Substitute Her to Love You (Charlotte and Patrick)

Chapter 127

At that time, I was a little unhappy.

I turned to many lawyers. And every one of them believed what I had said, saying that they could defend me from the point of view that I was innocent.

However, Sharon actually felt that I was guilty, thinking about how to cover the crime up for me.

It made me feel that he was unreliable instead.

I got up and said, "I think there's something wrong with my communication with you. I'll find someone else to deal with this case."

After that, I got up and intended to leave.

"Oh, don't!" Hearing this, Sharon immediately stopped me and said with a smile, "In fact, besides the compensation, if you are willing to give me more money, I'm willing to put up with the trouble for you."

Seeing the way how Sharon smiled, I suddenly felt more and more strongly that he was unreliable.

I responded honestly, "Lawyer Sharon, to be honest, based on my economic situation, I

am not rich. I indeed don't have much money for you except for the compensation."

"Don't you have any money?" Hearing my words, Sharon said to me with a well-informed expression, "You don't have to hide it from me. I know everything going on in the upper class in City Y. As for your relationship with your brother- in- law, the way I see it, I don't need to elaborate on it. You know it well in your heart."

"My brother-in-law?"

"Yes, the boss of Towering High Group, Patrick Cowell." Sharon leaned his head over and whispered, "So, although this case is somewhat tricky, you surely can make me deal with this case by asking him for some money!"

To my surprise, Sharon actually knew about this matter.

It was a pity that he indeed had made a mistake.

I looked at Sharon who seemed to think that he had got a rich client, sneering, "Lawyer Sharon, if I do have that kind of relationship with him, I can go directly to his lawyer group. Do I need to trouble Lisa and then turn to you?"

"Well..."

Seeing that Sharon was stunned, I sneered and said, "Lawyer Sharon, based on your IQ, I'd better find someone else."

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Then I heard Sharon's angry voice behind me, "You are just a mistress. Don't pretend that you have a high IQ!"

I didn't bother to argue with him.

However, as soon as I went to the hall of the law firm, intending to go out, I saw the receptionist entertaining someone.

The man saw me and shouted, "Charlotte Archer."

"Brother Shelton, why are you here?"

It was Shelton Cowell.

Shelton walked over to me with a friendly smile on his face, "Recently, we have encountered some medical disputes. The legal consultant of our hospital is here."

"Are you here to see a legal consultant?"

I was a little surprised.

Shouldn't it be the legal consultants looking for their employers? How come it was the employer who took the initiative to turn to the legal consultant?

Shelton nodded, "Yes, he is busy. So I have to come here in person."

I suddenly wondered whether Shelton's legal consultant was Sharon.

Shelton, who had a good temper, was easygoing and approachable. In that case, Shelton surely would bully him.

Or all the lawyers of K3 Law Firm should be unreliable people.

When I was thinking about it randomly, someone behind me teased, "Shelton, don't make fun of me."

Shelton looked behind me and smiled, "I am telling the truth."

I looked back and saw a person standing at the door of the office in the middle behind me.

The man's hair was a little thin. And he, who was in his forties, probably was somewhat older than Shelton. Even so, he looked good and energetic, unlike Sharon who was full-bellied.

Shelton walked forward and shook hands with him. Then he turned around and asked me, "Charlotte, what are you doing here? Do you need a lawyer? Do you need me to introduce someone to you?"

At that time, I was a little hesitant. However, thinking that I hadn't found a lawyer yet, I thought that if it was Shelton who introduced a lawyer to me, they probably would give me a discount.

So I said shamelessly, "Yes, I haven't got one yet."

Shelton called me in. Only then did I know that this lawyer was Michael Blake, an ace lawyer of K3 Law Firm.

After entering the office, I simply told Michael the situation. Then he nodded. "No problem. I can take this case."

"Then regarding the lawyer's fee..." I didn't expect Michael to agree.

I was so afraid that he would charge me with a high price.

Before Michael could speak, Shelton said first, "I gave you so much money every year. And I didn't turn to you many times at all. This case is on our hospital."

"How can it be?" I said first, "I can pay him. But I probably can't pay him so much at once. However, I can pay the lawyer's fee by installments."

Among the lawyers whom I consulted previously, some of them said that besides the compensation, I had to pay the extra fees.

And their charge ranged from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The way I saw it, the lawyer's fee on Michael's side surely wouldn't be low.

Michael glanced at Shelton and hesitated for a moment. Then he said, "It's the first time I've seen you made a request to me for a woman. Okay. For the sake that you're an old bachelor. I'll count it as your case this time."

I wanted to oppose it. However, Shelton and Michael drove me away on an excuse that they had to discuss something.

After going out, I planned to thank Shelton sincerely and send him a gift after the case was over.

After I found an lawyer, I originally thought that I finally could focus on the work for the design competition at ease.

However, the prosecutor and the police came to me in turns.

They asked me the same questions over and over again. Fearing that I would be put in prison again, I dared not have any complaints and answered their questions one by one.

Every time when I was free, it was already past 10 p.m.

At any cost, I had to give the design competition a try because I needed the bonus for the final round.

So I started to work on the drawings in the evening every time. However, after a busy day, my mind was in a mess. And I couldn't draw anything at all.

To take part in the preliminary contest, I had no choice but to force myself to work on the drawings.

However, no matter how hard I tried, I wasn't satisfied with the drawing. But I didn't have much time. So I had to stay up late to work on the drawing. The more I stayed up late, the more confused I was and the worse my drawing was.

It was a vicious cycle.

Seeing that there were only five days to go before the deadline for the submission of the work for the preliminary contest was met, I looked at the rough draft in my hand, feeling helpless and

anxious.

That evening, sitting at a small table in the escort room, I drank three cups of coffee in a row and revised the work on the laptop over and over again. Finally, I fell asleep...

The next morning, I opened my eyes and realized that I had fallen asleep last night, feeling regretful.

But I didn't have time to overthink it. Then I packed up my things and went to work.

There was a weekly meeting today.

After I arrived at the company, I went to the conference room and turned on my computer ahead of time, intending to see how to further modify the drawing. However, I found that the design work in front of me wasn't the same as that I had seen before I had fallen asleep last night!

A lot of parts of the design work in front of me had been modified.

Moreover, many petty details of it had been tactfully adjusted.

"Who modified my design work?"

"And who would know that I was drawing in the hospital?"

As I stared at the work in front of me, a thought flashed across my mind...

It should be the Snail Girl...

Soon, I laughed at myself, "It's just a legend. How could there be such a thing in the world?"

However, after I dismissed my thought, I noticed some intricate details in the work...