Chapter 23
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Mariela added, “My work has been almost handed over. I still have a case in my hands, and the second trial will be held in ten days. After the trial, I will go home. I just wanted to let you know in advance.”
The director remained silent for a moment and replied, “Since it’s like this, well then, I wish you a bright future.”
Mariela came out of the law firm and walked aimlessly on the street.
Night fell, the lights of the city began
Mariela suddenly felt a sense of loneliness.
to
shine,
and
the evening breeze
rustled through the treetops.
She was about to leave the city where she had lived for three years.
She remembered when she first arrived in Los Angeles, her bank cards were all frozen by Deandre, and she only had hundreds of bucks on WhatsApp. She stayed in a hotel for three days.
In
she days,
found
a job
and rented an
affordable
apartment
near
the law firm. these three She paid the rent and deposit in advance for three months, leaving her almost penniless. She relied on the help of her best friend in New York to have meals.
The
was a
mix
and the public security
was not good.
fear and
not daring
to
open
the door.
and bad elements, of good and housing community She had just moved in when she encountered a drunk knocking on the door.
hide would
under the blankets, trembling with Every night, she She reported to the landlord, but he said he couldn’t do anything.
and but to She
choice had no At first, she politely asked for the deposit, but unfortunately, the landlord not only refused to return the deposit but also verbally abused her with various vulgar words.
court
move out
could even process
was
maliciously
the case,
the deducted
deposit
by
the landlord.
the landlord
In a fit of anger, she sued the landlord for not providing receipts, evading taxes, and the fire hydrant not meeting safety standards. Not satisfied to her. the deposit returned with that, she immediately filed a lawsuit against the landlord for breach of contract and defamation, causing the landlord to be extremely
the Before stressed. She withdrew the lawsuit for breach of contract but insisted on not withdrawing the lawsuit for defamation. In the end, the landlord lost the lawsuit for personal insult and had to compensate her with some money.
Mariela smiled. Perhaps,
that was
the most embarrassing
moment
in her life.
At this thought,
landlord also disappeared without the then, Since Later, she heard from the girl who used to live next door that the drunkard had been beaten by someone shortly after she moved out, probably
the wrong person. he had provoked because
Mariela only felt that evil would be punished.
a trace.
The day she first met Jaime, she was an intern lawyer. She was with the lawyers from the law firm to discuss the signing of a legal advisory contract with a small company under the Herman Group.
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