Page 76 of My Bossy Billionaire Attorney

A hysterical laughter begins in my chest.

“He is going out of the country? He’ll be unavailable. What the hell?!”

“I’m sure the new attorney will—”

“Don’t,” I cut in. “I don’t want to hear the excuses. I should have known that he would leave me high and dry. I mean, he couldn’t predict that the case would turn this bad, but now he’s bailing so no one accuses him of being a shitty attorney.”

“I’ll find someone else,” I tell Peter.

I push the chair backward and get up.

“Thank you for being the emissary of the worst news I’ve gotten since I was accused of murder as if it could have gotten any worse than that!”

“Savannah, please listen—”

“You wouldn’t lie to me?” I ask, livid beyond belief. “I see. And you just expect me to believe that? The past ten years were what? You being nice to me and telling me the truth?”

He sighs. But doesn’t respond.

I know it’s because he knows whatever he says, I won’t believe it. Yet, his silence grates on my nerves and makes everything worse.

“Don’t help me out anymore. It is not your place to keepmyfather from reaching out to me. I’d take his harsh words over your deception,” I spit in anger.

With rage brimming and almost overflowing, I turn on my heels and storm out of the office, slamming the door behind me.

This time around, I return the looks of the people I pass with stares. I glare at them, baring my teeth and making them withdraw in shock.

When I open the door to my office, I see Alice sitting in my chair.

“Hey,” she stands up and, from nowhere, brings out a bouquet. “I came to see you. I hope I didn’t come at a bad time.”

“No,” I shake my head.

Ironically, Alice is the only person not making my blood boil at the moment.

“Do you want to…maybe get something to eat?”

“That’s a good idea,” Clarissa chimes in.

We both look at her.

I nod. “Okay.”

Alice rushes to me and takes my arm. I notice that my bag is in her other hand, with her fingers around the bouquet.

“Let’s go. I know the best place to eat.”

I leave my car at the office, and we take hers. The entire ride is silent, and she doesn’t glance my way even once, which is something I appreciate. The ride turns out to be a long one, and I eventually fall asleep.

“We're here,” she gently shakes me awake.

My eyes widen when I see that we’re at the beach.

“The beach?”

Alice nods.

“Yeah. I was lying when I said I had somewhere in mind. But while you were sleeping, I thought about the beach. We can get something to eat, and you can also feel the sand underneath your feet.”

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