at how deeply Adrien has dug himself into trouble. His version of events makes no sense; if he knew what kind of person Lila was, why would he associate with her? Why defend her? Why invite her into his home and give her money? Even if they believe his claims, he's just gone on record making clear that he didn't care about her grifting his classmates. The sole bright spot in all of this is that they don't have enough evidence to support any theories of Adrien's involvement with his father's criminal activities, so they can't arrest him.

** Adrien's testimony makes him look ''incredibly'' suspicious, ruining his credibility. And since he effectively admitted that he's okay with manipulating, stealing and lying so long as ''he's'' not the victim, his character has been thrown further into question.

After taking him home, his attorney goes to a meeting to determine the fate of Gabriel's company. To Adrien's horror, Audrey Bourgeois shows up, revealing that she's chomping at the bit to acquire Agreste Fashion for herself. Despite his insistence that his father will ''never'' sell to her, and Gabriel agrees, she laughs in the face of their defiance, revealing that she's done her research... and knows that the Agreste mansion itself is considered one of his company's assets.

* HonestyIsTheBestPolicy: Adrien's selective belief in this as demonstrated in the previous chapters is ddeconstructed here. As he finds out, telling the truth would have been the best course of action against Lila's lies ''when she first started.'' Trying to tell the truth now backfires because it's ''too late;'' his refusal to contradict her lies for months has given them credibility rather than detracted from them, especially since he only reported them when he was the alleged victim and never said a word about her supposedly long and extensive history of hurting others before this.

* RichesToRags: Thanks to his father making the bulk of their family's possessions company property, when he loses control of Agreste Fashion, everything goes to the new majority shareholder. Adrien loses most of his clothes, toys and other things he thought were his personal possessions, and is forced to move out.

** Gabriel's need for control led to him hiding his comatose wife in the basement on life support, micromanaging his son's life and refusing to allow him any independence, and making the mansion part of his company to dodge taxes. This all comes back to bite him when Adrien's inexperience with managing money gets the emergency funds stolen, and Audrey strongarms him into selling his stocks and surrendering control of Agreste Fashion in exchange for keeping the power running.

This granted her access to the company records, including those for the house... and she noticed how much electricity it's been using. Far too much for even a place of its size. Power that needs to be paid for... and unless he agrees to sell his shares to her, making her the majority holder, that power is going to be shut off. Backed into a corner, Gabriel agrees.