"You once took me out of the orphanage in the name of giving me a home!"

"But after less than a month, I never saw you again, and that's when I remembered why you barely smiled or looked at me in the car the first time you came here. You don't even seem interested in what my name should be! The way you look at Irma is the same! In your eyes, I'm just a big toy for Irma. ”

"But at least I'm luckier than Irma, and you look at her with nothing but disgust and impatience! You're a standard coward! ”

Beth Harmon was still angry, but her tone was not intense, and even a little slowly, "By the way, it's not just a toy, I'm also a tool for you to try to alleviate the guilt of abandoning your wife." At least, after you left, Irma had someone to accompany you! And also make him a mother! Look how attentive and understanding the lovely Mr. Wheatley is! ”

"Leaving the hated Lexington, but not giving up the status of husband and father, I thought you were just running away out of cowardice, obviously I was wrong, probably you expected this situation the moment you stepped out of the house."

These harsh but logical words reassured Edward a lot, at least Beth didn't lose her mind, as long as she could stay calm, then her IQ would be the most powerful weapon, enough to make her invincible.

Maybe lawyer Johnson can mix it up from a legal point of view, no, mediate, but what does he do when he loves someone? - He would love to come to a tactical backlash.

Although I am not familiar with civil law such as marriage law, don't forget that E&Y Law Firm has been in contact with many big law firms in recent times, and has connected with many good lawyers.

New York was originally the capital of lawsuits, and he came out of New Haven again, if he really fights a lawsuit, who is afraid of whom!

No, isn't there still a Ferriche.

Although the elder brother went to the cell, Tiago was still there.

The underworld of the United States is not popular for cross-provincial expeditions, and there are no big circles or the like, they are basically native-born and raised hooligans.

But Denver is a city in a backward central region, with a predominantly red-necked population and abundant martial arts but low intellectual level.

If you get a few MAFIAs in the past, it is normal to harass Mr. Wheatley without any trace.

Definitely no trouble and absolutely efficient.

"Ed ......"

"Huh?!" He was stunned, Beth Harmon was the first time he had been called by such a nickname.

"What are you thinking?" She asked

"I, I didn't think about anything, did I?" Of course, he can't say that he intends to use black and white to administer justice.

"But the look on your face is very, very wonderful, and I know you're not going to hurt me, so I'm relieved," Beth Harmon said with a smile.

Mr. Wheatley and attorney Johnson's faces were hard to look at.

"I remember you had a nickname...... Beth Harmon continued, "called, cross-examined Edward?" ”

"Uh...... Sort of, but it's a joke...... "The natural modesty that comes with Chinese blood is starting to strike again."

"Edward Young, the one who handled the Sheldon bombing?" Attorney Johnson asked

"It's me, but in that case, lawyer Kamazepin, lawyer Bakhruyan Sorokin, and lawyer Bert Witzleben did it, and I just helped them to do it." said politely, but the look on his face was still arrogant.

After all, those few bad moves, such as moral kidnapping of the KB organization or something, were all his ideas.

But he couldn't tell what Beth Harmon was going to do by saying that.

Intimidate the other party, and then Mr. Wheatley stops?

It is obviously unlikely, such a house will cost tens of thousands of dollars at the cheapest, and Mr. Wheatley will receive at least $100,000 after deducting the outstanding loan and the portion given to Beth Harmon.

That's a lot of money.

It is equivalent to a huge amount of money that a middle-class can only accumulate without eating or drinking for ten years, and the other party has no reason to give it up.

So what does this girl want to do?

Beth Harmon said coldly: "This is my home, I won't let you sell the house." ”

"But ......," said attorney Johnson, "is Mr. Wheatley's power, even if it goes to court...... You know, law is law, and Mr. Wheatley has all the formalities......"

It's the truth, the big truth, so Edward considers whether to give Tiago a call.

"So, I'll buy it......" Beth Harmon said very domineeringly, "I'll buy it!" ”

"How much is it?" She asked.

Mr. Wheatley began to talk to Mr. Johnson.

"$110,000," Johnson said.

"Eleven thousand dollars......" Beth Harmon sneered.

Then I opened the drawer and took out the checkbook.

"Hey, wait" Edward grabbed her.

