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

Chapter 1585: He better have had an erection

At the same time, in Grace's home...

Haines and Grace sat across from each other at a small square table, sharing a light dinner.

"Are you now the official representative of Miss Cassandra Smith?" he asked, breaking the momentary silence.

Grace raised her brows and chewed carefully. After swallowing, she shrugged.

"No, not yet. I need her to fire her current lawyer and hire me," she explained, leaning her arm on the table's edge. "Otherwise, I can't represent her."

"Would she even agree?"

"That depends on whether her friend Kiara managed to convince her. But it won't be easy, for sure. After all, Cassandra knows me." — At least, she knew that Grace was Penny's lawyer.

Haines nodded in understanding. "You seem pretty relaxed about it. I thought you wanted the case."

"Haha. I do want to take it, but I'm not desperate," she replied, fluttering her eyelashes at him with a smile. "If the heavens allow it, I'll pick it up and do my best. Whether it ends up as my first loss or another win, that's for fate, the law, and the jury to decide."

Studying her subtle smile, Haines let out a soft laugh. "You know you'll win."

"No, I won't," she said playfully. "I just know I'm a better lawyer than the one beside the senator. Their side is making a huge mistake using the senator's legal advisor. This isn't even his field."

"But this isn't your field either."

"Really?" she arched a brow. "I know I'm a corporate lawyer, but with Penny as my client, I'm more like a defense lawyer."

He chuckled, nodding. "Penny is quite a handful, I agree."

"She's cute, though," Grace giggled. "Very cute."

"If Wild heard that, you'd be in for a long argument," he quipped. "Sometimes I think he'd make a good lawyer."

Doesn't he find

was a child, yes. He adored her. But after she lost all that weight, all

the table as the image played in her mind. Being Penny's legal advisor and handling the Prime Group's legalities, she knew Wild quite well. Still, she couldn't blame him—Penny as a kid had been genuinely

Short and chubby.

joined hers. But after a moment, the smile on his

shifted,

brows knitting. "What is it? Why

my regular check-up earlier today," he began, prompting her to hold her breath. "The doctor said I'm ready for reconstructive surgery on my

blinked a few times, then her face lit up. "Wow,

a line. "My health's improved, but he wants me to follow a preparation plan before the surgery. He's

warmly. "That's great,

know if there's anything I can help with. Whether it's

soon as the words left her mouth, a thought popped into her

Strengthen his leg muscles?

Would... bed activities count?

knees. Probably his thighs too...

idea took root, but Haines's voice snapped her out

he said, watching the smile fade from her

keep smiling but failing. After a

catching the awkward

hand back and tried to

Haines sighed quietly but didn't

of the meal passed in silence an unfamiliar one. Since the soup incident, they'd grown more open with each other. Or rather, Haines had

weren't officially

was nearly

no their

naturally that she'd stopped thinking about

her, as a lawyer, to forget

trying to convince herself this wasn't a big