Chapter 033

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

These days, after getting up, I always get used to tinkling on the piano in my cousin's room to make a string of notes of "wild bee flying" and then run to help my aunt prepare breakfast.

Leave the room and walk to the kitchen as usual.

My uncle was sitting in the living room reading a newspaper. He noticed her coming out and said, "good morning, Jane."

"Good morning, uncle," he came to the kitchen and gave his aunt a kiss on the face. "Good morning, aunt."

"Good morning," my aunt said with a smile, "I always listen to you play the piano these days. Are you interested in music again?"

Helping my aunt divide the salad, she shook her head and said, "no, did you disturb me?"

"Of course not. Lisa and Clark have moved out. I'd like more noise at home."

"Hehe, isn't there 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 call my little cousin Carl to get up.

So busy for a while, a family of four sitting around the restaurant, began to eat breakfast.

My aunt helped her pour the milk, and then asked the opposite uncle, "who called this morning, so early?"

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

"I remember that woman," my aunt thought and said, "she always feels a little abnormal."

"Is that your woman's prejudice? Why didn't I feel it? "

The little cousin who had bowed his head to eat suddenly put in a sentence: "Dad, it shows that you are not normal either."

She burst into laughter.

My aunt pretended to be angry and knocked on my little cousin's head: "how do you say your father?"

Uncle just laughed, but then turned to her: "Jennie, this is a very interesting case, wait and see with me."

She went to Yale Law School and will get her doctor's degree next year. She has confirmed that she will practice in her uncle's office. At this time, she immediately nodded her head when she heard what her uncle said

After breakfast, I changed into a light gray women's professional suit with plaid pattern, simply tied a ponytail, said goodbye to my aunt and cousin, and left Beller community with my uncle by car.

On the way, my uncle told her about the general situation of the case: "it happened in Santa Monica last night. Five youths beat up a boy who worked late at night. Jenny, what do you think of the result?"

Five for one, what else?

She thought in her heart, but she was worried that she would represent the five thugs today.

His uncle noticed the change in her expression and saw her mind clearly. He said, "Jennie, it's very difficult for you to become a qualified lawyer. However, we are representing the boy who was beaten today. "

Then he put down his heart and asked, "uncle, what's the result?"

"As a result," my uncle said with a smile, "all of the five young people were broken in one leg, seriously comminuted fracture, and one of them lost seven teeth. The boy who was attacked was only slightly injured. "

Originally, she was still worried about the beaten boy. At this time, hearing what her uncle said, she immediately opened her mouth, showing an incredible appearance and said, "he, is he Bruce Lee?"

"Oh, let's go and have a look."

Then, at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, she once again saw the focused figure holding the guitar on the beach of Venice.

"Simon, this is George Norman, a lawyer. He is very good. He will help us to clean up those rubbish. Oh, George, this is Simon, Simon westero. "

Simon westero.

Immediately remembered the name.

The uncle shook hands with the boy, turned and introduced her.

The lady came forward, reached out her hand to him and said shyly, "Hello, I'm Jennifer Leibold."

Simon smiles, shakes the girl with a ponytail in front of him and says, "Rebold, I know. It means rainbow, right?"

Jennifer Leibold nodded, a little surprised, and said, "yes."

Raybold is a variant of rainbow.

I didn't expect that he knew this kind of rare little knowledge. However, he didn't know the origin of "Westeros". It seems that he should make a good investigation when he goes back.

However, he obviously did not remember himself at all, and he could not help feeling a little lost.

With that in mind, he continued to shake hands with Janet Johnston and say hello. It suddenly occurred to me that this should be the woman who wanted to steal money from his piano box that day. It turned out that they not only knew each other, but also were so close that ordinary friends would not spend so much time with each other when they were in hospital.After the greeting, George Norman sat down by Simon's bed, took out his notebook and began to ask for more details about last night's incident. Jennifer Leibold was also sitting next to her uncle with a notebook in her hand.

Simon was as cooperative as he could be.

After chatting for more than half an hour, George Norman left for a while, intending to communicate with the police in charge of the case.

Simon's ward is temporarily left with him and Janet.

But, not long after it was quiet, there was a knock on the door. In response, a tall middle-aged man with rimless glasses came in.

"Mr. westlow?" The middle-aged man confirmed and offered his business card, saying, "I'm Derek Wheeler, mark Stein's lawyer."

Janet, who was still smiling, lost her face when she heard the introduction.

Simon said quietly, "Hello, Mr. Wheeler."