"Let go of me," she said calmly, "I'm not in a bad head." I don't want to talk to him anymore. Let him take the money and get out"

"No, no...... You can give as much as he says? Edward persuaded her, "This is a house, oh no, I think this house is worth $80,000 at most......"

He meant that Beth Harmon had better take the opportunity to repay the bargain, and the other party would ask for a price, and he would repay the money on the spot, fairly.

"I know, but!" Beth Harmon stared at her, her big eyes flashing with a strange light, "The extra money should be taken as a thank you to him for taking me out of the orphanage, if I had been in the orphanage, I would not have such a happy life today." Isn't it?! This is an opportunity! Of course I caught it. ”

Her teeth clenched, and her cheeks were a little deformed.

Apparently, she is in a state of extreme calm caused by extreme anger, in which case people do a lot of strange things, and they all seem to make sense - when the brain activates the self-protection mechanism, it will withdraw from the emotion, making people seem cold and unreasonable.

"OK" Edward let go of her and let her write the check, isn't it 100,000 dollars......

Uncle can't afford it, as for not paying it back, how can he pay it back?

Gee.

Be a ruthless chess machine for Lao Tzu, and play chess in the United States and even the world to make money and pay off debts!

Thinking of this, he said to Mr. Wheatley, "I suppose there is probably no father-daughter relationship between you and her after this incident......

Mr. Wheatley snorted, not knowing what to say.

Apparently, lawyer Johnson had just briefed him on Edward's glorious deeds.

"So, I would recommend adding another formality after the closing......"

"What formalities?"

"Break the adoption agreement, and from now on, you are legal strangers and no longer have anything to do with each other."

"Also, I will ask you to sign a few agreements, such as that you must get Miss Harmon's permission before giving an interview, otherwise you will not be allowed to face reporters alone. You may not use Beth's prestige for your own benefit, including but not limited to giving interviews to various media, publishing books and other films, not receiving advertisements, and not mentioning Miss Harmon in your daily business. Failure to do so will result in severe punishment. You get the idea. ”

"This ......," Mr. Wheatley was clearly unwilling, "that you are doing this against the law!" ”

"Lawyer Johnson, you'd better persuade your client to agree, you know, everything I just said is within the scope of the law. We are lawyers and know that the justification of the law is there! ”

"The law is a shield that protects good from evil. All judges know this. ”

Attorney Johnson nodded, "Yes, Mr. Yang, I think you are quite right, but isn't it too ...... to do so You know my consciousness, isn't it a little too harsh. ”

"If he doesn't want to, I can arrange for Beth to appear on a TV interview and talk about how she and Irma have had the toughest years together over the years. Believe me, the people of the Midwest are very simple, and although they are not highly educated, they hate certain behaviors that violate traditional morals and values! ”

"Besides, I didn't force Mr. Wheatley to do anything, I just legally confirmed their current relationship. Lawyer Johnson, I believe you also have your own judgment. Isn't it? ”

Edward smiled: "We are now talking to each other as professionals, although we have different positions, but the purpose is the same to protect the interests of our clients as much as possible. I suggest you ask your colleagues in New York about me as a person, and pay attention, to find my peers and not the media or whatever, they don't know the real me. ”

"Take the check and get out of here! Right away," Beth Harmon threw the check on the table.

Mr. Wheatley hurriedly snatched it and held it in his hand.

"I'm Miss Beth's lawyer, and her attitude is my attitude, so I'll be contacted in the future. This is my business card. He said and handed his business card to attorney Johnson.

The other party also used business cards.

"Also, when the closing process is complete, I will apply for a protective order, and you are not allowed to be within a kilometer of Miss Harmon without permission!"

"You're going too far!" Mr. Wheatley stood up, "You are distrusting and insulting to my character. ”

"yes!" Edward was unmoved, but leaned on the sofa with his legs crossed, and looked up at the middle-aged man, his eyes were cold and his expression was grim.

"You!"

