They were meeting at a cafe. The air-conditioner was o n full blast. The sudden temperature change caused her to tremble involuntarily as she entered.
Dean has been waiting inside. He had never let Summer wait for him whenever they met in the past few years. He always arrived in advance at the agreed venue. Probably he had foreseen that she would be thirsty. Dean had ordered a glass of orange juice for her in advance. The orange juice was not chill but at room temperature.
She gulped down the entire glass of orange and felt much refreshed, as if the stuffy heat had left her.
"I have gotten you a lawyer. He is Santabaca's most well-known lawyer." Dean then ordered her another iced cola.
"How about the lawyer’s fee?"
"Don’t worry about the lawyer’s fee. It is very reasonable. I have taken care of it." Dean did not tell her exactly how much it was.
"You have paid for it? How much? I have got to pay you back." Summer frowned.
"Don’t worry about it.” Dean hurriedly stopped her." You need to support Charlotte. I know you don’t have
much left."
"You shouldn't have. You have helped me a lot in the last four years. I couldn’t accept any more kindness from you." Summer insisted on paying him back.
She had indeed gotten many favors from Dean in the last four years. He had helped her with her personal and family problems many times.
"Charlotte treats me as her uncle. So let’s treat this as a gift from your daughter's uncle. All you have to do is to take back Charlotte's custody."
Summer could do nothing about it. "Dean, please accept the money. Otherwise, I won’t be able to sleep." She addressed him by his name.
"You're worrying too much. Don't lose sleep over just a little money. If those corrupt officials, who embezzle millions, think likewise, they would lose sleep for the rest of their life,” Dean joked.
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