After the Divorce: Crushed on My Lawyer Ex-wife

#46 “You Bailed Out Emily?”

Sophia and Alexander were silent after the police took Emily away. Endlessly tired and confused, Sophia couldn’t deny her gratitude for the help Alexander had given her. Without him, she might not have been able to save Evelyn.

Yet, beneath her gratitude, her emotions remained tangled. She was still angry with Alexander for their past. The past couldn’t simply be forgotten or erased.

The unexpected kiss they had shared had stirred up feelings she didn’t want, feelings that both scared and intrigued her. What scared her the most was how much she liked it.

As they stood there, the unsaid words and unresolved tension hung in the air, leaving them both with a sense of unease. Alexander cleared his throat to get Sophia’s attention.

“What do you want us to do with Emily? “he finally asked. Sophia turned to him, the anger evident in her eyes. “I want them to bear the full consequences for everything they have done. Fraud, money laundering, dealing, and kidnapping. I want everything to be fair. still

Alexander shook his head, a gesture that caused Sophia to immediately pull away from him, her frustration palpable. Alexander felt a sickening stab in his heart at her reaction, he didn’t want her to avoid him.

“Leave it in the past, Sophia,” Alexander implored. “I promise you they won’t harm you again, but please, let Emily go.”

Sophia retreated even further, her disbelief and anger mounting. “You want to save your little darling while she tries to ruin my life and that of my loved ones?”

“It’s not like that, Sophia, I don’t love her.”

“Yeah, right! You want me not to press charges so she and her rotten family can continue to cause trouble.”

Alexander opened his mouth to object again, but then Michael appeared behind Sophia. He wrapped his arms around her and whispered in her ear loud enough for Alexander to hear, Come on, Sophie, you need to rest, not argue.”

Sophia didn’t need a second invitation. With one final, piercing glare at Alexander, she turned and went with Michael, her footsteps echoing through the tense silence that had enveloped them.

As Alexander stood there, the frustration and helplessness he felt began to turn into anger, and he couldn’t help but direct some of that anger toward Michael. He always intervened between them. Alexander wanted a moment with her, where no one would interrupt them, so he could explain, talk.

He had dug his claws into her and wouldn’t let

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allowed to go home. The relief of seeing her friend safe and sound overwhelmed Sophia as she walked through

fear that had gripped her.

always been the one to hold back her emotions, but when she watched her best friend cry tears of both sorrow and relief, she couldn’t help but let her own

“This

upside down to look for you, Evelyn. I’m so glad you’re home

Benjamin’s name.

greeted. ” What’s going

the other end, a pause that seemed to stretch on endlessly. Then, Benjamin’s voice, usually calm and composed, held a somber note as he replied, “Sophia, I have some news you need to

at the gravity of the situation. “What?” Her voice quivered

measured as he began to explain the legal intricacies. “Sophia, it’s a legal process. Her family posted bail, and her lawyer argued that she was not a flight risk. The court decided to grant

am a lawyer, but she’s a criminal! This is not right.

Alexander helped her get released,”

her,” Sophia remarked, her voice tinged with

posted,” Benjamin replied. Their conversation ended, and Sophia wasted no time. She had to confront Alexander immediately. She

voice was firm and devoid of pleasantries. “I’ll be

responded, clearly taken aback by her icy tone. Sophia hung up the phone and turned to her

have to go,” Sophia said. “I’ll come

ever perceptive, looked at her friend with concern. “Is everything

reassuring smile. “Yes, I got an urgent

she drove at breakneck speed to Alexander’s office. She couldn’t

she approached his door. She

as she confronted Alexander from the doorway

in a tired tone, “Is that what

thinking? I didn’t take up the case because if I were the opposing lawyer, I would knock them to the ground. But you

a sense of resignation. He knew that his actions had caused a rift between them, and he struggled to find