Tears Of Themis || 未定事件簿 FanFiction

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐

After a bit of debate, Mariene managed to convince him to leave. He stopped quarreling and swiftly left the premises.

However, as soon as he left, Winnie collapsed onto the floor. I hurriedly ran there and the two of us helped her into the law firm after Mariene contacted Artem.

"Are you okay?" I asked the girl.

"Are you feeling better, or do you need to visit the hospital?" Mariene added.

"I'm fine. My blood sugar just got a bit low," she answered weakly.

A few moments later, Artem walked over with a mug and placed it in front of Winnie.

"Hot chocolate. You'll feel better after drinking it." Was all that he said.

"Thanks. I'm Winnie Cooper. I came here today to hire a lawyer for Penny's Comfort Foods." She introduced herself.

"Penny's Comfort Foods? Isn't that the high-end private restaurant that's under fire because of a recent food poisoning incident?" Mariene blurted out. I looked over at her with curiosity.

"Everything online's a lie!" Suddenly she bursted off and we were taken aback by the sudden change of emotion. "Grandpa Vern opened his restaurant in memory of his late wife. It's had a good reputation for 25 years. The food poisoning incident must be an accident ...." She calmed her voice down a bit.

"Ms. Cooper, who is 'Grandpa Vern' and what is your relation to him?" Artem asked.

"Grandpa Vern's name is Vernon Green. He owns Penny's Comfort Foods and is my sponsor."

"Your sponsor?" I tilted my head

"Yes. Grandpa Vern has sponsored underprivileged students for many years, and I'm one of them. If it weren't for him, I never would've gotten into Stellis University." She faced her head towards me.

"So you came here today because a lawsuit has already been filed?" Artem concluded.

"Yes, Grandpa Vern was willing to settle it privately, but customers tried to extort him. for a large sum of money, so he refused. They got a lawyer from Baldr Legal Office to file a class-action lawsuit."

"Baldr again ...," Mariene muttered.

"What is Baldr?" I asked, looking back and forth between them.

"Baldr Legal Office is the largest law firm in Stellis," Artem started.

"After two of their aces lost to Artem, Baldr marked Themis as its archenemy and has targeted the firm at every opportunity. Ignoring Baldr's grudge only seems to bruise its ego even more ...," Mariene explained.

"Wow, that's not so ... lawyer like of them," I commented, crossing my arms.

"Grandpa Vern's angry enough to have a heart attack. Baldr's lawyers left a bad taste in his mouth, so he won't hire any to defend himself. The trial's next Wednesday. If we don't find a lawyer, there's no way we can defend ourselves ...." Winnie continued her explanation. "We're really ... I-I don't know what ...." She started tearing up.

Mariene pat her shoulder gently then said, "Winnie, take a deep breath. Can you answer some questions for me so we can sort out everything that happened?"

"Okay," she agreed.

"Let's start with the details on the accident." I went into my serious mode.

"When did the incident occur?" Mariene asked.

"A Friday noon two weeks ago. Six customers who had the Seafood Tofu Soup showed symptoms of food poisoning that day. The Food Safety Bureau found traces of insecticide in the spring water used to make the soup. They believe it was caused by negligent management. This is the FSB's incident report." She gave us some sheets of paper