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.

went to school to be a

“Yes.”

did you give

eyes darkened. “Because… I got married.”

be a housewife. Evelyn, deeply in love with Jerry, agreed to everything. But her

she had to sleep with the jerk before her, she was getting as much benefit as possible. After all, she needed to secure her livelihood after the divorce, and her

and looked at Evelyn through the

was half–burnt, Huston finally came closer to the bed, peering down

a bag and come to Royal

waved away the smoke, while Huston had already turned

call from Grace. Evelyn mentioned that Huston had taken the case, but she didn’t provide the details.

in

“Yeah. Why?”

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help, but it’s all about luck when it comes to him. Are you sure he’s gonna take

Evelyn avoided talking about her complicated relationship with

can’t lose a lawsuit with Huston

Evelyn frowned. “Really?”

those who wield the law as their weapon. And to Huston, Lloyd, the law is like

After ending the call, she Googled Huston’s info while waiting at the

the best schools growing up. At 22, he finished his studies at the University of Cambridge Law School. Returning to the States,

was also a guest professor at a prestigious local university while serving as the lawyer of

HM Law Office with Matt Harrison, establishing it as one of the most renowned law

find much info regarding Huston’s family background

now had a whole new awareness of what an elite she messed with,

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reluctant to go back to Hill Villa,

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