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Meanwhile, Mia was holding her brand–new handbag like it was a treasure at Lena’s vi
Lena looked a little uneasy. “Mix… are we really doing the right thing?”
“It’s fine.”
“But we’re her best friends. Doesn’t this feel like betraying Lottle?
“Oh,e on. We only gave him her address. Sean lonows his limits. He’s not going <b>to </b>do anything crazy. Don’t worry <b>so </b>much.”
Lena still frowned. “What if Lottie finds out we sent her flowers just because we felt guilty? What if she gets mad?”
“Ahem.” Mia let out an awkward cough. “<b>What </b>are you saying? That wasn’t guilt. Those flowers were a symbol of friendship!”
“Exactly!” Mia nodded solemnly<b>, </b><b>clearly </b>trying to convince herself. “<b>A </b>symbol of friendship!”
Lena gave her a look. “<b>Mia</b><b>, </b>weren’t you just saying a few days ago that Lottle and Scott made a great match? Why are you suddenly Team <b>Sean </b>on Valentine’s Day?”
<b>“</b><b>Well</b>, Sean’s being generous. And ording to Tan, there was more to their breakup than meets the eye. He said <b>Sean’s </b>nning to win her back once everything on his end is sorted. I figured why not give him a chance? <b>We’ve </b>known him for years anyway. Helping him out isn’t <b>the </b><b>worst </b>thing in the world, right?”
“I guess that kind of makes sense.”
Back in Sean’s office, his assistant, Luke, came in with a report.
“Sir, do you remember that case Miss Riley took <b>on </b>involving Matthew Leonard?”
Sean nodded. “I do. What about it?<b>” </b>
Luke continued, “Matthew’s <b>factory </b>is owned by a man named Ryan Lawrence. He’s connected to a bigger boss–Chester Simpson. I sent <b>you </b>his file before<b>.</b><b>” </b>
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Chester <b>had </b>connections on both sides of thew. He controlled dozens ofpanies, but all the legal paperwork was under the names of various scapegoats. On the surface, they looked legitimate, but in reality, they wereundering money and doing all sorts of illegal business.
Sean’s voice turned cold. “Get to the point.”
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<b>“</b>We recently confirmed that Chester is one of Joseph’s men. He’s beenundering money for him.”
? gaze sharpened. “Do we <b>have </b>proof?”
“We’ve got partial evidence on Chester’s crimes. Afterundering the money, he transferred it to an overseas ount under someone else’s name front set up by Joseph Right now, we’ve only got enough to tako Chester down, not Joseph. Tur Joseph’s influence here is weal Chester and his team <b>are </b>his biggest asset. If <b>we </b>take him out, Joseph loses his foothold ”
“Do it,” <b>Sean </b><b>said </b>coldly. “Submit the evidence to the police and work with them to <b>make </b><b>the </b>arrest.”
“Yes, sir.”
In early March, Charlotte’sw firm renovations werepleted.
They brought in professionals to test for toxins like formaldehyde, and once everything was certified sate, Charlotte and Scott began buying office essentials in bulk–desks, chairs<b>, </bputers, stationery, file folders, and more
A new partner also joined the firm in addition to Scott. He was Asher Ziegler, Scott’s college friend and a criminal defense attorney.
After bringing Asher on board, Scott also took charge of recrating other attorneys, including both recent graduates and seasoned legal professionals.