Owned By Contract
"You are too soft, Ingrid. In this region, Justice is a fairy tale told to children. Here, we speak the language of Wasta—influence. If your client kills, he was protecting his interest. If he steals, he was recovering his assets. Change your mind, or the desert will swallow you."
"I am a lawyer, Malik! Hindi ako tagalinis ng dumi ng mga mamamatay-tao!" sigaw ko, itinatapon ang hawak kong case file sa lamesang ginto. "Ang ebidensya rito ay malinaw! He bombed a civilian sector!"
"And you will prove that the sector was a storage for enemy munitions!" bulyaw ni Malik pabalik, ang mga mata niya ay nanlilisik. "Stop thinking like a Filipino attorney and start thinking like a survivor!"
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