Mnie had been looking into Dn’s eyes the entire time and caught the momentary panic and
nervousness in them. She could not quite exin what she was feeling at the moment. Was Dn
trying to seek her forgiveness by jumping off the building?
Mnie chuckled inwardly at the thought, her self–mockery evident in her eyes. “Atone? Who do you
want to atone to, and what will you do after atoning?” she asked.
“I want to atone to you, Mnie. I want to atone to you!” Dn suddenly struggled to sit up, but
because of her injuries, her posture was particrly awkward.
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Kneeling on the bed, she pleaded with Mnie, “I was wrong before. I shouldn’t have schemed against
you. Mnie, please, can you let me die? As long as you’re willing to forgive me, I can die right now!
“I’m willing to die in whatever way you want me to. If you want me dismembered or yed alive, I’m
willing to do it as long as you’re willing to forgive me. Even if it means jumping into a deep–fryer, I’m
willing!”
Dn grew more and more agitated as she spoke. She was even smashing her head against the iron
railing at the foot of the bed, making a loud banging sound.
While she continued to hit her head against the railing, she asked Mnie, “Mnie, will this satisfy
you?”
Finally, Xander called a nurse in to sedate Dn, which calmed her down. Mnie watched Dn lie
on the hospital bed for a while before closing her eyes and saying, “Let’s go.”
When Dn tried to hit her head against the railing just now, Mnie instinctively reached out to stop
her. However, Dn ended up scratching her on her wrist.
Xander looked at her. He was about to say something but remained silent in the end.
Mnie was quiet along the way. The moment they exited the hospital, she said, “I’m going to Navair
Law Firm. I need tomunicate with Miss Henson in advance about some matters to prevent any
problems.”
Xander thought of Dn and nodded. “I’ll go with you.”
Mnie’s worries were not unfounded. If she had expected something of Dn before, she now
needed to prepare for the worst. Dn could not be the reason she lost thewsuit.
When she arrived at thew firm, Zara was just seeing off a client. Mnie immediately exined her
purpose foring.
Zara was not surprised to hear what she said and insinuated, “If you were to look into the cases Luther
has handled, you might find that such idents are not unique to your situation.”
Mnie paused, suddenly realizing something. She left the office, took out her phone, and carefully
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searched through Luther’s recent cases.
They all had one thing inmon—the witnesses for the intiffs encountered various unexpected
incidents, preventing them from appearing in court to testify. Either that or their testimonies were
directly deemed invalid.
Mnie’s mood remained low after she left thew firm until she returned to the vi, Xander looked at
her with a slight frown before turning around and entering the kitchen. When he came out again, he
brought out a te of piping hot pasta.
There was a slight helplessness in his eyes as he said, “You haven’t eaten anything all morning. Come
and have some.”
Mnie did not have much appetite, but faced with Xander’s concern, she could not refuse his gesture.
She could only go over to him and force herself to eat. The food tasted nd in her mouth.
There was a lull before Xander abruptly asked, “Does the food taste that bad?”
Her fork froze midair. “No, it’s delicious.”
“I see you’re forcing yourself to eat. I thought my cooking skills had regressed.” Xander chuckled.
Mnie did not continue trying to eat, She knew Xander was trying to lighten the mood, but she could
not bring herself to smile right now.
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Nander sighed softly and dropped his casual sunile. When the others left the hospital, they all went
their separate ways, leaving only the two of them in the vi, Xander lowered his gaze and looked at
Mnte with a sh of pity in his eyes.
“Don’t worry too much. Things will get better,” he said gently.
Mnie pierced the piece of steal with her fork. It had been perfectly cooked. She lowered her gaze
and stared at the steak as she asked in a low voice, “Do you think I can win this time?”
“Yes,” Xander replied without hesitation.
Mnte looked up at him and asked, “Are you just trying tofort me?”
“Yes, but not entirely,” Xander met Mnie’s eyes solemnly. “Mnie, you need to know that you were
right from the beginning, so you won’t lose.”
Mnie was quiet for a moment but then finally said, “But Dn jumped off the building. Am I too
stubborn?”
She had been like a dog on a bone. It was why Dn pretended to be crazy and jumped off the
building, Mnie could not help but feel suffocated when she thought about Dn kneeling in that
contorted position, banging her head against the railing.
Dn had constantly asked her if she was satisfied. Mnie felt like a heavy stone was pressing down
on her, making it hard for her to breathe. She had been trying to suppress her emotions since leaving
the hospital, fearing that she would copse.
Dn’s manic appearance had actually terrified Mnie.
Sitting across from her, Xander could clearly see the confusion and pain in Mnie’s eyes. His Adam’s
apple bobbed as he said, “Mnie, you’re indeed a stubborn person, but you’re also very brave.”
He thought for a moment and said, “Your grandfather would be very pleased to see you like this.”
Mnie’s hand that was gripping the fork suddenly trembled. She lowered her head and looked at the
pasta on the te. She bit her lip tightly.
She felt unwell. She had barely taken a few bites of her food before going upstairs to rest. Even then,
she could not sleep. She decided to search for more cases Luther had previously handled on her
phone. At around 4:00 pm, she received a message.
Yvette had created a group chat at some point, with Eric and several others part of it. The message
was from Eric, who specifically tagged Mnie: [Mr. Lowe’s ne is at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning.
Are you going to the airport?]
Seeing the message, Mnie was quiet for a moment before replying: [Yeah].
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She had discussed with Eugene about going to the airport to pick up Jackson. It was not something
that could be dyed, especially since it was part of her job at Burning Star Studio.
Mnie pinched her temples and then got up to pack her luggage. There was not much to pack as her
uitcase had almost gone untouched since she brought it back.
The flight was at seven o’clock in the evening. Mnie dragged her luggage downstairs. She
coincidentally bumped into Oliver and the others, who were returning.
“Are you going over tonight?” Reny asked.
“Yeah, Jackson will arrive at the airport tomorrow morning.”
“Have the boss take you. It’s dark outside now, and it won’t be easy to get a taxi.”
Mnie’s phone rang just then, and it was Eugene calling.
“The flight is at seven o’clock tonight,” he said.
Mnie did not reply and just waited for him to say what he wanted to say next.
“Lee will go pick you up. We should discuss the matter regarding Jackson Lowe again,” he said, his
voice cold and deep.
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