First Love's Return, Heiress Strikes Back

hapter 22

“But the money was for daily expenses. How did it become gifts? In the past two years, the total value of the gifts he gave me didn’t exceed 80 dollars. HCow could he have the face to sue me?

“I used to receive a monthly allowance of 300 dollars from my parents. As a college student, how can I come up with 800 to pay him back? I dare not tell my parents, as my father would kill me if he found out that I was living with a guy in a rented apartment during my university years. Please help me. I have nowhere to go…”

It was ironic. Hailie, a law student, was tricked by a scumbag.

The girl obsessed with love was deceived by a scumbag to the point where she didn’t

by a scumbag to the point where she didn’t even have anything left.

Mariela sighed, feeling great sympathy for the girl in front of her.

couldn’t

even

afford

to

pay

from clients who

if no one helped her, she was afraid that Hailie might do something foolish. Lawyer fees were not directly paid to the attorney, but were transferred by the client to the law firm, where the attorney received the salary. When Mariela had just started practicing law, she only earned a monthly salary of 1,200 dollars as a salaried

she came

to

to

as

assistant. work

to obtain crucial evidence and won the lawsuit. Hailie both admired and

red eyes, asked, “Mariela, I have obtained my license and cannot leave. Can I come to find you after my internship

for a moment. She

in New York. If you want to come and seek refuge with me,