The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2411

“Come on, you really believed that story about him being a lawyer from the Howard Group’s legal department? The Howard Group is a massive conglomerate, dealing with countless matters every day. It’s highly unlikely they would bother monitoring the statements of a small internet user! Just calm down; nothing will go wrong.”

Seren’s heart was unsettled despite Mara’s confident tone, feeling that this woman might not be entirely reliable.

“Are you sure everything will be fine, as you say? That guy seemed so sure, telling me to sign for a court subpoena and to get ready to hire a lawyer in case it’s for real. What if I actually have to go through with that? I don’t want to get tangled up in a lawsuit!”

The more Seren thought about it, the more frightened she became. She couldn’t understand how she had been so blinded to accept this woman’s task in the first place.

Her life hadn’t been a bed of roses before, but she’d never gotten into this kind of mess. What if she ended up in court, or worse, in prison? There goes her future, down the drain.

evidence of our deal. If

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only smart move Seren had made – not to trust Mara completely. Otherwise, she’d have been

eyes with disdain. This woman really didn’t know when she had

deal. I paid you, and you did the job. What’s the problem now? I told you, if you did it my way, there would be no issues. Why did you take the money if you didn’t trust me? I

guilt; she really did need the thirty thousand Mara had given her.

this? You’ve got to help me figure this out. It won’t do either of us any good if I end up behind bars, right? If it weren’t for this mess, I wouldn’t be talking about court. I want us both to come out of this okay, so we

twice shy – she wouldn’t partner with someone like this again. However, greedy

you, I’ll arrange a lawyer. But there’s one thing – don’t call me again before I contact you. If we must communicate, use a payphone, not your