Fortunate to Have You This Lifetime
Chapter 1138: Home_1

Chapter 1138: Chapter 1138: Home_1

Before the elderly woman approached, the bodyguard beside Purple Summers very quickly intercepted her, not allowing the old lady to come any closer.

Even so, Purple Summers saw what was in the cardboard box.

It was a dog that had already died.

Dead for many days, its body was already decomposing. Even though the old woman had cleaned the dog and combed its fur until it was smooth, it still couldn’t hide the foul stench emanating from the corpse.

Purple, sensitive to smells after becoming pregnant, covered her nose and mouth, feeling the urge to vomit...

The elderly grandma, intimidated by the tall and muscular bodyguard, didn’t dare approach again, tremblingly standing by the roadside with the cardboard box, looking pitiful.

"I’m fine..." Purple regulated her breathing, one hand on her chest, and gestured to the bodyguard with the other.

Seeing this, the bodyguard no longer obstructed and stepped aside somewhat.

But the old woman still didn’t dare to approach again.

It wasn’t just Purple, a woman with a soft heart, who couldn’t bear to watch; even Julian Shaw found it hard to stand by.

He took out two hundred dollars from his pocket and stuffed it into the old woman’s hands, persuading her, "Old lady, it’s hot outside; you should head back now! Go and find a place to bury the dog. Don’t think about this anymore!"

The old woman shook her head repeatedly, refusing to take Julian’s money at all costs, holding the cardboard box as she walked to the side.

Julian was quick with his hands and covertly slipped the money into the old grandma’s pocket.

As he turned back, he saw that Purple was still looking at the old woman’s retreating figure and sighed, "Don’t look anymore, you’ll get used to it after staying here longer. There are too many pitiful people in this world."

Purple averted her gaze, gave a faint smile, and followed Julian back to the Prosecutor’s Office.

...

The work of interning at the Prosecutor’s Office wasn’t too exhausting. After all, the purpose of having these students participate was for experience and learning. If they were overwhelmed by work to the point of having no time to think, then the essence of the internship would be lost.

Sitting for long periods was inevitably uncomfortable, and Purple would occasionally get up to walk around. People in the office understood and took good care of her.

During the internship, they sometimes handled plea bargain negotiations for minor cases.

Plea bargaining, also known as a plea deal, refers to a litigation convenience system based on the principles of economy and efficiency of litigation. It allows the parties to negotiate crimes as charged, with prosecutors deciding on the charges and counts, the type and duration of punishment, etc., based on the negotiation outcomes. Courts then review the legality of those outcomes and apply the law within the scope of the results.

Simply put, it means avoiding the considerable time and cost involved in conducting a full court hearing for both parties – investigating the facts, gathering evidence, filing a lawsuit for the prosecutor, and hiring a lawyer and preparing a defense for the defendant – as well as arranging court hearings, forming a jury, etc. From an economic standpoint, this does not fit with the long-term development of the legal system.

Out of curiosity, Purple inquired about the old grandma’s case.

Unexpectedly, several people in the office knew about it and said that the old woman hadn’t accepted the 75-dollar compensation and insisted on going to court. Hence, the case had been left unresolved and had not concluded to this day.

Her colleagues in the office said: "Even if we filed a lawsuit, it would be meaningless. There are no relevant laws to support the claim, and the outcome wouldn’t be better than the compensation of 75 dollars."

Everyone felt very sorry for the old woman.

But this compassion was soon forgotten.

After all, this was the Prosecutor’s Office, and nearly every case involved victims – murdered, swindled, harmed. If one were to feel compassion for every case, even the most plentiful sympathy would not suffice.

After interning for another two or three days, Purple gradually got used to the figure of the old woman who wandered outside the building.

One day, as she was about to leave work, she received a call from Alexander Summers. He said he had already arrived home with Atra Blanc and asked when she would return.

Purple was overjoyed and said, "I’m coming home right now!"