Chapter 25: Sue Her For Slander
Sarah chuckled with our humeruspect you want to settle this case out of count. How much are you willing to pay me? A million! Two million?
Mr. Smith’s eyes popped out of their socket. “Amillion
“poes that seem too high a price for your son’s reputation? Don’t worry, I won’t settle for your money. I will take you to court. But you think I am poor and will exhaust my resources trying to fight you. You’re right, probably will go broke fighting you, but 1 won’t stop there. If you bribe everyone in the legal system, I will drill tail you. I will go to your place of employment, to his graduation, wedding, when his child gets born. I will sell everyone that brushes past him about what kind of a disgusting human being he is.”
Jottin was about to protest but Sarah leveled him with a glare
I might be poor but I am persistent. Don’t drive someone to come and expect to escape scathed. Even an injured dog will ice when it has no way out
Tutipped. He knew from the fire in Sarah’s eyes that she would do good on the threats
“Miss Mitch” the lawyer interjected. “You should tread carefully. We can sue you for slander.
Sarah scoffed. “Was that supposed to scare me? The burden of proof will be on you, actually. I was really assauled and there were eyewitnesses.”
This made mitha lawyer close his mouth immediately. The room was so quiet that Sarah had forgotten there were several prople watching her. She looked at Luca and found him gaping She offered him a small smile and turned to Justin and bis father.
“The only way you will get out of this situation is if you drop the charges against Mr. Calton.”
William furred his brow. She had been meek all along, but suddenly she had pounced on those people the allness protecting her cubs. Clearly, she didn’t want to come to the polic state report the incident but now she was owning up to it and threatening Justin with a miserable life.
And just like that, the situation was taken care of, Will wouldn’t have to spend the night in jail Sarah was relieved that Luca had dragged her along, She knew the Lawyer could have handledthe mess by himsel, but she wanted to think het per had sped up the process
She sat in the station while the final paperwork was filled out. Luca sat on the bench with her and kept watching her for something Sarah didn’t know what he wanted, she wanted to ask but of course, Luca would tell her even if she did.
She sighed and leaned against the back of the bench The night was finally coming to an end at fear in the morning and she was exhausted. Her body was sore as if she had been in a trai woeck Loca said it was probably because she had been tense throughout. On top of that, she had been in a physical altercation
Luca left shortly after that. Sarah only opened her eyes when she heard foors and voices approaching she flew up to her feet and rushed forward, looking to see if William was leaving She did realize she hadreamed until she plowed into William’s chest and wrapped her arms tightly around his waist.
“OL” Hische rumbled as she muzzled her face into it. She wanted him to put as around her, but he didn’t was stating wide–eyed at the lawyer when she looked up at him. The man watched with a look of curing mixed with disapproval “This remains between us,” Willlam id gruffly. “Not a word of this should reach my father. I will hold you accountable if I hear a peep shout it,” William warned the Lawyer.
He pulled away and Luca had the sense to change the conversation “Sarah, doyou have a ride home?”
Sarah cleared her the “I just callacak”
Luca was worried. “I am not sure you should go home alone at this hout. You’ve been through such today
Sarah slugged “Don’t worry about me I have used up my bad luck for the day,” she tried to joke
Sarah wibeed when Luca motioned her to book the cat she know she should leave but she was not ready to say goodbye to William.
The lawyer said something and walked to his car while Lara stepped away, knowing the two needed to talk alone. Sarah went to hing William again, but he stopped her with a firm grip on her
was shocked, and stared as he shook his head and carefully pushed her away.
“Thank you for what you did,” he said. “But it doesn’t change anything”
“How can you say that?” she whispered “Why are you acting like you don’t know? Should I spell it out for you?!
The irony of the situation didn’t escape ler. The tables had turned and now she was the one shaking his down. Witam shook his head and rubbed his chin. “I should go.”
“William.” She reached for him. He raised his hand and she stepped back immediately.
* will wail for Luca Thank you for healedett “Bye!
Sarah watched him walk away and then go behind a car to lean against it: She didn’t understand what had just trampired. She got upset. So upset that she didn’t know how her lost carried ler to him. In an instant, she was right in front of William “What the hell was that?” She slammed her hand against the car, shocking him.
“And what do you think you are doing?” mapped angrily at her.
Sarah’s eyes paced “You have done nothing but make me run around
headless chicken!” she shouted, her hands waving around animatedly in her frustrated state.
“Made you run ound?” he asked in amazement. He pushed off the car and she backed away immediately, “You are the one playing with my head slice the day you!” “Lampo” Sarah yelled back
Within seconds, his lace was inches from hers. “Yes, you have.” He stared down at her hard
(karan, them in is to keep up with you and your pushy beharder. I can’t keep up with your pace!”
“That’s nonsense and you know it. You are too ashamed to adult that you want out of the lowly life you have created”
Scalinded up at him is astunidanent. “W–whur?” she stifleret
Hit staje borned through her. He could see right into her soul Rocked away in discolore lined his hand but the second she turned her face, he dropped it lifelessly to his side
Het woken Leuka, betraying the cool facade she was fighting to keep. Of course, it was a battle she had lost from the beginning
“Doplu ward to find car?” he muttered and leaned in
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