It wasn't that Sydney was overestimating herself. Julien was now deeply in love with her.
She was confident that no matter what she asked him to do, he would agree, even if she wanted him to let Greta go.
But would Sydney let Greta go?
Definitely not.
So Sydney thought that the person behind Greta was barking up the wrong tree.
Sure enough, before Julien could reply, the lawyer touched the tip of his nose and said, "Of course, I know it is impossible. Mr. Flint and I are just acquaintances. How can he possibly go easy on Greta for my sake?"
"You know this, then why did you take her case?" Sydney responded.
The lawyer knew her relationship with Julien, so he smiled and answered politely, "Just for money. Mr. Sullivan, the person behind Miss Sullivan, promised to give me 5 million dollars as long as I can persuade Mr. Flint."
He opened five fingers.
Sydney gasped, "Five million? That's a lot of money."
The lawyer nodded in agreement. "Yes. And he will pay me 2 million dollars for taking the case, so how could I refuse 7 million dollars?"
Sydney laughed, "But what if you fail? If so, you can't get the 5 million dollars, right?"
"That's not true." The lawyer shook his head. "I asked Mr. Sullivan about this. After all, I'm clear about my real friendship with Mr. Flint, and I know I can't soften Mr. Flint up, so I told Mr. Sullivan about this in the beginning. He knew that I might fail, but he insisted on trying. Since he said so, I can take the money with no mental burden."
He shrugged.
Sydney was amazed by this person and gave him a thumbs-up. "Are you not afraid that your reputation as a lawyer will be damaged?"
The lawyer laughed, "Compared to money, reputation is nothing."
Hearing this, Sydney had nothing to say.
This person, as Julien said, was very greedy.
Yet it was understandable. In this world, who was not greedy?
She was greedy, and so was Julien.
Otherwise, why would she and Julien have to work so hard for their corporations?
"So you came to me to intercede on Greta's behalf?" At this point, Julien finally opened his mouth again, gazing coolly at the lawyer.
The lawyer pushed his glasses and nodded. "Yeah, but I'm just going through the motions. Since I took this job, even though I know it's useless, I have to show my attitude. That's what a paid lawyer should do."
Awesome!
Sydney once again gave a thumbs up to the lawyer with admiration.
Seeing this, Julien pursed his thin lips in displeasure and then bent her thumb down with warning eyes.
She was not allowed to admire other men, except for him.
Sydney rolled her eyes in amusement, but she nodded her head, indicating that she would only admire him.
Only then was Julien satisfied. He moved his gaze to the lawyer across from him. "Are you not worried that I'll be unhappy?"
The lawyer adjusted his tie and replied with a confident face, "Although I'm not close to you, I understand you. You know the result and my character, so you won't be upset with me. In view of this, I dared to take the case."
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