Jacob glanced at Matilda in bewilderment. "Matilda, are you very proficient in law and the firm?"
Paul chuckled and said, "Uncle, don't underestimate m y mother. In fact, she is also a Ph.D. graduate from Yale. She and my father met at the Master's School at Yale and married afterward. Later, my father founded the law firm and my mother was always there to assist him. If not because of my mother, my father’s career would not take off and sail so smoothly." s
Then, he sighed, "Too bad I'm still not capable of handling the firm myself yet, so I need my mother's help to assist me." 1
Matilda chuckled, "Son, you have done a great job. I hope that you can grow up as soon as possible and take over the company as a whole, then I can finally enjoy my retirement." 7
She couldn’t help sighing, "Now that I'm back to Oskia and Aurous Hill, my biggest dream is not to start our family business here, but to enjoy the retirement life o f an Oskian old lady peacefully." 1
Then, she secretly gazed at Jacob and thought, 'I've been living my life so hard in the States, I’m actually quite exhausted now. More sorrowfully, I had never really felt the taste of true love over the past 2 decades. So now that I'm back in Oskia, I want to let g o of everything I did before and be a retired old lady. It
would be better if I can reconnect with you, my old lover, to make up for my regrets over the years.’ s
Jacob knew that lawyers were actually a very popular profession in the United States because of the lucrative paycheck and lifestyle that ensued. Many lawsuits in the States offered a tremendously high compensation amount that would reach tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, s
According to the press, a few years ago, someone sued Marlboro, a famous American tobacco brand, for inducing smoking and causing death. The American court awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for the man.
Not long ago, there was an Asian man who was beaten by the security guards who worked under one of the American airline companies. This incident tarnished the airline's reputation and in the end, the lawyer team won tens of millions of dollars in compensation for the Asian man. 5
For lawyers, every winning case meant that they would receive at least 30%-50°/o of the compensation amount as the bonus, and sometimes even higher. 5
This was why the lawyers in the States were very professional. In fact, they would do anything at all to win their cases because the monetary interest behind the cases was so lucrative that they could never look away. If they won a big lawsuit, they would receive a paycheck of millions of dollars. They could easily make big money compared to ordinary people. 5
Therefore, in the United States, lawyers owned a very high social status and could be regarded as upper-class people, especially the renowned big lawyers. They could become billionaires through their careers and the distinguished guests of the celebrities, wealthy, and influential people. 4
Jacob couldn't help but feel more inferior now. He assumed that Matilda and her family were so extremely wealthy that they could easily fit into the upper-class society in Aurous Hill, s
On the contrary, he didn't have much to offer...
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