Chapter<b>116</b><b>She</b><b>Can’t</b>SeemtoLeamHowtoDeWitty
Emellposedherself.ShemessagedsomefriendsonWhatsApp,askingforrmendations<b>on</b>locawfirms…
<b>Luckily</b>,shehadmaintainedgoodrtionshipsoverthe years.Somefriendswerewillingtohelpherwithintheirmeans.
Onefriend,River,rmendedtheStarlightLawFirm.
“AshleyThornton,she’saformidablefemalwyer.Sherarelylosescases,criminalorcivil
“Lastweek,shedealtwithamedicaldisturbanceassaultcase.Thedefendantmanagedtoreceiveonlytheminimumsentence
Enelle<b>replied</b><b>,</b>“Thankyou.<b>I’ll</b>lookforhertomorrow.”
Thatnight,shestayedhome,sleepinginheroldbed.
Besidethebed,aframedphotoshowedtheirfamilyoffive.Ofthefive,onlyEmelieandhercriticallyillmotherremained.
Emeliedidn’tsleepmuchthatnight.
Thenextday,<b>Eliana</b>cametotakeoverlookingafterGreta.
Before<b>leaving</b>,Emelieinstructedher<b>to</b>watchoverGretavigntly.
Gretahadmentionedsuicideyesterday.Emeliefearedshemightdosomethingrashinthisstate.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.
Elianapromisedshewouldn’tleaveGreta’sside.
EmelletookacabtotheStarlightLawFirm.
Herfriendhadgiventhemaheads–up.SoshewasshowntoAshley’sofficeaftertellingthereceptionistshewantedtoseeAshley.
“Ms.Thomtonisstillmeetingwithaclientintheconferenceroom.Pleasehaveaseat.I’llgetyousomewater.
“Okay,thankyou.”
Emelledidn’twaitlong.Fifteen<b>minutes</bter,thedooropened.
Thewomanwhoenteredseemedonlyaroundthirtyyearsold.Shewasdinadeepbluesuitandworeher<b>hair</b><b>in</b>asimplelowponytail.
Yetevensuchano–nonsenseappearancecouldnotconcealherstrikingbeauty.Thecaptivatingmole<b>beneath</b>hereye<b>somehow</b>elevatedherappearance.Shewaspretty,withanintellectualcharm
Emelie stoodup.“YoumustbeMs.Thomton.I’mEmelie.Riverhighlyrmendsyou.”
Ashley shookher<b>hand</b>,thengesturedforhertosit.
“Yes,I’mAshleyThorntonRiverbriefedme<b>on</b>yoursituation,butI’mnot<b>clear</b>onthedetails.<b>Could</b>youborate?”
Shewentstraighttothepoint.Emeliedidn’tbeataroundthebush,recountingthewholestory.
Ashleygavelittlereactionthroughout,asionallynoddingtoindicateshewaslistening.<b>Only</b>afterEmeliefinisheddidsherespond.
“Whenjudgesdecideonasentence,theyweighthwsinvolvedalongwiththeuniquedetailsofthecase.Yourfather’scircumstancesaregenuinelyunfortunate.
“Itwillhelpifthenurseand<b>hospital</b>forgive<b>him</b>andconveythroughaletterseeldingleniency.<b>That</b>would<b>greatly</b>increasethejudge’slikelihoodofa<b>light</b>
sentence<b>.</b>”
Emeliefrowned.“<b>How</b>lightcouldthesentencebe?”
“Detention.Butwhetherit’sthreeorsixmonthsdepends onthejudge’sdecision,”Ashleysaid.
“Don’tworry.Iwilldomybesttohelpyouwith thiscase.”
Ashley’ckofwordsandsympathyoddlfortedEmelie.
Emellerxedandsaidsincerely,Thankyou,Ms.Thomton.”
Ashleyhandedherassofwater,“Don’tmentionit.Ididchargeyouformylegalexpertise,didn’t1?”
Emelietookthessofwaterand expressedhergratitude.
FromEmelle’sreaction,Ashleyconcludedherattemptathumorfellt.
Well,shecouldn’tmakewitty<b>remarks</b>
<b>Ashley</b>revertedtohernormalprofessionalmannerandstoodup.“Letmewalk