Chapter 2

If this case ended perfectly, I would be promoted to a partner at the firm. Then, I would finally deserve a spot next to her.

However, to prevent Sam from getting fired, Blair chose to poison me and wanted me to let Sam have the fruits of my labor.

Something inside me shattered, leaving nothing but a bone-deep chill.

If this was Blair’s wish, then I would let her have it.

I snatched the poison from Blair’s hand and drank it with my eyes shut.

Blair subconsciously reached out. Then, she paused and put down her hand.

She looked away and said softly, “Liam, don’t blame me. If this incident leaks, it’ll be bad for us.

“This is just a potion that will temporarily mute you. The effect will only last for a day. Don’t worry, after the case is done, I’ll make it up to you.”

As if she was trying to prove the legitimacy of her words, she tiptoed and kissed my forehead.

In the past, I would have been delighted if Blair showed any affection toward me.

However, I pressed my hands against my throat and fell onto the floor. There was a burning sensation in my throat.

I almost could not breathe from the pain in my chest.

Blair frowned slightly. She bent down and wanted to help me up. It was rare for her to sound this gentle.

“Liam, let me take you home.”

It all felt absurd.

Was she taking pity on me?

All these years, in order to prevent any gossip, she never even went to work at the same time as I did.

She probably thought I should be grateful that she was willing to send me home.

I pushed her aside and said coldly in a hoarse voice, “I don’t need your pity.”

Blair’s hand on my arm froze, and she immediately let go.

She nodded indifferently and then left.

I calmed myself down in the storage room and slowly walked out.

I did not expect to see Blair’s car when I was driving home.

Usually, she would already be home at this time.

I pursed my lips and then drove to the right side of her car.

While the lights were red, I looked over to Blair.

She was staring straight ahead, so she did not see me at all.

Sam, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, waved at me and smiled widely.

I was shocked.

After a long while, I laughed at myself.

Initially, I thought Blair offered to take me home because of guilt.

It turned out I was reading too much into it.

Blair was fetching Sam, and I was just an add-on.

It was no wonder she was so resolute when she left.

When I thought about that, my expression darkened.

I made a turn at the next junction and went my separate way from Blair.

I turned the car around as I did not want to go back to the place that I shared with Blair.

I saw a bar as I drove. I had been there a few times with my clients, so I walked in.

My hard work all these years had just been to make Blair happy. However, it was still not enough when compared to Sam’s idiotic acts that cheered Blair up.

I kept drinking, and my mind slowly went blank.

“Yo, why aren’t you at court? What are you doing here, lawyer?”

A buff man walked in and immediately mocked me when he saw me.

The people around us were looking at me in disgust.

“I bet he’s gotten a more expensive case. Of course, he doesn’t want to deal with our case!”

“That’s right! What a load of crap when he said that he wanted to help the poor and the weak!”

So those were the reasons Blair had spread around when I did not show up in court.

She was smart and meticulous. There was no doubt that she knew it would damage my reputation. However, she did not care.

Sam’s reputation was her sole consideration.

I did not say a word. Instead, I stared at the television screen intently.

Sam was dressed professionally, with his hair combed back on the screen. He looked smart, and he expressed his arguments professionally.

Blair stood next to him. Her beautiful face looked calm and collected. She was smiling and looking at him with pride and admiration.