Page 76 of Resisting the Lawyer (Dirty Hot Resistance 3)

The man from last night is standing by the reception and upon seeing me, he hands me the envelope. “It’s done.”

In front of everyone, I open the envelope and draw out the papers, saying loudly, “Mr. Hall, come here for a second.”

Darren’s face tightens but he doesn’t dare disobey me, so he approaches, leaving his little fan club a few feet behind.

It’s common knowledge in the company that there’s something going on between me and Elise, so I’m not surprised to see the animosity on quite a few of the women’s faces.

I hold out the copies of the court order, not bothering to lower my voice in the least as I state, “The contract that you made Miss Smith sign after you impregnated her forcefully, has been rescinded.”

Darren pales and there are a few whispers from around us.

I see a few familiar faces in the crowd as Kendall and Lana come to step up beside me, providing backing. Both are high-level employees of the company.

“As for your threats against Miss Smith and her infant daughter, those will be addressed in the lawsuit the company will be issuing on her behalf. According to the court order, you are now liable to pay her damages for the assault on her character and damages to the company for her work that suffered as a result.”

Completely ridiculous charges, but the judge who signed off on this owed me a massive favor.

Darren’s handsome face twists into something ugly and he steps towards me, “Just because she spread her legs for you, you’re willing to believe—”

I waste no time punching him.

Blood squirts out of Darren’s nose and he clasps both hands on his face, howling, “You bastard!”

I want to do more but Kendall holds me back. It is Lana who steps forward, her voice cold. “We have a zero harassment policy in this company.” Her eyes lift to meet the shocked and angry gazes of the three women standing behind Darren, “And an anti-bullying policy. Miss Smith was traumatized by her ‘date’ with you and it’s only today that I found out that you have a habit of abusing young women.” She raises her voice, deliberately, “I will send out an email today that if there have been any other women who have suffered at your hands, they can approach me in private. The company will provide a trauma specialized psychologist.”

The women who once openly abused Elise are now wide-eyed and uncertain, and they step back, wanting to physically distance themselves from Darren.

“Mr. Hall, why don’t you come with me to my office?” Lana gestures towards the elevator.

For a moment, I don’t want her to be alone with him and then I see Oliver leaning against the marble wall, next to the elevator and I relax.

Cursing, Darren is left with no choice.

But why do I have a feeling, this isn’t over?

We still don’t know what his agenda was and what it still is. But by no means, do I believe that Darren is done.

For now though, this has worked sufficiently well.

I take the papers with me and head out.

Elise has said that she no longer plans to continue working there. While I haven’t tried to change her mind yet, with Darren out of the picture, I intend to convince her not to go ahead with her decision.

She has always loved it here and I don’t want this man to sour her experience.

I also don’t want my woman to be working too far away from me.

I want to be able to see her every day, to flirt with her, to coerce her into going out to lunch with me, and then kissing her at the most inappropriate moments.

If she goes, my heart will leave this job.

Elise has been one of the main reasons I’ve been so happy here.

I’m not letting her leave without a fight.

As I walk out of the building, my eyes glimpse a man standing across the road in a hoodie, watching me.

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