Chapter 300: I thought it was normal at that time

In the afternoon, after four o'clock.

The sun is not as hot anymore, but it is still bright.

On the beach, a little boy who looked about two or three years old was squatting on the beach, carefully building a castle.

He was wearing a bright little swimsuit, and his chubby little hands were working hard to pile the sand into the shape of a castle.

There are a few white clouds floating in the blue sky, and the sea breeze blows gently, bringing with it a salty taste.

Not far away, bodyguards and nannies were guarding quietly.

They look focused and always pay attention to the children's every move.

The golden sand on the beach sparkled in the sunlight, and the waves beat against the shore, splashing crystal water.

In the distance, the sea and the sky are one color, and several sailboats are sailing slowly on the sea.

The little guy occasionally looked up at the scenery in the distance, then lowered his head to continue his "masterpiece", laughing happily from time to time.

This is Tiburon, California, a charming coastal city located on the shores of the picturesque San Francisco Bay.

Haley Blackburn, lying on a beach chair with a big belly, occasionally looked up at her son in the distance, but most of her time and attention was on the man beside her.

It's vacation time for one of Silicon Valley's prosecutors, Attorney Haley Blackburn.

"Is Schneider Wilson really not okay?" He withdrew his gaze from the child.

After thinking for a while, Hailey said softly, "Will it have any impact on us?"

As a member of the Blackburn family, he also works in California, outside of Boston.

It is still near San Francisco, which can be said to be Wilson's territory.

Over the past two years, Haley has enjoyed a lot of care from the Wilson family.

His work went extremely smoothly, and he is now a famous star prosecutor in the San Francisco area and the Bay Area.

Moreover, because he is so popular in Silicon Valley, his influence in Silicon Valley exceeds that of county governors and mayors.

And because someone controlled public opinion to a certain extent, no one said anything bad about her when she became pregnant twice in three years after her husband died.

On the contrary, because it is said to have used high-tech technologies such as frozen sperm and in vitro fertilization, it is considered to be very compatible with the high-tech attributes of California and Silicon Valley.

It is precisely because of her independent child-raising and her independent female personality on ITK that she is so popular among local white leftists in California.

Considered one of the idols by many women in California and across the country.

This has caused some "young girls without children and with cats" to want to imitate Haley's style.

But who could have imagined that underneath all the celebrity halo, who was Haley Harrison (Blackburn was intentionally not used to avoid people associating her with Milo) really like?

This is the characteristic politics of the United States. From a small town sheriff to the President of the United States, it doesn’t matter whether or not the problem can be solved.

Whether or not the campaign promises can be fulfilled, the campaign platform is not important.

As long as it allows voters to see the side they like to see.

Then there will be no fewer votes.

"Not sure. But the Boston Tea Party had already happened, and the guns were fired in Lexington."

Milo shook his head: "It doesn't matter whether the sovereign country reduces taxes or not. What matters is that the British Empire's ships and reinforcements are already at sea. Nothing can go back to the way it was before."

Haley was silent for a moment, knowing that Milo was referring to the fact that someone had already fired the first shot against Wilson and the California Consortium.

At this point, it no longer matters whether Schneider is healthy or has regained consciousness.

What matters is that the battle has already begun.

Can the California Consortium and Wilson hold on?

"So... will Edward come to see you?"

"Who else can they turn to except me? To Morgan or Rockefeller to surrender?"

Milo smiled, stood up, walked to his sister-in-law, leaned down and kissed her.

After a few seconds of lingering, he straightened up and sighed with satisfaction: "My dear, you still taste the best! I'll go play with the little Paladin."

Haley glared at him coquettishly and wanted to follow.

But her belly was too big and she was due to give birth in more than a month.

It’s a bit inconvenient to move around, so I just decided not to go.

She just used her beautiful eyes to look at the big boy playing with the children in the distance, and felt extremely satisfied and warm in her heart.

I recall the more than half a year of loneliness after Paladin's death.

