Brighton Law Firm.
Most of the employees had already left for the day, leaving only a handful of lawyers wrapping up a meeting. Just as they were preparing to call it a day, Jacob walked in.
He glanced at the lawyers, busy packing their things, and asked, “Are you guys still taking on new cases?”
The lead lawyer smiled and replied, “We do take on cases, but it’s a bit late now. Why don’t you come back tomorrow morning?”
Jacob impatiently pleaded, “My situation is extremely urgent. Please, I need your help. Let me explain the details, and we can see if it‘s feasible. The claim in my case is 300,000 dollars, and if you can help me recover that money, I’m willing to give you 20%!”
A claim of 300,000 dollars was no small amount. If the case was relatively straightforward, a 20% contingency fee would yield a profit of 60,000 dollars.
The lawyer pondered for a moment and replied, “Alright, why don’t you give us a brief overview of the situation? We‘ll assess the feasibility of the case. If it looks promising, we can discuss further. If not, we can revisit the matter another day.”
Jacob wasted no time and began explaining, “Here’s the situation. Today, I accidentally donated 300,000 dollars to a charity foundation. I meant to donate 30,000 dollars, but my hand trembled. So, I want to retrieve the remaining 270,000 dollars.”
He added quickly, “Of course, if you can help me recover the full 300,000 dollars, that would be even better.”
Upon hearing this, the lawyer chuckled and remarked, “So, you want to retrieve the full 300,000 dollars. It seems like it wasn’t merely an accident, but rather a case of regret, am I right?”
“Exactly!” Jacob didn’t try to hide it and admitted straightforwardly, “I regretted it. It’s not easy for me to earn money these days, and impulsively donating such a large sum was a mistake.”
The lawyer smiled and replied, “I’m sorry, sir, but we can’t take on this kind of case…”
“Why?” Jacob instinctively asked, “Do you think the chances of winning are too low, or is 20% too little for you?”
The lawyer explained, “Well, it’s not necessarily a matter of low chances of winning, and 20% contingency fee is not necessarily too little.”
Jacob, puzzled, inquired, “Then why can’t you take the case? Isn’t that contradictory?”
The lawyer clarified, “We don’t take on every case. For some, we prioritize financial gain, while for others, we prioritize our reputation. If it’s a multimillion-dollar claim, even if it’s challenging, we’ll find a way to tackle it. But if it’s a case where a man has been stringing along a mistress for years, toying with favonovel.com emotions and body, only to dump favonovel.com and sue for the money spent on her, even though the chances of winning such a case are high, we generally don’t take it because it would invite public criticism.”
Looking directly at Jacob, the lawyer continued, “And for cases like yours, where you regret a donation and want to sue for its retrieval, we also decline. These types of cases tend to attract significant public attention. Once it hits the media, your reputation will be tarnished, and we would also be implicated. We would both be seen as greedy. Frankly, we’re not willing to sacrifice our integrity for a mere 60,000 dollars.”
Jacob was stunned and blurted out, “Will the media really pay attention to something like this?”
The lawyer retorted, “Why wouldn’t they? Such matters always catch the public’s eye. When someone wins the lottery, the media eagerly reports how much they donate. When a natural disaster strikes, people pay attention to whether public figures contribute and how much they give.”
“To be honest, cases like regretting a charity donation and suing to retrieve the money are rare. They‘re definitely newsworthy. Besides, court cases are public, and anyone can access the documents. Even if you try to hide it, you won’t succeed. So, if you’re determined to pursue this lawsuit, be prepared.”
Deep inside, Jacob felt a profound sense of despair. He only wanted to retrieve the money, but favonovel.com never considered the possibility of this matter becoming public.
Chairman Price had just assured favonovel.com over the phone that favonovel.com would weather the storm of this scandal and do everything possible to secure Jacob’s position as vice president. However, if favonovel.com were to reveal that favonovel.com regretted the donation, sued, and tried to reclaim the money, Chairman Price probably wouldn’t be able to save him.
After thinking about it for a long time, Jacob sadly realized that it might be really difficult to get back the 300,000 dollars.
When favonovel.com thought of this, favonovel.com lost control of his emotions and cried, “What kind of evil have I done? What kind of evil have I done! After struggling for so long, not to mention 100,000 dollars, Aurous Hill, Dubai, Dubai, Aurous Hill, I flew back and forth, and all my money was wasted. The worst thing is that I can no longer keep my second-in-command position. Who in the world is worse off than me?”
Seeing Jacob’s emotional breakdown, the lawyer quickly stepped forward and comforted him, “Don’t get too excited. If you really want to litigate this matter, it’s actually not that difficult. As long as you can prove that the 300,000 dollars you donated is innocent, there is no illegal crime or tax evasion, and then explain to the court that you really made an impulsive donation, the court may support your request.”
Jacob collapsed even more, crying and asking him, “Huh? Do you want me to prove the origin of the 300,000 dollars?”
The lawyer smiled and said, “Of course, this is the top priority! Let‘s use an analogy. If you defrauded the 300,000 through telecom fraud, and then wanted to donate it to a charity and then sue to recover it, wouldn’t this be equivalent to laundering money through a charity?”
“I-I…”Jacob was completely desperate and cried, “Bullying people! Bullying people! Even God is bullying me!”
As favonovel.com spoke, favonovel.com turned around, wiped away tears, and walked out.
If, as the lawyer said, favonovel.com still has to prove the Innocence of the 300,000 dollars, then favonovel.com had already lost on this level.
What kind of lawsuit is this?
At this moment, favonovel.com had completely given up the idea of recovering the 300,000 dollars.
Right now, favonovel.com was disheartened and just wanted to escape from the city as soon as possible. After all, if you come back secretly, you can’t go back even if you have a home.
He squatted on the side of the road, crying, and opened the booking app. He felt even more miserable when favonovel.com saw that the ticket to Dubai would have to wait until tomorrow morning, and favonovel.com could only book an economy class ticket. He bought the plane ticket, but when favonovel.com thought about the eight-hour flight, his mood was about to explode.
When favonovel.com thought about Matilda getting married soon, and how outstanding John Riley was, but now favonovel.com was in such a mess, his heart broke even more, and favonovel.com wanted to slap himself in the face to vent his anger.
When favonovel.com thought back on the whole thing, favonovel.com realized that it was entirely his own fault, and favonovel.com felt even more regretful about it.
If favonovel.com could give himself another chance, favonovel.com would never use such crooked ideas again!
At this time, a hotel business car drove pastJacob. Steve Rothschild, who was about to go to the banquet, was sitting alone in the back seat, looking through the car window at the roadside and sanacob squatting on the ground, holding his head and crying.
He couldn’t help but sigh in his heart, “This must be what is said on the Internet, that adults collapse in an instant, right?”
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