Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

When Siester Law Group called her, they didn't outright say that Alan was taking Hayden's

case.

A wave of despair washed over Lily.

"Mr. Siester, my brother's case is too complicated. You're the only one who can save him," she pleaded, her eyes filled with the last bit of hope she had left.

Mr. Siester sighed deeply. "I've looked at the case, and from a professional perspective, there is definitely a possibility that the other party is behind the accident.

"But this kind of case is difficult to win. It's already made the news, and it's drawing attention from multiple sources. He was driving a luxury car, which put us at a disadvantage. But don't worry, I've found a lawyer with a lot of experience in handling these types of fraud cases..."

The lawyers at Siester Law Group were all well-known in the industry.

Although Xavier had taken Alan away, without Xavier's connections, the Joyner family would struggle to get other high-profile lawyers.

Lily always found herself in a passive position.

After all, Xavier stood at the top of the social hierarchy.

down on lower-class

her, his wife, into an abyss,

wouldn't let her

recommended. He was a senior lawyer named Sylvester Hammock, who was around 50

seemed surprised. "Wasn't it agreed that you would take this case,

to not take on Ms. Joyner's case. I lack the expertise

back to Sylvester. "Tell the client to use someone else and

"Alright," Sylvester agreed reluctantly.

handling the case was because he had taken on

behind the decision, but she had no

took the time to go through the case and watched the dash cam footage Lily had brought. After going

He exhaled deeply.

years, and I've only won two cases like this. You need to be prepared," Sylvester said, his face serious. He made sure to lay out the worst-case scenario first. "If we lose, please understand. But since I've taken on this

He h

the letter of

took it and

sides signed the letter, Sylvester started analyzing the case. "We'll split

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for compensation and try to calm the grieving family members. One, because they did suffer some harm, so we should apologize; two, we want to avoid one-sided public opinion." Public opinion could be incredibly damaging-it could easily influence the judge's decisions.

footage didn't fully capture the moment the deceased collided with the car, and the surrounding road