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Juliette’s heart was filled with joy. She thought, “Great, Mariela has offended Perla. Now, even if Jadoesn’t
want to break up with her, their relationship won't last long!”
Juliette said
softly, “Miss
Olsen,
calm down.
Don’t
stoop
to
the
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level
of that
wild
country
girl
In Juliette’s eyes, poor people were equivalent to village girls.
Even though Mariela was not from the countryside, it didn’t matter to her.
Perla said, “Juliette, | always liked you. That wild girl said she would go back to her hometown in a few days and
would not cback again. Good choice to her!”
“Did she say that?” Juliette asked, “Is she planning to break up with Jay?”
Perla said, “Definitely. Even if they won't break up, | will force them to just because of her attitude toward me.
She can’t continue being with Jay!”
“That's great,” Juliette said, “Miss Olsen, are you going back
to the old house now? | will be there with you”
After leaving the Waterfront Villa, Mariela went straight to the law firm to resign.
She had been working here for over three years. She started as an intern lawyer and eventually beca
practicing lawyer. This small law firm witnessed her growth.
The assistant Hailie just graduated from university this year. She was in her early twenties and was three years
younger than Mariela. As soon as Hailie heard that Mariela was going to leave, her eyes suddenly turned
red.“Why are you suddenly resigning when everything is fine?”
“Something is going on at home.” Initially, Mariela didn’t think quitting her job was a big deal, but now, seeing
Hailie looking like she was about to cry, she felt a bit uneasy.
Hailie and she were more than just regular colleagues.
relationship,
dollars thousand
to her. A year ago, Hailie broke up with her boyfriend. Her boyfriend made a bill and asked Hailie to repay the
money. The bill showed that
had transferred over eight her boyfriend throughout their two-year Hailie refused to repay the money, so her
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were all out attending court hearings, except for Mariela.
“It's not like that at all,” Hailie sobbed, her voice trembling. “I lived with him for two years, and from the
beginning, we agreed to split the rent, utilities, and living expenses equally. He said he would transfer 300 dollars
toevery month, which included rent, utilities, and living expenses. | would also contribute 300 dollars from
my side for our shared expenses.
them to him “I didn’t think much at that time. | just did as he said. But who knew that after we broke up, he
askedto repay the money, saying that those transfers were gifts
for intended
marriage,
and
I should
return
after the breakup.
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