I Refuse to Be His Second-Best Choice

ay to celebrate the winning of a case, but he had to go back to the law firm t

f the conference room, wearing an uncom

u've won so many cases. This is the first time for Ashley

't res

it hard for me to breathe, and the

s of warm water, only to realize he'd

atest WhatsApp status. "Jenson is personally h

ng a coffee, with Jenson standing beside her, poi

ute with incorrect notes made by

enly felt a searing pain from the spo

ft for winning my c

ht it felt suffocating on me, but

e had said, "A defense based on the wrong posit

mitted my request to transfer to the

ecided to le

.

irm, I checked my phone and saw Ashley had p

he passenger seat of Jenson's car, with a gift b

iles for a criminal case for the first time a

month, right before my birth

impractical, and there was n

still hurt; with every step I took, I tugged at

through the rearview mirror. "Just back from

just gave him the a

only one at t

ne left out, as if they were the ones fighting side

ll, I headed straight to

beige business suit, size medium,

Ms. Clayton, would you like me to pa

ling on the size small satin

line and a cinched waist, this dre

it, I'd been happy

rely gave

me line of work, so there was

his dress wasn't meant for

l's used clothing donation bin

mall injury on my side. By the time I took a taxi back to

s sat in the entryway,

light in the liv

h, wrapped in my cashmere blanke

a glass, his tone very gentle. "Water

is brow furrowing slightly. "Where have

on I'd bought, his tone flat

left early or what w

that I'd changed int

hley was working late and got low blood sugar, so

at on the co

'd concluded for Ashley, with so many annotations in it, even the detailed i

y felt it

e like this, I pulled three all-nig

told me I should work hard

ft from Jenson to celebrate my completion of probation and becoming a permanent employee of the firm now. D

lients are difficult; even when I make mistakes in my case files, he works overtime with me to fix them. Oh, an

d my fist

st tighten an

reward for winning the case

rprise for me was nothing more than