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?”

Sophia’s eyes fell upon Alexander standing outside. She frowned and instinctively considered avoiding him. She wondered why he was still lingering

sense of annoyance washed over her, and she contemplated ignoring him altogether. However, before she could carry out

to catch up with her. Evelyn, sensing the gravity of the

in the car,” Evelyn told Sophia before walking away. Turning her furious

I need to tell you something. Emily

rage. “Just making her disappear? What about the

to explain, ”

a loud, stinging slap across his face. Alexander, though not surprised by her reaction, winced

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

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

her life, Alexander, and I won’t let them get away with it. Don’t assume for a moment that

that you have a scandal of your own

“And what about it?”

only ones involved, Sophia. Yes, Emily initiated all of this, but there are

she asks, “Who

this chaos. It’s a tangled web, Sophia, and they stand to benefit from this

is taken aback, “What is their motive in

aiding 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

brow, “I appreciate your information, but I can