Chapter <b>256 </b>
Lately, Charlotte had been incredibly busy.
<b>She </b>was scouting locations and recruiting staff for her new firm.
After visiting numerous sites, she finally settled on an entire floor in a high–rise office building in the heart of Jersey City’s most vibrant downtown district. That would be the home of her Law firm.
She decided on the name Ascend Law Firm.
ording to legal regtions, all founding partners must have at least three years of experience as licensed attorneys.
Charlotte had already met that requirement. She had practiced for three years in Harbor City and spent another six months at S&G after returning to Jersey City. Still, finding additional qualified partners wasn’t easy.
Her cousin, Steven, had introduced her to several well–known attorneys in the area, but most of them <b>already </b><b>ran </b>their own firms. Thew prohibited attorneys from practicing at or being partners in more than one firm at a time,
And <b>so</b>, Finding co–partners had be her biggest challenges
One altemoon, Charlotte was having high tea at Bulgari with her two best friends.
Lersa, hearing that Charlotte was in the middle of setting up her own firm, decided to introduce someone to her.
“Do you remember Scort Lucas?” Lena asked. “He was in our year–<b>graduated </b>from thew and politics university next <b>to </b>ours.”
Charlotte, Lena, and Mia had all studied at Jersey University, one of the country’s top–tier schools. The neighboring Jersey University of Law and Politics was also a prestigious national institution—second only to Stanton Law School.
“Scott Lures?” Charlotte ochood. “The name rings a bell, but I can’t quite ce him,”
Mia pped the table. “You don’t remember Scott Lucas? He was the heartthrob at thew school next door. People used topare him to <b>Sean </b>Jasper all the time. I can’t believe you didn’t know who he was!”
Charlotte thought for a anoment, then shrugged. “I honestly don’t remember. You know I <b>wasn’t </b>into that kind of stuff. I didn’t go out much, and I definitely <b>didn’t care </b>about <b>school </b><b>crushes</b>. What did that have to <b>do </b>with me?”
Mia shook her head with a sigh, “<b>Yeah</b>, well, you were such a bookworm <b>back </b>then, While everyone else was out dating on weekends, you were buried in the library. Every guy who confessed to you got turned down. Four years <b>of </b>college and not <b>a </b>single rtionship.”
She nced at Charlotte and added teasingly, “Seriously though, what were you working <b>so </b>hard for? <b>You’ve </b>got enough family money tost three lifetimes.”
Lena gave a small smile. “Lottie had her own goals. She never cared about business or money. She always dreamed of bing a topwyer.”
Mia let out a dramatic sigh. “Still, I have to say, Scott really was good–looking. I had a crush on him for a while, but he never gave me the time of <b>day</b>. I was so down after he turned me down. I moped around for the
“You confessed to him?” Charlotte raised a teasing brow. “When was this? Howe I never knew?”
itled, okay?” Miasmuttered “Do you think I’d tell anyone after getting rejected? But seriously, the line of girls who confessed to him stretched from campers all the way to Antis. Getting turned down by lilin wasn’t exactly <b>rare</b><b>,</b><b>” </b>
Charlotteughed. “You’re contradicting yourself. One minute you say it was humiliating, the next you say it wasn’t a big deal,
“Ugh, you’re the worst,” Mia said with a yful p to Charlotte’s arm. “Stop being so literal!“
“I’ll show you a ploto,” she added, pulling out her phone. “He’s really good–looking, okay? I’m not crazy for crushing on him. And honestly, he’s tur only guy I’ve ever sten who could hold a candle to <b>Sea</b>. The girls weren’t wrong topare the two.
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