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“But the money was for daily expenses. How did it becgifts? In the past two years, the total value of the
gifts he gavedidn’t exceed 80 dollars. HCow could he have the face to sue me?
“| used to receive a monthly allowance of 300 dollars from my parents. As a college student, how can | cup
with 800 to pay him back? I dare not tell my parents, as my father would killif he found out that I was living
with a guy in a rented apartment during my university years. Please help me. | have nowhere to go...”
It was ironic. Hailie, a law student, was tricked by a scumbag.
The girl obsessed with love was deceived by a scumbag to the point where she didn’t
by a scumbag to the point where she didn’t even have anything left.
Mariela sighed, feeling great sympathy for the girl in front of her.
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their legal fees. not take on cases Lawyers generally would However, Mariela was different. She not only took on
this case but also loaned money to Hailie to pay for the lawyer's fees. At that time, Marie thought that Hailie was
in a very difficult situation, and if no one helped her, she was afraid that Hailie might do something foolish.
Lawyer fees were not directly paid to the attorney, but were transferred by the client to the law firm, where the
attorney received the salary. When Mariela had just started practicing law, she only earned a monthly salary of
1,200 dollars as a salaried lawyer. Without hesitation, she added Hailie’s Whataccount and borrowed
money to pay for the lawyer's fees.
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her After taking on the case, Mariela put in seffort to obtain crucial evidence and won the lawsuit. Hailie
both admired and felt grateful to
firm law the from university, her. Right after graduating Right now, Hailie, with red eyes, asked, “Mariela, | have
obtained my license and cannot leave. Can | cto find you after my internship is over?”
Mariela was taken aback for a moment. She didn’t expect Hailie to ask this.
Immediately, she replied with a gentle smile, “Of course. My his in New York. If you want to cand seek
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“Great!” Hailie smiled through tears and said, “I will be with you for a lifetime! Wherever you go, | will follow. You
can’t despise me.”
“How could it be?”
The law firm director's office.
The director, a middle-aged man wearing glasses, looked puzzled when he saw the resignation letter.”Mariela,
why do you suddenly want to resign? Did you encounter any difficulties at work?”
Mariela shook her head and said, “No, Director. It's not that. Something is going on at my home, and | have to go
back. | know | should have given you a one-month notice for my resignation, but this situation happened
suddenly, and | didn’t anticipate it. I'm sorry.”
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