His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 285

Chapter 285 Sound Counsel

Ella

The door to the conference room had clicked shut behind us, muffling the sounds of hushed discussions from inside. The empty stairwell that we found ourselves in was silent, save for the faint hum of the air conditioning.

Logan’s blue eyes met mine, his expression unreadable. But I could feel the simmering tension in the air, thick enough to cut with a knife.

“Why are you acting like this?” I demanded, my voice shaking with anger and disbelief. He blinked in surprise. “Acting like what?”

“Like some…some greedy, opportunistic landlord! Just grabbing the first offer they throw at you because it’s in cash, without a thought to the illegal dealings behind it. That’s not the Logan you said you wanted to be.”

He exhaled deeply, rubbing his temples. “Ella, I’m going to handle the illegal side of things,” he said matter-of-factly. “But not by doing the most blatantly stupid thing-rejecting rent from a tenant who’s willing to pay. That’s just bad. business.”

I stepped closer, poking a finger into his chest. “This goes against everything you’ve told me. You said you wanted to step away from the underworld dealings, to start fresh. This…this isn’t it.”

darkened, his

I’m being two-faced? Ella, you’re being naive. You might be an excellent lawyer, but you know nothing about the dynamics of being a mafia head

you to teach me Mafia 101. I’m asking you to stick to your word, to have some integrity. I thought we had a deal. Or have you forgotten our contract

of me wanted to storm out, but this was too important. I needed to understand why he was acting

His features softened, and he looked away. “Look,

case?” My voice cracked. “When did we get

me, if you just…just listen to what I want, we’ll win them all. Your career will skyrocket. But for

“How am I supposed to trust you when you just blatantly lied to

had settled after those words spilled out of my mouth was palpable. Logan’s steely gaze was fixed on the window as he readjusted his collar, attempting to regain

fry, Ella,” he murmured, finally breaking the silence. “Accept the deal, and I’ll sign whatever papers you have

practicality won over. My own rent was due, and I needed the income from this case to cover it.

eyebrows knitted together,

us a quizzical look as we returned. “Have you made your

throat, pushing down my anger. “My client…

it, and I didn’t stop him. All I could do was watch in a state of numbness as Logan took

the meeting was over, the rhythmic tapping of my heels against the marble floor echoed in my ears as I strode from the room, heading straight to my

of his mother seemed to have hit a nerve,” she said. “That’s why he’s in such a mood. It has to be. But why? Why was he so sensitive about her? Why did he shut down

lying, no-good idiot. He’s a… a criminal. Why should we

hissed. “I don’t like it either,

not our

the space of my small office. I sighed, passing a hand over my face. “I’m sorry,

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