After dinner, Maya helped her mother clean up the dining room, washed the dishes, gave each of her parents a hug, and went upstairs to her room to rest.
She did not accept her father's proposal to move back home.
She can afford the rent on the apartment and doesn't want the inconvenience of a long commute.
And life is fine now. She wasn't the girl who just graduated and was used to being nice to her parents. For some feelings, it is better to keep a proper distance.
Maya went back into the room without turning on the light. She lay on her back on the bed, feeling very tired all over.
Since her rebirth, she has been busy with the goal of divorce every day. O
The holidays passed quickly.Maya made up for it during the holidays, spent Christmas and New Years Eve with her parents, watched the new hit Netflix series, and finished reading a book.During the two festivals, Damian sent greeting messages. Very simple two sentences:--Merry Christmas.--Happy New Year.Maya also replied politely and simply. Damian's greeting and her reply, the four sentences were stacked one after the other, like two pairs of strange and polite twin brothers, revealing a strong sense of alienation.Every time she unconsciously clicked into Damian's message box and saw those four lines, she lost even more
The new client is a woman who is just 30 years old and wants to discuss divorce with her husband.When standing at the elevator entrance with Sophia and waiting for the client, Maya asked curiously, "Have you met this client before?""No. What's the matter?" Sophia raised an eyebrow."Nothing." Maya asked, feeling embarrassed again, and explained with a smile, "The Violet from before was too impressive."When mentioning Violet, Sophia had an "enough" look in her eyes, and she smiled knowingly: "That one is indeed scary. But there is no need to be scared for everything because of that unfortunate incident. Today this client was introduced by another client, and it is said that she is a nice person."The nice customer gets out of the elevator quickly. The two lawyers were taken aback when they see the person.This client is very tall, the original height may have been close to 5.8 feet, and on top of that, she’s standing on 8 cm high heels. There is not much space in the elevator, so So
Maya was shocked by the news.She was a little uncertain for a while, what was going on with the girl in front of her."How long?" Sophia looked at her, her expression softened a little."10 weeks.""I don't know if I should congratulate you." Sophia sighed heavily.Then, maintaining the face of a professional lawyer, she stated objectively: "Since you are pregnant, why don't you wait for a while before getting a divorce? According to what you just said, your husband is the cheating side, yet there is no violence. If you put aside this point , Maintaining a marriage relationship can allow you and your children to get better care."Listening to Sophia's words, Maya nodded silently in her heart. From a practical point of view, this is not bad at all.She had given birth to a daughter and knew how suffering pregnancy and breastfeeding can be. Good economic conditions can appropriately reduce the pain in this process.But this one in front of her not only wanted a divorce, but also filed
After getting the exact time, Damian seemed to be very patient again.He didn't show up again until Maya sent him a message, reporting "I can get off work now".And the reply she received was: Okay. Got something on my hand. Give me 30 minutes.Maya looked at the information, and her brain began to diverge autonomously. For a while, she was curious about where Damian was taking her, and for a while, she was worried for being too nervous and might mess up the conversation.What if all her expectations are self-indulgent?Confusion and restlessness took hold of her mind, and she realized she was thinking wildly again. Many questions that have already been concluded will still pop up at this time. It's all a matter of emotion.
