NovelEnglishChapter 80 "Evelyn," Ethan said, clearly annoyed as he rubbed his nose, "sending Leah to jail won't help you at all.
"You know about making the most of things in business," he continued. "If you drop the case, I can offer you money or even a project for your family." "Well, Mr. Grayson, you're very generous," said with a smile. Talking to him was really a waste of time. He wanted to protect Leah, and I was on the opposite side.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI turned away and pressed the power button on my computer, waiting for it to start up. Suddenly, Ethan leaned over and blockedbetween himself and the desk. He looked atwith ambed expression. "Eve, be reasonable" Eve.. I didn't get why Ethan was using such a familiar tone with my name, especially since he was pleading for Leah.
Anyone could callthat, but Ethan had no right to, especially not when he was asking for Leah. It just madefeel more disgusted.
1 gave him a cold stare and said, "Don't callthat. We're not close enough for you to use that tone." We parted on bad ters. After Ethan left, I sent a Whatmessage to my lawyer.
Lfer a bit better when confirmed that Leah was still in custody. However, with the Grayson family supporting her, I wasn't sure she'd stay in jail for long.
I told my lawyer to handle things quickly and then focused on my work. By around 5:30 pm, Thad finished most of my work.
Tpicked up the design drafts that needed to be finalized and left the studio, just then, I got a call from Carl.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThadn't seen or heard from him since the cocktail party. Even Jack had stopped using my grandmother to pressure me. I thought they might have forgotten aboutor that Jack had found someone richer. However, I was wrong Carl gavean address and askedto cover hesitated for a moment, but there wasn't much to think about As long as my grandmother was under Jack's control, I had no choice but to do what he asked, no matter what thamedly hailed at and went to the address Carl had given me. When arrived, someone cto meetand ledthrough a bunch of hallways until we stopped outside a Privat room "Ms. Kiley, Mr. Minogue is waiting for you inside" the person said Enodded and pushed the door open. Inside, I saw Carl and than sitting together. Seeing Ethan made my heart drop
Riley, you're here," Carl said with a friendly smile, pointing to the seat next to Ethan "Please, sit next to Mr. Grayson"
I stopped and looked at Ethan, who was looking back atI felt very uncomfortable. Did Ethan know about Jack's plans?
Book a deep breathi, kept my toelingsudden, and walked over to sit le next to Ethan. After sat down, Carl said a few words about just helping us meet and then let the com: Now, IT
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