Pursuing Her

Chapter 26 Does It Hurt

“Aren’t you the best lawyer in Jipsdale, Uncle Jason? You must help me. I don’t want to go to prison.” Her faith in her uncle had never wavered.

“You-” Jason was too livid to complete his sentence.

Jeffrey had regained his composure by then.

“My client is only an eighteen-year-old student, Your Honor. The plaintiff had kidnapped my client’s classmate; she had only acted in self-defense. More importantly, the plaintiff had kidnapped her classmate and issued threats. What else would she be capable of in the future if she is not taught a lesson today?”

“The young lady can hold her own, Mr. Tristan.” The man who spoke was the best lawyer in Jipsdale, Sean Burton.

“It doesn’t look like your services would be needed. You may go.”

“Right. You’re the boss.” The case was very clear. “The girl is suited for a career in law.”

Tristan did not deign to respond.

Sophie has many facets. Her performance in court was better than many lawyers.

Besides, she was only an eighteen-year-old senior in school.

As the court adjourned, the jury went to the back to discuss the verdict.

Jeffrey gazed at Sophie in awe.

“Where are you planning to attend university, Sophie?”

“I don’t know yet.” Her future ahead was bright with possibilities.

“Be a lawyer! You will be the best lawyer there ever was.”

“You have it in you, Jeff. You’re just temporarily off your game. Don’t forget why you started this.” Having understood Jeffrey’s situation was the reason why she insisted that he be the one to represent her.

“I know. I won’t give up.” He was initially considering quitting. Without a foothold or a reputation in Jipsdale, he would not survive in the city.

The lawsuit today gave me a fresh perspective.

“Remember to come to me if you run into any trouble in the future.”

The jurors returned with the verdict. Queenie was sentenced to prison for five years for kidnapping and extortion.

Even after her wrists had been cuffed together, she remained in flat denial.

“Help me, Uncle Jason! I don’t want to go to prison.”

frozen to the spot, unable to believe his

to a little girl who’s not even out of

despair at the

only regained its silence after the police took

studied law?” Jason could not repress his curiosity as he approached Sophie. His loss had hit

through a couple of books. I

was dumbstruck in disbelief.

led

not satisfied with the verdict, you could put in

Sophie once they were out of the

terrible student, Soph?”

dabbled out of interest.” Sophie did

sabotaged himself this time. Being fond of

were waiting outside

rushed forward to meet Sophie and

Jason, Jeffrey. Do

even if he wanted to keep being a lawyer,

question was blunt. Before, Jeffrey would have turned and

moment, however, he was already

love my profession and will keep working hard

whose name has been dragged through the mud?

finished his question, a dozen bodyguards clad

“Get in, Ms. Tanner.”

them over and saw Tristan seated in the

other car, Mr. Goode. We’ll give you

Jeffrey was taken away.

Ysabelle got in

there, Jason was swarmed by the reporters as soon as he

your niece, Mr. Chandler. What is the outcome of the

old nemesis, Jeffrey, you

to tell the reporters that his niece had been sentenced to five years in prison, and it would be akin to shooting himself in

have lost, could

Mr. Chandler could

reporters were

the reporters

I tell Cynthia that Queenie

at the

Lamborghini departed, Ysabelle glanced back at Jason surrounded

deserves it.” Despite being smug earlier, his cheeks must be smarting with

merely cast an indifferent

Queenie was forced to pay for kidnapping and