Chapter 165


    ra could detect the urgency and concern facing Dawson’s voice. She took a few seconds before


    replying, “Dawson, he and I are done. You shouldn’t being to me with this”


    “Attorney ra, just hear me out, please. The Hayes Corporation’stest smartphone model has


    taken the market by storm in less than a month. It’s a major blow to a certain tech giant. They took


    advantage of Mr. Hayes being out of town and set him up. Now he’s been falsely used of


    assaulting a Hollywood celebrity and is being held in jail. Hayes Corporation’s stock plummeted this


    morning, hitting rock bottom. Attorney ra, this case involves a lot of corporate secrets, and Mr.


    Hayes specifically wants you on board to fight this battle in court.”


    rs knew Dawson wasn’t lying. Even before the release of the smartphone,n had braced


    himself for sabotage. It was a direct hit to certain international brands, and she knew they wouldn’t


    take it lying down. They’d do anything to stem the tide. However, ra hadn’t expected them to


    stoop so low


    Her fingertips turned white as she gripped her phone. She wanted to suggest otherwyers, to


    im that she wanted nothing to do withn anymore, but the words wouldn’te out. Because


    this wasn’t justn’s problem, nor was it simply about Hayes Corporation. It was a matter of national


    interest. She had no reason to turn her back on a fellow citizen, or stand by while a national brand


    was framed.


    ra took a moment to collect herself, then asked with a steady voice, “What did he say?”


    Upon hearing this, Dawson felt a weight lift from his shoulders. “Mr. Hayes ims he was drunk,


    and the woman entered his room while he was asleep. He insists he never touched her, but


    somehow, his DNA was found on her. That’s the crux of the case” Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.


    A faint smile crossed ra’s lips. She knewn well; alcohol always rendered him incapable in that


    department. That must be why he wanted her on this case, to keep his private failures from


    bing public fodder.


    ra asked Dawson for some time to think it over. The case wasplex, a clear attempt by


    foreign interests to crush theunch of the new phone and keep a domestic brand from dominating


    the market.


    She knocked on Anders‘ office door and was about to step back when she heard him end a call


    with, “ra, my father wants a word with you.”


    ra looked at him, puzzled.


    Anders handed her his phone with a serious look, “It’s business, aboutn’s detention overseas.”


    As ra took the phone, Trevor’s authoritative voice came through. “ra, I gathern’s people


    have already been in touch. Hayes Corporation is the backbone of Northbridge’s economy, and the


    its product is a source of national pride. We can’t let those international sharks win. So please, set


    aside any personal grievances and fight this battle forn.”


    Trevor spoke as a city official, leaving ra no room to refuse. Her voice was calm as she replied,


    “Understood, Mr. Trevor. I’ll give it my all.”


    “Good. And remember, if you need it, you have the full support of our government.”


    Given the urgency of the situation, ra booked a flight that afternoon to the foreign country. She


    went straight from the airport to the detention center. The sight ofn, d in prison garb with his


    hands cuffed, made ra’s breath catch.