Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1597

Chapter 1597: A fight for justice

"You are... fired," Cassandra stressed each syllable through the telephone. "I don’t want to see you here again."

"Miss Cassa—"

Without waiting for her lawyer’s response, she slammed the phone down. Her face was still streaked with lingering tears, her eyes swollen from crying. Still, she wanted to keep a brave front, even as her world continued to crumble with every passing second.

"Ki," she whispered. "Let’s do it your way."

Unlike her family—her helpless, reliant parents and her selfish grandfather—Cassandra knew she could only trust the one person who genuinely believed in her innocence. Someone who had never sought any benefit from helping her, only friendship.

Grace might do the job well. But at this point, Cassandra had no expectations. She simply knew that Kiara would be with her.

[If you’re still not convinced, then... we’ll keep looking, okay?]

Those were the words that stuck with her — we.

This fight wasn’t just Cassandra’s. It was Kiara’s, too.

"And... we’ll keep fighting from here on until the final verdict." She nodded to herself, swallowing all other emotions, holding on to just one reason: Kiara.

As long as Kiara was still fighting out there, then so would she.

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Somewhere...

After grabbing a quick lunch, Kiara and Hugo made a trip to Grace’s office. Since Grace was out visiting a client, the two had to wait for her return.

"She has a lot of flowers in her office," Kiara commented quietly, watching Hugo as he stood near the display.

Hugo studied the flowers, even taking the liberty of checking the cards attached to them.

"I don’t think you should be reading those," she said, seeing that Hugo had gathered several cards to read.

"Why not?" he retorted, walking back to the couch to sit beside her. "Listen to this one."

Leaning back, he read aloud, "’To the most stunning and smartest woman I’ve ever known—I hope these flowers brighten your day.’"

Hugo grinned and held the card up for her to see. "Very romantic."

"..." Kiara pressed her lips into a thin line, staring at him. Then she snuck a glance at the card. Hugo quickly shoved it away and picked up another.

"’To Grace. I heard you signed another big client—congratulations.’"

He raised his brows, unimpressed, and checked the next one.

"’To Grace, I loved you the first time I laid eyes on you. Even now, I still love you. Every day, I long for you. I hope—this is disgusting.’"

He stopped mid-sentence, visibly irritated, and moved on to the next. But it was just as cringeworthy.

Kiara, sitting beside him, quietly observed his growing irritation.

"..." She pursed her lips, slightly curious. Is he and Attorney Grace... together?