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l more pleased with the way I handled it, I w

ría Contreras, my current client; I surreptitiously reached o

at was there left through the door located in a c

owever I want to hear closing arguments. So, you have the fl

eed to do it, I could talk from the desk, but I felt mo

it . -Both parents are obliged to provide the minor with what is necessary for their subsistence, this based on the earnings of each one. I continued, I could feel my colleague's gaze on my counterpart. -My client has fully complied with

the floor to the defense lawyer, who refus

e had the last word if he wanted to at least give his client

recess to review my decision." See yo

and secure in the judge's verdict. I wasn't

so many documents and cases had deeply affected me. The sense of justice was deeply roo

and not because of the intervention of my father, who at that time was a relatively recognized law

t days left much to be desired; mainly because he did not believe that job success was proportional to an extraordina

a male voice brought me out of my memories, we

r client to maintain due respect, even for

ore Marcus, if he could be called that, away from us. However,

That child shouldn't even be mine. he stated,

w those words hurt Maria, her face had t

omething that could jeopardize what we had achieved so far. I answered for her, my v

't already have it. I stated sarcastically. -And all the doubts you have, you can raise them with the judge. I

ut of the courtroom. It was a beautiful day, sunny and happy; the weather gave

as the odds to lose and he's only bleeding from the wound." "May I buy yo

he said embarrassed, but she stopped when she saw m

my head

I do. You cannot give up so easily and you must be able to insist until the end.

lmost 1:00 pm, despite that, it was not difficult for

it was the closest place I had to have a quick lunch. We sat at a table o

uldn't recognize, which immediately gave him away as a foreigner. He had a tanned complexio

ng a family business, they did not tend to renew their essence much, although that was precisely

d perfectly with the burgundy-toned walls and the pa

Thank you , please . I said, then loo

she replie

ll had not fully mastered the language. I wondered how such a charming and s

ing too many liberties. She had told me what I needed to know about the hist

? the waiter asked again, writing

she would choose so

, he left it to his discretion

nd what he had seen that charm

aving written the last, the waiter n

of place because that was not by far the most expensive restaurant I had eaten in, if she kne

enjoy the more munda

ut banal things, especially about her little son, who was not yet t

s, and short stature. Her family came from Panama, they were middle class and she was

een able to affor

d had been awarded a scholarship at one of the

n. It was at that time that all her plans went overboard: she got pregnant, the man

lone and in a foreign country. She obviously dropped out of school, trading her violin

e firm. None of my colleagues wanted to take the case because they were pro-bono , that

n't support

was going

cated ourselves to eating, refusing the waiter's

with hers, and then taking a sip of the win

a admitted, looking a

ortunity, he should show this young

aria insisted on paying half of the bill, but I refused, holding my ground, she needed that mo

ain and went up the steps two at a time until

t them and urged María to do the same. His lordship made an appearance and we stood

s Contreras by virtue of the relationship between them and until he reaches the age of majority. the judge decreed seriously. -The amount will be stipulated based on the purchas

we parted I saw that her eyes were shining and tears were rolling down her cheeks. He had a

, molte thanks . - he inquired thanking. I to

d the law. I stated. And it was true, all he

to pay you back." Mar

das that you prepare, rest assured that I will

dded vig

he ones you want or better, I'll take

ase and the information she would need to send her the deposits month by month, I also told her tha

ake me to the firm: Calaglieri e soci . The streets were packed, there wa

on Via Prisciano , but it took me 40 minutes to get to the building, take the elevator that woul

ere, I did not spend much time because I had a lot of things to do, even so, they all returned my gr

process, raising an eyebrow at the sight of

g my hands to scare the man away

welcome, I resisted the temptation to clean the area with my hand, it was already his case that one of t

milo, he was my friend, but that didn't take away from the fact tha

he yelled in an effusive tone. -I know that's not your are

right, I was leaving for criminal law and that lawsuit had been family law, of course I did not mention it; I knew what his gam

ugh the sarcasm was palpable in the politeness. I repe

I immediately tensed up, nothing

e idiot got