Mnie stood at the end of the rtively secluded corridor. She stared at the tiles in the corner and asked, “You don’t want Zara to help me with thewsuit?”


    It would make sense since she was going to sue Vi and Eugene still had not gotten around to defending her yet. Why would he allow LeapCo’swyer to help her?


    With a self-deprecating smile, Mnie was about to retort when she heard Eugene casually say, “I’m just letting you know that Zara and Luther share some grudges.”


    Mnie nodded. “What grudges?”


    “Zara and Luther were once students from the same school. They had a very ugly dispute over a case. Word has it that Zara was the intiff’swyer and Luther was the defendant.”


    “Who won?”


    “The intiff withdrew thewsuit.”


    Mnie’s breathing hitched in her chest for a moment as Eugene calmly continued, “Zara and Luther are famous rivals in the industry.”


    Mnie understood now. It was no wonder Zara did not hesitate to ept her case when she heard Luther’s name.


    She lowered her eyes in thought for a moment before asking Eugene, “Did you call me specifically to tell me this?”


    “I just wanted to remind you that Jackson’s flight back is on Monday. Don’t forget it,” Eugene replied leisurely.


    Next to him, Lee, who hade to deliver documents, heard what he said and felt his forehead twitch. He hesitated to speak.


    It was not until Eugene and Mnie were done talking about Jackson that he hesitantly asked Eugene, “Mr. Scott, aren’t we also going back to Jepton tonight? Why didn’t you teft Mnie?”


    Eugene looked up, his gaze even. Pointing his finger at the document, he asked, “Have the documents at headquarters been prepared?”


    Lee paused. “I’ll go now.”


    Before he could turn around, he received a text message. He nced at it, and his expression immediately turned serious. He handed his phone to Eugene.


    Thanks to Dn, Mnie’s mood had been downcast up until the afternoon. In the evening, she received a call from an unfamiliar number. The voice on the other end belonged to a middle-aged man. “Miss Smith, I’m Luther Laing. May we meet up for a chat?”


    They arranged to meet nearby. When Mnie arrived at the designated location, Luther was already there. Unexpectedly, Vi was also present.


    “Miss Smith,”ither greeted her upon seeing her while Vi looked at her with a smile that was not


    quite genuine.


    Mnie took a seat and asked Laither, “What do you want to talk about?”


    Luther seemed somewhat surprised by Mnie’s forwardness but quickly regained hisposure. He took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Mnie.


    “Miss Smith, since you’re such a straightforward person, I won’t beat about the bush. We hope for settlement. Here are our terms. Feel free to review them. If there’s anything you’re not satisfied with, we can discuss revisions.”


    Mnie nced at the document briefly. “Mr. Laing, regardless of the conditions, I won’t agree.”


    “Miss Smith, I advise you to reconsider,” Luther replied while maintaining his calm demeanor. He opened the document and said earnestly, “The terms offered here are quite favorable. Even if you win thewsuit, you may not receive as muchpensation-especially if you lose.”


    Vi chimed in her agreement with a nod. However,pared to Luther, there was a hint of


    smugness and sarcasm in her tone. She cautioned Mnie, “I advise you to agree or you won’t fare well in the end.


    “Do you know who Mr. Laing is? He’s won nearly every case he took on. So, you’ve already lost.


    “If I were you, I’d be smart and ept this settlement. You’re just courting disaster if you go up against him. Besides, do you know who hired Mr. Laing for me-”


    She intentionally lowered her voice at the end, her expression self-assured. “It’s someone even Eugene dares not cross.”


    Someone eximed at those words, but it was not Mnie. It was Luther.