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Mason had come down the stairs of his mansion grumbling because the visit, according to the maid, seemed very urgent, and he had been shocked to see that man at the door of his house. No one had to tell him that he was a lawyer, everything about him shouted it, from the elegant black suit to the folder of documents he carried in his hand. “Good morning, Mr. Lee. I am the main lawyer of Nexa Sport Representation, therefore I am Mrs. Brand’s lawyer,” said the man in a firm voice. “I have come to notify you that the daycare center your daughter attends has been declared fit again.” Mason stared at the paper as he tried to understand what he was reading. “That’s impossible!” Mason growled, already expecting to see Andrea dragging herself in front of his door to see the girl. “The social workers…” “The social workers you paid have already been fired, Mr. Lee,” said the lawyer with a smile. I’m just here to deliver the judge’s order, if in thirty minutes your daughter is not in the daycare that was determined in the trial, in thirty-five we will be filing a new lawsuit for custody. She turned around and left Mason there, stunned and furious because his perfect plan to make Andrea’s life difficult had failed at least for that time. Leaving the girl in the building was like submitting his pride, but knowing that the idiot owner was behind it all was much worse. Meanwhile Andrea only felt all the happiness in the world return to her as she held her daughter against her chest, and although she knew that in the afternoon she would have to let her go again, at least having her there again was a small battle won. She rocked her until she fell asleep and then crossed the hall to go to work. However, she had barely closed the door to her cubicle when Ben peeked in. —Andrea, can you come for a moment? There is someone I must introduce you to, he asked her. Thanks for reading on LeeNovelas.com. Andrea followed him immediately and when they entered his office she found herself face to face with a tall, older, and intimidating-looking man, although his face showed a certain pity in the background. “Andrea, this is Mr. Gazca, he is the main lawyer of our company, and he was the one who solved the daycare problem,” Ben explained to her and her eyes widened. If you agree, he can be your lawyer in the appeal case for Adriana’s custody. She felt like her heart was going to jump out of her chest. “Nice to meet you, Mr. Gazca… and I thank you immensely for the daycare, but I don’t think I’ll be able to cover your fees,” Andrea murmured, swallowing. “Don’t worry about that, Mrs. Brand, my salary in this company includes solving any legal situation of any of its employees, not just yours,” he answered and that kindness was almost an order. “So why don’t we sit down and review the case and see what we can do to return your little girl to you.”—Of course… yes… Andrea didn’t even have time to object when Mr. Gazca was already leading her to a meeting room and reviewing all the documents and statements from the previous trial. Remember. Read this novel only at LeeNovelas.com, not on other sites. An hour later he closed that folder and smiled quietly. —Well, let’s start with the urgent: You need a habitable house, with furniture, with services, with handmade decorations so it looks familiar, you know—the lawyer said—. Can that be obtained right now? Andrea blinked a couple of times. —Well… these days I should receive a bonus from the company… I will try to buy everything I can—she answered. —Perfect. What follows are complaints, many. We have to prove that Mr. Lee is not really interested in the girl but is using her to manipulate her, so we will use all possible witnesses to confirm the theft and abandonment of the two. —He put a blank piece of paper in front of her and a pen—. Write down the names of anyone you’ve met in that time. Andrea did so immediately and soon realized there weren’t many. “I’ll take care of this. My task for you from today is simple, Mrs. Brand. In two weeks we have the possibility of appeal. Stay calm, focus on work and try to make your income look stable or growing. Okay?” She nodded immediately, thanking him, and when the lawyer left she hugged her body, because she couldn’t believe that something like that was happening. As she walked back to her cubicle she saw Zack making faces in the break room and stopped at the door. “You have something to do with this?” she asked without any expression in her voice. Zack held his breath and shook his head. “No, Ben came up with it and the truth is that it was a good idea, if in the end the company pays for a full-time lawyer it is to use him, not to eat his snot,” he said seriously. —I… I’m going to replace a way to make it up to them —Andrea decided. —You do that every day with your work. Ben told me that that contract you got was really something —Zack told her—. Now you should concentrate on getting him good advertising contracts. She nodded slowly and Zack had to gather his strength not to go hug her like he wanted to. —Hey, Ben is asking for projects from an American advertising company. You can check them out together to see what they have —he told her. —Ben? —Yes… Ben —he answered and Andrea nodded. —Okay, I’ll go see him —she murmured before heading to her office, but as much as she wanted to, she didn’t want to.