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.

to school to be

“Yes.”

you give it

“Because… I got married.”

Nora insisted that Evelyn get married right after graduation because she wanted Evelyn to be a housewife. Evelyn, deeply in love

as much benefit as possible. After all, she needed to secure her livelihood after

remained silent. He lit a cigarette and looked at Evelyn through the smoke, making her

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

a bag and come to Royal Villa at eight o’clock tonight.”

waved away the smoke, while Huston

she received a call from Grace. Evelyn mentioned that Huston had

in

“Yeah. Why?”

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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

He said he’d handle it,” Evelyn avoided talking about her complicated relationship

can’t lose a lawsuit with Huston

Evelyn frowned. “Really?”

graduated from law school, so you should know that the most formidable people are not those with money or power, but those who wield the law as their weapon. And to Huston, Lloyd, the law is like his sword! He can easily use it to his advantage.”

was stunned. After ending the call, she Googled Huston’s info while

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

prestigious local university while serving as the lawyer

with Matt Harrison, establishing it as one of

impressed, but she couldn’t find much info

of what an elite she messed with, and prayed that the days ahead would not be too

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to Hill Villa, Evelyn had to retrieve

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