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.

kept sitting in their way. He had dug his claws into her and wouldn’t let

*

days later, Sophia was finally able to visit Evelyn, who had been allowed to go home. The relief

through, the harrowing experiences and the fear that had gripped her. The two friends embraced

Sophia had 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

Evelyn spoke with tears in her eyes, “This is exactly what I need, peace and people close

tears. I would turn the world upside down to look for you,

and she saw Benjamin’s name. With a quick inhale, she answered the

she greeted. ”

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 know. Emily has been released on

at the gravity of the situation. “What?” Her voice quivered with frustration. “How is that even

“Sophia, it’s a legal process. Her family posted bail, and her lawyer argued that she was not a flight risk.

surface. “I know how this works, Benjamin, I am a lawyer, but she’s a criminal! This is not right. She should face the consequences of

Alexander helped her get released,” Benjamin

helped her,” Sophia remarked, her voice tinged with frustration. “Thanks for telling me,

ended, and Sophia wasted no time. She had

be in your

you wish…” Alexander responded, clearly taken aback by her icy tone.

have to go,” Sophia said. “I’ll come to see you

her friend with concern. “Is everything

“Yes,

her car, her thoughts racing as she

corridor as she approached his door. She knocked, her impatience evident as she entered without waiting for a

looked up to face her. Sophia’s anger flared as she confronted Alexander from

tired tone, “Is that what you

I didn’t take up the case because if I were the opposing lawyer, I would knock them to the ground. But you get them out of any

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