Thinking about her current life, the guilt she once felt gradually faded away from Haley.

She laid her body completely flat on the beach chair, looking at the clear blue sky, thinking to herself - Paladin, you must want me to do the same.

The sea breeze blew and the temperature was just right, making Haley, who was already in the late stages of her pregnancy, feel like just sleeping.

Half asleep and half awake, she suddenly heard a clear young woman's voice, "Hailey, Kamala Devi called again. She said she wanted to see you again."

When Haley heard that it was related to work, she immediately opened her eyes and looked to her left, where Peggy Audrey Adams was standing gracefully.

Compared to three years ago, when Haley brought her to California for a blind date with Milo.

Paige Adams has matured a lot.

At that time, Peggy was a Harvard student with a wealthy family, clear eyes and a silly look.

And now, she has graduated early and has been working with Haley for a year.

During this period, there were some changes in her family.

Her grandfather, once a pillar of the Boston establishment, had died.

Although the Adams family will not be destroyed or split because of this.

But it quickly degenerated from being the leading family of the Boston consortium to being one of the core families.

The status has declined a lot.

Peggy Adams felt this change very clearly.

The most obvious thing is that her former best friends are no longer willing to support her unconditionally as before.

Other aspects were fine, but for the young Peggy Adams, she felt very uncomfortable because her former "little sisters" were no longer willing to support her.

"She still wants to be my deputy?" Haley asked.

Peggy Adams nodded: "Yes."

Speaking of Kamala Devi, how should I put it? She is the kind of woman who relies solely on men to get to the top.

Her lover Brown is currently the mayor of San Francisco and is considered to be out of the California local prosecutor system.

Kamala Devi is still in this system and was originally an official of a committee under the San Francisco District Attorney's Office.

After her black lover came to power, Kamala Devi was also adjusted.

Last year, he joined Brown's San Francisco City Government.

But what can I say, Kamala Devi’s personal abilities…if we rank them in terms of satisfying men in bed, she would be at the top.

In terms of actual work ability, it is very average.

Late last year, while dealing with a march within the city limits of San Francisco.

Kamala Devi represented the San Francisco City Government.

It was construction workers who were asking for a 15% increase in their hourly wages.

Normally, this is all negotiable.

Even if the employer is unwilling to increase the rate by 15%, 10%, 8% or even 5% are still negotiable.

Kamala Devi said to the workers' representatives and the media: "Since you can't support your family with $30 an hour, why don't you work two more hours a day? That way you can have an extra $60 a day to buy gifts for your children and wife."

Just one sentence made the architecture guys in San Francisco explode.

What was supposed to be an easy matter to resolve turned into a major dispute.

In the end, her black lover had to fire her and put her in cold storage for several months.

But maybe she can really satisfy black people or some other people in bed.

Or maybe she has some other function after being in cold storage for several months.

Kamala Devi was reinstated and returned to the San Francisco judicial system.

And she and her black lover, and the others behind her.

Recently, it seems that he hopes to work under Kamala Devi, Haley, the star prosecutor in the Bay Area.

Maybe he wanted to use Hailey's star halo to cover up this guy's stupidity.

Hayley pondered.

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Although she hated people like Kamala Devi who had no ability and relied on men to get to the top.

But this woman of color is not completely useless.

Kamala Devi has mixed blood, including Jamaican native blood, black blood, Indian blood, and white blood...

When it comes to identity politics, the buffs are fully stacked.

In fact, Haley felt that if Kamala Devi had some abilities, she could live a better life than she is now.

But Kamala Devi didn't, or rather, she put her few skill points into how to serve men.

"I don't have time to see her right now." Haley said, but she didn't refuse. "If she really wants, let her come to my office to see me tomorrow."

Although she is stupid, Kamala Devi is not completely useless.

Haley knew that some people were dissatisfied with the fact that all her staff were white, many of whom were from the East Coast.

It is indeed unacceptable that a prosecutor in the Bay Area of ​​California has almost all of his prosecutors and staff from the New England area.

