Since I live at my uncle's house, I get up early every morning, and today is no exception.

These days, after waking up, I would habitually tinkle a few times on the piano in my cousin's room, knock out a string of notes of "Wild Bees Flying", and then run to help my aunt prepare breakfast.

Leaving the room, I walked towards the kitchen as usual.

My uncle was sitting in the living room reading the newspaper when he noticed her coming out and casually greeted, "Good morning, Jenny." ”

"Good morning, uncle," came to the kitchen and kissed his aunt on the face affectionately: "Good morning, aunt." ”

"Morning," my aunt smiled and said, "I always listen to you play the piano these days, and you're interested in music again?"

Helping her aunt divide the salad, she shook her head and said, "No, is it noisy for you?"

"Of course not, Lisa and Clark have moved out, and I'd love to have more noise in the house. ”

"Hehe, isn't there still Carl?"

"Carl is just too shy to deal with people. By the way, is he up?"

"I didn't see it. ”

So my aunt told my uncle in the living room to tell my little cousin Carl to get up.

After being so busy for a while, a family of four sat around the dining room and began to eat breakfast.

Her aunt helped her pour the milk and handed it over, and then asked the uncle opposite, "Who called this morning, so early?"

The uncle said, "Janet Johnston, a very important client, asked me to help her with a case. ”

"I remember that woman," my aunt thought for a moment, "and I always felt that something was wrong with her." ”

"It's your women's prejudice, isn't it?

The little cousin, who was originally eating with his head down, suddenly interjected: "Dad, this shows that you are not normal." ”

She burst out laughing.

My aunt pretended to be angry and knocked on my little cousin's head: "What do you say about your father." ”

The uncle just smiled, but turned to her again: "Jenny, this is a very interesting case, wait and see it with me." ”

She is a student at Yale Law School, about to enter her junior year, and after graduation, she also plans to become a lawyer, and has already confirmed that she will intern at her uncle's firm next year. ”

After breakfast, I changed into a light gray women's professional suit with checks, simply tied a ponytail, said goodbye to my aunt and cousin, and left the Bel-Air community with my uncle in the car.

On the way, her uncle told her about the general situation of the case: "This happened in Santa Monica last night, five young people beat up a boy who got off work from a convenience store, Jenny, guess what the result is?"

Five against one, what else?

She thought to herself, but she was worried that she would have to represent those five bastards today.

The uncle noticed the change in her expression, and obviously saw her thoughts, and said, "Jenny, if this is the case, it will be difficult for you to become a qualified lawyer. However, we are acting for the boy who was beaten today. ”

Only then did he put his mind at ease, so he asked, "Uncle, what is the result?" ”

"As a result," said the uncle, smiling and selling a little, "the five young men all had a broken leg and severe comminuted fractures, and one of them lost seven teeth. The boy who was attacked suffered only minor injuries. ”

Originally, she was still worried about the boy who was beaten, but at this time, hearing what her uncle said, she suddenly opened her mouth, revealing a look of disbelief, and said, "He, is he Bruce Lee?"

"Heh, let's go and see. ”

Then, at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, she once again saw the focused figure with a guitar on Venice Beach.

"Simon, this is Attorney George Norman, he's very good, he's going to be able to clean up that bit of waste for us. Oh George, this is Simon, Simon Westeros. ”

Simon Westeros.

I immediately remembered the name.

The uncle shook hands with the boy and turned to look at her.

Without waiting for her uncle's introduction, she stepped forward generously, stretched out her hand to him, and said, "Hello, I'm Jennifer Raybould. ”

Simon smiled and shook the hand of the capable girl with a ponytail in front of him, and said, "Raybould, I know, this is the meaning of the rainbow, right?"

Jennifer Raybould nodded, a little surprised: "yes." ”

Raybould is a variant of Rainbow.

I didn't expect him to know this kind of strange knowledge, but he didn't know the origin of 'Westeros', so it seems that he should check it out when he goes back.

However, he obviously didn't remember himself at all, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost.

Thinking so, he continued to shake hands with Janet Johnston next to him and said hello. Suddenly remembered that this should be the woman who wanted to steal money from his piano case that day, it turned out that they not only knew each other, but also were so close, ordinary friends obviously would not be so dedicated to bed when the other party was hospitalized.

After the pleasantries, George Norman sat down on Simon's bedside, pulled out his notebook, and began to ask for more specific details about last night's incident. Jennifer Raybould also sat next to her uncle with a notebook in her hand.

Simon also cooperated as much as he could.

After chatting like this for more than half an hour, George Norman temporarily took his leave and planned to communicate with the police officer in charge of the case.

Simon's hospital room was left with him and Janet alone.

It's just that it hasn't been quiet for long, when there is a knock on the door, and in response, a tall middle-aged man wearing rimless glasses walks in.

"Mr. Westeros?" the middle-aged man confirmed, then took the initiative to hand over the business card, and said, "I am the lawyer representing Derek Wheeler, Mark Stein and others. ”

Janet, who was still smiling, suddenly lost her good face when she heard the other party's introduction.

Simon remained silent and said, "Hello, Mr. Wheeler. ”

Derek Wheeler didn't care about Janet's coldness, but he didn't sit down, he still stood beside Simon's bed, with a bit of condescension, and said: "Mr. Westeros, after communicating with my clients, I found that even when they have lost the ability to resist, you still violently injured them, which is a very serious crime of intentional injury. If this matter goes to court, you will also face jail time. And I also know that you're a promising screenwriter who just signed a contract with Fox Films, which could ruin your career if things get bigger. ”

As soon as Derek Wheeler's voice fell, Janet was already dissatisfied: "This gentleman, the intimidation is over, you can go out, and we will state your threat in court."

