A Woman Knocked ch 16

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Chapter 16 Iris‘ Dog Is More Important

“Taxi? There’s a better option!” Jasmin took a car key from next to the door and gave it to Cecilia. “The faster you go handle this matter, the less suffering Quincy will face. Go!”

Taking a taxi was indeed time–wasting at this time. Thinking about Quincy’s situation now, Cecilia hurriedly took the car key and dashed out.

An hour later, she arrived at the Mendez Law Firm.

Just as she got out of the car, she saw Kolton standing at the entrance.

Kolton came out in a hurry and even forgot his coat. Now, his white shirt was puffed up a bit by the wind.

His sleeves were rolled up, and the blue veins on the back of his hands and arms stood out a bit, making him look very charming and manly.

Iris stood next to him, holding his arm with a worried look.

In front of them was Vicente Mendez, the boss of the Mendez Law Firm, who had high prestige in the industry.

Vicente and Kolton were old friends. But now, Kolton was giving

Vicente a headache.

Vicente sighed, “Kolton, don’t make things difficult for me. I’ve already started working on Ms. Bradshaw’s brother’s case.”

But Kolton said firmly, “Just started it but haven’t signed the power of attorney, right? Listen, you must take Iris’s case.

Vicente rubbed his forehead and sighed resignedly, “What sins have I done to have you be my friend?”

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At this time, Iris chimed in, saying kindly and softly, “Kolton, don’t make things difficult for Mr. Mendez. We can find another lawyer. It’s not some big case anyway. We don’t know if the lawsuit will be successful in the end.”

“With him, the chance will be huge.” After saying so to Iris, Kolton patted Vicente’s shoulder. “Please.”

This time, Vicente couldn’t refuse it anymore.

Kolton held Iris‘ shoulder and turned to leave.

At this time, Cecilia was standing down the stairs, looking up at them.

She heard what they said just now.

It turned out that she was still late.

Kolton stopped in his tracks and glanced at Vicente.

Vicente got Kolton’s meaning and slowly walked down the stairs while saying to Kolton, “I’ll take care of this.”

“Take care of what?” Cecilia wondered while watching Vicente walking up to her.

Then, she got it, answering to herself inwardly, “Me.”

She turned her eyes and watched as Kolton left.

Kolton opened the door to the front passenger’s seat and put his hand under the door frame as Iris got into the car. Then, he leaned slightly as if to help fasten Iris‘ seat belt.

After closing the door, he turned back to the driver’s seat and drove away without looking at Cecilia again.

At this time, Vicente spoke up, “Ms. Bradshaw, I’ll let our most

experienced lawyer take over your brother’s case.

With that, he gestured with his hand to let Cecilia get into the building.

After Kolton’s car completely disappeared from her sight, Cecilia finally took back her gaze.

She sniffed and looked at Vicente, asking, “Mr. Mendez, can you take Quincy’s case?”

“You’ve seen it. I’ve already got a case in hand.” Vicente raised the documents in his hand.

The client was Iris. Vicente hadn’t signed the power of attorney yet.

But since Kolton had said those words to Vicente, Vicente would definitely sign it and take Iris‘ case.

The letter stated clearly that Iris‘ pet dog had its ribs broken by a neighbor’s kick.

Iris wanted to sue her neighbor because her dog was a rare breed and very expensive.

In Kolton’s eyes, this pet dog’s value was higher than Cecilia’s brother’s

life.

So even if Kolton knew Cecilia needed Vicente to help Quincy, he still came with Iris to ask Vicente to take the dog’s case.

Cecilia didn’t know how to describe her feelings right now.

She was angry but helpless. After all, Kolton was far more powerful than her.

And when the law firm called her just now, they didn’t explicitly state that it was Vicente who would take Quincy’s case.

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At this moment, a deep sense of despair overwhelmed Cecilia.

“Mr. Mendez, my brother’s case is too complicated. Only you can help him,” Cecilia begged Vicente.

