After another 20 minutes or so, Jonah phoned Chloe again. “Chloe, you… you… you idiot!” he swore as soon as Chloe answered the phone.

Chloe panicked. “What are you talking about? H-How could you say that I’m an idiot?”

At once, Jonah flew into a rage. “Do you know who the person surnamed Manning is? Let me tell you this—he is the most famous attorney in Eastcliff, and he has practiced law for so many years without ever losing a lawsuit. Even business tycoons and large conglomerates seek his advice when they run into something, so he’s considered a leader in Eastcliff’s law practice. H-How could you offend him? No wonder all the attorneys in Eastcliff are unwilling to take up this case!”

Chloe was stupefied. “T-That can’t be true, right? How could this happen? I-Isn’t that guy just an attorney whom Matthew found at random? How could he have such great capabilities? Have you mistaken him for a different person who has the same surname?”

Jonah replied furiously, “That’s sheer nonsense! Lucia told me all these. She also has a group photo with Mr. Manning, and I saw that photo with my own eyes!”

the most famous attorney in Eastcliff! More importantly, Mr. Manning arrived in the middle of the night after receiving Matthew’s call! Back then, she simply assumed that Mr. Manning was an insignificant figure, so she didn’t take him seriously at

asked in a quavering voice, “T-Then… what should we do

I can’t even bring myself to tell her about it! If she learns that we have offended this famous attorney, she… she

had no idea about this, hubby. I thought he was colluding with Matthew to try to swindle money from me. I-I really have no idea about such things at all… You have to save Tate. He’s still a kid…” She began to choke

enough. Do you think that I don’t want to save Tate? However, what can I do now that things have come to this point because of you? Forget it—I’ll have a friend of mine

 

up. “Can you do that? T-That will be great! In that case, please hurry,

him? Do you know how much it costs to hire an attorney from another city, though? You idiot! You’re

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