It was not that Amber was elevating herself - it was that Jared Farrell had profound feelings for her.
She was still very confident that he would give her whatever she wanted.
Even letting Alice go.
But would Amber let Alice go?
Certainly not!
Therefore, it was safe to say that the person behind Alice had wrong wishful thinking.
Sure enough, before Jared could pick up the lawyer’s words, the lawyer touched the tip of his nose and spoke first, “Of course, I know this is impossible as Mr. Farrell and I are barely related - almost negligible. How could Mr. Farrell show mercy to Alice for me?”
“Since you already know, why did you still take it?” Amber said.
The lawyer knew about Amber’s relationship with Jared, so he was polite. He smiled and said, “Well, I am only doing this for the money. Mr. Stockert behind Ms. Alice has promised to give me five million as long as I come forward and ask for Mr. Farrell’s mercy on their behalf.”
He spread out five fingers.
Amber sucked in a breath, “Five million is a big deal.”
The lawyer nodded in agreement, “It is a big deal - five million handed to me, plus the lawyer’s fee for taking the job, it’s seven million in total. How could I turn that down, you know what I mean?”
Amber smiled, “Having said that, what if your intercession failed? Isn’t the five million gone?”
“Not really.” The man shook his head, “I checked with Ms. Alice. Besides, I know very well what my true relationship is with Mr. Farrell. And I am well aware that Mr. Farrell will not back down because of me. I’ve made this clear with Mr. Stockert but he insisted on giving it a try. With him having said that, I have no pressure or burden taking the money.”
He spread his hands and said.
Amber really admired this man, and couldn’t help but give a thumbs up, “Wouldn’t you worry that your reputation as a lawyer will be damaged by doing this?”
The lawyer smiled and said, “Reputation is nothing compared to money.”
“...” Amber was at a loss for words.
This man, as Jared said, was madly greedy for money.
But this was understandable - Who wasn’t after profits in this world?
Amber was, and so was Jared.
Otherwise, why would she and Jared Farrell work so hard for their respective groups?
“So you came to me now to intercede for Alice?” At this moment, Jared Farrell finally opened his mouth again, staring coldly at the lawyer.
The lawyer pushed his glasses and nodded, “Yes, but I am only here to pass the procedure. Anyway, it’s still a job that I have taken. I gotta do what I gotta do.”
Fair enough!
Amber gave the man a thumbs up again, only to show her admiration.
Seeing the woman’s movement, Jared pursed his thin lips in displeasure, then bent her thumbs-up, and looked at her with a warning look.
She was not ‘allowed’ to admire other men but him.
Amber rolled her eyes speechlessly but also found this funny. She nodded, promising to admire only him and not other men in the future.
When Jared saw this, he looked away in satisfaction and his sight landed on the lawyer across from them, “You don’t worry about annoying me when you do this?”
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