Chapter 6 Caught in Action

Evelyn had reached her breaking point, but the man didn’t even care.

“You won’t let me go, will you?” she asked in a trembling voice.

He was silent for a moment. You came to me first.”

She was the one who approached him in that club and spent the night with him.

Unpleasant memories from the past had caused him to lose interest in a sexual partner. But at only 32 years old, Huston realized that he still desired someone who could fulfill his needs.

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Evelyn, meanwhile, was filled with regret. If she had known Huston’s true identity, she would’ve never approached him!

But there was no changing the past.

Huston’s gaze shifted to the woman crouching on the ground. He finally slid his arms under hers, lifted her up, and gently placed her on the bed, covering her with a blanket.

“Rest. Then clean yourself up. I’ll be back soon.”

Anger/surged within Evelyn as she watched him walk away. She seized his sleeve and spoke with audacity, “If I pay you with my body… will you help me seek revenge against the Graves?”

Huston’s eyebrows rose in surprise. He hadn’t anticipated her change of heart. “Yes.”

“Then… I have another request,” Evelyn said, summoning her courage. “I’m only 24 years old, and I graduated from the University of Toronto Law School. I have all the knowledge and qualifications. Can you help me become a real lawyer?”

He was taken aback. He had expected her to ask for anything else, but not this. He had no idea she was so well–educated.

“You went to school to be a lawyer?”

“Yes.”

did you give it

eyes darkened. “Because… I

Nora insisted that Evelyn get married right after graduation because she wanted Evelyn to be a housewife. Evelyn,

was getting as much benefit as possible. After

remained silent. He lit a cigarette and looked at Evelyn through the smoke, making her anxious.

peering down at her. He exhaled a smoke ring. Evelyn squinted and coughed.

come to Royal

smoke, while Huston had already

received a call from Grace. Evelyn mentioned that Huston had taken the

Grace’s voice rose in disbelief. “Are you

“Yeah. Why?”

A

why! So many big shots try to seek his help, but it’s all about

he’d handle it,” Evelyn avoided

worry about. You can’t lose a lawsuit with Huston Lloyd on

Evelyn frowned. “Really?”

should know that the most formidable people are not those with money or power, but those who wield the law as their weapon. And to Huston, Lloyd, the law is like his sword! He

stunned. After ending the call, she Googled

the University of Cambridge Law School. Returning

local university while serving as the lawyer of a

HM Law Office with Matt Harrison, establishing it as one of the most renowned law firms in

impressed, but she couldn’t find much info regarding Huston’s family background and personal life.

what an elite she messed

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to go back to Hill Villa, Evelyn had to retrieve some important

black Mercedes–Benz caught her attention.

to walk past it as quickly as she could, but the car suddenly started to move back and forth…

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