Chapter 224

Chapter 224

Adelaide’s POV

This task demanded heaps of time and energy–no quick fix.

Eyeing the stack of drafts on my desk, I knew it would take two or three months solo.

A soft sigh escaped me–sure wish Craig were here.

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Craig had this razor–sharp observation and thinking. Glance at a doc, it was seared into his memory. When he wrote, it was like he had a muse whispering in his ear–quick and smooth.

I’d been at this for days, eyes raw and burning, yet the plan was still not shaping up.

Lance only popped by once after Cedric started talking, then vanished.

Seems being a “Supreme Court chief judge” really shackled him. Must be tough learning the ropes from scratch.

When he visited, he was spouting legal jargon–community service sentences, prison terms–like he was hexed.

It broke my heart a little.

him he didn’t need to memorize every law. There were law books for reference, and his staff were

without knowing the law? Either do it right or not

be steaming. Why stick you with the court? It’s a thankless job vetting

momentarily clouded, but he quickly laughed it off. “You don’t get it. For sheer presence, who better than me

proudly, “Judiciary’s crucial. He trusts me

talk, but when he left, he was

about it makes me chuckle. My pen slips, ink streaks the page–another

mix work

I sat lost in thought, Beta Valentin

he blurted, pupils

snapped to attention. “Really? I’ll be

about perfect timing–Craig’s arrival felt like a

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like a gust of wind, with Valentin hollering, “Take a cloak–it’s

I rushed outside, only to have him toss me a wolfsbane–embroidered

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a man in a black cloak sat calmly. Half his hair was tied with a blue ribbon, the rest cascading down. His

exuded an

into the hall and cry,

with amusement. “You’ve grown taller

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