Haley already has plans to introduce some black people, and Kamala Devi's ancestry and minority status can somewhat dilute the overly strong white traces in Haley's group.

And although Kamala Devi's personal abilities are not good, the people behind her are still very powerful.

Even Blackburn sometimes needs their help in California.

Letting Kamala Devi come and share her halo can be considered as a transaction.

Peggy Adams nodded, took out a small notebook and wrote it down with a pen.

"Anything else?"

"some."

"Just say it directly."

"Okay. Regarding ITK's lawsuit against MSN, a subsidiary of Microsoft..."

“…”

Peggy Adams had been reporting on her work for more than half an hour and was not finished yet. However, at this time, two boys, one big and one small, had already walked back to the beach with smiles on their faces.

The little boy rode on the shoulders of his big boy father, shouting happily, "Go, Dad, go!"

"Haha, then you better hold on tight!"

Amidst the laughter, they came to Haley and Paige Adams.

The two women naturally stopped their work discussion.

Haley struggled to get up with her big belly, and Peggy Adams quickly helped her up, "Be careful, don't fall! You've been sweating so much, come here and have some water."

The older boy and the younger boy came over with smiles on their faces. The younger boy took the milk bottle and the older boy took the water bottle. They both moved in unison and started drinking the water.

As they drank, they saw each other's expressions and started laughing again.

Seeing how good the relationship between father and son was, Haley's eyes were almost filled with tenderness.

And Peggy Adams also took the opportunity to look openly at the man who almost became her fiancé.

That was three years ago.

For some unknown reason, he suddenly wanted to be a director and make his own movies.

When the entire Boston socialite circle and the second-generation circle found out about this, their unanimous evaluation was: it’s garbage on the ground, no matter how much you value it, it can’t change its garbage nature.

This is a Western proverb, similar to the Chinese proverb "Mud cannot be propped up against a wall" or "A fool who cannot be helped".

But not many people in Boston care about it and just treat it as a joke.

I felt that after the fall of that dazzling Paladin, the Blackburn family had no successor and was probably doomed.

It was at that time that the entire upper class in Boston was filled with this tone.

Paige Adams' cousin Haley - their mothers are cousins.

Haley went to Adams' house in person on behalf of the Blackburn family.

Finally, old Adams, Peggy's grandfather, was persuaded.

Let Peggy go to California to meet Milo, and if they are suitable, they can get married.

When the news came out, Peggy Adams immediately became the new laughing stock in the circle.

Her friends laughed and said she might marry trash.

Of course Peggy Adams was totally unwilling to do that.

But she didn't dare to go against her grandfather's will, so she had to follow her cousin Haley to California.

At the time, Milo was filming his first movie, and because of the Archbishop of New York, he was in the middle of a public opinion storm over the great religious debate in the United States.

After meeting, although Peggy Adams had a little affection for the other party because of his handsomeness.

But his original reputation and Blackburn's situation at the time made Peggy Adams not interested at all.

Perhaps Milo and Blackburn sensed her reluctance, and the passivity of the Adams Family.

In the end, this "blind date" ended in nothing, and Peggy Adams went back.

Hayley and the Blackburn family never mentioned the incident again.

At the time, Peggy Adams was very grateful and even held several small girlfriends parties to celebrate...

But who knew that the world would be so unpredictable.

It's only been three years.

The person who was considered trash by everyone back then has now become the new generation leader recognized by Bostonians.

However, the original Adams' influence declined greatly due to the departure of old Arthur.

Peggy Adams knew, at least two years ago.

He became the laughing stock of Boston again.

But unlike the previous time, this time everyone was laughing at her and Adams for being short-sighted.

As a result, Peggy is now unwilling to go back to Boston unless necessary.

Looking at the man who finished drinking the water, hugged the little boy, and kissed Haley without any hesitation.

Peggy Adams wondered if she had agreed at the time.

And get married right away.

Then he and his child should be as old as little Paladin now.

(End of this chapter)