Trapped with a Lawyer

After the baby fell asleep, Ella put him in the middle of the bed. She piled some quilt along the bed edge in case the baby should turn and fall, then she walked downstairs. In the kitchen, the maids were still busy working. They completely ignored her when she walked in.

Because of Viola's attitude, the maids did not treat Ella fairly.

Ella knew about their attitudes but she did not say anything. She took out a box of milk from the fridge and pulled some milk into a pot to heat.

One of the maids disagreed and murmured: "I just washed that pot clean..."

Ella was cross, so she turned around and confronted her: "So what? I cannot use the pot you just washed?"

The maid curled her lips and walked away with no more words.

Ella looked at her back and took a deep breath. How come they all treated her in such a nasty way? Wherever she went, she was always neglected. When Ella carried the warm milk back to the bedroom, Samuel just stepped out of the bathroom.

He was in a piece of gray robe and was drying his short hair with a towel.

"Samuel, I just heated up the milk for you. Please drink it while it is still warm." She carefully walked up to him and held the milk up for him.

Samuel stared at the milk and frowned his eyebrows: "You don't need to do these things. Just leave them to the maids." What he was trying to say was, she was his wife and there was no need for her to do these errands in person.

However, Ella paused, as she thought he did not like her doing these things for him. "Oh, okay!"

Samuel took over the milk and randomly put it on the table next to him. He intended to drink it after he had dried his hair.

Ella mistook his behavior and confirmed that Samuel did not like her doing that for him. She looked at the milk and then cast a sad glance at her sleeping son. Ella felt a little bit down as she walked into the bathroom.

In the bedroom, Ella's phone on the table started ringing.

Samuel drank the milk and picked up the phone. He saw the caller's name and his face was gloomy instantly.

"Mr. Su." He answered the phone.

Sum was quite surprised to hear a man's voice. He paused for a second and then he directly asked: "Mr. Shao, where is Ella?"

'Ella? How dare he call her like that!' Samuel sneered, "My wife is in the shower. What are you up to? If you don't have anything important to say, I am going to shower as well.

Sum heard the scornful tone from his voice and knew exactly that Samuel was showing off. Sum paused for a second and then said: "Well, when she is done, please tell her to call me back. I have something important to say to her."

Call him back? Samuel thought Sum must be out of his mind. "You can just say it to me."

"Say it to you? Are you acting on behalf of Ella now?"

"Of course!" Samuel replied without any hesitation.

Sum paused again, then he said: "I will call her tomorrow then." Then he hung up the phone. Samuel stared at the phone and then he blocked Sum's number.

When Ella stepped out of the bathroom, Samuel mentioned nothing to her.

Ella cast a glance at the man who was browsing through his phone on the bed, then she walked to the other side of the bed. She knelt on the bed and carefully put the baby between them. She cuddled her son and closed her eyes. Ella was ready to fall asleep.

All of a sudden, the baby was taken away from her chest. She opened her eyes and saw Samuel putting their son on the other side of the bed.

Then he leaned over and hugged her tightly.

Ella sniffed his body scent and her breathing got heavier. Her Samuel did nothing, and there she was, already falling for him. He was just so irresistibly charismatic. "Let's talk."

"Talk?" Ella's imagination was running wild. What on earth did Samuel want to talk about with her?

Samuel saw the nervous look on her face in the dim light and felt sorry for her.

"Don't think too much." He kissed her on the forehead and tossed back her bangs. He looked her in the eyes and said: "I married you. Therefore, I don't want to have any business with Emma anymore." It would take some time for him to forget her, but he was willing to do so.

Ella looked up and saw his face. He looked very sincere and serious. "But mom does not like me..." Viola liked Emma so much that it made Ella feel really bad about herself.

"It is alright. We just need to avoid her then." The fact that her mother-in-law preferred Emma over Ella was deeply rooted in her mind and she just wouldn't let it go for now. However, he would still make an effort to make things better.

Ella was relieved at his words. She hugged him on the waist and pressed her head on his shoulder. "Fine." Her lips curled up. "But..." He opened his mouth again. It somehow made Ella nervous.

"You need to step away from Sum." He sounded cross and this made Ella quite confused. Why was he mentioning Sum now? But she still tamely nodded her head and replied: "Sure." Whatever he said, she was willing to obey.

Samuel's comforting words made her much more delightful. Ella shyly kissed his chin. The stubble of his beard tickled her. She quickly lay back on the pillow and pulled up the quilt to cover her face.

Samuel was quite amused. He lifted the quilt with a smile, looked at her playfully and said: "Are you being proactive now?" Ella shook her head hastily. She was just in a good mood.

Samuel put their son in the crib, turned off the bedside light and returned to the bed to hug her.

It was not until early morning that they finally got to sleep.

Ella woke up in the morning to her son's loud crying.

She opened her sleepy eyes and noticed that Samuel was already up and was nursing the baby.

Samuel gently shook Jerry to stop his crying and then he put him on the bed, right next to Ella.

"You can rest more. I am going to prepare milk for him."

Ella happily hugged her son and saw him walking away.

It was getting colder and colder. Samuel was still quite occupied with his work. If she had not bumped into Emma at the firm, Ella would have forgotten her existence.

Samuel was so nice to her now that she had thrown all her worries away. Her world was only filled with joy and happiness.

The woman standing right in front of her wore delicate make-up on her face. She was in a green short suit and had a pair of black high-heel shoes on her feet.

She looked charming and mature, like a real independent business woman.

Ella stared at her and she was staring back.

Emma had not seen Ella for a long time. She now glowed with happiness.

Her long hair was simply tied into a knot on her head. She only wore light foundation on her face and her lips were highlighted with a sweet orange color. Ella was in a light yellow suit and she had a pair of white wedges on her feet.

She was dressing quite casually, and yet she still looked outstandingly beautiful.

Especially the happiness glowing on her face hurt Emma deeply.

"Ms. Bo, I have just had a meeting with Samuel. I am afraid I will see him quite often in the future." Emma sounded very cocky.

Ella controlled herself, and despite the fact she was greatly cross, she still smiled and replied: "Ms. Gu, you don't need to report your own issues to me. You should know that the only reason you are getting any chance of doing business with Samuel is because he obeys his mother."

Samuel had a great argument with Viola when she proposed that the he and Emma should conduct business cooperation. Viola passed out due to high blood pressure and this made Samuel give in. Samuel told Ella everything yesterday.

Ella was very pleased that Samuel sincerely shared everything with her. She trusted him.