The situation inside the company wasnât too bad, thanks to the building security guards protecting the entrance, so Marcel Jeffersonâs personal safety was temporarily guaranteed. However, the atmosphere inside the company was tense.
Marcel stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked down at the crowd below that didnât seem to disperse. His mood was awful.
Seeing Purple Summers enter with a worried look, he was slightly startled, âMiss, why are you here?â
After asking the question, realizing he sounded foolish, he quickly added, âDonât worry, Iâm fine. If needed, Iâll just work overtime tonight. I donât believe theyâll stay here the whole night.â
âWhatâs going on?â Purple Summers asked with furrowed brows. âWhy did so many people suddenly show up? They clearly targeted us.â
Marcel sheepishly explained, âItâs Joshua Davis, Cyrusâs father. He has some connections in the media. He probably found out that weâre defending the sorceress and is displeased, so he wants to target usâ¦â
âThis is defamation! Prominence Law Firm must respond! We canât just let them slander us. This will affect the firmâs reputation in the future!â
âHow can we respond?â Marcel said with a bitter smile. âHe now controls public opinion, and news reports follow his preferences. Whatever I say is useless.â
He then comforted Purple, âDonât worry. Isnât Prosecutor Allen Rivera already investigating the register? Once the results come out, he will find out that his sonâs death has nothing to do with the sorceress. Right now, heâs immersed in the pain of losing his child, so anything we say will be seen as a weak excuse to him. Itâs pointless.â
After participating in several major cases, Marcelâs ability to handle stress had greatly improved.
Purple sighed, âIâll treat you all to lunch to calm everyone down a bit.â
It all started because of her, after all.
As the two were talking, there was suddenly a commotion outside the office.
Someone shouted, âHey! You canât hit people!â
Immediately afterward, the sound of tables and chairs collapsing echoed, followed by a female employeeâs scream and someone yelling, âCall Marcel Jefferson out!â
The faces of both Marcel and Purple darkened as they rushed out of the office.
However, the scene in front of Marcel infuriated him!
Larissa Hamilton tried to stop the troublemakers but was pushed down, her forehead hitting the edge of a table and bleeding instantly.
Marcel quickly helped Larissa up and covered her wound with a tissue. He then looked up at the intruders furiously, âWhat on earth do you want?!â
âMarcel Jefferson! Are you Marcel Jefferson?!â Joshua Davis pulled the black cloth off his hand, revealing a black and white portrait of a young face.
He had actually brought Cyrusâs portrait here!
âI want you to kneel and kowtow to my son!â Joshua shouted with bloodshot eyes, enraged, âDo you dare look him in the eye?! Marcel Jefferson, how much did the sorceress give you to make you do such a conscienceless thing? I want you to repent in front of my son!â
Larissa, now with a bleeding head, both in pain and angry, yelled, âCan you stop freaking out? Leave, or weâll call the police!â
âGo ahead and call! Do you think weâre scared?â A few middle-aged men behind Joshua, who seemed to be Cyrusâs uncles or similar relatives, taunted.
âLet the police come and see for themselves what kind of disgusting practices this law firm that would do anything for money has!â
âPretending to be lawyers, huh? Are lawyers that great? Theyâre just a bunch of blood-sucking vampires! Social pests!â
âKowtow! Marcel Jefferson! Kowtow to our familyâs Cyrus!â
They forcefully tried to make Marcel kneel, and some grabbed at Larissa who was trying to stop them. Both the law firmâs staff and Joshua were wrestling with each other, and the scene became completely chaotic!
âBang!
Suddenly there was a deafening gunshot!