Betrayed and Dumped: She Rose Stronger Than Ever novel Chapter 142

Rebecca completely misread the situation. She thought he was there to talk her out of the fight, so she dropped her fork and glared at him, all bristling nerves. “If you came here to convince me to give up, you’re wasting your time. I’m not scared of going up against NovaStack Cloud.”

Paul pressed his lips together. “That’s not why I’m here. You’ve got it wrong.”

“Then what do you want?” she shot back.

Paul didn’t answer right away. The silence just made Rebecca more suspicious. Remembering how this lunch came about, her stomach turned. “So you made Judy bring me here on purpose?”

She grabbed a napkin and wiped her mouth, then tossed it down on the table. She pushed back her chair, ready to leave.

Paul moved to block her path, looking her straight in the eye.

“Move,” Rebecca said, her voice ice-cold.

He hesitated, then finally said, “I just wanted to ask if you need a lawyer.”

Rebecca blinked, thrown off. That wasn’t what she expected. Why was he asking her that? Shouldn’t he be hoping she’d mess up in court without any help?

Still trying to process it, she heard him add, “Larson Group has the top labor lawyers in the country. If you need someone, I can get them to help you.”

Rebecca just stared at him for a few seconds. Was he serious? He wanted to send his own company’s lawyers to help her fight NovaStack Cloud?

She shook her head slowly. “No, thanks. I can handle this on my own.”

She stood up to leave again. This time, Paul stepped aside and watched her walk out of the restaurant.

A few minutes later, Judy came back from the bathroom. “Hey, where’s Rebecca?”

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