But in the end, Summer came up with nothing.
Tim had left. He would have spilled the beans if he could. This was all he wanted to share and all she could get. In a sense, Leonardo's men were already like him in many ways.
Summer got in the car, called Trevin, and drove to their rendezvous.
Trevin had arrived before her.
He was active in the lawsuit against Leonardo, like a lawyer busting his ass off for his case. It said a lot about how much he wanted to win this.
Honestly, it was more than a lawsuit. He wanted to beat Leonardo.
"I've drafted the indictment for you. Take a look. If there's no problem, you can submit it to the court." Trevin said as he pushed a stack of documents in front of Summer.
Summer froze for a moment before opening and perusing them calmly.
He sized her up and looked down at the coffee without urging her.
After a long time, Summer looked up and said, "It's good to go. There's nothing wrong with it."
"Then I can submit it to the court for you?" Trevin asked.
Summer didn't reply, and he continued, "I will do it now, and Leonardo will receive a subpoena in a few days."
Summer nodded and said in a somewhat hoarse voice, "I understand."
"What? Are you regretting it?" He reclined in his chair and squinted at her with a smile, saying, "If you want to back down, I can drop this matter now."
He reached out and tapped the file.
She looked down, and a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth. "No, I was just thinking about our chances of winning."
"The odds are against us. This is a Hail Mary." He tilted his head and took the file.
She asked him, "Already losing your confidence?"
He slapped it and leaned forward, staring into her eyes and said, "Yes, so you need to cooperate with me. Don't go soft."
"Don¹ worry. Why would I do that?" For some reason, she felt a little guilty.
He raised his eyebrows. "I surely hope so."
Summer looked down and smiled.
After saying goodbye to Trevin, she drove to an old place.
When she left the country pregnant, she set fire to Leonardo's villa. Their love story began when she set foot in that house.
Back then, Karen had knelt in front of her and begged her to marry into the Jarrett family instead of Vicky. She had been disheartened and thought her life was over.
Although Leonardo had lied to her in the beginning, he had been mostly nice to her. However, she was grateful that Leonardo treated her better than the Jarretts and even Karen, so she had forgiven his mistakes.
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