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Chapter 2

Auteur: September Almond
The bodyguards came back empty-handed.

Timothy frowned, feeling a little irritated. Then, his phone suddenly vibrated. Shelly was calling him.

When the call connected, the coldness in his expression vanished, replaced by a gentleness I had never witnessed.

"Tim…" Shelly sounded like she was about to cry. "The prosecution is asking for the case files again. If they find out that I destroyed that crucial piece of evidence, my career will be ruined. Quinn still won't agree?"

She continued, "If it really comes down to it, I'll go to prison. I'll be repaying you for everything you've done for me."

"Don't say that." Timothy's voice was low and resolute. "With me here, you'll never have to shoulder anything.

"Quinn is just playing hard to get, trying to get more compensation. Pregnant women are more concerned about money. It's just how people are. Just focus on preparing for next week's court hearing. I'll handle the rest."

Shelly asked, "Does Quinn resent me? After all, her license was revoked three years ago, and she even went to jail. It's also because—"

"She brought that upon herself!" Timothy interrupted Shelly without hesitation.

He continued, "I brought you into this industry, and I didn't even tell you the basics. This time, she'll only have to spend a few months in jail. She's pregnant, so no one will cause her trouble. Don't cry. Once this case is over, I'll take you to an exhibition in Orland."

After ending the call, Timothy held the steering wheel and drove his Maybach to the city's legal aid center.

Sitting in the passenger seat, I looked at his confident expression. I simply found the situation absurd.

Three years ago, Shelly had wanted to win a business merger-and-acquisition case, but she came up with the foolish idea of paying off the opposing side's witness to recant their testimony.

When the truth was exposed, Timothy accused me of professional misconduct at the Bar Association's hearing. And so, my license was revoked, and I was sentenced to three years in prison.

Outside the courtroom, he told me, "Quinn, when you get out of prison, you'll be a partner in the law firm. This is just a temporary measure."

As expected, he threw me a banquet after I was released from prison. But at that banquet, Shelly drugged the major shareholder, causing him to storm away. Ultimately, she pinned the blame on me, and he broke his promise to make me a partner.

Timothy got out of the car and walked straight to Jack Sable, who was in the middle of a legal consultation with a migrant worker. He was my senior from university and my former partner at the law firm.

"Jack, is Quinn hiding here?" Timothy questioned.

Without so much as a greeting, he slammed a blank check onto the table. "Tell her to stop faking her death. Tell her to name a price, take the money, and turn herself in. Don't waste my time."

When Jack saw the check, he immediately stood up. His usually gentle face twisted with fury, and he threw a hard punch at Timothy's nose.

With a thump, Timothy staggered back, and blood gushed from his nose.

"You inhumane piece of shit!" The furious Jack grabbed Timothy by the collar and slammed him against the wall.

Jack yelled, "Quinn took the blame for you three years ago and went through so much in prison! When she finally got out, she got pregnant, but you still made her shoulder the blame for that intern!

"She's dead. You killed her, and you still dare utter her name? Scram! Get out of here!"

Gasps broke out among the people at the legal aid center.

Timothy wiped the blood from his nose, his gaze cold. "Obstruction of justice and intentional assault? Mr. Sable, do you want to lose your license? Since you two are in this together, I'll play along until the end.

"Three days. Tell Quinn that if she doesn't admit to all the charges before the prosecutors within three days, I'll make sure you never work in the legal industry anymore!"

"You're inhumane! Timothy, you'll get what you deserve!" Jack's cry of despair echoed through the hallway.

Timothy scoffed. He then turned away and disappeared into the rain. "What I deserve? Please! In Haddon, the law is whatever I say it is."

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