Chapter 870 Jealous Again
Sonia was not exaggerating at all. Toby’s affections for her ran deep, and she believed that he would do anything she asked him to, even if it meant letting Anya off scot-free.
But would she ask him to do that?
Certainly not!
The man behind Anya was barking up the wrong tree with this plan of his.
True enough, Toby did not even have to refute the attorney’s words, as the attorney himself quickly added, “I know that it’s impossible, of course. President Fuller and I might go way back, but now we barely have any contact with each other. He would not choose to go easy on Anya just for my sake.”
“Since you’re well aware of that, then why did you accept the case anyway?” Sonia asked.
The attorney had full knowledge of her relationship with Toby, so he was very respectful to her as well. He smiled and explained, “For the very reason I mentioned earlier, money. Mr. Salzburg promised that as long as I met with President Fuller and pleaded the case to him, then I would be paid 5 million.”
He held up his fingers to emphasize the amount.
Sonia gasped. “5 million? That’s a lot of money indeed.”
The attorney nodded in agreement. “Exactly! Combined with my retainer fee, I would be paid a total of slightly over 7 million. How could I say no to that?”
Sonia laughed. “That may be so, but what if you didn’t manage to persuade Toby? Wouldn’t they take the 5 million back?”
“Surprisingly, no.” The attorney shook his head. “I’ve asked Miss Steinfeld about this before, since I’m thoroughly aware of the fact that my relationship with President Fuller was not one that held any sway over him. I was upfront about this to Mr. Salzburg as well, so he knows that it’s an impossible task, but he insisted on trying anyway. Since he’s determined to give it a go despite knowing the odds, then I have no qualms about accepting his money.”
Sonia was beginning to admire this man’s gumption. She gave him a thumbs up and asked, “Aren’t you afraid of losing your credibility as an attorney?”
The attorney chuckled. “What’s a little credibility when it comes to that much money?”
Sonia had no response for that. His life revolved around money, and it was exactly like how Toby described him.
Still, she could accept his point of view. After all, money did make the world go round.
Both she and Toby were hard at work amassing a fortune for themselves as well. If not, why else would they be slaving away for their respective companies?
“So you’re here to plead clemency on behalf of Anya?” Finally, Toby spoke up once more, and his icy stare was fixed on the attorney.
The attorney adjusted his glasses and nodded. “Indeed, but only for the sake of making an attempt. Since I did agree to take this case, then I should at least give it a try even if I know that it won’t work. After all, I still need to do my job.”
What a guy!
Sonia stuck her thumb up for him once again as she was impressed by him.
When Toby saw what Sonia was doing, he pursed his lips in displeasure and pulled her hand back down before giving her a warning look. She was not allowed to be impressed with any man other than him.
Sonia rolled her eyes in amusement, but nodded her assent. She would not be impressed with anyone else except for him. This satisfied Toby, so he turned back to the attorney. “You’re not afraid that you might offend me?”
However, the attorney adjusted his necktie and responded confidently, “I may not be close friends with you, President Fuller, but I’d like to think that I have a fairly good understanding of you. Since you’re certain of the outcome and you know the kind of person I am, then it’s unlikely that you’d have a bone to pick with me. I’m sure about this, so that’s why I decided to take on this case.”
Toby snorted and did not respond, but the attorney was right when he alluded to the fact that Toby would not hold this against him. It was the reason why Toby was largely unaffected by the attorney’s presence. There was nothing that this attorney could do to change Toby’s mind after all. Since this attorney was merely going through the motions and had no intentions of helping Anya, then there was no reason for Toby to begrudge him this chance to earn a sizable fee.
Sonia glanced at Toby and noticed that while his expression was a little cold, it was still fairly neutral. The attorney had guessed correctly, so he did understand Toby quite well.
“Since you know that Toby’s not going to get offended, why don’t you hurry up and make an attempt to plead the case on Anya’s behalf? It’ll be our turn to see Anya soon.” Sonia checked her watch and reminded the attorney.
Earlier, the policeman had informed them that Anya’s interrogation would take another half hour. Half an hour was nearly up, so the attorney needed to do whatever he intended to do now.
Once the attorney heard Sonia’s reminder, he quickly looked over to Toby. Toby had a neutral expression on his face, but he did not refute Sonia, so the attorney immediately got the hint. He realized Sonia was more important to Toby than he previously thought. After tugging at his necktie, he tapped away on his phone before turning to Toby with a look of utmost respect. “It’s my honor to meet you, President Fuller. I’m Miss Anya Steinfeld’s legal representative, and I would like to know what your stance is on this case. Would you be willing to settle out of court? We would do our best to meet any of your demands if both you and Miss Reed are willing to forgive Miss Anya Steinfeld for her actions. Would you be open to discussing this further?”
“Never, so get lost!” Toby remained expressionless, but his tone was icy.
Sonia did not say anything, but she nodded in agreement to show that she shared Toby’s stance.
The attorney adjusted his glasses as his expression morphed into one of disappointment. He sighed and added regretfully, “Alright, thank you for letting me know where you stand on this. I apologize for interrupting you both.”
Right after that, the attorney saved the audio recording and pocketed his phone. “Okay, I’ve done my part. With this recording, I’ll be able to claim the 5 million.”
When Sonia noticed the greedy look on the attorney’s face, she laughed and said, “This is the least amount of effort I’ve ever seen from anyone. Isn’t it obvious from the recording that you’re just putting on a show? After hearing it, would they really be willing to pay you still?”
The attorney patted the phone in his pocket and reassured her. “Of course, Miss Reed. They said I would be paid if I made a plea to President Fuller. I did just that, and even if it was all an act, it still counts as making a plea. After all, our agreement did not stipulate how serious I had to be about it.”
Once again, Sonia was speechless. The attorney sounded too convincing, and it was impossible for her to refute him. Who knew he had such a glib tongue? He had to be pretty successful in his field.
Sonia was curious, so she decided to search him up on the web. As soon as she saw his credentials, her eyes grew wide and she began to see the attorney in a different light. Indeed, he was not an ordinary attorney at all.
“What are you looking at?” Sonia had a look of marvel when she looked up at the attorney, but soon, a large hand covered her eyes to prevent her from giving the attorney a look of admiration.
Toby’s lips were pressed into a thin line, and he had a stormy expression on his face. He was extremely uncomfortable with the look on Sonia’s face when she stared up at the attorney. Sure enough, his expression changed as he shot daggers at the attorney.
