Chapter 124: Thank You for Your Trust

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Thank You for Your Trust

Seeing his surprised expression, Evelyn Grant relaxed slightly.

"Good, as long as that’s not the case. I was just asking. I was worried you thought I wasn’t capable, and that’s why you didn’t want me to continue with the case."

Mr. Shaw waved his hand dismissively. "You’re seriously overthinking it. How could that be? On the contrary, I hold you in high regard precisely because you’re so careful and meticulous. I feel exceptionally confident entrusting the firm’s internal affairs to you, which is why I made this decision! You have to realize, plenty of people at this firm would kill for this opportunity."

That’s how it is in the professional world. Every little shift is a sign of something to come.

Normally, if the head of a law firm singles out a lawyer for a specific task, there is always a reason behind it.

So, everyone hoped to become that "special" person, because it almost certainly meant a promotion or a raise was on the horizon.

But Evelyn Grant was the exception. Her concern was that she was being taken off the case because someone had been bad-mouthing her.

"I understand, Mr. Shaw. Thank you for your trust. I won’t keep you from your work."

"Alright."

Mr. Shaw watched her push the door open and leave. Then, just to be safe, he got up, walked over, and locked the office door from the inside. Only then did he feel secure enough to call Ryan Sterling.

"Ms. Grant just came to see me. She said someone specifically requested her for a lawsuit, and she came to ask if the firm would approve. I turned her down."

The moment Ryan Sterling heard this, although he didn’t know who this person trying to hire Evelyn Grant was, he figured it was most likely someone connected to Julian Sterling.

"Absolutely. No one is to have any opportunity to be alone with Evelyn Grant for the time being."

"I understand. You can rest assured. Besides, with Ms. Grant’s contract with the firm, and her being such a stickler for the rules, she would never violate firm policy and secretly take on side work."

Ryan Sterling certainly knew what kind of person Evelyn Grant was. She was very by-the-book.

She wouldn’t do something like that.

Probably...

’Being with me was the craziest thing she had ever done.’

"Good. Keep a close eye on her."

Only after the call ended did Mr. Shaw dare to breathe a sigh of relief.

Lately, he felt as if a taut string were constantly stretched above his head.

One wrong move, and a giant boulder would come crashing down and crush him to death.

Having his ultimate boss’s most cherished person working under him was genuinely terrifying.

...

When Evelyn Grant got back, she told Florence Morgan what Mr. Shaw had said.

"Mom, I’m really sorry, but my hands are tied."

"Eve, you work for him, you haven’t sold your life to him! If you really wanted to, you could definitely help me! I already told you, if it’s a breach of contract, I can pay the penalty fee for you! And if that causes a scandal and people in the industry start talking, then I’ll help you open a new law firm. How about that?"

As long as her son and her former daughter-in-law could get back together, she was willing to do anything.

"You really don’t have to do this. Julian Sterling and I are divorced now, and I truly have no intention of getting back together with him. The firm is the only safe harbor I have in my career right now. I can’t lose this job. It has nothing to do with whether you can pay the fees, or whether you can open a new firm for me."

All Evelyn Grant wanted now was to focus on her work and earn money.

She wanted to have some savings, so that if her mother fell ill again, or her brother was short on tuition, she wouldn’t find herself completely empty-handed once more.