Chapter 959


    Bernard from the Lawrence Group just wrapped up a global meeting and retreated to his office.


    He fired up hisputer and spotted an email about a court summons.


    Just as he was about to open it, Cedric barged in without knocking


    “Bernard, Chase just told me that Evelyn has sued you and Eleanor for kidnapping her granddaughter


    Did you get the summons?”


    Bernard, who had just received the summons, gave a slight nod


    “You barged into my office without knocking That’s a month’s sry docked.”


    Cedric thought Bernard would at least be a bit rattled upon hearing about thewsuit. But what he


    seemed to care more about was docking his sry


    “Evelyn’swyer is well known internationally, and he’s won all the internationalwsuits he’s handled.


    Aren’t you worried about not beating him?”


    The concept of not being able to win never existed in Bernard’s vocabry


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    Only those with nothing better to do would pick on him over such trivial matters It was truly annoying.


    Cedric, pissed off, stormed out of the room. But remembering his friend’s advice, he steeled himself


    and walked back in


    “Why don’t you have Chase handle thiswsuit? He’s a famouswyer too.”


    Bernard gave him a cold look


    “The Laurence Group has its own legal team. We’ve never lost a case”


    “But this is different. It’s a personal matter about kidnapping Letting a professional handle it might make


    winning easier.”


    “You’re using this as an opportunity to get Chase and Sigrid back together, aren’t you?”


    Caught on to his scheme, Cedric immediately shut up and nodded.


    “You know that Chase and my sister broke up because of my parents.”


    Only Bernard, Veronica, and Cedric knew the truth. Sigrid was kept in the dark.


    Back then, Cedric s parents despised Chase, ming him for corrupting Cedric and stealing Sigrid.


    They threatened Chase with his family and Sigrid’s future, forcing him to find an excuse to break up


    with Sigrid.


    As to what excuse Chase used, Cedric had no clue. He only knew that his friend and sister wouldn’t


    have broken up if not for his parents.


    “Your sister is over him”


    Too much time has passed. Trying to force them back together now would be pointless.


    “But he still loves her.”


    Cedric defended his friend.


    “Give him another chance. Let him fight for her. If he fails, he can finally move on. Otherwise, he’ll be


    miserable.”


    Bernard frowned.


    “She’s about to marry into the Sharp family”


    “I know it’s not ideal, but they’re not officially married yet, right?


    Cedric leaned over the desk, patiently trying to persuade Bernard


    “Let Chase use thiswsuit to get close to my sister again. If she still won’t forgive him, I’ll stop


    speaking up for him…


    Cedric rarely pleaded for others. This was the first time. Bernard hesitated for a few seconds and then,


    out of respect, agreed.


    “Thewsuit must go wlessly


    Just as they were dealing with Wendy’s death, Evelyn showed up. Bernard, who was nning to


    handle each issue one by one, could not afford any mistakes with this


    “Thank you!”


    Cedric happily agreed and turned to leave.


    Bernard watched him go and asked, “What about you?”


    Cedric stopped in his tracks, his body stiff. “We’ll see.”


    Hailey had told him to avoid her whenever they crossed paths, and he’d been doing that religiously


    Even when he’d stumbled upon Hailey and Yeager on a sweet date, he’d held back from interrupting


    them.


    Cedric believed that before long, he’d forget all about Hailey, the woman who caused him so much


    heartache.