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When she had spoken to Angela about the scheduled meeting with Bob and Christine, she had met with violent resistance.
“Absolutely not,” Angela had gasped. “No. No. I'm not ready.”
“I know it's hard,” Elisabeth had begun, but Angela cut her off.
“I feel ridiculous,” she exclaimed. “I know I came to you—well, Sarah made me—she said that I should—and I was—I was—but no!” she finished, choking on her sentence.
Elisabeth tried again, but Angela cut her off once more. “I don't understand!” she wailed. “Why do I need a different lawyer? Why can't you just talk to him for me?”
Elisabeth explained, but Angela was still upset. “Bob can hire someone else,” she sniffled. “I don't understand why he had to go talk to Lawson & Lawson. He doesn't even like lawyers.”
“Or you can both ask Christi
