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.”

did you

eyes darkened. “Because… I

after graduation because she wanted Evelyn to be a housewife. Evelyn, deeply in love with Jerry, agreed to everything. But her passion for the law

possible. After all, she needed to secure her livelihood

looked at Evelyn through the smoke,

Huston finally came closer to the bed, peering down at her. He exhaled a smoke ring. Evelyn squinted and coughed.

come to Royal Villa at eight

waved away the smoke, while Huston had already turned

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

voice rose in disbelief.

“Yeah. Why?”

A

help, but it’s all about

avoided talking

you have nothing to worry about. You can’t lose a lawsuit with Huston Lloyd on

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

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,

professor at a prestigious local university while serving as the lawyer of a Fortune

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

much info regarding Huston’s

what an elite she messed

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reluctant to go back to Hill Villa,

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