"Let me remind you that Mr. Mark Curlow, a local senator of Congress, just came here last month and sat where you stood up, and now I am considering whether to throw this sofa away." Edward said word for word: "The sofa is contaminated, it is dirty, and it does not deserve to be in a home that symbolizes a safe haven." ”

"I don't like you so much, and I can tell you that if you're in New York, you don't have a chance to be in my presence at all. Don't think I'm going to do this through a court injunction, I hate trouble, I'm going to have people break your legs. But unfortunately, now that I'm in Kentucky and I'm Miss Elizabeth Harmon's attorney, I can only force my nausea to face you for the sake of professional ethics. So if you know each other, get out of here! Don't worry, I don't have the heart to plot a maggot......"

Mr. Wheatley stepped forward, as if he were about to move.

Edward didn't blink.

Lawyer Johnson grabbed his client and muttered a few words in his ear.

The two left directly.

"Let's eat......," said Edward.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, there was another knock on the door.

“？？ Looks like we're going to teach this guy a lesson," he scolded, opening the door.

"Huh?" Outside the door were not the two middle-aged and elderly greasy men just now, but two elderly women, dressed plainly, or outdated, as if they had crossed over from the south at the beginning of this century.

Dark suit, thick stockings, hats full of nineteenth-century English countryside.

？？？？

Does the aunt of the neighborhood committee in the United States come to the door to condole?

It would be nice if it was really the community sending warmth.

Beth Harmon is in this state now, and if there are a few elderly women who are accompanied by nagging, it will help her to improve her mood.

Of course, the best emotional relief method at this time is, of course, "X Love Psychological Rehabilitation Therapy", but it is really a bit immoral to take advantage of people's danger.

"I'm sorry, but is this Miss Elizabeth Harmon's residence?" The taller old lady asked, she looked to be in her sixties, her face was not wrinkled, she was obviously well-maintained, and the pearl necklace around her neck was quite a large size, and the size was the same, and it was obviously worth a lot.

She spoke in a loud voice, with elegant restraint in words, and was clearly well-educated, traditionally educated.

"Yes. This is her house, who are you? ”

"Oh, we are from the Council of Christian Evangelists, and we have come to visit Miss Harmon today to talk to her about funding, and if it is convenient, can we invite her out?"

"Oh, oh" Although he didn't know what to do, the attitude and image of the other party made Edward very good, gentle, polite and modest, and the two old ladies were too many and half of them to threaten him.

That's when Beth Harmon walked over.

The tall old lady said, "This is Miss Elizabeth Harmon, hello, I am Jane, she is Joan, and we are the ones who corresponded with Mrs. Wheatley before, and now we are here to make up the formalities, is she there?" ”

"Oh, oh," Beth Harmon obviously knew about it, "please come in." But I'm sorry, Irma has left us......"

"Oh God!" The two old ladies walked halfway and were stunned when they heard this! So he didn't care to sit down and hurriedly began to draw a cross on the spot, clasped his hands together, and prayed in his mouth.

Tossed for a while before taking a seat.

"I'm sorry, we're very sad. But Mrs. Irma Wheatley is a good person, and she will watch over us from heaven. We will continue to pray for her and for you. God loves us all," Joan said.

Beth Harmon didn't speak, but nodded slightly in agreement.

Edward crossed Erlang's legs on the side, and he was curious about the meaning of the two men.

Jane took a document out of her briefcase, lifted her glasses and said, "Since Mrs. Wheatley is gone, we can only speak to you directly, Miss Harmon."

"Just call me Beth"

"Okay, Miss Beth is like that. Mrs. Wheatley had previously made an agreement with us that the Evangelist Society would sponsor the full cost of your trip to Moscow and would not seek anything in return. I think you're very aware of that. ”

"Yes, Irma and I talked about it. Thank you for your generosity. Solved our big problem. The money has arrived. ”

“？？？” Edward listened in confusion, the Christian Evangelist Society, which sounded like a religious institution, combined with the outdated dress of these two old ladies, he estimated that these two might be the grandmothers of the monastery, and it was difficult to travel today, so they changed their clothes.

Wait, but Beth Harmon went to Moscow to wrestle with Petro, what does it have to do with them?

Baba rushed to deliver money?

Could it be that the religious association is also going to find a spokesperson in a fashion?

"This is the contract, please don't worry about the details, everything is according to the previous negotiation."

"Thank you" Beth Harmon took it, picked up a pen and prepared to sign.

"We have one more small request," said Joan......