Derek Wheeler was a little stunned, he didn't expect that he was just starting a foreshadowing, and he was about to be kicked out, so he had to turn to Simon on the hospital bed, hoping that the boy would have some opinions.

Simon pondered for a moment, and was about to speak, when there was another knock on the door, and attorney George Norman rushed back with Jennifer Raybould.

Derek Wheeler saw George Norman with a visibly surprised expression on his face, and Simon even sensed a hint of obvious weakness on the other party's face.

George Norman was also a little surprised, and then there was a bit of ridicule in his tone: "Derek, this time, are we going to be opponents again?"

Derek Wheeler's expression froze, and after a moment he said, "George, this is really a surprise. However, I am only representing my client and want to resolve this matter in a peaceful manner. Your client was beaten first, but he also had a very serious defensive misdemeanor. So, my client wants this thing to settle. ”

When Janet heard this, she immediately said: "Reconciliation?, that woman didn't say that last night, didn't they want to investigate to the end, and I still want to accompany me to the end?"

Derek Wheeler finished explaining, but ignored the others and looked at Simon again.

At the end of the day, it's the boy in front of you.

Simon lowered his gaze and was silent for a moment before he said to Derek Wheeler, "$500,000, I'm going to see the check before noon, and then that's the end of it." Otherwise, I will sue them for murder. ”

Simon's words came out, and everyone in the ward was stunned.

Janet reacted first, pounced and pinched Simon's face, and said very dissatisfied: "Little bastard, you are in the eyes of money, we don't want money, we are going to send those wastes to prison." ”

George Norman looked equally surprised, but did not speak.

Jennifer Raybould looked at the boy on the bed, and her expression couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

Simon ignored the change in everyone's expressions, and after finishing speaking, he turned to George Norman and said, "Lawyer Norman, can I sue them for murder?"

George Norman paused and nodded, "Of course." ”

Derek Wheeler's expression changed when he heard Simon's request.

He had hoped to get a settlement for his client, but he didn't expect the boy to ask for $500,000, which was not a small amount of money. However, this is precisely within the scope of the responsibility of another customer.

The client now prefers that the matter be resolved quickly.

Moreover, if the boy had started to sue Mark Stein and others for murder, it would have been clear that the five young men would not have been willing to bear such a serious charge, and they would probably have implicated the client as well.

Things will be bigger then.

After a moment's hesitation, Derek Wheeler smiled and nodded, "Well, Mr. Westeros, I'll relay your request to my client." ”

With that, Derek Wheeler took his leave and left Simon's hospital room.

Then, the atmosphere in the room also became deadlocked.

George Norman didn't expect things to turn so fast, looked at Janet who was sitting with her back to Simon like a little girl on the other side of the hospital bed, thought for a moment, and said, "Miss Johnston, in that case, we will take our leave, and if necessary, we will come back at noon." ”

Janet didn't speak.

Simon had to say, "Thank you for coming, Mr. Norman." ”

"It's my job," George Norman nodded, pulling his niece beside him, and the two of them left Simon's hospital room together.

The ward was completely silent, Simon waited patiently for a while, and seeing that Janet still didn't say a word, he had to take the initiative to say, "Jenny, do you want to listen to jokes?"

“......”

"Why don't I sing you a song?"

“......”

"I'm going to make a movie recently, would you like to make a cameo?"

“......”

After coaxing like this for a while, there was no result, and Simon had no choice but to give up.

Near noon, Catherine, who had rested for a few hours, rushed to the hospital again, and Janet, who had not spoken to Simon for more than an hour, immediately began to complain, accusing Simon of being a poor worm who asked for money and had no backbone.

Before Catherine could ask any more questions, Derek Wheeler returned, bringing a check for $500,000 and a settlement agreement.

Although dissatisfied with Simon's behavior, Janet called again and called Attorney George Norman. However, George Norman was the only one left who arrived this time.

Lawyer George Norman carefully confirmed the settlement agreement brought by Derek Wheeler, saying that there was no problem, and Simon signed his name.

After Derek Wheeler left, Janet casually threw the check left by the other party to Simon, and did not forget to taunt: "Okay, you are a rich man now, are you not satisfied?"

Simon didn't say anything, picked up the check on the bed sheet and looked down silently for a moment, then handed it to the woman sitting next to him, and said, "Catherine, find a charity and donate this money." ”

Catherine took the check in a daze, "Huh?"

As Simon said this, Janet, who was leaning on the head of the bed with her back to him, also turned around again.

George Norman, who wanted to leave, swallowed his farewell words for the time being.

Simon looked at Janet across the hospital bed and said with a smile, "I can't ask for this money, otherwise Jenny won't pay attention to me in the future." ”

Janet pouted dissatisfied: "Then why do you have to toss so much." ”

Simon lowered his gaze again, his thoughts seemed to be a little sluggish, and he whispered, "I just want to confirm something." ”

Janet felt Simon's voice a little low, and leaned forward, "Is it confirmed?"

"Confirmed. ”

"What are you sure?"

Simon raised his head again, revealing a harmless smile, but with some kind of strange indifference in his tone, he said lightly: "There is still one leg missing." ”