Lawyer With Spoilers: Saving My Sister, Dooming Him

Behind Darren stood two tall bodyguards dressed in black, who looked imposing and aggressive.

The chat instantly exploded.

"Wow! This MMC is way too unhinged!"

"The second he thinks she wants to divorce, he loses it. But he still thinks it's just because he wants to keep tormenting her… This 'loves her but doesn't realize it' trope is just too delicious!"

Darren's gaze swept slowly over Eliana's pale face, then to the divorce agreement in her hands, where the ink had yet to dry. Finally, his eyes locked onto me.

His thin lips parted, and the smile at the corner of his mouth was enough to send a chill down anyone's spine.

"Ellie, I'm here to take you home."

The crash from the door being kicked in shattered the silence of the entire floor.

Colleagues from neighboring offices peeked out, but the moment they saw what was happening, their faces turned pale, and they quickly shrank back, not daring to make a sound.

Steven and several other senior partners rushed over. The moment they saw Darren, cold sweat broke out across their foreheads. They hurried forward to smooth things over, worried the situation might escalate even further.

Eliana was so startled that she couldn't stop trembling. She instinctively tightened her hold on Zoey as she shrank behind me, overwhelmed by extreme fear.

Darren reined in some of his hostility and looked at Steven, his tone returning to a veneer of calm.

"Mr. Lewis, my apologies for the disturbance. I'm just here to take my sick wife home. I didn't expect Ms. Norris to misunderstand me so deeply and refuse to let her go."

Steven quickly pulled me aside.

"Evelyn!" he hissed, his voice low in panic. "Do you even know who he is? He's the head of Carney Group and one of the most powerful figures here in Opalford! This is not a case we can touch, and we definitely can't afford to offend him!"

"Hand Ms. Fraser over right now, apologize to him, and we can pretend none of this ever happened. Otherwise, the entire firm will suffer!"

A few colleagues nearby tugged at my sleeve, whispering urgently.

"Ms. Norris, don't push this. Family matters of the wealthy elite aren't something we can handle."

"Yeah, he's just too powerful. We can't win against him. Don't drag yourself down with it."

I looked around. Some faces were full of concern, some were filled with fear, and some were completely indifferent, staying out of it.

Everyone was urging me to back down.

Behind me, Eliana was trembling harder and harder.

If I backed down, too, she would truly have nothing left. She'd have no way out.

She would die.

And her death would merely serve to fulfill this damned man's twisted sense of unwavering love.

I gently pulled my arm free from Steven's grip and walked back, step by step, placing myself firmly in front of Eliana and Zoey, shielding them completely.

"There's no family matter here," my voice rang clear through the entire hallway. "There's only my client, Ms. Eliana Fraser."

"She just voluntarily signed the divorce agreement in front of me and clearly expressed her intent to divorce. That is her legal right, protected by law."

I pointed at the broken door, my tone turning sharper.

"Mr. Carney, you've damaged firm property, forcibly broken into the consultation room, and attempted to take my client against her will. This is no longer just a family matter. This is trespassing and attempted false imprisonment. You're breaking the law!"

The comments instantly split into two sides, arguing fiercely.

"I suddenly find the attorney rather badass! Aren't sisters teaming up against the psycho MMC much more exciting?"

"Why is this attorney so annoying? I just want my tragic story! Can't she disappear already?"

I ignored the chaotic, glaring text and quietly slipped my hand into my pocket, discreetly turning my phone's recording function on at the highest setting.

At the same time, I firmly shielded Eliana with my body, not giving Darren's men any opportunity to act.

Darren looked at me and let out a low chuckle.

"You really have a way with words, Ms. Norris. But tell me… Do you think what you said actually matters?"