Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 1563: Black belt

It was true that Cassandra's case was complicated, and a case like this was something many in the legal industry talked about. Grace had heard whispers since the case hit the news. So, even if she wasn't intently following the details, she had no choice but to stay informed.

Out of curiosity, Grace assigned the case to her new associates.

It was just a mock trial. She planned to use it to assess their readiness before they take on their first solo case.

And she chose this case-Cassandra's case—as the topic for them to cover.

While it was a high-level and complicated matter, she hoped to gain something from the experience.

Who could have known that someone would actually ask her to take on the case?

When Grace returned to the venue, the radar in her head suddenly went off like an emergency alarm. Snapping out of her thoughts, she searched for him among the crowd.

There, seated near where she had been earlier, was Haines.

Her eyes softened as she smiled, but before she could fully greet him, she noticed he suddenly looked away.

"Huh?" Deep lines appeared between her brows, and she frowned slightly. freewebnovel.com

Did I say something today that made him angry?

It wasn't as though Haines was displaying clear displeasure. But after spending time with him, Grace felt something was off.

"Grace!" One of the ladies, along with a few, jumped to her side. "We were talking about your mysterious guy, and we thought we should go on a trip! Of course, we're going to keep it a secret."

She leaned closer and whispered, "We'll keep our mouths shut, we promise."

After all, the ladies already believed they "knew" the mystery man Grace was seeing.

awkward smile, sneaking a glance at Haines. As usual, he was quiet but would casually engage in conversation

her lips and turned to the ladies who had approached her. "You know what? I don't think so. I just got a call about a case, and

"Aww..."

nodded, wiggling her brows. "Anyway, I'll

approach Haines, and in doing so, their suspicions grew. They had already met Haines because he seemed to be present whenever

of the ladies whispered, peeling her eyes from Grace,

he's Hugo Bennet's uncle," another one nodded, speaking quietly. "Maybe she's trying to earn some brownie points since Hugo Bennet's

good

thinking of

"She's right, though. He's very

you on the

"Kyyaaah..."

their squeals, chuckling at one another over their silly reactions. It felt like they'd suddenly reverted to

gossip, Grace kept a civilized distance between herself,

she couldn't shake

stole a look at his

upset about something, isn't

*****

Meanwhile...

Kiara the slightest bit of hope. It wasn't a big hope that could blind her, but it was faint enough she

from Grace again, she would be able

heart

off the motorbike and quickly removed the helmet. Shaking

handed him the helmet, her lips pressed into a

his tongue as he took the helmet,

that, he adjusted the helmet while Kiara stood beside him, just outside the

muttered as he finished adjusting his helmet, glancing back at her. "This place isn't very safe. I know it's close to