Walsh was direct, and that suited Ethan fine. As long as things got handled, he had no objection to paying for the privilege.A call came through from an unknown number not long after.A young female voice, gentle, with the particular freshness of someone who hadn't yet had it worn off by years of difficult cases."Mr. Cole, hello. I'm Hannah Morgan, Mr. Walsh's intern associate. He asked me to reach out about the defamation situation. Could you walk me through the details?"Ethan paused for a moment.She sounded like she was fresh out of law school. Possibly still had her bar exam study guides on her desk.But Walsh had recommended her, and Walsh didn't make careless recommendations. Ethan gave her the full account, what Mrs. Henderson had posted, when, the size of the group, the content of the messages, the community reaction.Then his requirements:"Three things. One, I want Mrs. Henderson detained. As long as legally possible. Two, I want a public apology posted in the same group

Hannah looked at Mrs. Henderson with calm finality."Mrs. Henderson, if you continue to spread rumors after your detention ends, we will pursue criminal liability against you. By then, it won't be as simple as just detention."Mrs. Henderson's hand trembled in fear, and she dared not speak again.Soon, an officer took Mrs. Henderson away, and Professor Henderson glared fiercely at Ethan before following them out.The reception area finally quieted down. Ethan looked at Hannah and said with a smile, "Attorney Morgan, thank you. This time, thanks to you; otherwise, that woman certainly wouldn't have given in so easily."Hannah pushed up her glasses, a hint of shyness appearing on her face. "Mr. Cole, this is what I should do. As for the fees, I didn't do any complex work, so $200 is enough."Ethan was stunned. He had expected it would cost at least several thousand dollars; he didn't expect Hannah to only ask for $200.It seemed this Hannah Morgan hadn't been corrupted by Walsh yet.He

Ethan answered with a smile: "Ryan, my good brother, do you need something from me?""Ethan, have you seen Ashley?"Ryan's voice was filled with anxiety and anger."I haven't seen her for a few days. What's wrong?"Ethan feigned surprise."Oh, that's right, I just saw a video going around. The woman in it looks like Ashley, with 10 men... Brother, you have to hold on. For her to do something like this, it's just too much."Before Ryan could finish responding, the call was ended.Ethan looked at the dark phone screen and couldn't help but laugh."Couldn't take it that quickly? How boring.""Ethan, Ryan seems so worked up about Ashley, does he actually care about her?" Mia asked curiously.Ethan pinched her cheek."He's not concerned about Ashley. He's concerned about the money. Ashley spent $200,000 on plastic surgery, $100,000 of which was a high-interest loan. The other $100,000 should have been their combined savings. Now that something like this has happened to Ashley, he's afraid

One day later, there were only a short 7 days left until the arrival of the terrifying Extreme Cold Apocalypse.Ashley Carter arrived at the cosmetic surgery clinic all alone, facing this unknown and cruel outcome by herself.The moment she stepped into the clinic, the strange gazes cast from all around pricked her like needles on her back; those gazes held curiosity, disdain, and revulsion, as if they were sharp blades piercing directly into Ashley's already battered heart.She could only lower her head and quicken her pace toward the doctor's office.In the consultation room, the attending physician, Dr. Reeves, looked at Ashley, his eyes revealing a hint of guilt.Although the main reason for the surgery's failure lay in Ashley's own physical rejection and other conditions, as a doctor, he also knew deeply that he bore inescapable responsibility regarding the formulation of the surgical plan and the subsequent response measures."Ms. Carter, I am deeply sorry..."Dr. Reeves's voice

"Park, we've been at this for over 50 hours already. If we keep going like this, we're going to die of exhaustion. I feel like my vision is doubling," Reyes complained.Although he said that, he still struggled to pull himself up and continued staring at the surveillance footage. After all, he was a graduate of a reputable program. If he were to be stumped by a theft case, how could he hold his head up? He would lose too much face."Park, look at these two people. Are they Cole and Mia Sutton?" Reyes suddenly pointed to the surveillance footage from one of the shopping centers and said. He rubbed his eyes and looked carefully again, feeling that the figures were very familiar."Those two, what's so strange about them going to a mall?" Park hadn't paid much attention initially and replied casually. In her view, Ethan Cole and Mia Sutton were simply two people who enjoyed spending money, so it was normal for them to appear in shopping center footage."But I've seen them both in many sur