Chapter 303


    The three of them walked down to the hospital lobby together, with Anya turning heads as she walked


    between the two


    handsome men.


    They had to pass by Corinne’s ward to go down, and the police officers were still guarding the door


    there.


    A man with a briefcase was exining to the police officer his purpose for being there.


    Lucas recognized the man from a distance and he narrowed his eyes. “Is that Gabriel Franklin?‘


    Gabriel was well–known for being a big shot in the legal world. He was the founder of the city’s


    number–onew firm, in addition to being the director of the Newmoon Group’s legal department. He


    generally took major business cases, which made it all the more surprising that he would show up in


    person just to handle a small case of attempted assault.


    Anya recognized thewyer too, so she turned her head to look at Jeremy in disbelief. She had a sad


    frown on her face as she said, “Do you still trust Corinne? Did you go so far as to hire Gabriel to defend


    her?”


    Jeremy’s pupils contracted and he had an iprehensible expression. His deep voice sounded cold


    as he said to her, “I didn’t hire him.”


    ‘You didn’t?’ Anya was startled when she found out that


    Jeremy did not hire him to go there. ‘Then how did Corinne manage to get him toe over?‘


    For the record, there were not a lot of people who could hire such a renownedwyer to help them with


    a case, especially when it was just a little case.


    Lucas nced sarcastically at Jeremy as he did not believe that Corinne could ask Gabriel to handle


    her case.


    After Gabriel sessfully exined everything to the police, he saw Lucas and Jeremying from


    the end of the corridor just as he was about to enter the ward. He halted his footsteps, turned around,


    and nodded to the two of them as he smiled and said, “Mister Jeremy, Mister Lucas, it’s been a while,


    you two.”


    Jeremy nodded back, and Lucas responded with the same gesture as well.


    “My apologies, gentlemen,” Gabriel said politely, “but I still have some work to do here. Please excuse


    me.” He then opened the door and entered Corinne’s ward.


    That brief exchange finally convinced Lucas that it was probably not Jeremy who invited Gabriel over. If


    it was Jeremy, Gabriel should at leaste over and have a word with him on


    ount of their client wyer rtionship. Instead, Gabriel seemed to keep a distance from him,


    almost as if alienating him–albeit politely.


    That being said, it was surprising that a girl like Corinne could hire such a famedwyer in Gabriel.


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    Lucas, Jeremy, and Anya all stopped for a moment to wait and watch, and though they all seemed to


    have some sort of tacit understanding among each other, they were each curious in their own way


    about the situation.


    Gabriel came out of the ward about 10 minutester. He


    seemed serious and polite as he said to the officers guarding the door of the ward, “My client has


    entrusted me with full authority to represent her case. I’d like to go to the police station to meet the


    gangster who attacked Miss Anya so I can better understand the entire situation. Would it be


    convenient for one of you to bring me there right now?”


    Before the police officer could answer, Lucas–who was not far away–spoke first. “I was just about to go


    to the station to provide evidence for the record too. How about I bring you there?” He stepped forward


    graciously and offered with a modest smile.


    Gabriel smiled politely and refused in a professional manner. I’m sorry, Mister Lucas, but since I’m now


    Corinne’s attorney, it’d be vastly inappropriate for me to have any private contact with the victim and


    her family. I hope you understand.”


    Lucas smiled. “That’s right. It’s understandable.” He knew that, but he still wanted to chat with Gabriel


    to find out how Corinne managed to hire him. The Riveras once had a legal case and wanted to hire


    Gabriel to represent them, but they failed to hire him despite spending a lot of money.


    Anya watched her brother talking to Gabriel, and then at the door of Corinne’s ward. Her eyebrows


    were furrowed, and she had a bit of a defensive look on her face. A country girl like Corinne should not


    have any connections in the city, and Anya wondered if Corinne might have any other contacts aside


    from Jeremy. She then tilted her head to look at Jeremy’s expression. Though she noticed that he had


    narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression was indecipherable, and she had no idea what was on his


    mind.