Chapter 6 Caught in Action

Evelyn had reached her breaking point, but the man didn’t even care.

“You won’t let me go, will you?” she asked in a trembling voice.

He was silent for a moment. You came to me first.”

She was the one who approached him in that club and spent the night with him.

Unpleasant memories from the past had caused him to lose interest in a sexual partner. But at only 32 years old, Huston realized that he still desired someone who could fulfill his needs.

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Evelyn, meanwhile, was filled with regret. If she had known Huston’s true identity, she would’ve never approached him!

But there was no changing the past.

Huston’s gaze shifted to the woman crouching on the ground. He finally slid his arms under hers, lifted her up, and gently placed her on the bed, covering her with a blanket.

“Rest. Then clean yourself up. I’ll be back soon.”

Anger/surged within Evelyn as she watched him walk away. She seized his sleeve and spoke with audacity, “If I pay you with my body… will you help me seek revenge against the Graves?”

Huston’s eyebrows rose in surprise. He hadn’t anticipated her change of heart. “Yes.”

“Then… I have another request,” Evelyn said, summoning her courage. “I’m only 24 years old, and I graduated from the University of Toronto Law School. I have all the knowledge and qualifications. Can you help me become a real lawyer?”

He was taken aback. He had expected her to ask for anything else, but not this. He had no idea she was so well–educated.

school to be

“Yes.”

you

eyes darkened. “Because… I

graduation because she wanted Evelyn to be a housewife. Evelyn, deeply in love

her, she was getting as much benefit as possible. After all, she

He lit a cigarette and looked at Evelyn through the smoke,

came closer to the bed, peering down at her.

a bag and come to Royal Villa at eight

while Huston

HM Law Office, she received a call from Grace. Evelyn mentioned that Huston had taken the case, but she

Grace’s voice rose in disbelief. “Are

“Yeah. Why?”

A

the most powerful lawyer in the world, that’s why! So many big shots try to seek his help, but it’s all about luck when it comes to him. Are you sure he’s gonna take your

Evelyn avoided talking about her complicated

worry about. You can’t lose a

Evelyn frowned. “Really?”

power, but those who wield the law as their weapon. And

call, she Googled Huston’s info while waiting at the bus station.

up. At 22, he finished his studies at the University of Cambridge Law School. Returning to the States, he won numerous

a guest professor at a prestigious local university while serving as

establishing it as one of the most renowned

impressed, but she couldn’t find much info regarding Huston’s family background and personal

whole new awareness of what an elite she messed with, and prayed that the

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Hill Villa, Evelyn had to

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