Los Angeles Legendary Sleuth

Daisy said, "There's a saying that concern causes chaos, and I think having a lawyer here is enough."

"Miss Worry, what do you think?"

Billie Worry looked at her boyfriend, "I trust my boyfriend and hope he stays."

"OK." Daisy shrugged her shoulders, pulled out a document from her bag, and placed it in front of Billie Worry, "Miss Worry, please take a look at this document."

Billie Worry took the document and was initially puzzled. It listed some dates and locations, but as she read, it seemed she remembered something, her face changed dramatically, and she quickly covered the document, fearing her boyfriend beside her would see it.

The boyfriend noticed Billie Worry's unusual behavior, "Billie, what's wrong? What does it say?"

Billie Worry turned her head to face her boyfriend, "Dear, could you step out for a moment?"

"Why?" Billie Worry's boyfriend looked surprised.

"I'll tell you when we get home, OK?"

Billie Worry signaled her lawyer, and her lawyer, Robbin Will, stood up and persuaded the boyfriend to leave the office.

Billie Worry looked at the document again, her expression somewhat troubled, and asked, "What does this mean? I don't understand what is written here?"

Daisy countered, "If you don't understand, then why did you send your boyfriend out?"

Billie Worry countered instead of answering, "Where did you get this information from?"

Daisy said, "Quentin Hargis told us.

According to him, you two have maintained an improper relationship, and the document records the times and addresses of your meetings.

You are not as innocent as you claim, having cheated on your boyfriend all along.

If you could have an affair with Quentin Hargis, you could do the same with Danny Carter.

It wasn't by chance."

"You're lying!" Billie Worry stood up, walked to the corner of the office, and made a phone call, but the call did not get through.

Billie Worry appeared increasingly anxious, dialed two more times without success, then walked back somewhat dejectedly, "What have you done to him?"

"He's fine and has agreed to testify in court."

"Liar, he would never betray me!"

Daisy countered, "Why not? What is your relationship with him?"

Billie Worry pointed her finger at Daisy, "Despicable, shameful."

Daisy said, "Despicable and shameful is you. You have a boyfriend, yet you fool around.

When your boyfriend found out, you falsely accused the other party of assault, denigrated their reputation, and sought high compensation.

Do you realize what this would do to Danny Carter?"

Billie Worry asked, "What about me?

Has anyone cared about me?

The idiot filed a police report because his car was stolen, and now all the neighbors know.

My boyfriend also knows, what should I do?"

"So you admit there was no assault, you claimed you were assaulted because Danny Carter called the police and your affair was exposed."

The plaintiff's lawyer Robbin Will quickly held onto Billie Worry, whispering, "Billie, don't answer her.

Did you really have an affair?"

"I... yes."

"Why didn't you tell me? This puts me at a disadvantage."

"I didn't expect them to find out about it, and besides, does my affair have anything to do with the case?"

Plaintiff's lawyer Robbin Will pulled Billie Worry aside and whispered, "This will affect your credibility.

If you have a stable relationship with your boyfriend, it indirectly proves you're not promiscuous, and the jury and judge will have a good impression of you.

But if you cheated behind your boyfriend's back, they will see a stain on your character, viewing you as a woman of loose morals, likely to cheat a second time.

The assault accusation would hardly hold, naturally affecting the case's judgment."

Billie Worry ran her fingers through her hair, "Are we definitely going to lose?"

"It's very likely."

"What should I do?"

"Contact your affair partner, as long as he doesn't testify in court, the fact of your affair can't be proven."

Billie Worry sighed, "I just made three calls, but I couldn't reach him."

"Has he ever been like this before?" asked Robbin Will.

"No, he's always answered promptly whenever I called before, never like today."

Robbin Will shook his head, "That suggests he might already have been bought off by the opposing lawyer."

"What should I do?"

"Two options, first find the person you had an affair with, convince him not to testify in court, then you still have a chance to win.

The second is an out-of-court settlement."

Billie Worry glanced outside; now she worried not only about Quentin Hargis testifying but also about her boyfriend finding out.

"I'm not confident I can persuade the person I had an affair with."

Robbin Will fell back on his next option, "Then sit down, and I'll talk to them."

The two returned to the negotiation table, and Robbin Will changed the topic, "Lawyer Ellis, since we are here to negotiate a settlement, let's show some sincerity.

We are willing to voluntarily reduce the compensation to 1 million US dollars."

Daisy said, "Then we'll raise it to 80,000 US dollars."

"That's not enough, far from enough. Lawyer Ellis, I hope you can also show some sincerity. Only then can the negotiations continue."

Daisy said, "It's you who are being utterly unreasonable, 1 million US dollars is simply impossible. With the evidence we have, you have no chance of winning."