Chapter 172
Mario shrugged his shoulders and said, “Why would I deceive you?”
Jaime felt a sourness in his heart.
He never knew!
He looked at Mariela again. She ate a piece of sea cucumber and smiled with her eyes and eyebrows curved. Let me tell you, I received another victorious verdict yesterday. That case was so complicated, I had to organize over five hundred pages of evidence alone.”
Lennon listened patiently, peeling the shrimp for her, with a gentle expression on his face, “What type of case?”
“It was a defamation case, and we were the plaintiffs,” Mariela took a sip of her drink.“Lenny, you have no idea how difficult it was to gather evidence for this case. The evidence provided by the client initially was very incomplete, and it took me over a month to collect all the evidence.”
“Over a month? Isn’t that the time before we got engaged?” Lennon placed the peeled shrimp into Mariela’s bowl. “That’s so tough.”
“Yeah, it was during the time before the engagement,” Mariela dipped her sauce. “It was a bit tough, but after receiving the victorious verdict, all the hardships were worth it.”
Speaking of this, Mariela opened her phone with a smile, “By the way, my client also gave me a commemorative flag, take a look.”
Mariela excitedly opened her phone album and flipped through the banners she had taken. Her eyes sparkled with brilliance, “It’s the first time I have received a banner from the person involved.”
Mariela was as happy as a child in kindergarten who had received a little red flower. Her clear and beautiful eyes were shining, waiting for her parents‘ praise.
Lennon’s eyes were filled with tenderness, and his deep voice was wrapped in indulgence, “You were really amazing.”
“Hehe. Mariela blinked her eyes, looking mischievous, “Just so–so.”
Jaime felt a tightness in her chest and a slight stiffness in her back as she read.
He used to think that they were just a business alliance without any feelings. If he repents and changes his ways, there is still a great hope for -him to win back Mariela.
But now, he realizes that he was wrong.
They looked exactly like a couple in love!
In Los Angeles, Mariela would sometimes share her work–related matters with him in the past.
At that time, he listened and found it ridiculous.
He said that she worked hard every day and earned only that little money in a month, which was not enough for him to have a meal and drink with his friends.
Little did they know, the person was wealthy and coming to work was merely a way to experience life and fulfill their own potential.
When Mariela spoke to Lennon about her work, her eyes sparkled as if she was radiating charm from head to toe, like a dazzling gem. She seemed completely transformed.
