His Unveiled Passion

With a smile, Tessa answered, "I'm treating you to dinner. We're friends, so there's no need to be so polite with me."

After experiencing the whole ordeal with the Grangers, Tessa and Jasmine had grown closer. They were no longer just colleagues but friends as well.

Jasmine was still slightly abashed as she said, "Isn't that a bit too much?"

"You're feeling down, and as your friend, I'm treating you to a meal to cheer you up. What's wrong with that?"

Jasmine pursed her lips, accepting Tessa's kindness. "Then, I should thank you, Ms. Yates."

"We're off work now, so you don't need to call me Ms. Yates. We sound like strangers. Just call me Tessa."

Jasmine smiled. "Alright, Tessa."

Tessa found a spot by the window, commenting, "This spot has a great view, and we'll be able to see the city lights."

"You're right." Jasmine seemed slightly reserved as she sat opposite Tessa.

"You can order whatever you like," Tessa encouraged as she handed Jasmine the

menu.

Jasmine quickly waved her hands, resisting. "Tessa, you can just order whatever you like. I'm fine with anything."

Understanding Jasmine's reservedness, Tessa nodded and ordered a few signature dishes and vegetables.

The waiter helped them grill the meat in front of them before serving it to them after it was cooked.

Tessa thanked them, gesturing for them to leave.

"Alright, tell me. What happened?" she asked.

Since they were alone and the vibes in the restaurant were just right, Jasmine opened up, saying, "It's nothing big. Ms. Jennings gave me a lecture today."

"Felicia Jennings?"

"The very one."

Felicia Jennings was Jasmine's supervising lawyer. Although Tessa had not interacted with Jasmine much, she had heard from her colleagues that Felicia was notorious for being unpredictable.

She would be kind and gentle whenever she was in a good mood. However, when she was in a bad mood, she had a habit of taking her anger out on her legal assistants.

A young man had entered the firm on the same day as Jasmine. After being scolded by Felicia twice, he resigned from his job without any hesitation.

He had not passed the bar, so he was only working as a legal assistant and did not need to complete his mandatory internship. Hence, he left without a second thought.

However, Jasmine was different. She had already passed the bar and was officially interning as a lawyer since April. She had to work for a year before she could leave.

In other words, she had to wait until the following April before she could tender her resignation.

Tessa asked, "Why did she scold you?"

"There's a divorce case, and the client is being extremely difficult whenever she tries to communicate with them."

With frustration evident on her face,

Jasmine sighed and continued, "I helped her find some evidence, but she ignored me and my calls. Then, she's now blaming me, claiming that I don't know how to communicate with people.

"Furthermore, the client is insistent on adding a claim for emotional distress. She wants 300,000 dollars. More importantly, her situation does not justify the claim, though.

"Not only is the claim baseless, but asking for 300,000 dollars raises the total claim amount, which means higher court fees for her. I have explained this to her, but she wouldn't listen and kept pressuring me to include it in the agreement.

"I have never dealt with such a case before, so I asked Ms. Jennings about it. She

snapped at me, calling me stupid and saying I was naggy and terrible at communicating.

"Then, she called the client herself and explained things in the same way I had earlier. In the end, she had to rewrite the statement of claim

herself but the client still wasn't satisfied and kept making ridiculous demands.

"I had already told Ms. Jennings that the client is difficult to deal with, but she had refused to believe me. She kept blaming it on my inability to communicate with people.

"In the end, she got annoyed by the client and decided to vent her anger on me. She summoned me to her office and lectured me for ages.

"I was frustrated and tried to explain things from my point of view. In the end, she accused me of talking back and scolded me even more."

As she spoke, Jasmine's eyes welled up with tears again from all her frustrations.

Tessa picked a few tissues from the box, suggesting, "Alright, now. Don't cry. Why don't you work under me instead? I can discuss this with Vivian."

Looking up, Jasmine asked, "Is that even possible?"

"Of course. You're interning under our law firm, not Ms. Jennings. You can work under any eligible lawyer. It's all the same."noveldrama

Hearing Tessa's explanation, Jasmine immediately smiled, expressing her gratitude, "Thank you, Tessa."

"There, there. Don't cry. Cheer up a little."

"Alright."

Once they were done eating, Tessa got up to pay the bill.

As soon as she took a few steps forward, a man and a woman approached her.

With a smile, the man greeted Tessa. "Are you Tessa Yates?"

Looking over with confusion in her eyes, she questioned, "Who might you be?"