After the Divorce: Crushed on My Lawyer Ex-wife

#50 “Don’t Run Away From Me.”

Evelyn’s testimony had left her visibly shaken, her normally radiant demeanor overshadowed by the trauma she had endured. Sophia decided to offer a small escape from the darkness of the day.

“Do you want to go home and watch some really dumb movie?” Sophia suggested, hoping to bring a glimmer of cheer to Evelyn’s eyes. Evelyn managed a faint smile through her tears. “Always,” she replied. “But don’t you have work, Sophie?”

Sophia shook her head, her determination unwavering. “There has been work before, and there will be work long after I retire. Right now, I want to spend some time with my best friend.”

Evelyn hugged Sophia tightly. “Thank you, sweetie. “It’s going to be nice, we’re going to make face masks, we’re going to laugh at the movie, we’re going to make buttered and salted popcorn,” Sophia emphasized, eager to steer the conversation toward happier topics.

“Sounds lovely, like we’re teenagers again,” Evelyn laughed genuinely for the first time in a long time.

“That’s right, we’ll have fun like before and it’ll be good to get away from work, schemes, corporate assholes, and… men for a while,” Sophia muttered, a hint of frustration tainting her voice.

Evelyn didn’t miss a beat and decided to ask Sophia a question that had been on her mind for a while. “Have you talked to your ex?” she asked.

Sophia sighed, her shoulders drooping. “More times than I’d like,” she muttered. Evelyn was about to ask her something else related to the matter, but Sophia interrupted gently but firmly. “Can this day be about us and not mentioning exes?”

exited the police station, Sophia’s eyes fell upon Alexander standing outside. She frowned and instinctively considered avoiding him. She wondered why he was still lingering there. Was he waiting

altogether. However, before she could carry out her plan, Alexander’s

with her. Evelyn,

Evelyn told Sophia before walking away. Turning her furious gaze toward Alexander,

speaking, “Sophia, I need to tell you something. Emily is leaving, and she won’t be coming

think that solves everything?” Sophia’s voice quivered with pent-up rage.

explain,

it anymore she gave Alexander a loud, stinging slap across his face. Alexander, though

as she retorts, “And how else could you expect me to

sighs heavily, running a hand through his hair. “Look, Sophia, I understand that what I’m doing may not seem right to you, but I have a duty to fulfill. I’ve explained to you several times that Emily’s family has already lost the ill-gotten gains they acquired, and they’ve faced other legal consequences

kitten. They’ve ruined her life, Alexander, and

to remind you that you have a scandal of your own still

“And what about it?”

initiated all of this, but there are

curiosity is piqued as she

Press,” Alexander reveals,” They’re orchestrating a significant portion of this chaos. It’s a tangled web, Sophia, and they stand to benefit from this

taken aback, “What is their motive

Emily was working for Enlighten Press all along. And though that journalist has been apprehended, the higher-ups in the company have not been implicated. Instead, they used the false scandal of your alleged involvement in bribery to manipulate the situation, resulting in a significant increase in their stock price. Someone is pulling

her brow, “I appreciate your information, but I