All Chapters of FROM EX-CONVICT TO WIFE OF A RENOWNED LAWYER : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

The rhythmic tapping on the door jolted Fiona out of her peaceful slumber. Waking up with a yawn, she scrambled on the bed for her phone, pressing the power button to check what time it was. It was still 07:30 in the morning, which means she had slept for eight hours since the previous night.Rowan let out a soft snore, making Fiona’s gaze instinctively turn to him. He was still fast asleep. A tap came on the door again and Fiona swiftly stood up from the bed as her cotton pajamas swished between her legs. She had now come to her senses that it was the knock that jolted her awake. The thoughts of who might be knocking this early in the morning rang through her head as she fit her legs into a flip-flop lying beside the bedroom door, making her way to the entrance door through the living room. She unbolted the door to reveal Ethan, dressed in chinos and a buttoned-down shirt. As Fiona opened the door, her light silver gray eyes locked with Ethan’s warm brown eyes. Ethan fixed his gaze

“Nana? but how?" Fiona leaned forward. “How is she going to help us?” Her brow furrowed in concentration at what Ethan had to say. “We need to have a DNA test done on Bernard, and the only way we could do that is either we get his blood, saliva, buccal cells, bone marrow, and any other bodily fluids,” Ethan explained. "Yes, I know how DNA is being done, but no way,” Fiona shook her head in disagreement. “I'm not involving Nana in this. I wouldn’t want her to get into trouble because of me,” Fiona muttered with a concerned tone. Ethan tilted his head toward her and maintained eye contact. "Listen, Fiona; we need proof against Jessica. She has a fake DNA result, which I am sure she presented to Mr. Robinson in the past, and it must have been so real for him to believe her. We have to find any means possible to get this DNA done, as it is the only way to disprove Bernard's relationship with your father,” he explained. “But, how do you think Nana would get all of these? She is just a

Once Ethan, Fiona, and Rowan settled in the car, Ethan suddenly spoke like he remembered something. “Let me speak to Nana,” Ethan suggested. Fiona didn’t doubt Ethan’s plan; she allowed him to do things the way he knew it was perfect. Ethan put a call across to Nana and told her that his friend, Lim Ming, a renowned doctor, was going to meet her at the mansion's entrance. Ethan told her that Lim was going to give Nana his name card and Ethan’s own; that way Nana would be able to recognize that Lim was from Ethan, and then she would give the sample she collected to Lim. “He will call me as soon as he receives it from her. I trust him,” Ethan assured Fiona after hanging up the call. Fiona wore a small smile and stared into Ethan’s eyes. She doesn’t know why Ethan was going out of his way to help her, but all she felt right there was gratitude. She doesn’t have money; without him, she would have been lost. “Thank you, Mr. Miller,” Fiona appreciated, still maintaining eye contact. Sh

"Is there anything you've been giving to the late Mr. Robinson in the past year?" Because his autopsy results showed that he died from a slow poison.” Jessica's heart skipped a beat, the shock on her face mirroring everybody's own, as Ethan's question seemed to catch her and everyone off guard.Why was Mr. Miller asking her that? What did he know?Beads of sweat began to form on her forehead. “You don’t have the right to ask my client such a question!” Attorney Thompson countered, defending Jessica, who sighed internally at the rescue because she didn’t know what to say at that moment. She was gobsmacked. "My lord," Ethan said, directing his gaze at the judge. "Permit me to call on Robinson's family doctor, who performed an autopsy on Mr. Robinson after he died in the hospital," Ethan concluded, turning to the doctor and gesturing for him to enter the witness box.As the doctor approached, Jessica felt a surge of panic. ‘What did he discover that she didn't know about?’Fiona sat w

As Fiona, Nana, and Ethan left the courthouse, they headed straight to Rowan’s school to pick him up since it was closing time. Once they picked up Rowan from school, they headed straight to the apartment to get their belongings. “Mama, where are we moving to again?” Rowan raised a curious gaze to stare at his mother, who wore a small smile on her face. Fiona stopped in her tracks and turned to him. “We are going to grandpa’s mansion; that’s our home now,” Fiona answered gleefully. “Are you serious? Did Ethan win the case for us?” Rowan probed further with a small grin on his face.Fiona smiled softly and turned to Ethan, who stood near his car, staring at the mother and son. "Yes, Mr. Miller won the case for us," Fiona answered, then turned back to Rowan, who ran to Ethan immediately after what the mother said, hugging him around his legs.“Ethan, thanks for helping Mama,” Rowan muttered in an appreciative tone. His action did nothing but melt Ethan’s heart. He had never been part