Walter''s eyes sank when he heard that. He took out a hundred dors and ced it on the table. "Ms.
yton, I''ve understood the situation for now. If there''s anything else I need to know, I''ll contact you. I''ll
settle the bill."
After that, he rose to his feet and walked out of the milk tea shop with a dark and gloomy expression on
his face.
"Wait, your change." The owner of the milk tea shop immediately called out to him when he saw the
hundred dors on the table.
Walter did not reply and left without looking back.
The owner turned to look at Lisa. Their small milk tea shop did not usually face this kind of situation. He
suggested, "How about you keep it?”
Lisa shook her head. She was going through tough times, but she did not want to take advantage of
anyone. "Keep the tip given by Mr. Long," replied Lisa.
The milk tea shop owner looked at the hundred dors. It was not like he was short of money, but a
tip...
His shop was not a high-end restaurant. Therefore, he said, "I noticed that the look on Mr. Long''s face
didn''t look too good."
Lisa wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes. Tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down
her face when her emotions were running high just now.
She had shed so many tears over the years.
Finally, this day hade.
When the police rmended Walter to her, she looked into his background on the inte.
She knew about the cases Walter had handled before, and she believed that Walter could help seek
justice for her daughter and husband.
"It must be because of thatwyer who''s representing the foreigner," guessed Lisa. After leaving the
milk tea shop, she walked straight toward her home.
She had even taken leave from the factory to meet Walter. Fortunately, her superiors were
understanding and sympathetic to her situation. Hence, they did not say much about her request for
leave.
On the other hand...
After Shandra got into the car, the driver headed toward the business hotel.
Ethan, who was in another car, was asking the interpreter about what happened. His thoughts were a
bit jumbled, and when he listened to the interpreter recounting the incident, an ominous cloud hovered
over him.
"Can Shandra handle this matter properly?" Ethan frowned. He thought that the business trip was
meaningless this time.
How could they get things done when the victim''s family was in such an emotional state?
It seemed like they could only meet in court.
The interpreter did not say much, considering how embarrassing the situation had be.
"Look into Walter''s detailed information and background," instructed Ethan. He had heard of Walter
Long. Those in the same profession as him praised him as being a formidablewyer.
That was why they initially wanted him to handle Matysh''s case.
However, Ethan had not thoroughly investigated just how capable Walter really was.
"Okay, Mr. Ethan," replied the interpreter. He had also heard of Walter, but he was not a professional
lawyer. That was why he did not know much about him.
He took his phone out, intending to gather information about Walter on the inte.
In the other car, Yvette looked at Shandra''s dark and gloomy face. She took a deep breath. She did not
expect the situation to escte like this.
After all, when Lisa agreed to meet them, she assumed that the other party would be reasonable and
understand their role aswyers.
However, they were met with a torrent of insults.
Sometimes, defending someone did not mean their values were aligned with that person''s. This point
was often misunderstood.
Yvette felt that she had made a mistake today and apologized to Shandra in a soft tone, "Ms. Cullen,
I''m sorry. I should''ve been more detailed when I talked to Ms. yton on the phone."
She believed that if she had been more detailed, perhaps Lisa would not have agreed to meet them.
"It''s not your fault," replied Shandra, but her tone was still stiff. "Lisa has been influenced by Walter."
She thought that Walter''s choice toe today and meet Lisa earlier than them was intentional, and it
was to manipte Lisa''s actions.
If Lisa had cooperated, she could have gathered more information. It would have been difficult for her
to y the sympathy card too, which would be detrimental to Matysh''s case. Now, things were
advantageous for Walter.
Their goal was to minimize the number of years Matysh would spend in prison.
Meanwhile, Walter wanted to prolong his sentence and ideally have him sent back to Russia to serve
additional time.
Their positions were inherently opposing.
"Ms. Cullen, this case is really difficult to handle. Maybe we should let it go..." Yvette tried to persuade
her. There were many people in the world who had suffered worse fates than Lisa. However, after she
heard Lisa''s tearful pleas earlier, Yvette genuinely felt that they should not defend someone like
Matysh, who hadmitted such despicable acts against women.
Shandra lifted her gaze. Her emotions were icy, seemingly unaffected by the earlier scene at the milk
tea shop.
Perhaps she had already recovered.
Shandra replied to Yvette, who was sitting in the passenger seat, "Do you remember the first lesson all
of us learned inw school?"
Yvette fell silent for a few seconds and replied, "I remember, Ms. Cullen..."
They had already signed the retainer agreement. They could not just refuse to defend Matysh.
Although Yvette still felt ufortable about it, she did not say a word.
The driver parked the car in the business hotel parking lot and reminded them, "Ms. Cullen, we''ve
arrived at the hotel."
Shandra grabbed her briefcase and pushed open the door, stepping out of the car.
Yvette picked up her identification card and registered at the front desk. Afterpleting the process,
she handed the room cards to them.
The two drivers would share one room, while the four of them would each have their own.
Shandra held the room card and walked into the elevator first. Yvette and Ethan followed behind her.
As Ethan looked at the numbers that gradually went up as the elevator rose, he could not help but ask,
"Ms. Cullen, considering the woman''s attitude, do we still need to stay here?"
He believed that even if they were to meet that woman tomorrow, it would not change anything. It might
be better to return to A City right away.
"Why do we need to stay here? This hotel isn''t particrly high-end," asked Ethan.
Shandra nced at him out of the corner of her eye and replied calmly, "I won''t give up easily on this
matter."
This was not the first time she had encountered a situation like this. As long as she set her mind to
something, it would only be a matter of time before she seeded.
Those who persevered would always reap rewards.
Shandra had initially nned for two days, but now, she had changed her mind. It might take several
days to resolve everything here.
"Why are you so determined?" asked Ethan.
"It''s difficult to dismiss Mr. Matysh''s case, but what I can do is gather more details about the case and
find a breakthrough point to reduce his sentence," answered Shandra as she watched the elevator
reach the desired floor and stepped out of it.
Ethan felt dissatisfied.
"Mr. Matysh wants to walk away without bearing any consequences."
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Shandra paused and replied, "Do you think that''s possible? Even if Mr. Matysh were an ordinary
personmitting a crime in Russia, he wouldn''t be able to walk away unscathed and without taking
responsibility for his actions. The same principle applies here. Mr. Matysh is just an ordinary person in
A City. A City is no longer in an era where special treatment is given to foreign guests. Those who
break thew are treated equally."
Ethan was taken aback by her words. However, he also knew that what she said was realistic.
Even if he did not understand the intricacies of A City''s legal system, he knew that it would be
challenging to win Mr. Matysh''s case.
However, he had to carry out Matysh''s instructions.