Orson knows what he is thinking and understands why he is in so much pain. He sits down on the sofa
next to him, and sorts out the process to him, "Since you have to go to court you must choose the
safest way to go, if you act rashly, you might end up harming Lily."
Rex doesn't say anything, he is reaching for a cigarette and lighting it, he has been smoking a lot lately.
"Lily's lawsuit is not easy to fight, you need to prepare for the worst, but if Lily admits her guilty, her
penalty can be reduced, we can do our best and try to bail her out..."
Rex closes his eyes with a tight frown when he hears this, "She studies law and she is a lawyer. So, if
there's a stain on her file, I guess it's not good for her to develop in this profession in the future."
Who will want a lawyer with a criminal record?
Orson keeps silence; he has almost forgotten that Lily is a lawyer also.
"There's always a trade-off." Orson doesn't push him too hard when he knows he is in a dilemma. He
just tells him the pros and cons, "How to make the decision is up to you, but I want you to be calm and
sensible, there is no turning back."
The two speak on the lawsuit for a while. Orson has business to attend to and leaves. There is only
Rex left in the office, the man is sitting in the spacious couch, but he looks like he is on pins and
needles.
He can't stop looking at the documents on the table in front of him, as if he is stuck in a deadlock.
The only breakthrough is Marina, although she refuses to admit it after the incident and insists that Lilly
did it. But Rex feels that there is something he hasn't found.
Rex has smoked nearly half a packet; the ashtray is full of ashes. The man who is in an irritable mood
presses out the cigarette butt. His head has a moment of dizziness when he stands up. Due to a few
days of poor rest and irregular meal, his body can't support him anymore.
Rex steadies his feet and walks to his desk to pick up the phone, "Ask the driver to prepare the car."
On the other hand, Marina is still in the ward of Lin's hospital, and apart from the necessary daily
treatment, she has nothing to do in her daily life.
After the morning checkup, Marina is stunned when she sees the caller ID, which is Jade, and then she
answers it with impatience. “Hello..."
"Marina, what do you mean?" Jade's voice sounds loudly from the phone. Compare to Jade, Marina is
very nonchalant about her emotions, "Talk properly, make noise for what?"
"When are you going to honor what you had promised me?" It is already done, Jade doesn't have the
mood to deal with her; so she gets straight to the point and asks.
"Didn't I tell you that in a few days, taking such a large amount of money may arouse suspicion, why
are you in a hurry!"
"Why I'm in a hurry?" Jade yells out of control, "It's been four days beyond the scheduled time and you
still haven't given me the money, what do you think why I'm in a hurry? Let me tell you, if you try to
cheat me, I won't let you go. We're both in the same boat now. So, you better do what you have said!"
Marina's face is turning cold when she hears Jade's words, every time she talks about this, Jade will
always threaten her with this matter. Something was getting wrong; she seems to have mistaken her
position.
Thinking of this, Marina can't help but says viciously, "Jade, don't think you can threaten me, just
because I promised to give it to you. If you mess up anything halfway, not to mention Rex, I'll make
sure you won't see tomorrow's sun!"
Although Jade said hard words, she has nothing at present and she is afraid of Marina. She can only
hold down her anger and says, "Give me a deadline!"
Marina looks at the small garden outside through the window, her eyes narrow and says, "Ten days, I
will be banking this money into your account."
"That's too long..."
"I'll try my best to be as fast as possible, ten days at most, if it goes well it won't take that long."
Jade wants to get the money quickly so she can run away, but Marina's attitude seems tough. So, Jade
doesn't continue to argue with her.
Dwelling on it for a moment, Jade grits her teeth, "Fine, then I'll wait for the news from you, if it goes
beyond the deadline, don't blame me if I do anything!"
Jade still wants to say something, but Marina is sensitive enough to hear movement outside the door
and immediately hangs up the phone. Then she is putting it under her pillow.
The door is open from the outside and they are Dr. George and Rex.
The man in front of her has lost a lot of weight, his cheekbones are slightly protruding, the lines of his
face are more obvious, and his eye sockets are more prominent. He looks like he is tired and probably
hasn't been resting well lately.
"Rex, what are you doing here?" Marina is so happy that she even ignores George who stands beside
Rex.
Rex doesn't respond to her, he just looks at her and says, “Nice recovery."
Melly’s death and Lily's lawsuit must make Rex so busy, but Marina looks well, and she doesn't look
like a person who lost her beloved one.
Marina hears the sarcasm in his words, and the smile on her lips froze. "It's just fine, Dr. George and
Dr. Lin take care of me so well."
The man sneers, "Melly is gone, you don't feel bad?"
"What are you talking about, that's my grandmother, why wouldn't I be sad?” Marina speaks, as if she
is choking, with tears in her eyes, "I must keep myself from thinking too much about it. And I'm sure
you'll bring the bad guys to justice!"
Rex isn't interested in what she has said, but he turns to George and says, "Get out of here. I'll talk to
her alone."
George nods in understanding and just instructs, "Calm down, she can't be stimulated again."
After George left, only Rex and Marina are left in the ward, the quiet space was particularly weird,
especially when they were both thinking of their thoughts.
Marina has been thinking about him crazily lately, but it also makes her afraid to face him. She is afraid
of being found out.
"Rex, what's wrong with you?" Marina can't help but ask the man since he doesn't talk after waiting for
a long time.
The man who has been standing still finally makes a move. He is walking to the couch and sitting
down, his legs fold over, and then he looks at the door of the ward in which Melly stayed. He asks in a
slow tone, "What was going on during that day."
He has asked her about this countless times, and each time Marina is nervous.
She swallows her saliva, "I told you when I came in, I saw Lily put down the needle in her hand, and
the surveillance recorded it all.”
"I'm asking you." The man looks at her sharply, "Why that bottle of medicine was inside Lily's isolation
suit."
"I don't know, I guess it was brought in from outside."
"Are you sure?"
Marina meets his sharp gaze and purses her lips without speaking.
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