Trouble in Paradise

I shook my head, and in Pete's pupils, I saw a woman with hollow eyes and a dazed expression. I struggled to control my expression. Otherwise, his next words would surely be that I was ugly.

"I've been waiting for four years for you to come work at my law firm, and you're still absent! I've already deducted your first month's salary. Working or not, it doesn't matter."

His contemptuous look made me feel utterly humiliated. I walked away from him, disgustedly wiping the hand he had touched.

"Pete, you are really annoying!"

"Mm." He sneered softly, his tone icy. "Wait until you get out. Then you can continue to be annoyed."

I sat hugging my knees, my eyes misting over, feeling hopeless about my situation. Nicholas held the ironclad evidence against me in his hand, and no one was there to help me.

I looked at Pete with reddened eyes and said, "I can't get out. From now on, there will be one less person in this world who hates your guts."

His dark eyes trembled violently, and the contemptuous expression froze on his face. He said, "I will get you out! When you get out, you can continue to hate meNôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

Suddenly, something hit the back of my hand. It was cold and wet. In the exchange of breaths and gazes, I looked into his eyes and told him word by word. "I didn't do it."

His lips curved up, and he stretched out his hand to me. "Of course, I believe you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have barged in here. Look at this injury, isn't it cool? The police and Nicholas did find evidence of anomalies in Marcelo's wife's bank account, and the person who transferred the money was me!

With such strong evidence, he couldn't take me away even after fighting with the men outside.

"Then do me a favor."

"Does this mean you're begging me?"

"Yes!"

"What's the favor?"

"Help me to contact Neal Steele. Have him come see me!"

The next second, Pete's expression visibly darkened. "Can't I help you?"

""You can't!"

"Fine, fine! You're truly an ungrateful wretch!" With that, he left.

"Neal arrived quickly. Unlike Pete, he didn't need to barge in. He had a natural advantage with his position.

I told him my thoughts, and before he left, he told me to wait for his good news.

"Do you remember what I once told you? You uphold justice, and I will protect you'. I'm a professional at investigating cases. You must walt for me, I won't take long."

My heart trembled slightly. When I first met Neal, he was assigned to protect me. This was his introductory line.

I thought it was just an official statement, but it turned out to be prophetic. I Indeed needed his protection one day.

"If you need anything, you can discuss it with Silas," I said after thinking for a moment. "We were schoolmates." Then, I forced a smile.

After Neal left, I felt much better, and I began to feel hungry. When lunchtime finally came, the simple, plain bread tasted so good it almost made me cry.

The moment I bit into the bread, tears fell. My tears soaked the bread, and I swallowed everything without wasting even the crumbs. I knew someone was working hard for me, so I couldn't let them down.

Not long after finishing my meal, two chairs were placed in front of me, as if someone couldn't bear to see me doing well. I smiled, knowing what was coming.

Claudia's shoulder no longer showed any wounds, but she still held her right arm, looking as if she was too weak to take care of herself.

Nicholas sat to her left, his posture so elegant that anyone who didn't know better would think he was a high-ranking official who was about to preside over a court case. His face looked unpleasant. When she saw me sitting on the floor, she suddenly put on a pitiful expression and said, "Nick, why don't they give Ariana a chair? Sitting on the floor must be very cold!"

He turned his gaze to me, looking at me with a cold, indifferent expression. "Claudia, you're still too kind to her after what she did to you."

Upon

hearing this, I couldn't help but laugh.

I

"Nick, do you think there might be some misunderstanding? I still can't believe Ariana would treat me like

this."

Claudia seemed unable to bear looking at me any longer and buried her head in Nicholas' chest, sobbing. The two of them hadn't spoken to me yet but had already put on a show. What a dramatic pair... "Ariana, I'm very disappointed in you. Sign this divorce agreement."