Chapter 265
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Meanwhile, Mia was holding her brand–new handbag like it was a treasure at Lena’s villa
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, come on. We only gave him her address. Sean lonows his limits. He’s not going to do anything crazy. Don’t worry so 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. “What are you saying? That wasn’t guilt. Those flowers were a symbol of friendship!”
“Exactly!” Mia nodded solemnly, clearly trying to convince herself. “A symbol of friendship!”
Lena gave her a look. “Mia, weren’t you just saying a few days ago that Lottle and Scott made a great match? Why are you suddenly Team Sean on Valentine’s Day?”
“Well, Sean’s being generous. And according to Tan, there was more to their breakup than meets the eye. He said Sean’s planning to win her back once everything on his end is sorted. I figured why not give him a chance? We’ve known him for years anyway. Helping him out isn’t the worst 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 on involving Matthew Leonard?”
Sean nodded. “I do. What about it?”
Luke continued, “Matthew’s factory is owned by a man named Ryan Lawrence. He’s connected to a bigger boss–Chester Simpson. I sent you his file before.”
H
ag remember.
Chester had connections on both sides of the law. He controlled dozens of companies, but all the legal paperwork was under the names of various scapegoats. On the surface, they looked legitimate, but in reality, they were laundering money and doing all sorts of illegal business.
Sean’s voice turned cold. “Get to the point.”
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“We recently confirmed that Chester is one of Joseph’s men. He’s been laundering money for him.”
› gaze sharpened. “Do we have proof?”
“We’ve got partial evidence on Chester’s crimes. After laundering the money, he transferred it to an overseas account 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 are his biggest asset. If we take him out, Joseph loses his foothold ”
“Do it,” Sean said coldly. “Submit the evidence to the police and work with them to make the arrest.”
“Yes, sir.”
In early March, Charlotte’s law firm renovations were completed.
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, computers, 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.