This was her last hope.

However, Vicente sighed helplessly, telling Cecilia, “I’ve read Mr. Bradshaw’s case. From a professional perspective, the other party does have a suspicion of racketeering. But it’s very difficult for Mr. Bradshaw to win this kind of lawsuit. Besides, the matter has already made headlines and attracted a lot of attention in society. And the car Mr. Bradshaw drove was a luxury one. This is also very detrimental to us. But don’t worry. We’ll find you a lawyer who’s experienced in dealing with this kind of lawsuit.”

The lawyers in the Mendez Law Firm were all very famous.

Vicente was taken now because of Kolton. But without Kolton’s help, it was very hard for the Bradshaw family to find another famous lawyer.

Cecilia was always put in a passive situation.

After all, Kolton was at the top of the pyramid in upper–class society.

He had never belittled any low–level individuals. He even often did charity.

However, this time, he put his wife in a dilemma, watching her being helpless and yet doing nothing.

But he would let her be at a dead end.

Later, Cecilia met the lawyer Vicente introduced, Moses Hooper, the star lawyer at the Mendez Law Firm, about fifty years old.

Moses still had a case in hand and asked Vicente with confusion, “Did you say you would take this case?? I’ve already signed the power of

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attorney now.”

Vicente explained apologetically, “I’m still a bit inexperienced in this kind of case. This matter has raised a high level of attention in society. It’s better to let you handle it.”

With that, he took the power of attorney in Moses’s hand and took a look. Then, he suggested to Moses, “You may explain to your client and give this case to someone else. Charge him a bit less for this one.”

“Alright.” Moses accepted it.

“Inexperienced” was just Vicente’s excuse. Cecilia knew very well that Vicente refused because he had already taken Iris‘ case.

But no matter what, Cecilia had no other option right now.

Moses looked at Quincy’s case and then watched the dashcam video brought by Cecilia.

About two hours later, he finally had a thorough understanding of this

case.

After taking a deep breath, he said to Cecilia, “Ms. Bradshaw, I’ve been a lawyer for about 30 years and met many cases of racketeering like this, but I’ve only won twice. So you may need to be prepared for losing. But anyway, as I’ve taken this case, I’ll be responsible and fight till the last second.”

With that, he handed Cecilia a power of attorney letter.

Cecilia took it and nodded. “I got it. Thank you.”

The two of them signed the letter.

Then, Moses started analyzing the case, telling Cecilia, “We need to split. I’ll investigate the reason for that woman’s death. You and your family need to divert the dead’s family’s attention. Talk about compensation with

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them and try to calm them down. We need to apologize as they have suffered a loss anyway, and we can’t let the public opinion be completely one–sided.”

The public opinion could easily influence the judge’s judgment. If without solid evidence, this lawsuit was doomed to be lost.

That woman was not fully captured by the dashcam when she lunged at

the car.

Besides, road surveillance was incomplete around the scene, and that place also happened to be located in a blind spot, so it couldn’t be used as direct evidence to prove that the dead accidentally ended her own life when trying racketeering.

Moses had been wearing a frown on his face all the time, and Cecilia was very anxious and worried.

“Ms. Bradshaw, if you can, you may start your investigation on the people around the dead. If you find anything, contact me.”

With that, Moses put away the documents and gave Cecilia his name card. “Keep in touch.”

Cecilia stood up, took the name card, and then shook hands with Moses. “Okay. Thanks, Mr. Hooper.”

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After leaving Moses’s office, she went to the elevator, ready to leave. At this time, two lawyers walked by, chatting in whispers.

“God knows what those rich people are thinking. Filing a lawsuit because of a dog?”

“What they’re thinking doesn’t matter. What matters is what Mr. Mendez is thinking. If the news of him taking that dog’s case, his opponents will definitely laugh at him, wondering if he can only take this kind of case now.”