Chapter 0115
Seemingly having forgotten that Claudia was still asleep, Nicholas slammed the door shut behind him. However, it didn’t matter.
The moment I entered the room, I had already realized that she wasn’t even asleep. Her eyes were closed, yet her lashes kept trembling out of anger, or perhaps something else.
I couldn’t be bothered to speculate about her feelings. I had been desiring Nicholas for the past five days, and my suppressed desires burst forth like a dam breaking that night.
Amidst his increasingly hard thrusts, I eventually lost consciousness.
I had arranged to meet with Cindy on Friday night. She was my client, a renowned actress who had been retired for three
years.
It was already her second appeal when I took over her case, as her first appeal for divorce had failed. At that time, her husband produced a receipt for a tie that my client had bought him, claiming that their relationship was not broken.
The divorce did not go through. Now, we had to meet at a hospital for her second appeal.
“Ms. Jones, Mr. Harmon recommended you to me. He said you’re as remarkable as he is, but I don’t care about your age or experience.
“Just because you are a woman, I believe you can empathize with me more than those experienced men, who only know how to win cases. I trust that as long as you understand me, you will spare no effort to help me win the case.”
A gentle smile spread across Cindy’s face. She certainly ticked all the boxes for a classic beauty, and she had also starred as the female lead in many classic films | watched as a child.
Even at 40 years old, she didn’t look old. Her physique remained impeccable, and she carried herself with a refined air.
But due to her frail frame, she was swimming in her loose hospital gown. In fact, she’d also put on some light makeup to conceal her sickliness upon our meeting.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Cindy got straight to the point.
Ms Jones, I hope you can help me win this case. You will be paid handsomely.”
“But you and your husband seem very loving
There were still photos of them from their youth by her bedside. If she had to spend every day gazing at her husband’s photo despite her condition, I didn’t believe she
would cheat
Cindy flashed me a faint smile.
“I kept something from Mr. Harmon before, but I can’t hide it anymore,” she said calmly. Thave cancer and don’t have much time left.
“It’s precisely because I love my husband that I don’t want to break the news to him. I chose to end my mamage with him this way.
“After our divorce, I will immediately go abroad. I’ll go somewhere where he won’t be able to find me and quietly wait for my life to end.”
Cindy spoke slowly, and she was panting slightly after saying so much in one breath.
“I can’t imagine how sad my husband would be if he knew I was sick. I don’t want him to live on with memories of me. I want him to think that I was unfaithful. It’s best if he remarries a healthy wife and continues living a content life.”
Taking my hand, Cindy grew tearful and gasped, “Ms. Jones, can you understand me?
“I do,” I said softly.
How could I not understand? My situation was no different from hers, after all.
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