After Mandy finished talking, she let out a coldugh when she noticed Leia was still ignoring her.


    Then, she turned her gaze to Big Sis, who was not far away from her.


    Big Sis seemed to be quite satisfied with what Mandy had said to Leia. The people around her chimed


    in, "If you don''t have the demeanor of a rich, youngdy, then don''t act like one. Rich youngdies


    meet tragic ends here."


    Leia stared at the wall. Their words were constantly echoing in her ears. She clenched her fists tightly.


    When Leia was abroad, she had been detained for some minor issues and experienced life in detention


    facilities. It was true torment.


    However, Leia refused to believe they could do anything to her here.


    Her hands tightly clenched into fists. She did not react to the mockery and warnings at all.


    A woman nudged Mandy with her elbow and whispered to her, "Why isn''t she moving at all? Could she


    really be dead?"


    Mandy felt a bit embarrassed by Leia''s indifference. She snorted coldly and mercilessly revealed,


    "She''s good at this act, ying dead. Let me tell you, she used to be in a single room before, but she


    mmed herself into a wall to get sent to the hospital. After she returned, the police officers were


    scared of her doing something like that again. That''s why they made her stay here. It''s to keep an eye


    on her so that Ms. Norman doesn''t get suicidal again."


    Mandy overheard the nurses discussing it when she was in the hospital.


    Mandy also noticed the bandage on Leia''s head, which confirmed that the suspect who attempted


    suicide by hitting the wall was indeed Leia.


    "Well, then let Big Sis take care of her," replied a woman, stressing the words ‘take care.’


    The crowd burst intoughter.


    Leia''s heart tightened. Mandy had sided with them as well. It would not be easy for Leia for the next


    few days...


    She felt like those people could see right through her, and the resentment in her heart intensified at the


    thought of being trapped here.


    It was all because of Luca!


    If it were not for her, she would not have ended up in this situation, and Jack would not havepletely


    given up on her.


    Leia did not contemte how wrong her actions were. She med everything on Luca.


    Leia gripped the bed sheets tightly. She used to love Luke, and because of that, she suffered greatly


    due to Bianca''s existence. Now, Luca was by Luke''s side. Even though Leia was not in love with him,


    the women around him always made her miserable!


    The look on Leia''s face turned menacing. Why did all the women around Luke seem to bear grudges


    against her?


    Her feelings of hatred grew stronger at the thought of this, almost bursting out of her.


    Mandy stood there, noticing Leia''s body trembling. She curled her lips, feeling a bit guilty.


    If it were not for Leia having inappropriate ideas toward Jack and Queenie, she would not have ended


    up here either.


    However, it was also she who exposed Leia. That was how that sense of guilt came about.


    Yet, when Mandy realized Leia was not listening to her and even med her, her guilt disappeared.


    Why would she feel guilty?


    If it were not for Leia, Mandy might not have gone to prison. She could have taken Matysh''s money and


    gone straight back to New York to live a good life. ...


    Aside from Leia, Matysh was having a tough time too.


    After he terminated his agreement with Shandra, Ethan had to find him anotherwyer.


    Judging from Matysh''s attitude toward women, he believed that women were not capable of achieving


    great things. That was why Ethan specifically found a malewyer with a good reputation in the


    industry.


    Ethan went to meet Matysh, joined by the newwyer. Among those apanying him was Marcos,


    whom Matysh had specifically requested to meet.


    They were now seated in chairs.


    Matysh was led in by the police officer. A trace of disdain shed across his eyes when he saw Marcos.


    Even though Matysh was imprisoned in A City''s prison, the position of the head of the family would


    never fall to Marcos either. After all, he was just a child born to a woman of humble bloodline. He had


    been tainted with impure blood. Hence, he was not worthy.


    Marcos noticed the disdain in his eyes but remained silent and sat there calmly.


    He could not be bothered by someone who was about to be a prisoner. His thoughts were on


    Sarah''s situation now.


    Luke told him that Sarah''s condition had stabilized. He coulde to the hospital to visit her tonight.


    Marcos was eager to see his birth mother, but Matysh had asked him toe here. He still had to y


    by his rules now. That was why he came.


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    Marcos had already arranged to meet his mother tonight, and as usual, Gale would be his stand-in.


    "Mr. Matysh, I''m sorry for what you''ve been through these days." Ethan continued to wear a look of


    enthusiasm when he met Matysh.


    Marcos could not help but raise an eyebrow when he heard what Ethan said. It was certain that Matysh


    was going to prison, but Ethan still showed him respect. It was as though he would crawl on the


    ground, grovel, and kiss his shoes if given the chance.


    How fascinating.


    Ethan was still trying to curry favor with Matysh. What could he possibly gain now?


    Matysh sat down and attempted to cross his legs, but his legs were shackled, preventing him from


    doing so.


    Realizing this, he awkwardly put his leg back down.


    "Is this the newwyer you hired?" Matysh nced at the person next to Ethan.


    "Yes, this is Mr. Hidayatuh." When Ethan introduced him, his tone had a touch of humor to it.


    Unintentionally, Marcos'' lips arched into a faint smile.


    Matysh''s sharp gaze fell onto him, and he asked, "What''s so funny about it?"


    "Mr. Ethan''s pronunciation is quite amusing. I believe Mr. Hidayatuh must have an English name,"


    Marcos asked in English as he turned to look at Ethan.


    Since he was speaking in English, Addison could understand what they were saying. "Yes. My name is


    Addison. Mr. Ethan, you may address me by that name in the future."


    Ethan''s expression changed. What Marcos said was fine, but it made him feel embarrassed.


    However, he could not bring himself to exin this to Marcos in front of Matysh.


    Ethan nodded. Then, he said to Matysh, "Mr. Addison is one of the most renownedwyers in A City.


    He has signed our representation agreement and is ready to represent you in court.


    "Between him and Shandra, whoes out on top?" Matysh seemed to not have heard what Ethan


    said. He looked at Addison with an inquisitive expression.


    Ethan was stunned for a moment.


    In terms of reputation, when Shandra was away from A City over the years, Addison had be quite


    well-known in the legal field. He had represented many people in cour and built a strong reputation.


    However, he still seemed to fall a little short whenpared to Shandra.


    However, he could not say something like this to Matysh. After all, Matysh dismissed Shandra not


    because he wanted to find awyer who was slightly worse to defend him but because he wanted to


    find a better one.


    Ethan had also reached out to otherwyers, but each one seemed convinced that Matysh''s case was


    destined to result in a loss. Consequently, they all declined his offer, citing othermitments that


    prevented them from taking on Matysh''s case.


    That was why he ended up with Addison, who was willing to take it on.


    "Mr. Matysh, Mr. Addison''s focus is slightly different from Ms. Cullen''s. Ms. Cullen tends to emphasize


    safeguarding women''s rights, and most of the cases she handles are rted to divorce and other


    simr matters. However, Mr. Addison is different. He has a lot of experience in defending criminal


    cases," exined Ethan.