NovelUSAChapter 381 Marianne had quite a good impression of Lester.
Previously at the hospital, when she found out that Lester had gotten Tessa a charm from Lacroix Summit, she had immediately told Samuel about it when she got home.
However, Samuel's reaction was bland, and he only hummed in acknowledgement without saying anything else.
Marianne did not understand his reaction. Was he unsatisfied with Lester? Or has he already accepted Lester deep down in his heart? Both Marianne and Samuel happened to be hwhen Lester cover this taround, which was a rare occurrence.
Lester was well-mannered and never cto the Yates residence empty-handed.
He had brought gifts during every visit. It was just that Samuel and Marriane had never been hat the stduring his previous visits.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtLester greeted Samuel and handed him the gifts he had prepared in advance. He had prepared two bottles of white wine from the 1990s and spremium tea leaves.
He had done his homework and learned that Samuel did not smoke. Other than tea, Samuel enjoyed his liquor every now and then.
As the housekeepers took the gifts, Samuel glanced through them, and a hint of approval flickered in his eyes. However, it was only a small trace of approval.
He would not allow Lester to pursue his precious daughter just because of a few nice gifts.
"That's very thoughtful of you," Samuel said politely.
Marianne's attitude toward him was much warmer in comparison as she smiled and said, "Lester, you don't have to bring us gifts every tyou chere. You're not a stranger here." Lester smiled warmly and replied, "It's the least I can do." The second Seline spotte Cassandra, she immediately ran over enthus stically and took her hand. "Cassie, let's go play in my room." Cassandra smiled and said, "Sure." Once the two children made their way upstairs, Tessa and Lester sat down on the living room couch.
A housekeeper served them shot tea and sliced fruits. "Mr. Cooper, please have stea." "Thank you." Tessa asked, "You mentioned you had a few cases you'd like to discuss. We can discuss it here." "Sure," Lester replied with a nod.
The two of them quickly zoned in as they began discussing the case.
Samuel did not disturb them. He just glanced at them and made his way to his study.
Marianne was also sensible enough to leave. Before she left, she turned back to look at them and couldn't help but sigh inwardly at how good of a match those two were.
It wouldn't be a bad thing if Tessa managed to let go of her feelings for Stephen and be with Lester instead. Tessa finally felt fulfilled again after returning to the law firm and going back to work.
She had spent more than a month in the hospital, recovering from her injuries During that time, a few of her court hearings had taken place. Hence, she could only ask other lawyers to attend on her behalf.
She had also wanted to review a few cases back when she was still in the hospital. However, her friends had all refused to head to the law firm to collect her documents.
No matter how much she tried to persuade them, nothing worked. They would just ask her to focus on recovering and to stop worrying about her work.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWhen Lester had visited her, he had even jokingly said, "Don't worry. The law firm has been doing good despite you not being there.
Everyone has a case on their hands, and no one's out of work. The company won't crumble." Now that she's been discharged from the hospital, she felt like she had been reborn.
As she sat back in her office, she closed her eyes and let out a long breath. Her mood had relaxed significantly as well.
Jasmine knocked on her office door and cin with a smile. Then, she of case folders placed a stack on Tessa's table and said, "Welcback, Ms. Yates!" Molly was behind her as she followed along. "Welcback!" Then, Jasmine pointed at the case folders she had just brought in.
"I told you to focus on recovering while you're in the hospital as it was a rare opportunity for you to fest, but you kept thinking about your work. Well, now you've got plenty of work to do." Tessa smiled. "That's good." Then, she turned to Molly and asked, "How did those court hearings go?" Molly gave a brief summary of how those cases went and gave Tessa a short conclusion. "We won all of them." "Well done. Molly, you've improved a lot," Tessa affirmed as approval flashed in her eyes.
Molly smiled brightly and responded, "It's because I have a great mentor like you to guide me."
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