CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

“Yes, Madam?” Sigmund stepped forward. “How can I help?”

“I remember you have a license to practice law, right?” Natalie asked.

“Yes.” Sigmund nodded and responded with a wry smile. “But it's just a junior attorney's license.”

“That's good enough, no worries. Do you think I did wrong when I asked Ms. Rivers to compensate me since she spread rumors about me?” Natalie asked Sigmund while pointing at Lucy.

Sigmund nodded. “All right, madam.”

He walked over and sat about six feet away from Lucy. With a deadpan expression, he began questioning her as if he was an impartial lawyer, “Do you think Mrs. Thompson shouldn't demand compensation from you?”

“Of course. I didn't hit her or do anything that hurt her physically. I've only made a few remarks about her. Why should I compensate her?” Lucy said while shrugging her shoulders.

his eyes. “All right. It's clear that you, Ms. Rivers, refused to compensate Mrs. Thompson. Now, listen carefully. It's a fact that you spread

but did not know what

said?” Sigmund stared into her eyes and questioned

authoritative by nature. He was even more authoritative when he questioned Lucy like a stern

met his icy gaze. Initially, she wanted to defend herself but found it hard to

Thompson is the victim here. You, as the perpetrator, will be held accountable for all your actions. According to the country's law, you could be charged with rumor-mongering. Though it's not a serious criminal offense, the court

of a sudden. “Detain? How is that possible? Don't you dare lie to me. How can the court detain me merely because I made

and Lucy continued, another bodyguard walked over and gave Natalie a glass of water. She took a sip and said nonchalantly, ”Teach

Mrs. Thompson.” Sigmund nodded and continued, “Yes, Ms. Rivers. You can be detained for rumor-mongering, but that's for severe cases. As for minor cases, you will be verbally admonished by the court. The court will also order you to pay a

hearing that because she thought what she did

the fact that she had to pay the

detained, Sigmund dropped a bombshell that caused her to jump out of her skin. He said, “But in your case,