“With handmade decorations to make it look familiar, you know,” the lawyer said. “Can that be had for now?” Andrea blinked a couple of times. “Well… I’m due to receive a company bonus these days… I’ll try to buy as much as I can,” she replied. “Perfect. What follows are complaints, a lot of them. We have to prove that Mr. Lee is not really interested in the girl but is using her to manipulate her, so we will use all possible witnesses to confirm the theft and abandonment of the two.” He put a blank piece of paper in front of her and a pen. “Write down the names of anyone you have met during that time.” Andrea did so immediately and soon realized that there were not many. “I’ll take care of this. My task for you from today is simple, Mrs. Brand. In two weeks we have the possibility of appeal. Stay calm, focus on work and try to make your income look stable or growing. Okay?” She nodded immediately, thanking him, and when the lawyer left she hugged her body, because she couldn’t believe that something like that was happening. As she walked back to her cubicle she saw Zack making faces in the break room and stopped at the door. “You have something to do with this?” she asked without any expression in her voice. Zack held his breath and shook his head. “No, Ben came up with it and the truth is that it was a good idea, if in the end the company pays for a full-time lawyer it is to use him, not to eat his snot,” he said seriously. “I… I’m going to replace a way to compensate them,” Andrea decided. “You do that every day with your work. Ben told me that that contract you got was really exceptional,” Zack told her. “Now you should concentrate on getting him good advertising contracts.” She nodded slowly and Zack had to gather his strength not to go hug her like he wanted to. —Hey, Ben is asking for projects from an American advertising company. You can check them out together to see what they have —he told her. —Ben? —Yes… Ben—he answered and Andrea nodded. —Okay, I’ll go see him—she murmured before heading to her office, but as much as she wanted to,“With handmade decorations to make it look familiar, you know,” the lawyer said. “Can that be had for now?” Andrea blinked a couple of times. “Well… I’m due to receive a company bonus these days… I’ll try to buy as much as I can,” she replied. “Perfect. What follows are complaints, a lot of them. We have to prove that Mr. Lee is not really interested in the girl but is using her to manipulate her, so we will use all possible witnesses to confirm the theft and abandonment of the two.” He put a blank piece of paper in front of her and a pen. “Write down the names of anyone you have met during that time.” Andrea did so immediately and soon realized that there were not many. “I’ll take care of this. My task for you from today is simple, Mrs. Brand. In two weeks we have the possibility of appeal. Stay calm, focus on work and try to make your income look stable or growing. Okay?” She nodded immediately, thanking him, and when the lawyer left she hugged her body, because she couldn’t believe that something like that was happening. As she walked back to her cubicle she saw Zack making faces in the break room and stopped at the door. “You have something to do with this?” she asked without any expression in her voice. Zack held his breath and shook his head. “No, Ben came up with it and the truth is that it was a good idea, if in the end the company pays for a full-time lawyer it is to use him, not to eat his snot,” he said seriously. “I… I’m going to replace a way to compensate them,” Andrea decided. “You do that every day with your work. Ben told me that that contract you got was really exceptional,” Zack told her. “Now you should concentrate on getting him good advertising contracts.” She nodded slowly and Zack had to gather his strength not to go hug her like he wanted to. —Hey, Ben is asking for projects from an American advertising company. You can check them out together to see what they have —he told her. —Ben? —Yes… Ben—he answered and Andrea nodded. —Okay, I’ll go see him—she murmured before heading to her office, but as much as she wanted to,In two weeks we have the possibility of an appeal. Stay calm, focus on work and try to make your income look stable or growing. Okay? She nodded immediately, thanking him, and when the lawyer left she hugged her body, because she couldn’t believe that something like that was happening. As she walked back to her cubicle she saw Zack making faces in the break room and stopped at the door. “Do you have something to do with this?” she asked without any expression in her voice. Zack held his breath and shook his head. “No, Ben came up with it and the truth is that it was a good idea, if in the end the company pays for a full-time lawyer it is to use him, not to eat his snot,” he said seriously. “I… I’m going to replace a way to compensate them,” Andrea decided. “You do that every day with your work. Ben told me that that contract you got was really exceptional,” Zack told her. “Now you should concentrate on getting him good advertising contracts.” She nodded slowly and Zack had to gather his strength not to go and hug her like he wanted to. “Hey, Ben is asking for projects from an American advertising company. You can check them out together to see what they have,” he told her. “Ben?” “Yeah… Ben,” he replied and Andrea nodded. “Okay, I’ll go see