Derek Wheeler didn't care about Janet's indifference, but he didn't sit down. He still stood beside Simon's bed and stood down with a few separations. He said, "Mr. westrow, after communicating with my clients, I found that you have inflicted violent injuries on them as usual when they have lost their resistance ability. This is a very serious crime of intentional injury. If this case goes to court, you will also face imprisonment. Besides, I also know that you are a potential screenwriter. You have just signed a contract with Fox pictures. If things go wrong, it may ruin your career. "

As soon as Derek Wheeler's voice fell, Janet was already discontented and said: "this gentleman, after the threat, you can go out, and we will state your threat in court"

Derek Wheeler was a little stunned. She didn't expect that she was just starting to lay the groundwork and would be driven out. Had to turn to Simon on the bed, hoping that the boy can have some ideas.

Simon thought for a moment. Just as he was about to open his mouth, the door was knocked again, and lawyer George Norman came back with Jennifer rabble.

Derek Wheeler saw George Norman with an unexpected expression on his face, and Simon even noticed a trace of obvious guilty feeling from the other person's face.

George Norman was also a bit surprised, but his tone was a bit ironic: "Derek, this time, are we going to be opponents again?"

Derek Wheeler's face froze, and a moment later he said, "George, that's a surprise. However, on behalf of my clients, I just want to solve the problem in a peaceful way. Although your clients are beaten first, they also have very serious defensive misconduct. So, my client wants this to be reconciled. "

When Janet heard this, she immediately said, "reconciliation? Ha, that's not what the woman said last night. Don't they want to pursue it to the end? I want to accompany you to the end? "

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

In the final analysis, it's still the boy in front of us.

Simon looked down and was silent for a moment. Then he said to Derek Wheeler, "half a million dollars. I'll see the check by noon, and that's it. Otherwise, I'll sue them for murder. "

Simon said, everyone in the ward was stunned.

Janet first reacted, and rushed to squeeze Simon's face. She was very dissatisfied and said, "little bastard, you're in the eye of money. We don't want money. We're going to send those rubbish to prison."

George Norman was equally surprised, but did not speak.

Jennifer rabble looked at the boy on the bed with a look of disappointment.

Simon didn't pay attention to the changes in people's expressions. After that, he turned to George Norman and said, "Mr. Norman, can I sue them for murder?"

George Normanton nodded. "Of course."

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

He had hoped to win a settlement for his clients, but he didn't expect that the boy would ask for $500000, which is not a small sum of money. However, this is precisely within the scope of another customer.

The client now hopes that the matter can be settled quickly.

Moreover, if the boy starts to sue mark Stein and others for murder, the five young people will not be willing to bear such a serious charge, and they are likely to involve the client.

Things will get bigger then.

After a moment's hesitation, Derek Wheeler smiles, nods and says, "well, Mr. westero, I'll pass on your request to my client."

With that, Derek Wheeler left Simon's room.

Then the atmosphere in the room became stalemate.

George Norman didn't expect things to turn so fast. Looking at Janet, who was sitting with her back to Simon, on the other side of the bed, she said, "Miss Johnston, in this case, we'll leave first. If necessary, we'll come back at noon."Janet doesn't talk.

Simon just said, "thank you for coming, Mr. Norman."

"It's my job," George Norman nodded, pulled his niece beside him, and they left Simon's room together.

The room was completely quiet. Simon waited patiently for a while. Seeing that Janet was still silent, he had to take the initiative to say, "Jane, do you want to listen to a joke?"

“……”

"Or shall I sing you a song?"

“……”

"I'm going to make a movie recently. Would you like to be a guest star?"

“……”

So coax for a while, no result, Simon can only give up.

Near noon, Catherine, who had rested for a few hours, came to the hospital again. Janet, who had not spoken to Simon for more than an hour, immediately began to complain, accusing Simon of being a poor man who wanted money but not backbone.

Before Catherine could ask, Derek Wheeler returned with a check for $500000 and a settlement agreement.

Although very dissatisfied with Simon's behavior, Janet called again and called lawyer George Norman. However, only George Norman was left.

George Norman's lawyer seriously confirmed the settlement agreement brought by Derek Wheeler and said that there was no problem before Simon signed his name.

When Derek Wheeler left, Janet threw the check to Simon and said, "well, you're a millionaire now. Are you satisfied?"

Simon didn't answer. He picked up the check on the wake-up sheet, looked down for a moment, handed it to the woman sitting next to him, and said, "Katherine, find a charity and give it away."

Catherine took the check in a daze: "hmm?"

With Simon's words, Janet, who had been leaning against him at the end of the bed, turned around again.

George Norman, who wanted to leave, temporarily swallowed his words.

Simon looked at Janet across the bed and said with a smile, "I can't ask for the money, or Jenny won't talk to me anymore."

Janet curled her lips discontentedly. "Then why do you have to do this?"

Simon looked down again. His mind seemed to be sluggish. He whispered, "I just want to confirm something."

Janet felt Simon's voice a little low and leaned forward. "Are you sure?"

"Confirmed."

"Confirm what?"

Simon looked up again, still the innocent smile, but with some strange indifference in his tone, he said faintly: "it's still one leg away."