Falling for my boss ✔️

Chapter 62 - And here's why

Some people entered and nodded at us as a silent greeting. We were squeezed into the back and my hand found his arm. I held it.

Michael squeezed it. His fingers touched my ring and he smiled.

My heart made a jump.

I couldn't wait to marry this man. He was the one who made me see how much worth I was. He was always there to cheer me up when I felt low. He was there to remind me that I was smart and a woman capable of leadership. He was there, pushing me to always better myself. Those were just a few reason as to why I loved him.

♡

Lucas awaited us at his desk, standing as he shuffled through some papers.

Michael knocked on the open door, one hand in his trouser with my arm wrapped around his, the other knocking on the wooden door. "May we come in?"

"You needn't knock", Lucas told him, waving us inside. "Anything to drink? How was your day so far?"

We shook hands and took our seats.

"Coffee", Michael said, undoing his jacket. "One black, the other with sugar and milk. Toffee colored", he ordered for me too. I nodded with a smile. "Thank you."

His assistant got us our drinks and left us be.

Lucas looked at both of us, into our eyes, crossing his fingers in front of him on his big wooden cherry wood desk.

"As a responsible lawyer I have to, before we can fill out the paperwork, tell you all about the order of protection first, so that all questions are cleared beforehand. Feel free to interrupt me at any given point if you do have a question."

Lucas straightened the papers on his desk. "So. An Order of Protection is a court order that tells one person what he or she cannot do to another person, or what contact is allowed. Sometimes an Order of Protection is also called a restraining order, in this case for example. An Order of Protection can require a person to stay away from another person, her home, school and work. The order could also prohibit some types of contact with the other person, or even all contact. The court can make exceptions such as to arrange visitation with a child. An Order of Protection may allow some contact. However, it will order a person to commit no crimes against the other person or do anything offensive toward the other person. The District Attorney prosecutes the defendant for the alleged crimes. You do not participate in the case other than as a witness so you do not need an attorney, but it's never a bad idea to have one. The District Attorney's office may have a "Victim-Witness Coordinator" who could assist you and in this case, I will help you. You can file a family offense petition in Family Court to request an Order of Protection. You must have a certain relationship with the other person. You can be current or former spouses, be related by blood or marriage, or have a child together. You can have a current or former intimate relationship, which means a relationship that is more than a casual or workplace relationship or a connection through third parties. You must allege and prove that the other person committed certain crimes against you. During any of the court appearances, Family Court can issue a Temporary Order of Protection, even if there is no proof yet that the Respondent broke the law. Either person in a family offense case has the right to an attorney. An attorney will be assigned to represent either if he or she cannot afford one."

He looked at us. "Any questions?"

"The proof we delivered - the beating, the newspapers, the voice message, the bugs we found all throughout - is that enough?"

"More than enough", Lucas assured me. "In fact, those are pretty hard and convincing pieces of evidence. Those will be hard to dispute. As for witnesses, I looked into those for you. I suggest we contact the police officers who worked on the case and found the bugs, the person who published the headlines for Ms Hawkins as well as the driver of your mother, Michael. He has to say the truth and if he lies, we'll force a lie-detector test on them."