Chapter 220: The Law Firm Has Nothing to Do with Ryan Sterling

Chapter 220: Chapter 220: The Law Firm Has Nothing to Do with Ryan Sterling

"I’m sorry, Mom. I shouldn’t have doubted this."

The moment he apologized, the guilt in Florence Morgan’s heart felt like a mountain crashing down on her.

It was so heavy she could barely breathe, forcing her to look away from her son.

"It’s okay, it’s okay. Mom knows you’re hurting right now. You came back to the country to pursue Eve, and it didn’t work out... Sigh. Ryan, you’ll just have to tell yourself that you two aren’t fated to be together," Florence Morgan sighed. "After all, if you were truly fated, you would have ended up together no matter what."

’Not fated?’

Ryan Sterling hated that explanation. It completely erased everything they had been through in the past!

’How could they not be fated?’

’If they weren’t fated, then why, of all people, was it Evelyn Grant who moved in with her parents?’

’Why was she around his age?’

’Why did she go to his school, and why was she exactly his type?’

’And on the day Julian Sterling had trapped her at the Sterling Estate, if any other man had been there, their story would have never even begun.’

’Back then, Evelyn Grant hadn’t cared who the man she pleaded with was. All she wanted was a child.’

’A child who could save her from her own death sentence.’

’But that day, he just so happened to be at the Sterling Estate.’

He actually had a thousand ways to leave the Sterling Estate, even though Julian Sterling had already blocked the main gate.

But he hadn’t left.

Because Evelyn Grant was there, and he couldn’t leave her.

So, for anyone to say they weren’t fated, Ryan Sterling refused to accept it.

However...

Being fated but not destined to be together seemed even more laughable than not being fated at all.

To chase after something with all your might, to try so hard, only to end up with nothing but fleeting joy.

"Mom, right now, all I want is for her to be happy."

He couldn’t dare to hope for anything else.

"Mm... Eve is so kind. She’ll definitely find happiness."

’It would be best if she remarried my older son. Then everything would go back to how it was.’

’That way, I wouldn’t have to worry about my younger son setting his sights on Eve again, and we wouldn’t become the subject of public ridicule and gossip.’

Although this was Florence Morgan’s selfish wish, she knew very well that it wouldn’t be so easy for Julian Sterling to remarry her.

...

Evelyn Grant was in her hospital room reviewing some documents when she got a call from Mr. Shaw.

Perfect timing. If he hadn’t called her, she was about to call him to discuss the case anyway.

"Hello? Mr. Shaw."

"Yes! Ms. Grant, I want you to look over the defense statement for this case. See if there’s anything you think needs to be added! The firm isn’t making much money on this one—we took it for the reputation—but since we’ve taken it, I want to do the best possible job!"

A law firm had to regularly take on cases that didn’t make money but built its reputation.

After all, big-ticket clients were rare and couldn’t be forced.

As for smaller clients, as long as the chances of winning the case were high, they would take it.

This would increase the firm’s overall win rate and also allow people with no money for a lawsuit to get the justice they deserved.

Why not?

"Alright! Send it over. I’ll get to it for you in a bit."

"No, that won’t work. This is urgent. Can you start looking at it right now?"

Mr. Shaw pretended to be in a hurry, trying to rush her.

His main goal was to convince Evelyn Grant that the firm had no connection to Ryan Sterling.

Hadn’t she suspected she was getting "special treatment" before? So now, he had to be appropriately impartial.