Chapter 219
Jenny gently pressed her lips together, quietly accepting Charlotte’s kindness
“Then thank you, Miss Riley.”
charlotte smiled.
“We’re off the clock now. Don’t call me “Miss Riley, it’s too formal, post call me Lottle or Charlotte, if you’d like.”
Jenny laughed softly.
“Alright, Charlotte.”
charlotte picked a window seat and gestured for Jenny to sit.
“This pet has a great view–you can see the city lights.”
“Yeah.” Jenny sat across from her, still a little reserved.
“Onder whatever you like,” Charlotte said, handing her the menu.
Jenny waved her hands quickly.
“Yongo ahead, Charlotte. I’m good with amthing.”
Sensing her hesitation, Charlotte nodded and took the menu back. She ordered a few signature BBQ dishes and some vegetables.
The raw meat was served quickly, and the staff handled all the grilling. When the meat was cooked and placed on their plates, Charlotte gave a polite thank–you. and asked the server to leave them alone.
“Alright,” she said gently, “so what happened?”
Now that they were in private and the mood had settled, Jenny finally opened up.
“It’s nothing serious. I just got scolded by Miss Garcia today.”
“Gemma Garcia?” Charlotte asked.
Gemma was Jenny’s supervising attorney. Charlotte didn’t losow her well, but she had heard colleagues gossip about her. Apparently, Gemma’s moods were unpredictable–kind and gentle one moment, sharp and irritable the next. When she was upset, she often took it out on her assistants.
There had once been a guy who joined the firm on the same day as Jenny. After being scolded twice by Gemma, he had simply quit without warning. Since he hadn’t passed the bar yet and wasn’t officially inteming under the firm’s license, he could leave whenever he wanted.
But Jenny was different. She had passed the bar and was officially registered. She had to complete a full year of supervised practice before she could transferor leave. Which meant she couldn’t go anywhere until next April
“There’s this difficult client in a divorce case. She’s almost impossible to talk to.” Jenny sighed, frustration all over her face.
“I asked her to provide some evidence, but she ignored me. I called her, and she was really uncooperative. Then Miss Garcia blared me, saying I didn’t know how to communicate. The dient didn’t like the draft complaint I wrote–she kept demanding I Include a claim for emotional damages. She wanted thirty thousand dollars
“But the thing is, her case doesn’t even qualify for that kind of compensation. There’s no basis for it. On top of that, thirty thousand is a high claim amount, which would increase her court fees. I explained it to her, but she wouldn’t listen. She insisted I add it in. I wasn’t sure what to do, so I asked Miss Garcia
“And she just snapped at me.ald I had no brain, that I called too much, and didn’t know how to communicate.
“Then she called the client herself and explained everything–the exact same way I did earlier. After that, she rewrote the complaint herself. But the client still. wasn’t happy and made even more ridiculous demands.
“I told her from the start that the ellent was difficult, but she didn’t believe me. And when she got annoyed herself, she turned around and took it out on me. She called me into her office and yelled at me for ages. I was upset, so I tried to explain. But she said I was talking back and then yelled at me again.”
Charlotte grabbed a few napkins and handed them to lier.
“Hey, It’s alright. Don’t cry. If you want, you can transfer to work underme. I’ll talk to the supervisor.”
Jerry looked up at her, eyes wide
“Can I really do that?”
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