him,” she murmured before heading to her office, but as much as she wanted to, she didn’t want to.In two weeks we have the possibility of an appeal. Stay calm, focus on work and try to make your income look stable or growing. Okay? She nodded immediately, thanking him, and when the lawyer left she hugged her body, because she couldn’t believe that something like that was happening. As she walked back to her cubicle she saw Zack making faces in the break room and stopped at the door. “Do you have something to do with this?” she asked without any expression in her voice. Zack held his breath and shook his head. “No, Ben came up with it and the truth is that it was a good idea, if in the end the company pays for a full-time lawyer it is to use him, not to eat his snot,” he said seriously. “I… I’m going to replace a way to compensate them,” Andrea decided. “You do that every day with your work. Ben told me that that contract you got was really exceptional,” Zack told her. “Now you should concentrate on getting him good advertising contracts.” She nodded slowly and Zack had to gather his strength not to go and hug her like he wanted to. “Hey, Ben is asking for projects from an American advertising company. You can check them out together to see what they have,” he told her. “Ben?” “Yeah… Ben,” he replied and Andrea nodded. “Okay, I’ll go see him,” she murmured before heading to her office, but as much as she wanted to, she didn’t want to.She tried to hide it, it was obvious to her that Zack had his hands in all this. She had two options: put on a dignified face or let the company’s lawyer help her, but when it was her daughter that was at stake, there wasn’t much room for dignity. Ben handed her a huge folder with the projects that the KHC Advertising Group was working on at that moment and then handed her a check. “Ben… this is too much!” he said, looking at the check. “It’s the bonus for an impossible contract,” his boss smiled. “Don’t worry, when you start earning real money, this won’t seem like enough.” Andrea was a little stunned by that answer, but decided that the best way to show that she deserved it was to work harder, so she picked up her folder and took it home to look through it. She was just opening the door that afternoon when her neighbor ran up to her. “Andrea! Andrea, hurry up, you have to see this!” she said, approaching her. “Mildred, what’s wrong?” “Look what I found!” she said excitedly, showing her a small brochure. “They slipped this under my door today. This store is auctioning off old furniture, I mean new but not selling… And it’s dirt cheap!” Andrea looked at the paper and felt her heart stop. “It really is dirt cheap…” she murmured. “This must be a piece of shit, Mildred…” “No! I already asked. They really are selling them for that price, they’re the ones in the shop windows that nobody wants to buy, and they have a ton of them!” Mildred exclaimed. “You could fill your house with that, Andrea!” The girl reached into her purse and touched the check that had just been handed to her. Maybe for once God was on her side. “Can you come with me?” she asked Mildred and the woman’s eyes lit up. “Of course you can! In fact, my husband has already finished delivering his deliveries today, he can help us with the truck!” —her neighbor replied. Andrea opened the door just to leave the folder and immediately Mildred’s husband took them to the supposed store. They barely showed the catalog to an employee when she took them to a huge warehouse full of furniture. —Is all this on sale? —Andrea murmured walking through the aisles amazed. —Yes, it’s our discount —said the woman kindly. —And is this sofa really worth one hundred dollars? —Andrea insisted—. Discounted from fifteen hundred dollars… to one hundred? Sorry, it’s just very hard to believe. —Not that much —the employee smiled at her—. The monthly rent of this warehouse full of products that don’t sell only generates losses, so we prefer to get rid of them. Andrea squeezed Mildred’s hand. —Ok… then I’ll take it and… other things! I have to take so many other things! Oh, God, Mildred…! You start over there… and I’ll start over here!—she said, her heart racing, and two hours later Andrea had spent twenty-six hundred dollars, but her neighbor’s truck had already made two trips to her building, and by the time she got to her apartment, she had everything she needed piled up in the living room. She paid Mildred’s husband for his help, and then sat down on her discounted couch, happier than if it were new. And while she tried to hold back her tears, Zack received a call he had been anxiously awaiting for hours. “Mr. Keller,” the store manager said. “It’s done. Mrs. Brand has taken everything she needed.” “Very well,” Zack sighed with relief. “Give me the amount of the original bill, and remember, if she comes back, keep the store open for her at all times.” “Okay, Mr. Keller, nice doing business with you,” the man smiled, looking at the exorbitant bill he was about to send. Just so you know, we did have furniture in short supply that we could have offered. —I know, but she only deserves the best —Zack said before thanking him again. He took a deep breath knowing that Andrea was one step closer to getting her daughter back but before he could celebrate his secretary appeared at the door. —Mr. Keller, you have a call from England! They said it’s very urgent!