Chapter 796


    After sending off the three Campbells, the few of them copsed onto the sofa in defeat—that family was


    a difficult one to handle.


    Meanwhile, Helen continued to ramble on and said, “You need to settle the money quickly, Sasha. You


    can’t let anything happen to your cousin. After all, your aunt…”


    Sasha snapped back in frustration, “Stop it! I’ve already agreed to help him pay up. Is that not enough for


    you?”


    With that, she dragged Matthew along and went upstairs.


    Simrly, James mmed his hand against the table and bellowed, “Go on, go on! Keep it up and this


    family will be left with nothing one day because of you!”


    Immediately after that, James headed inside as well and mmed the door shut.


    Helen stood in the living room as tears streamed down her face. She said furiously, “How can you all be


    so ungrateful? If it weren’t for your aunt back then…”


    Despite her efforts, no one was listening; the incident tonight had physically and mentally exhausted the


    entire family.


    The next day, Mr. Manning personally went over to settle the matter. He was one of the most influential


    lawyers at Carson Law Firm, and he was extremely well-connected as well.


    After a long and busy day, he finally resolved the issue.


    However, the requiredpensation was pretty hefty—it was a whopping 1.6 million.


    That night, the Campbells gathered at the Cunningham Residence while Mr. Manning exined the


    situation to all of them.


    Chloe was stupefied as soon as she heard the amount. “1.6 million? Why can’t he just steal the money


    from someone else? It’s not like anyone ended up dead—why does he need such a huge


    compensation? Mr. Manning, y-you’re not trying to trick us, are you?”


    Mr. Manning’s brows furrowed as he replied solemnly, “Mrs. Campbell, feel free to find someone else if


    you think that I’m not qualified to settle the problem. I’m only doing this for you on behalf of Mr. Larson,


    for I would never meddle in uwful acts like this otherwise!”


    Chloe snapped back, “What’s so uwful about this? It’s just a small matter, and you don’t have to


    exaggerate the severity of it to make yourself look good. You previously told us that it’d only be a million,


    but now you’re insisting that it’s 1.6 million. Obviously, this is your fault! You’re nning to swallow the


    remaining 600,000 for yourself, aren’t you? ”


    Mr. Manning was utterly vexed at this point. He stood up and said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Larson—I’m afraid I


    can’t take this case. I apologize if I’ve caused you any inconvenience!”


    Matthew replied helplessly, “I understand, Mr. Manning. I should be the one to apologize, for I’ve put you


    in a difficult position.”


    With that, Mr. Manning bade him farewell with a polite gesture before he turned around and left without


    another word.


    Chloe rushed up to him as she yelled, “Hey, stop right there! You’d better tell me why you’re charging an


    extra 600,000! Don’t think I don’t know how you people do things—you’re just trying to swindle innocent


    people. You don’t even have a sense of basic etiquette; what a piece of garbage!”N?velDrama.Org (C) content.


    Just then, Mr. Manning turned behind and cast a piercing re in her direction, but he eventually


    swallowed his anger.


    Whatever it was, he couldn’t lose his temper for Matthew’s sake.


    After leaving the vi in his car, Mr. Manning sent a text message to hiswyer group chat with a brief


    exnation of the situation.


    In just a second, the group chat exploded with responses; nobody had ever seen such a bizarre client. At


    the same time, the group members swore that they wouldn’t be willing to take the case either.


    Inside the vi, Chloe was stillining in dissatisfaction. “What kind ofwyer is he, Matthew? Didn’t


    you say that you two were close? From what I see, he’s just here to scam us. Some people only scam


    their close friends; such things do happen, you know?”


    Matthew’s brows knitted. “Mr. Manning is a professional, Aunt Chloe. He wouldn’t do such a thing.


    Besides, we’ve already agreed that our side will cover thepensation fee. What are you even mad


    about?”


    Chloe red at him wide-eyed. “Nonsense! Even if it’s your money, I can’t sit by and let someone else


    scam you. Do you think money grows on trees at yourmand? I’m just worried about my sister; did


    you collude with thewyer to rip us off for another 600,000? Wait, that’s not right—something like this


    wouldn’t even need a few hundred thousand to settle. Are you really nning to suck us dry?”