Trapped with a Lawyer novel Chapter 101

Catherine was overjoyed at Samuel's words. But she told herself to act reserved. She repressed her excitement, kept a normal expression and walked out of the meeting room with colleagues.

At the Sapphire Hotel

The Fang Group booked the entire hotel for their 20th anniversary party.

The public relations department arrived at the hotel earlier than the rest to take charge of hall decorations and the guest reception.

At 7 in the evening

Guests began to arrive at the hotel. Most guests were businessmen. The others were people from all walks of life, anyone who ever had a partnership with the Fang Group.

The Fang Group invited two famous stars to liven up the party.

International superstar Joseph was one of them.

Although Joseph was married and had children, he was still popular among the ladies. Joseph's new persona as a charming husband and loving father provided him opportunities to explore movie characters that he hadn't tried before.

The other special guest was Yvonne Ni, the most popular Chinese star in Hollywood.

Catherine walked in her heels into the hotel hall, arm in arm with Samuel. At Samuel's entrance, a lot of guests approached the couple to greet him.

Catherine stood beside Samuel, watching him socialize and nodding at the few people who greeted her from time to time.

Her eyes suddenly widened in panic when she saw a familiar figure.

She loosened her arm from Samuel's and approached the figure, "Hi, Emma." "Did Emma have a previous partnership with the Fang Group?" Catherine thought to herself.

Emma initially didn't plan on attending the party. But when she heard that Samuel would come, she found an escort to accompany her to the party.

Since she was attending on behalf of her company, Emma didn't tell Samuel that she would be coming. Seeing Catherine, Emma suspected that she came with Samuel.

"Hello, Catherine. Has Samuel arrived?" Emma asked, glancing around the hall to look for Samuel.

As she expected, she saw Samuel chatting and laughing with some?guests nearby.

Catherine knew she couldn't prevent Samuel and Emma from talking to each other, so she nodded graciously, "Yes. Our company assigned us to attend the party together."

Catherine's innocent expression quelled Emma's doubts. Emma nodded with a slight smile, "All right. I'll go greet CEO Fang." She walked away with her escort.

Seeing Emma walking towards CEO Fang, Catherine breathed a sigh of relief. She walked back to Samuel.

Shortly afterwards, the chatter of conversation at the doorway increased. Some guests initially ignored the commotion, but when the noise grew louder, they started to look at the doorway.

A couple was?standing at the entrance. People stared at them with varying levels of doubt, surprise, and even contempt.

Sum looked extremely handsome in his black suit. Practically everyone in business circle knew him.

It wasn't Sum that caused the commotion, but the woman standing arm in arm with him.

It was warm in the hall. Taking off her white fur shawl, the woman passed it to a waiter.

She was dressed in a black strapless evening dress and a pair of 3-inch crystal heels that showed off her slender figure. Her long black hair was pulled up.

With the exquisite light make-up and eye-catching red lipstick, she looked extremely elegant.

"Isn't that Samuel's wife, Ella Bo?"

"Yes. Why would they come with other people? That's weird."

"Look at her, she looks so scandalous. No wonder Samuel didn't take her."

"Are you jealous? She looks amazing, not scandalous."

...

Samuel was in conversation with some businessmen when Sum and Ella arrived. When he inadvertently caught a glimpse of Ella, his face instantly turned sour.

He heard gossip a few steps away, "Apparently, Sum and Ella had an affair before. There's no smoke without fire. Now, they're showing up like this! Are they a couple now?"

"Have Samuel and Ella divorced?"

"Jesus. What's wrong with Samuel to divorce such a beautiful wife!"

...

Immersed in gossip, the guests didn't notice Samuel standing behind them with a blank face.

What happened next shocked everyone present.

Clad in a light purple evening dress, Catherine walked arm in arm with Samuel towards Sum and Ella.

Ella's heart raced uncontrollably when she saw Samuel approaching.

Keeping her calm, she told herself to keep her chin up when she saw Catherine's smirk.

Sum seemed to be in a good mood. He greeted them with a smile, "Good evening. Mr. Shao and Miss Gu." Other guests couldn't help glancing at them from time to time, gossiping with each other.

Ella took a glass of wine from a waiter's tray.

Dropping her eyes, she took a sip of the wine. She had no intention of greeting Samuel.

"Good evening, Mr. Su." Samuel replied with a slight sneer, looking at the wine in his glass.

"Excuse us, Mr. Shao. We'd like to greet CEO Fang first." Sum said with a gentle smile.

Samuel was irritated by Sum's good mood. He grabbed Ella's arm the moment she stepped away, forcing them to a stop.

"Jesus, are they going to fight?"

"Two men fighting over a woman. This is going to be exciting!"

"How could Ella Bo be so close to another man? She's a married woman!"

...

The scene attracted a heated discussion.

Samuel's grip was so firm that Ella had no choice but to let go of Sum. She stepped closer to Samuel

And straightened his tie. "Don't worry. I'll be back soon." Ella said, patting Samuel on his chest.

Samuel smiled, "Okay. I'll wait for you here." He bent over and kissed Ella.

"Oh my goodness! What's happening?"

"A husband is kissing his wife. That's normal."

"But people say they've already lost affection for one another, and are having affairs with other people!"

"It seems to be just a rumor."

...

Samuel and Ella glared at each other during their kiss. The guests were oblivious, all they could see was an affectionate couple kissing each other.

Nearby, Emma clenched her fists in anger. She caught Sum's eye and gave him a look. He was also upset.

Catherine stood behind Samuel in embarrassment. She looked away and noticed Emma looking at Sum meaningfully. Confused, she shifted her gaze between Sum and Emma doubtfully.

When the kiss ended, Ella still had her arms hooked around Samuel's neck and he kept his hands on her waist.

"Good for you! Ella." Samuel said, staring at her affectionately.

Only Ella could tell that Samuel was furious.