After one glance at Eric. Elara asked, "Didn't you say that you are a friend of Evelyn?"

Eric smiled at Elara and answered, "We have met a couple of times before."

Evelyn was a celebrity at the Bar, so it was common to see her at the gatherings of the lawyers.

Elara said, "If so, I don't think that she remembers a friend like you."

"Does it matter?" Eric responded. "I invited you over because of Emily

"I know." Elara thought, 'I wouldn't be here if it weren't about Emily!

Eric looked at Elara and said, "Ms. Kensington, this is your first case, isn't it?"

"Yes."

Eric commented, "You women should focus on the divorce cases. Why did you ask for trouble? You must know that Emily lost in the first trial, so the odds are now against you." This speech was full of sexism.

Elara responded, "I will do my best since my client entrusted this case to me. As for the result, let's wait and see."

Eric laughed. "There are a lot of lawyers in your firm, aren't there? Why did she choose you instead of other lawyers?" What do you think?"

"Because you're young and gullible. Young women like you are easily manipulated. Emily spread her story on the Internet, and what does she get? Abuses! You did your homework, didn't you? So, why did you ask for trouble?" "Mr. Hacker did have sex with her, didn't he?" That was why the case had been made.

"Yes, but with her consent. My client is rich and has many women around him. Emily makes a scene because she fails to get what she wants. Even in this company, she looks plain. Why did she instead of the other women get raped? Aren't there many women who extort money via sex?"

Elara said, "Are you suggesting that ordinary-looking women won't become victims?"

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deserve. Evelyn is your mentor, so we can be friends." get "No. I invited you over with the best intentions. This case is closed, so don't get yourself into trouble. If you agree, we can give you some good jobs... Moreover, you what you

Elara grinned as the gentlemanly Eric reminded her of the netizens' sharp words about Emily.

She said, "It is weird. If Emily were as bad as you said, you should be confident about this case. Why did you call me over to bribe me?" Only the guilty would play the dirty trick.

Eric argued, "Don't get me wrong. I am trying to save the trouble of going to court again. Moreover, I would like to make friends with you, Ms. Kensington."

"I will try my best since I already took the case. As for the consequence, I can bear it anyway." Then, Elara rose to her feet. Eric followed suit. "Are you sure you wouldn't care to think about it?"

Right then, a man in his early thirties came into view, and a pretty female secretary followed behind him.

"Mr. Hacker." Eric greeted Jack.

Jack in a suit approached Eric while sizing up Elara. To his surprise, Emily's new lawyer was young and beautiful...

"How is it going? Jack asked Eric with arrogance.

Eric answered, "She doesn't like our suggestion."

Jack sat down, looked at Elara, and said. "Doesn't Emily want money? She should know when to stop. She ruins my reputation and tries to blackmail me! Isn't she going too far?"

Elara looked at the cocky Jack and said, "Let me make it clear that I got invited here.

Jack asked, "How much will she pay you? I will give you five times as much. Don't cause trouble for me again, or I will sue her for defamation."

"If it's a false accusation, why are you so nervous, Mr. Hacker?" Elara inquired. In her eyes, Jack was plain-looking.

Jack flashed a smile at Elara and said, "I am not nervous. Ms. Kensington, right? Do you have a boyfriend? How do you like dining with me at noon?"

"I am afraid that I can't," Elara said. "I have a lot on my plate, so goodbye."

Her disregard displeased Jack, so he said, "Listen, don't be interfering. Emily is nobody but a woman from the rural districts. She didn't go to college, and her appearance is plain... Are you sure that you want to get your future ruined for such a woman?" He stopped pretending to be nice the moment he realized that he couldn't convince Elara.

"This is who he is.' Elara thought as she gazed at Jack. With a faint smile, she said, "It would be a tragedy if my future was in your hands!"

Jack persuaded, "You come from a good family, don't you? Why do you get entangled with people like Emily? They are born to serve the upper class. You are one of my kind, I think."

"The upper class?" Elara frowned at these three words. "Do you think that you belong to the upper class?"Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

"What is the problem?" Speaking, Jack walked to Elara and looked her up and down.

"Why do you sympathize with people like her? Don't you like the idea of being friends with me? I can introduce some good jobs to you, Ms. Kensington. What do you think of being my girlfriend?" "You?" Elara burst out laughing. "How pathetic you are! Mr. Hacker, if you look down upon others just because you are rich. What will you do if those more powerful than you do the same to you?" Jack said, "I don't have such a problem in my life yet, at least for now. I have the final say here!" Speaking, he leaned over to Elara. "You smell good."

Elara shouted, "Shameless!" She turned to leave, and she was soon stopped at the door by the bodyguard. "Ms. Kensington, please hand over your phone for a checkup," The bodyguard ordered. ""Why?" Elara asked.

The bodyguard explained, "I need to confirm that you didn't make a recording of your chats with Mr. Hacker and Mr. Grant."

Speechless, Elara looked back at Jack.

Jack raised his eyebrows as his response. Knowing that Elara couldn't take anything against him away had encouraged him to be cocky just now.

Elara took out her phone and flashed it toward Jack. "No recording. Can I leave now?"

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