Under Maya's stunned gaze, Damian looked back at her calmly and indifferently.After looking at her for a while, he raised his hand and glanced at the time on his watch: "It doesn't matter how long you need to prepare. It's still early, and I can wait."The cheers that erupted around gradually subsided.The almost crazy voice in Maya's head also gradually calmed down.She and Damian locked eyes on each other for a long time. After a long time, she regained a little clarity, and felt his emotions from his eyes.He's cheerful. Not sullen, not resentful, not gnashing teeth in pursuit of revenge, just cheerful.If look carefully, there is an imperceptible curvature at the end of his eyes, and the majesty in his eyes has also dissipated a lot. The emotions left behind are a little happy and a little eager to try.The previous annoyance and a little worry about his deliberate "revenge" quickly disappeared after feeling his emotions.She thought: If this way can make Damian feel happy, then
During this day, Maya saw many firsts in Damian.It was also the first time she saw Damian who was so casual, so unplanned, and so unscrupulous.This unplanned answer made her a little angry. So she stared back.However, after staring for a while, the two of them kissed again for no good reason.Intermittent, one kiss after another, until the other drinkers around notice them. Some whistled in their direction.It was impossible to continue drinking now.Damian leaves the bar holding Maya's hand. The cheers behind them sounded happier than they were.The aftertaste of the glass of wine that Maya drank surged up, making her body flutter, but her brain seemed to be boiling. She was half dragged and half held by Damian, not knowing how she got there.When she calmed down a little, she was sitting in Damian's passenger seat, and Damian was leaning over from the driver's seat to help her fasten her seat belt.The two looked at each other for half a second, the seat belt in his hand snapped
Entering the law firm, Maya put aside all the tension and anxiety in her mind for the time being, and got ready to meet the client.Fortunately, she got up early enough today. She read the recently sorted documents back and forth twice before she found a coherent train of thought in the case and gets in a working state.Recently, whenever Tanya has time, she will come to the law firm.She no longer wears formal suits.But even when she's wearing sweatpants, a tight top, a cashmere coat and light makeup, lawyers who pass her can't help but give her a second look.Everyone likes beautiful things. Tanya is the beautiful type.After letting go of those hard-pressed faces, she showed h
Maya watched Damian leave. Because of the lingering fear in her heart, she couldn't use the strength to open the honey pot, so she spent some time fighting with it.Then, pressing her heart with one hand, she scooped honey into a bottle full of water with the other. Continue to operate with one hand, make a large bottle of sparkling water, and divide it into two cups.After she was done, she rinsed the sparkling water bottle, put it back on the machine, took out the ice cube box from the refrigerator, added two cubes to her glass, took two sips, and calmed down. Then, three more cubes of ice were added to refill the glass.She urgently needs something low temperature to help her stay calm.What had just happened had shown her what it would be like to see Damian at the of
"Then what's the point?" Damian shrugged, "Let's eat talk about it."He threw the dumpling into his mouth and ate it."Sophia and the others, do they all know that you are leaving?" Maya felt her mind was a little confused, so she found the simplest question and threw it away first."Them? They should have always known that this day would come." Damian thought for a while, "But I haven't officially announce anything on the date."Well, that means she was probably the first to know that he was returning to the family business. Maya felt a subtle sense of psychological satisfaction."Okay." Maya shrugged, "I never thought you would inheriting the family business. It feels bit sudden."Before today, Damian in her mind had always been a reliable senior, a peer who called each other. He is indeed much richer than her, but he doesn't have obvious rich habits, which is completely different from Vincent and the like. She also hadn't considered the possibility of his identity changing.Now, s
In a cafe near the law firm.Maya sat by the window, watching the number of people in the store getting fewer and fewer, watching the sunlight on the street outside the window getting darker and darker, and the lights getting brighter and brighter. People who were in a hurry to get off work left, and people who went out for a walk or play after dinner appeared again.She only took a sip of the coffee placed in front of her. A book open on the table, and not even one page turned. She peeled off the skin on the edge of her thumbs, and she couldn’t even feel the pain.Damian took Jason away.What will they talk about? Will Jason take another chance to get something out of Damian?Although she was well aware of Damian's intelligence and ability, she still couldn't help but worry. After all, Jason got into trouble because of her.Finally, a familiar voice appeared outside the window.Maya stood up immediately and couldn't wait to greet Damian when he stepped into the store door and asked,
"You're the one who's crazy alright?!" Unable to escape, Maya gritted her teeth and retorted.It was after hours. People are going in and out of the building. Not want to be the center of an ugly gossip, Maya lowered her voice when he didn’t turn to violence too fast.Her wrist still hurt from being squeezed."The client that Damian introduced to me!" Jason seemed really anxious. He ignored Maya's scolding and raised his hand to pull her forward, "Don't say you don't know!""What should I know?!" He used too much force, and Maya felt that her wrist was about to be broken. In pain, she began to struggle again.Based on the key words of Jason's question, she had some guesses about his question.Could it be that something happened so quickly to the customer Damian told her about?"You really don't know?" Jason snorted angrily.He gritted his teeth and stared at her for a long time, looking at her expression as she focused on staying away from him. Finally, he took two deep breaths, nodde
