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?”

outside. She frowned and instinctively considered avoiding him.

washed over her, and she contemplated ignoring him altogether. However, before she

let’s talk,” he implored, hurrying to catch up with her. Evelyn, sensing the gravity of the situation, gave her a reassuring

you in the car,” Evelyn told Sophia before walking away.

and stern. Alexander took a deep breath before speaking, “Sophia, I need to tell you something. Emily is leaving, and she won’t be coming back. She won’t cause

that solves everything?” Sophia’s voice quivered with pent-up rage. “Just making her disappear? What about the crimes she

to explain,

Alexander a loud, stinging slap

it,” he mutters. Sophia’s anger is palpable as she retorts,

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

her gaze unwavering. “What about Evelyn? She’s in the car, trembling like a kitten. They’ve ruined her life, Alexander, and I won’t let them get away with it. Don’t assume for a

“I want to remind you that you have a scandal of your own still

“And what about it?”

Yes, Emily initiated all of this, but there are other players behind

as she

Alexander reveals,” They’re orchestrating a significant portion of this chaos. It’s a tangled web, Sophia, and

is their

have not been implicated. Instead, they used the false

information, but I can handle this