Bound by Law (Matt Murdock x Reader)

21. Jealousy, jealousy

A knock on the doors pulls you back from your thoughts. Although, it was a shame to admit, you were scrolling on your phone for a good hour now, looking for an apartment to rent closer to Nelson and Murdock, because you didn't want to wake up extra early just to get here on time. Matt was reading something, from time to time letting out a tired sigh and changing the papers when he was done moving his fingers across the dots. The armchair in your shared office was more comfortable than it looked at first.

Karen opens the doors and the sight makes her take two steps back.

"Afternoon, Miss Page." Wesley greets with a smile plastered on his face. For Karen, it looked murderous.

"You-"

"Karen, who's there?" Foggy shouts from the office, getting up, while Matt makes his way towards the door quicker than you.

"Gentlemen." Wesley nods at the men, and sees you emerging from the office, eyes softening at the sight. "Y/n."

"Hello, James." You ignore Karen's stare and walk towards the clothes rack, ready to pick up your coat. Matt tries to read the room as quick as possible, yet the disturbed emotions were mixed up into one.

"I hope I'm not late, the traffic held me back." Wesley steps inside, uninvited, taking your coat from the rack, and helping you put it on.

"Mister... James," Foggy speaks up first from the gang, remembering only Wesley's first name, "I hope you didn't forget about something very important and came here to fulfil it."

"I'm afraid I'm not following, Mr Nelson." Wesley shoots a distracted smile, smoothing the material of the coat on your arms. Matt hears the soft shuffle and feels anger rising.

"You owe us money for Healy's case." Matt says straightforwardly, and you squint a little at him.

"Well, I haven't heard anything from Mr Healy since the court session, but as far as I remember, you did not win, Mr Murdock." Wesley says calmly. He knew that him coming here would ignite some fire in the office. And he absolutely loved it.

"It's because he killed himself, didn't you see that on the news?" Foggy backs up Matt, while Karen waits for a perfect moment to intervene.

"No, haven't heard of it. As for your money problem, my employer decided that you, gentlemen, did not fulfil our agreement." Wesley looks at you in the corner of his eye.

"Our agreement was Healy not sitting behind the bars, and he's not there, is he?" Matt presses a little more.

"He's not alive either, is he? Besides, you didn't win the case fair and square, did you? The jury was not doing their job properly, right?"

"Yeah, and I think you're behind this, Wesley." Matt takes a sudden step forward, and Foggy is quick to stop him from whatever he was planning to do.

"I have no idea why are you attacking me, Mr Murdock, when I'm simply an intermediary in this situation. Now, if you excuse me, I have not come here to be accused of things that I'm not involved in." Wesley handles the situation surprisingly calm, and you look at him curiously, not sure how to behave after this scene.

"I think we have to be somewhere, don't we, James?" You take your purse and put your hand on Wesley's chest, slowly guiding him towards the exit. He complies like a puppy, wanting to be led anywhere, only by you.

"Yes, sure, excuse me, gentlemen, Miss Page." Wesley quickly nods to everyone, not smiling until you close the doors behind you.

"How are you feeling?" He asks as soon as you reach the stairs, standing on your left and gently touching your arm for a second.