Chapter 0152
Some shed tears over their farewells, while others were ecstatic
over their reunions. I, however, hurried through the crowded airport. alone without even a suitcase by my side.
It seemed like Nicholas was about to break his prom
again. He said he would attend my court hearing today, but now there was no sign of him, and I hadn’t received a single message.
Before he boarded the plane, I had at least wished him a safe journey. It felt as though an invisible wall separated me from everyone else.
I forced myself to break through this inner solitude with a smile, trying to keep my emotions in check. I couldn’t afford any
distractions. Nothing could be allowed to affect my mental state now. Today was too important.
While waiting for the hearing, I met my client. As she had said, If her health permitted, she would come. But the once beautiful woman was now hidden beneath thick layers of makeup, her face devoid of color.
Her eyes were deeply sunken beneath large sunglasses, and her protruding cheekbones made her look like a shadow of her former self. Had she not asked her assistant to call out to me, I wouldn’t have recognized her at all.
Cindy smiled faintly with a calmness tinged with a nearly destructive despair. “Ms Jones, I saw him just now. I have no regrets anymore.”
I shuffled the documents in my hands, unsure of what to say to her at this moment.
Some lovers could not stay together, while those who did not love each other had to pretend to be husband and wife fate certainly had a cruel sense of humor.
The assistant gently urged Cindy to jeave. Since you’ve seen him now, we should go back. The doctor warned you ay outings.”
such long
Cindy coughed twice, the color of her pale lips barely concealed by her lipstick, and called out to me. “Ms. Jones, I’m counting on you to win this case. I don’t have time for another year of mediation”
I nodded and replied, “I’ll do everything I can. I won’t let you down.”
The wait was excruciating. The clerk arrived first, and the jurors were all present. Because the trial involved public figures, the courtroom was packed, with recording devices positioned in every corner like countless eyes watching us.
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