Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Sitting inside his limousine, Halston stared with a gloomy expression at the plane that gradually turned into a tiny dot.
‘Brother, you won’t blame me for doing this, will you?”
The next day.
Before the trial, Flossie received news that Jessanna had committed suicide…
“What? She killed herself?”
Flossie received the call on the way to the court. She was shocked.
Zack was sitting next to her. Seeing her reaction, he immediately asked, “What’s wrong?”
“The court said Jessanna committed suicide early this morning. Her remains have been sent to the crematorium.”
“That’s impossible!”
Zack said confidently, “Jessanna is a suspect in a court case and the case hasn’t reached a verdict yet. Even if she really did kill herself, according to the law, her corpse can only be dealt with after the legal investigation period is over. There’s no way the corpse would be cremated this quickly, unless…”
“Unless someone wants to destroy the corpse to hide evidence or to substitute it with another person!”
“That’s right!”
Zack had handled a lot of criminal cases and had encountered all kinds of bizarre situations before. It was not the first time he had encountered a situation where the suspect suddenly “committed suicide” right before a trial.
Flossie thought hard about it and instantly understood everything.
“Hah, I knew it! So that’s why Halston was willing to let Margaret go yesterday. This is what he had planned.”
“Honestly, this kind of trick is so lame. Instead of looking for a good lawyer to defend her in court, he chose to use his power to put himself above the law instead. What a coward!”
For the first time, Flossie was looking down on Halston.
She could not believe he would actually come up with an idea like faking death in order to protect that bitch, Jessanna Ximenez. He had abandoned all dignity. Flossie felt ashamed for him!
“Don’t be mad, boss. The old boss‘ power and background are simply too strong. From the judge to the police, everyone have to show him some respect.”
Zack shrugged helplessly and said: “However, if you want to continue pressing charges, I can still get you the win. Do you still need it?”
Flossie thought for a moment, then shook her head, “No, there’s no need!”
She had only made such a big deal out of the situation to make Jessanna suffer.
Now, Jessanna had been forced to fake her death to get out of her predicament. From now on, she could only use another identity to live in disgrace. It was enough payback.
As long as she behaved herself from now on and stop messing with Flossie, Flossie would not drive her into a dead end.
After all, they were both mothers. Even if the mother was guilty, the child was innocent. Flossie was not so ruthless that she would let the child suffer too!
“Understood. You have such a big heart, boss. You’re like Mother Teresa born again. Working for a kind boss like you, our law firm’s employees will surely have an easy life until our retirement!”
Zack took the chance to lick Flossie’s boots.
Although he hated Flossie in the beginning. Flossie had made him her underling now. He absolutely admired her!
“In your dreams!”
Flossie glared at Zack and said, “You haven’t done any work yet and you’re already thinking of retirement? I’m not the H Group. I’m the evil demoness Flossie Ellsworth, and I’m gonna squeeze all your value out of you!”
Zack laughed helplessly. “Yeah, I noticed. Boss, you’re even more difficult to deal with than the old boss. We might not even help the old boss do things if he paid us money, but we would do things for you even if you don’t pay us! That’s charisma!”
Flossie felt like throwing up.
Zack’s boot–licking was really something else!
“Anyway, back to business. The matter I discussed with you before, can it be done?”
Flossie asked Zack with a serious expression.
Zack instantly became serious too. “Boss, you have such a big appetite. A case that involves a multinational enterprise like that is usually really tough.”
“Of course I know it’s tough. That’s why all I asked for in my divorce was the Guajardos and Co. Law Firm. More precisely, I wanted you three gold–standard lawyers.”
“You said it yourself, THREE gold–standard lawyers. John and I might be willing to give it a try for your sake, but Sandra hasn’t said anything yet.”
Zack continued. “I’m good at criminal cases while John is good at administrative cases. As for civil and commercial cases… Sandra’s one of the best in the world. But you haven’t even met with her yet. Are you sure you can convince her?”
Flossie raised her eyebrows. “Sandra and I are both women. I’m sure she’ll support me.”
“I wouldn’t be so sure!”
Zack told her a piece of gossip, “I heard Sandra and the old boss are abnormally close. Sandra has helped the H Group settle a lot of business disputes over the years. Now that the Guajardos and Co. Law Firm has changed hands, she’ll very likely leave the law firm to become the H Group’s legal advisor. If that happens… who knows, maybe you’ll end up getting devoured alive by the H Group instead!”
“She won’t do that!”
Flossie declared confidently.
Zack did not understand why Flossie felt so confident, but a confident woman was so charismatic!
“Actually… I received a text from Sandra last night. She’ll be arriving in Beach City from Calley today. Why don’t you meet up with her?”
Flossie’s eyes instantly brightened. “Good idea!”
Since she learned that Sandra would arrive back at Beach City at eight o’clock that evening. Flossie had been very excited.
She had been waiting to meet Sandra for a long time.
As Zack said, when it came to handling corporate lawsuits, even on a global scale, Sandra was at least in the top five, perhaps even top three.
Flossie happened to need Sandra’s help in a lawsuit involving the change of management rights.
It would be no exaggeration to say that, if Flossie won this case, her children and her would have nothing to worry about financially for the rest of their lives….
That was why she asked for nothing but a tiny law firm during the divorce.
According to Zack, Sandra had been in Calley for the last six months, dealing with a family business inheritance case.
Coincidentally, it happened to be somewhat similar Flossie’s case.
Now, Sandra had finally returned after winning the case, and Flossie also saw the light of victory….
Of course, this was assuming that Sandra would help her like Zack did!
“Zack, I’m going to pick up Miss Lee this evening. What flower does she like? I’ll prepare a bouquet for her as a gift.”
Flossie asked Zack excitedly. There was no longer any trace of unhappiness caused by Jessanna Ximenez on her face.
“I seem to recall that she likes carnations, especially purple carnations.”
Zack sighed and tried to persuade Flossie again. “Boss, I advise you to give up, Sandra’s a tough nut to crack. You can win me over with just a couple of video game matches, but not her… The reason she’s returning is most likely to terminate her contract with the Guajardos and Co. Law Firm. You’re just gonna get rejected.”
“Besides, even if she’s willing to help you with that case, according to my analysis, the chances of winning are still very slim.”
Zack was not trying to pour cold water on Flossie’s enthusiasm to do business, but Flossie’s plan was simply too ambitious. What she wanted to do was really hard to achieve.
“I have to try no matter how slim the chances are. Remember when I ran for president of the Electronic Technology Association before? None of you guys were optimistic about my chances either, but… I still managed to do it!”
Flossie felt proud saying that. At the same time, she became even more determined.
She would not give up easily on the decisions she had made!
“That’s true!”
Zack looked at Flossie with even more admiration. “Our boss has unlimited potential! Go for it!”
Flossie was already waiting at the airport by six o’clock in the evening.
Holding a beautiful bouquet of fresh purple carnations in her hand, she stood at the most conspicuous spot at the exit, holding a sign that said “Sandra Lee“. She looked full of sincerity, like a fangirl waiting for her idol at the airport.
After waiting for two hours, Sandra’s flight finally landed.
A short–haired woman in khaki silk shirt, white suit pants, and black sunglasses walked out of the VIP lane with confident steps.
Flossie had no doubt that this eye–catching woman was definitely the famous Sandra Lee.
“Miss Lee, Miss Lee, over here!”
She waved her bouquet and shouted, paying no heed to the people around her.
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