Chapter 877
It was unknown whether the police
would reinvestigate the case.
“I’ll check with the police station again
later,” said Lawyer Carter as he looked at Grace’s dark eye circles. “You’ve been working hard on the case. You probably
haven’t been sleeping well. I’ll give you the day off. Why don’t you go home and have a good rest?”
Grace knew Lawyer Carter had
misunderstood her. While it was true that
she had not been sleeping well, it was
because of Jason.
It turned out that it was easier to get along with Lawyer Carter than she
thought, which was a relief to her.
Now that she had a day off, Grace planned to visit Kyla and Nelson. After all, it would not be long before they left Emerald City.
8
She did not expect to see a luxury car pulling up in front of the entrance when
she reached the ground floor of her
office building. A woman dressed in a
high-end designer outfit stepped out of
the car.
It was Stella!
Grace was somewhat surprised. Stella
had now seen her and walked up to her. “Grace, what a coincidence! I was just
about to come looking for you and now
I’ve run into you!”
Stella found out about her cousin
working here from Curtis Row, the man
she saw at the club last time. Grace was
now working as a paralegal here.
‘So what if she was once the most
promising rookie lawyer? Isn’t she just a little a**istant now?’ Stella sniggered
to herself but continued to put on a
show by pretending to display sisterly
affection toward Grace. “Have you got
a minute? I want to talk to you about
something.”
“Is there anything we need to talk
about?” retorted Grace. She and her
cousin had been at odds since their
childhood. Besides, she had been
studying and working in Emerald City since then. You could say that they had
little interaction with each other, let
alone the so-called sisterhood.
“Yes, of course. If you have any business to attend to that might delay your time, I’ll explain it to your firm. I’m sure your firm will not be so unkind as to not give you any time,” Stella said smugly. She
seemed to think that the firm would
surely do so if she asked.
She did not know that this was all thanks
to Brian. If one day she could not rely on
Brian anymore, she would be nothing to
others!
Grace looked at her cousin’s boastful
expression and knew that if she did not say yes, she might indeed barge into the firm later on. Therefore, she said,
“Alright, let’s find a place nearby.”
With a smile on her face, Stella
immediately picked out a seemingly upscale cafe nearby and ordered two cups of the most expensive coffee.
“I know you’ve broken up with Jason, so you probably don’t have much money. It’s my treat today. Brian gave me a black card to spend as I please,” Stella
said ostentatiously.
Grace was quite speechless when
she saw her pretending to enjoy her cappuccino even though she did not like
She remembered that Stella had always
disliked coffee and said that it was like
drinking poison.
Now, she had ordered coffee and was
drinking it reluctantly.
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“You can order something else,” said
Grace.
“Oh, the coffee’s pretty good. I prefer
coffee now,” Stella said reluctantly. She
disliked coffee but found that many
people in high society liked drinking it, so she naturally wanted to drink it too.
It made her feel like she was on a higher
level!
Grace said nothing more.
After taking a few sips of coffee, Stella
looked at Grace and said, “Grace, we’re
cousins after all. I’m sorry you broke up with Jason. If you need any help, just let me know and I’ll do my best to help you.”
