Chapter 1048 Lying. Clare's POV:. I didn't want to tell Talbot too much about Lennon. I could tell that he was a total snob and would do anything for money. He agreed to Marcel's requirements without a single moment's hesitation just so he could cooperate with his company. If he found out who Lennon really was, he might do something unimaginable. If Talbot found out how powerful my husband was and were to take advantage of that, he might make serious trouble. I couldn't let that happen. Ihad a reason to be worried. I knew Talbot well, and he was a total scum. "My husband isn't a big shot. He's just an ordinary person," I told him "His father is a teacher and his mother is a housewife. He isn't from a rich family. Talbot narrowed his eyes at me, seemingly a little suspicious. However, he didn't ask any more questions about my husband. He just nodded and said, "You can help me ask him out if you have the time. I'll invite you and your husband to dinner another day. “Okay. I said that I would help him, but it would be impossible for me to do so. His private life was very messy, and I knew he would be a bad influence on Lennon. When I left Talbot's office, he stuffed a box of tea in my hand. I tried to give it back to him, but he just shook his head and said, "This isn't for you. It's for your husband. Just take it as a gift,” Talbot said. "That kind. of tea is rare and has low production this year. Ordinary people can't even afford it

Thad no choice but to accept it. I just thanked him and left. I figured that I should buy something for Talbot in a few days, especially since I'd accepted the expensive tea. I didn't want to owe him anything. Looking at the box of tea, I was thinking of taking it back and giving it to my father since Lennon had already given up the habit of drinking tea. I hadn't visited my parents in a while either. They probably miss me already. As I thought of that, I took out my phone and sent a message to Lennon, asking, "Are you free tonight? I want to go visit my parents. We haven't visited them in a while. Mom called me last time, but I ended the call in a hurry. I don't want her to worry about me. After a while, Lennon replied, "I'm sorry, Clare. I can't give you an exact answer right now. I'm not sure if I have to work overtime tonight. I was a little disappointed by his response, but I knew that work was more important, so I said, "Alright. Work hard, okay? It's still early. Let's talk about it later. After I finished sending my text, I continued with my work. Due to Cathleen's accident, many of her clients abandoned her and went to other law firms since they were afraid that they might get involved. Julie and I received more than a dozen clients during the afternoon, so by the time we were done, we were exhausted. After sending away the last client, Julie made me a cup of coffee and sat beside me, saying, "It's hard to imagine Cathleen having so many clients. These are only some of them. If all of her former clients come to our law firm, will we be rich? Maybe we can recruit more people next year and move into a new office building. I think we should start looking for new. places already. " I burst into laughter. "You're overthinking it, Julie

They're just here for a consultation. We're different from Cathleen. We can't take over every single case. "But the fact is we're now swarming with clients," Julie said. "It seems like they're coming here for you, though. If you ever decide to start anew business, you have to take me with you, okay? I'm sure you know already know what my capabilities are by now, and I promise I will never drag you down. I smiled. "How can you say that? Aren't you afraid that Talbot might hear you?". Julie gave me a disapproving look and waved her hand. "Don't worry; there's no one else here. He didn't bug this room, did he? That's illegal, you know?". "You're right," I told her. "Don't worry; if I open my own law firm, I'll definitely hire you. Before we could finish our coffee, someone came over for a consultation. She was also one of Cathleen's clients and I knew this because I'd met her before. She was so arrogant back then. I didn't expect that she would come to me one day. Just then, I suddenly remembered what Talbot said. Perhaps one day, I would be the one to ask Cathleen for help. But I didn't care. It wasn't because I didn't believe that day would come. It was because I just wanted to try my best to focus on the present and make every day count. After work, Julie went downstairs with me. I happened to notice Lennon's driver waiting for me there as soon as we left the building. He smiled as he walked up to me and said, "Mr. Torres has to work overtime tonight. He asked me to pick you up