# Chapter 272: The Lawyer Who Walked Through Fire
Hello everyone, it's me again! How are you all doing? Today I will continue to walk with you and review Chapter 272 of *Remarried After I Secretly Divorced the CEO Summary, Characters & Ending Guide*. And trust me, this chapter is a rollercoaster from the very first second—because just when everyone thought the courtroom was lost, a man walked through those doors and changed everything.
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The atmosphere in the courtroom was heavy, tense, and thick with the scent of impending defeat. Autumn sat at the plaintiffs table, her heart beating steadily but her mind racing. The clock was ticking. The judge was growing impatient. And the opposition—Julian's high-powered legal team, led by the renowned Mr. Foster—looked like wolves circling a wounded lamb.
And then, in the most dramatic fashion possible, the doors swung open.
Ace Reed stepped into the courtroom like a thunderbolt breaking through a stormy sky. His presence was nothing less than a resounding slap in the face to everyone who had assumed he wouldn't show. The room went dead silent. Eyes widened. Jaws tightened. Even the whispers died in the back of people's throats.
He didn't stop to bask in the stunned silence. He strode forward with purpose, his footsteps echoing off the polished floor, and took his place at the plaintiffs table. Then, turning to Autumn with an apologetic glance, he said, "Miss Lewis, my apologies. There was an accident on the way, and I had to deal with it, which delayed me."
Accident. The word hung in the air like smoke from a fire no one wanted to admit had been set.
The truth was far darker than a simple mishap. Ace had been trapped, tangled in a web of delays and conflict with two men who seemed determined to keep him from reaching the courthouse. The clock had been painfully close to zero. But fate—or perhaps a stroke of luck—had sent Keith past that very spot. Keith saw what was happening, understood the danger instantly, and ordered Jesse to stay behind and handle the wreckage so Ace could tear himself free and sprint to the courtroom.
He had raced against time itself. Driving like a man possessed, weaving through traffic, praying with every mile that he wouldn't be too late.
And he made it. At the very last minute. Like a hero from a story.
But even as he caught his breath, a cold, sharp suspicion clawed at the back of his mind. That crash hadn't been an accident. It had been a trap. A deliberate, desperate move to keep him from appearing in court. Someone with power and money had wanted him out of the way.
Autumn gave him a small smile. "It's all right, thank you for the trouble, Mr. Reed."
There was no need for more words. They understood each other perfectly. This was sabotage. And even without a shred of evidence, Autumn knew exactly whose hands were behind it.
Julian.
He didn't want Sienna to go to prison. So he resorted to dirty tricks, low-down schemes, anything to keep the truth buried. What he hadn't counted on was Ace's resilience. What he hadn't expected was the sheer force of will that carried Ace through those courtroom doors in the final minute, like a soldier refusing to surrender.
Autumn cast a sidelong glance at Julian. Her lips curved into a mocking, almost sorrowful smile. To destroy her, he really would stoop to anything. She thought of the years she had given him—all the love, all the patience, all the quiet suffering. And a deep, aching sadness welled up inside her chest.
People said that in the end, love came down to conscience. But Julian's actions revealed a rotten core. His character was beyond saving. Not only had he cheated during their marriage, but now, before the divorce was even final, he was driving her into a corner, leaving her no way out. No mercy. No regret. Just cold, calculated cruelty.
Love? That word had died long ago. What was left was a bitter war.
Ace calmly took his seat and arranged his papers. The judge's gavel had yet to strike, but the tension was already unbearable.
Jasmine's face shifted colors like a painter's palette—white with shock, red with frustration, then pale with renewed arrogance. She sneered inwardly. What kind of great lawyer could Autumn possibly hire? It was probably nothing but an empty show of confidence. She didn't know Ace. She didn't know his reputation. She looked at him and saw only an ordinary man in the wrong seat, and in her arrogant little world, that meant he was nothing.
With a cold snort, she spoke loud enough for the entire courtroom to hear. "So, what if your lawyer came? He's just a nobody—how could he possibly compare to Mr. Foster? With someone like you, how great of a lawyer could you hire anyway? You might as well give up now! No matter who you brought, you're destined to lose this case."
Her words lit the fire the crowd had been waiting for. The same people who had been silenced by Ace's dramatic arrival now found their voices again, fed by Jasmine's poisonous confidence.
"So this lawyer's a nobody? I thought she might've actually managed to get a top attorney."
"Exactly. What difference does it make if he's here? Mr. Foster's reputation is known both here and abroad. If she doesn't want to lose too badly, she should surrender now."
"Yeah, just give up already. Apologize to our Mr. Carter, and maybe you'll still have a chance. Otherwise, prison is waiting."
"Crossing Mr. Carter is no joke. If you make him angry, surviving in Northhaven won't even be possible."
The murmurs grew louder, feeding on themselves, turning into a chorus of mockery. But Autumn stayed calm. She had heard worse. She had endured worse. And she knew something the crowd didn't—Ace was not a nobody. Not even close.
Hearing the crowd's cruel words, Sienna's racing heart finally eased a little. The panic that had gripped her moments ago loosened its claws. She smiled a thin, smug smile, convinced that this battle was already won.
Then, the presiding judge announced that the trial would begin.
The room snapped to attention. Every eye turned to the front. Ace stood, collected himself, and pulled out the evidence he had so carefully prepared. He was about to hand it to the judge when his fingers paused. Something was wrong. Very wrong.
His heart lurched. The drive in his hand was clean. Completely, utterly wiped clean. All the evidence, all the documents, all the carefully gathered proof—gone. Like a document buried and erased beyond recovery.
His face barely changed, but the storm inside him was immediate and violent. In seconds, his mind raced through the possibilities. Sabotage. It had to be sabotage. The same hand that had tried to stop him from arriving had also reached into his affairs and destroyed his ammunition.
But Ace was not a man to lose his composure. Not in front of an enemy. Not in front of a courtroom. He glanced at the judge and said evenly, "Apologies, Your Honor. There's a problem with the drive. Give me two minutes and I'll have it fixed."
Two minutes. That was all he asked for. But in that moment, the entire case balanced on a knife's edge.
Would he find a way to recover the evidence? Or had Julian's dirty tricks finally won the day?
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## Reader's Impressions & Star Rating
Oh, what a chapter! The tension was absolutely electric. Just when you think Ace is going to save the day with a dramatic courtroom entrance, the rug is pulled out from under him—literally. The writing captures the heart-pounding stakes beautifully. Autumn's quiet pain and anger toward Julian felt deeply real, and Jasmine's arrogance makes me desperate to see her humiliated. The cliffhanger with the wiped drive is truly brutal. I was gripping my seat the entire time! This chapter deserves nothing less than glowing praise.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4.8 / 5 Stars
## Next Chapter Prediction
Ace isn't done yet. He's the kind of man who prepares for disaster before it happens, and I believe that "wiped" drive is not the only copy of the evidence he has. He'll either produce a hidden backup in the next two minutes or use his legal genius to twist the sabotage back onto Julian and Sienna. More importantly, this sabotage will finally give Autumn undeniable proof of Julian's scheming—and with Keith and Jesse involved, the men trying to keep Ace away will likely talk. The courtroom is about to become Julian's worst nightmare, and I can't wait to see it unfold!
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