Wife is a Lawyer

“Notify the Affairs Department that we are terminating our collaboration with the Hale Cobb Law Firm.”

Peter said in a deep voice.

“OK. I’ll get right on it.” Noah couldn’t make it out why his boss made such a sudden move, but he would never dare to disobey Peter's orders.

It's just ...

After a while, Noah said, “Sir, the owner of Hale Cobb Law Firm is your fiancée’s best friend. I fear that this may ... may damage their relationship.”

“Inform the Legal Affairs Department that we’ll pay double indemnity.” Peter announced firmly.

...

In the afternoon, at the Hale Cobb Law Firm.

Adriana looked at the people in front of her, confused. “Is there anything wrong, Mr. Holman?”

Noah and the lawyer next to him made a quick eye contact, then the lawyer took out a contract from his briefcase.

“Well, according to our assessment, your company doesn’t seem to meet our standards of cooperation, so the Board of Directors decided to terminate the collaboration. As for the penalty charge, we’ll pay you double compensation.”

He handed a notice of the breach of contract to Adriana.

Her brows were furrowed in deep concentration—she didn’t see that coming this quickly.

She took a look at the notice. The original settlement with Horizon Global was twenty million, but now they generously offered forty.

“As far as we know, your company was founded fairly recently in Waverly. Your yearly income is about ten million. After subtracting your expenses, we don’t think you’re able to earn forty million in three years.”

Noah said to her.

She had to say, forty thousand grand was indeed a big figure, and she couldn’t deny that she was beguiled at first.

had always stuck to her

Holman. You seem to

another contract, “This

a few pages to check,

“OK.”

dropped the two

Mr. Hale?” Noah

in her pockets, “Tell Peter, we intend to terminate the contract anyway. Now, we have the

the door and went up to Adriana, “Mr. Hale, what

the desk, hands holding her forehead. “I think I need time alone to think right

just wouldn't come out of her mouth, so she turned

“Asshole!”

teeth the moment

Peter's still accusing her of this. She had also thought about terminating the contract, but she

would bring it up first, even with double compensation. Were they

the money, that will only confirm all his prejudice towards her: she’s getting close to Luis in order to hit on Peter; she's seeking money

God damn it!

time, Noah had

In Peter's office.

files on his desk, Peter asked without looking

“Sort of.”

Noah answered.

Peter quickly signed the paper, put away the file and said

said, “Miss Hale didn’t accept

me? The shredder?” Peter raised his eyebrows, puzzled by what he had just heard, but suddenly smiled, “Playing hard

his words, Noah couldn’t understand what he meant

thinking about it for a while, he said, “Miss Hale said, even if you didn't bring it up, she would submit

when he heard that, “Really? That means money isn't what she

him

the fact that she worked her ass off to get close to