Chapter 142: Don’t Worry, I’ll Help You

Chapter 142: Chapter 142: Don’t Worry, I’ll Help You

Seeing that Chloe Shea was still hesitating and didn’t seem to have accepted his excuse, Julian Sterling deliberately paused. He put on an earnest expression and sighed.

"Mom, even though things between Eve and me haven’t gotten any worse, there’s still a knot in her heart! I truly didn’t give her enough care in the past, and I want to quietly make it up to her now. I don’t want to do something and then immediately run and tell her about it."

He sounded so sincere that Chloe Shea didn’t think he was lying.

Besides, her son-in-law had always been so proud. For him to come to her on his own initiative, and even bring a doctor to see her, was truly a rare occurrence.

She could tell he was sincere about making amends, so Chloe Shea had no reason to refuse.

"Alright then, I’ll do as you say!"

"Please, don’t say a word. Just imagine, as she gradually gets better, one day she suddenly finds out I was the one buying her medicine. Isn’t that romantic?"

Chloe Shea smiled and nodded. "You young people... You’re so thoughtful! Eve will definitely be very touched when she finds out."

"Yes! I just want her to feel that she’s loved, and that she’s not all alone."

"I understand! Don’t worry, I’ll help you."

Once Julian Sterling confirmed that everything was settled with Chloe Shea, he breathed a quiet sigh of relief. He waved his hand. "Mom, I’ll be going now."

"Okay, drive safe! I’ll call Eve in a little while and ask her to come over."

"Great!"

’Perfect.’

That was the very sentence Julian Sterling had been waiting for.

...

Evelyn Grant stayed at the airport until Ryan Sterling had boarded his flight before she left.

Back at the law firm, she was so busy with work that she didn’t have any time to check her phone.

When Mr. Shaw saw she was back, he made a point of coming over to show his "concern."

"Saw your friend off?"

Evelyn Grant nodded. "Yes, I saw him off! Don’t worry, Mr. Shaw, I haven’t fallen behind on my work at all. If I really can’t finish it today, I’ll stay and work overtime."

Hearing this, Mr. Shaw quickly waved his hands. "No, no, that’s not necessary! It’s no big deal! You weren’t gone for long anyway. If you can’t finish your work, you can just do it tomorrow."

’How could he possibly dare to let Evelyn Grant work overtime?’

’That would be insane.’

"I don’t want to be a bother to anyone. Today was just... a special circumstance."

"I understand, I understand!"

Fearing she would actually work overtime, after leaving Evelyn Grant’s office, Mr. Shaw even called another lawyer over to help.

’This way, she would definitely be able to finish her work for the day.’

But from Evelyn Grant’s perspective, this made her a little flustered.

’Could it be... Mr. Shaw is angry?’

After all, nothing like this had ever happened before in the firm—having another lawyer come over to help her.

’Maybe he’s unhappy? But he’s too polite to say it?’

So Evelyn Grant focused on organizing her files with even greater diligence, so much so that she completely missed a message from Ryan Sterling.

It wasn’t until near the end of the workday that she noticed her mother had called.

Worried something might have happened to her mother, she immediately called back.

"Hello, Mom?"

"Eve! Are you done with work yet?"

"Not yet, but I will be soon. What’s up?"

Chloe Shea laughed. "Mom misses you. Why don’t you come see me after work?"

Evelyn Grant froze. "Mom, he’s not... Julian Sterling isn’t at the house again, is he?"

"No! He’s definitely not here this time! I just miss you and wanted to see if you’ve lost any weight lately."