Chapter 198

Henry’s statement silenced the courtroom. Chloe, speechless, looked like a strangled chicken, her face flushed.

What? That renowned lawyer was Alice’s counsel? Did she mishear?

Chloe, her face still swollen, looked at Garrett Yates, questioning him.“Didn’t you say nobody would take Maple Leafs case?” Not only did someone take it, but it was this famous lawyer!

Garrett Yates was equally shocked.“Mr. Henry, did I mishear? Aren’t you retired from small cases?”

Henry replied calmly, “I

calmly, “I was retained.” He confirmed he was Alice’s lawyer.

she was furious.“Impossible! Alice doesn’t know anyone influential in Washington. How could

she hire Mr. Henry?” She looked at Ethan.“Brother, say something.”

Ethan, clutching his bruised arm, stared coldly at Alice. “Yes, Mr. Henry is her lawyer.” Alice was incredibly lucky.

Chloe’s hope died, and the burning shame of her earlier words set in.

Alice glared at Chloe.“Pick up my documents!”

Chloe whined, “It wasn’t intentional.”

“Unintentional means you don’t have to pick them up?”

Chloe, speechless, turned to Ethan.“Brother, I was

only only trying to help her.”

“Alice, look what you’ve done to Chloe! This is court! You think you can get away with this?” Ethan was looking for a way to get back at Alice, and she’d just handed him one.

Henry said calmly, “Mr. Ethan, you need evidence. My client acted in self–defense. Ms. Chloe was the aggressor.”

Ethan, surprised Henry was even involved in this petty squabble, fell silent,

Chloe, frustrated,

frustrated, played the victim to Garrett Yates.“It hurts SO much.”

a flicker of disinterest, but he didn’t want Alice to win. He

also within

did my cousin pay you to protect Alice? Are they having an affair?!” Garrett Yates could only think of his cousin. Andrew Yates was close to the Wilson family’s heir. Only

wasn’t Andrew Yates who hired

eyes turned cold.“Mr. Yates, I advise you to watch your words, lest you invite

Yates, remembering his cousin’s warning, fell silent.

Chloe, you need to pick up

to Garrett

pursue this

threw Alice’s documents on the

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foot.“Garrett Yates!” This useless

looked at Ethan, who said, “Pick them up. Give Mr. Henry some face.” He was influential, and the Wilson family was not to be

tears. Nobody was helping her! She wouldn’t pick up the

submit to Alice.

at Chloe’s sleeve.“Mr. Henry is close to my mother. Give him some

then at Henry. Power was a wonderful thing. Thanks to Andrew Yates’s well–connected

tossed the documents back to Alice.“There.”

them, giving Chloe a knowing smile. This infuriated

Alice left.

“Brother, Alice is too

throw her documents

trying to

by throwing away her

Chloe was speechless.

She didn’t spare you either.” Luke gave a wry smile.“I deserve this. Brother, I hope you see the truth soon, before

He left.

Useless to her

“What’s the deal between

“What’s the deal between your cousin

asked, and he told me to stay out of

He hung up. “My mother wants

Garrett Yates’s mommy–boy

was surprised. When did Alice get close to

remembered meeting Garrett Yates’s cousin in New York, but she hadn’t made a good impression. She lied, “I don’t know. Alice was always… promiscuous in high school, dating the nurse

“She’s so promiscuous! She thinks she can marry into the Yates family by sleeping

couldn’t she marry into the Yates family?

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