Trapped with a Lawyer

Gazing at her sleeping son, Ella fell into a daze, holding her cheeks in her hands.

Why had Jerry been crying? DIdn't he like Emma? No, it couldn't be that. He hadn't cried when Emma held him at the old house the last time.

Suddenly, the door of the baby's room was opened from outside. Surprised, Ella stared at the man in the doorway.

She glanced at her cell phone. It was just about 12 o'clock. 'Had he returned home for lunch?'

"Samuel…" She stood up and began to walk towards him. After entering the room with a few heavy steps, Samuel walked directly to his son's crib.

Ignoring Ella, he pulled the child's clothing down to have a look at him.

From the front, baby Jerry seemed fine. However, as Samuel turned him over and pulled down his freshly-changed diaper, he was shocked to find a large bruise on his son.

By the look of it, Catherine seemed to be telling the truth. As expected, Emma had told the truth.

Ella noticing the bruise for the first time, finally understood why the child had been crying so insistently. 'Emma had pinched my son! How heartless! How could she dare hurt a child.' thought Ella.

"I'm going to pinch your whole body!" Gnashing her teeth in anger, Ella went to her son and moved to pick him up.

"Liar!" Samuel's single utterance caused Ella shudder and stop.

With a bad feeling in her stomach, Ella felt her skin crawling as she saw at the icy-coldness in Samuel's eyes.

"Samuel, what are you talking about?" She seemed to have heard Samuel calling her a liar.

Seeing honest confusion on her face, Samuel almost believed her again.

this bruise come from?" The question was rhetoric. Samuel just wanted to hear her explain

his expression, Ella was becoming worried. Emma and her sister must have been

wasn't crying when she first came over, but a little while later, I couldn't get

her before, Samuel no longer had any faith in Ella.

hurried explanation, Samuel felt only that she was making an

were never going to believe me, why did you even ask?" She was shocked that Samuel had believed the

and

stood in front of Samuel. 'Where is he trying to take the

the way now!" Child abuse not being his legal forte,

are you stupid? He's my

look after Jerry for

to the floor and watched silently as Samuel walked

him. "Samuel, you

days. I will not keep him away forever. You just need time to deal with

Ella had lost her grip on reality following the death of her mother and father.

a crushing blow to Ella. But she had pulled herself together! Those two damn sisters. In her moment of suffering, they had

in trouble!" After all, it was her fault that Samuel was

apologize to Catherine and Emma this afternoon.

behind him, but was careful in the staircase with Samuel and Jerry. Ella stopped Samuel

Emma and Catherine, just let me have my son.. Please.." Ella's eyes were red

was disappointing her.

few days, I will let you see Jerry again." Samuel gave Ella a final, solemn look, adjusted the sleeping child on his shoulder and left the villa

could

returned from the old house, he found the home deserted. Where had he gone?

phone, but the call went immediately to