"Legal Advisor" Damian is very professional. After receiving the payment, he helped "client" Maya sort out several typical emotional needs, and attached possible manifestations, as well as replacement conditions that can be used for negotiation.For Maya, the "client", the process of payment is pleasant both physically and mentally, and the advice received is very professional and of high reference value. The only minor drawback was that after the payment, the client felt a little mentally exhausted, but the consultant insisted on finishing the consulting.Of course, the advice itself was good.Based on the suggestion, Maya asked Tanya to review her relationship experience, try to judge her husband's psychological needs, and then design tests to determine the negotiation plan.But her proposal encountered a slight setback.Tanya is unwilling to carry out the plan or even review the life between the two of them."No, no, no. Looking back now, every detail tells me that I was a fool." T
Breaths entwine with each other.Maya felt that she might have been bewitched in some way.The cold woody aroma of Damian's body mixed with his own scent, creating a thick, warm undertone, but almost cold to the touch, like mint and snow. This breath is just like him. When it is first touched, it is cold and sharp, stimulating people to wake up. When the mellow and warm part penetrates, people are already immersed in it unconsciously.She sniffed this smell, hooked her smooth muscles on her shoulders, and touched her lips and tongue repeatedly with him. Nothing else mattered, and the two of them became each other's center, as if souls had been exchanged through such a touch.And Damian was obviously as immersed in it as she was. He held her back with one hand and pressed the nape of her neck, while the other hand was pressed against her lower back, rubbing it unconsciously as he moved.After an unknown amount of time, Maya's waist touched something a little hard. The thing seemed to a
"It's not too difficult to be prepared." Damian raised his hand to wipe offher frown, "But providing solutions will cost you morein my bill.""No problem!" Maya immediately regained her relaxed posture, raised her hands, and asked him to hurry up and continue serving. Non worriedat all whether she, as a “customer”, was being too generous.Damian seemed to be very satisfied with her reaction. The hand that was pressing on her forehead slid down smoothly, and the back of his hand lightly rubbed her cheek before taking it back and spoke unhurriedly:"The only common methods used by people like them are coaxing, threatening, and buying. Coaxing is not suitable for people who are familiar with it. According to your information, he used to control your customers before, mainly using so-called legal threats. Now, this approach doesn’t work, so the only option left is bribery.”&n
When the two were sitting on the sofa reading a book together, Maya chatted with Damian about Tanya's case.She and Damian were shoulder to shoulder, and the book she held in her hands hadn't turned a page for nearly ten minutes. She had read a passage three or four times, but she didn't really remember what the book said. All she could think about was what Sophia said a few days ago."It seems like a waste of resources if you don't ask him."Sophia's encouragement has helped her overcome the psychological barrier of "exploiting relationships outside of work". Damian is by your side now, and you can ask for his opinion just by opening your mouth.So, should she speak up?Considering the issue of customer privacy, should she obtain first Tanya’s consent before discussing with a third person?She bit her lip and hesitated, but she didn't notice that Damian had put down the book in his hand at some point and tilted his head to look at her.After watching for a while, Damian finally touch
Tanya burst out laughing, though someone just looked her in the eye and said harsh words."Ah, I was too slowly today. I should have told him before he left that asking you to be my lawyer was the most correct decision I have ever made!" She laughed so hard she bent over with her hand on her her stomach, almost fell on the table.After finally laughing enough, she stood up, walked to the two female lawyers, and gave them each a hug: "Really, thank you. Sophia, Maya, if you have seen how my conversation with him ended last time, you will understand how happy I truly am today!"Seeing Tanya's smile and hearing her words, Maya truly understood Sophia's intentions."But I angered him. If he goes back today, he will probably discuss a solution with your husband and embarrass you." Sophia tilted her head and reminded Tanya.And not sure whether it was because Tanya was too happy or because she really didn't care, she waved her hand and said, "Let them think of a solution. At least today I k
Maya doesn't want to take the time to hear what Jason did. But she was really curious about the method Damian used to stop Jason from causing trouble."I just gave him a client." Damian's eyes were still very sincere when he told the story, "This client is a bit troublesome to me, but it is an opportunity for him. If he can restrain his desire, nothing bad will happen. .”Maya felt that behind his sincerity, she also saw cunning. A very flexible and calm cunning. This made her look forward to Jason’s choice with this client.Her expectations were so strong that when she was working, she would get distracted from time to time, imagining the scene where the two people were left to their own devices, facing the court's judgment."You were a little distracted today." Tanya's voice woke Maya up.Maya was startled, quickly recovered, and looked up at Tanya. But the look in Tanya’s eyes was not dissatisfaction, but rather, gossip."Anything fun and happy? Why don't you tell me?" Tanya rested