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Chapter375 Chapter 375 WhenMr.Alfredmadehisannouncement,theroomwentassilentasagraveyard atmidnight. When Mr. Alfred made his announcement , the room went as silent as a graveyard at midnight . Evelinawasstruckdumb,likeahenthathadjusthaditsneckwrung,herfaceturningashadeofredthatwouldmakealobsterenvious. Evelina was struck dumb , like a hen that had just had its neck wrung , her face turning a shade of red that would make a lobster envious . What? What ? Therenownedlawyer,Mr.Alfred,wasactuallyrepresentingLemira? The renowned lawyer , Mr. Alfred , was actually representing Lemira ? “Hadshemisheard? “ Had she misheard ? Evelina,withafaceswollenlikeshe’dgoneafewroundswithaprofessionalboxer,turnedtoDorian,hereyesfullofdisbelief:“Didn’t yousaynoonewoulddaretakeontheMapleGroup’scase?” Evelina , with a face swollen like she’d gone a few rounds with a professional boxer , turned to Dorian , her eyes full of disbelief : “ Didn’t you say no one would dare take on the Maple Group’s case ? ” Andnotjustanyonehadtakenit,butalawyerasfamedasMr.Alfred! And not just anyone had taken it , but a lawyer as famed as Mr. Alfred ! Dorianwasevenmorestunned:“Mr.Alfred,didIhearthatright?Haven’tyoustoppedtakingonminorcasesaongtimeago?” Dorian was even more stunned : “ Mr. Alfred , did I hear that right ? Haven’t you stopped taking on minor cases a ong time ago ? ” / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Mr.Alfred’scalmresponsewasanacknowledgement:“I’mrepresentingsomeone.” Mr. Alfred’s calm response was an acknowledgement : “ I’m representing someone .” Thiswasaconfirmationthat hewasindeedLemira’sattorney. This was a confirmation that he was indeed Lemira’s attorney . Evelinacouldn’tacceptit:“Impossible.Lemiradoesn’tknowanyoneinfluentialinOrvin,howcouldshepossiblyaffordMr.Alfred?” Evelina couldn’t accept it : “ Impossible . Lemira doesn’t know anyone influential in Orvin , how could she possibly afford Mr. Alfred ? ” SheturnedtoAsher:“Asher,saysomething.” She turned to Asher : “ Asher , say something . ” Asher,nursingabruisedarm,glaredcoldly atLemira:“Yes,Mr.Alfredisherattorney.” Asher , nursing a bruised arm , glared coldly at Lemira : “ Yes , Mr. Alfred is her attorney .” ItwashardtodenythatLemirahadluckonherside. It was hard to deny that Lemira had luck on her side . Evelinawasforcedtogiveup,herfaceburningwithpainandembarrassment.Thewordsshehadthrownearliernowcamebacktohaunther. Evelina was forced to give up , her face burning with pain and embarrassment . The words she had thrown earlier now came back to haunt her . LemirafixedhergazeonEvelina:“Pickupmypapers!” Lemira fixed her gaze on Evelina : “ Pick up my papers ! ” Evelinawhined,“It wasn’ton purpose.” Evelina whined , “ It wasn’t on purpose .” “So,accidentsdon’tneedcorrecting?” “ So , accidents don’t need correcting ? ” Caughtoffguard,EvelinaturnedtoAsher:“Asher,Iwasjustlookingoutforher.” Caught off guard , Evelina turned to Asher : “ Asher , I was just looking out for her . ” “Lemira,lookwhat youdidtoEve.Thisisacourthouse,doyouthinkyoucanjustwalkawayfromthis?” “ Lemira , look what you did to Eve . This is a courthouse , do you think you can just walk away from this ? ” AsherthoughthehadsomethingonLemira,butshehadplayedrightintohishands. Asher thought he had something on Lemira , but she had played right into his hands .

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