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 patience evidently wearing

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

not asking you to teach me Mafia 101. I’m asking you to stick to your word, to have some integrity. I thought we had

at each other, a storm brewing between us. Every part of me wanted to storm out, but this was too important. I needed

and he

My voice cracked. “When did we get

old, cocky Logan I was already becoming all-too-familiar with. “I’ve got a bunch of them lined up. And believe me, if you just…just listen to what I want,

rising with incredulity. “How am I supposed to trust you

mouth was palpable. Logan’s steely gaze was fixed on the window

murmured, finally breaking the silence. “Accept the deal, and I’ll sign whatever

to argue, to scream at him for disregarding the principles he had-supposedly -once held. But practicality won over. My own rent was due, and I needed the income from this case to cover it. Still,

intended. “But not for your sake. For mine.” His eyebrows knitted together, a silent question forming, but

of us a quizzical

cleared my throat, pushing down my anger. “My client… Will take

and I didn’t stop him. All I could do was watch in a state of numbness as Logan took the offered pen and scrawled his signature on the dotted

in my ears as I strode from the room,

she said. “That’s why he’s in such a mood. It has to be. But why? Why was he so sensitive about

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

like it either, but remember that he’s our

not our

my small office.

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