The Billionaire's Forbidden Longing

Chapter 32 Hold a Court

Allison was completely unaware of all this; she thought Thalia was defending her because of Cleo's request. In fact, Cleo had sought help from Alexander.

Just as the food arrived, the door to the private room swung open, and in walked someone.

Allison looked up and saw Alexander leading the way, her eyes wide with surprise. "Alexander, you eating here too?"

Alexander gave a slight nod, glanced at Allison, and then took a seat next to Liliana. "Just passing by and thought I'd grab a bite. Didn't expect to see you and Mia here. Can I join you guys?" Liliana was thrilled and quickly ordered more dishes.

James plopped down next to Allison. "Ms. Bennett, what a coincidence!"

Allison gave a polite nod, then turned her attention to Alexander, who was chatting with Liliana. For some reason, she felt a bit uneasy.

Thalia, watching the interaction between Allison and Alexander, frowned slightly.

If she remembered right, Alexander was at least ten years older than Allison. That was quite the age gap!

But she didn't dare pry into Alexander's private life.

When the food came, Allison ate gracefully, not making a sound with her knife and fork while cutting her steak. Liliana watched her, feeling quite pleased.

In the middle of eating, a bowl of soup appeared in front of Allison.

She looked at Alexander in surprise, only to hear him say casually, "This soup's good. If you don't like greasy food, try this."

Alexander clearly knew Allison didn't like greasy food and ate very little meat. She could never finish a steak, but out of politeness, she'd always try.

between Alexander and Allison,

kept placing dishes she liked in front of her, making her feel a bit embarrassed.

was in charge of taking her home. After Allison left, Liliana turned to

and Mia in the room, and Thalia got the hint,

Liliana

nodded without hesitation. "I

it. "Alexander, are you nuts? Allison's only eighteen! You're an old man lusting after an eighteen-year-old girl. Isn't that too much?" Alexander wasn't thrilled

this wasn't a joke. Liliana felt exasperated. "What about

into laughter. Alexander didn't feel embarrassed by her gloating. Love always happened unexpectedly. Allison was still young, and he had plenty of time to wait for

day, a bunch of reporters gathered at the courthouse entrance. Thalia sat in the car, looking at Allison with concern. "This must be Ronan's trick. He loves using public opinion to sway the court. Allison, be careful!" Allison nodded. Facing the reporters made her nervous, but she knew

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swarmed her. "Ms. Bennett, we heard you were promiscuous in middle school and

Ms. Bennett, someone said the feud between you and Ms. Brown is because you seduced her fiancé. Is

mics in Allison's face, almost poking her eyes

everything. Any defamatory comments, and my

got dragged into this mess, and Thalia was about

Allison heard the reporter call Thalia Alexander's secret lover, she felt a sharp pang in her heart. She spun around, shoved a few reporters aside, and threw their mics to the ground. "Are you guys even real reporters? Do you know what you're saying? Secret lover? Why don't

be that you also have some kind of relationship with

not afraid of the Carter Group's legal team suing you, keep fabricating lies! I promise everyone defaming Mr. Carter and Ms. Bennett today will pay the price!" Just then, the bailiff arrived, and Thalia pulled Allison into the

head down, silent, while Thalia looked

yet here she was, facing a lawsuit alone and being harassed by reporters. Thinking about it, Thalia

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this was a civil matter, not a criminal case. Thalia, of course, disagreed, and

evidence proves Allison has a history, so her claims are invalid!" The evidence was submitted to the judge, who reviewed it and then questioned Allison. "Allison,