After Death, Love Unveiled

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Elara wasn't surprised by Natalie's reaction. She admired Natalie's patience for lasting this long. "I see."

Natalie sighed. "Aren't you working at a law firm? Can you introduce me to your firm's best attorney?"

"Have you talked this over with Curtis?" Elara asked, curious.

Natalie nodded. "I have, but he won't agree. He says I'm heartless, that his mom's only acting this way because of her illness. But honestly, I can't take it anymore.

"Even though we're financially stable, it's just the overwhelming negativity, you know? Every time I go home, without doing a single thing, there she is, crying in front of me, saying the most depressing stuff.

"It's like my luck has taken a hit. All I run into these days are bad situations. So, can you find me a good attorney? If it comes down to it, I might just have to file for divorce."

"Alright," Elara agreed.

The next day, Elara went straight to see Hazel at work and told him about Natalie's case. Hazel agreed to take it on, and Elara arranged a meeting between them. Hazel, a seasoned lawyer with many years at the firm, left Natalie feeling quite reassured. Things seemed to be going smoothly. But, on the second day, Elara found out that Hazel had assigned the assistant attorney role for this case to Adair. Hazel was planning to have Adair assist with the case, and Elara wasn't pleased.

Natalie's situation mattered to her, and it wasn't often she had a chance to get involved in a substantial case. So, without hesitation, she headed straight to Hazel's office,

After knocking and receiving permission to enter, she stepped inside to find Adair standing by.

Dressed in a sharp professional suit with her hair tied back in a high ponytail, Adair glanced at Elara, then turned to Hazel "Well, Hazel, I'll be on my way."

"Go on," Hazel replied. Once Adair had left, he turned his attention to Elara. "What's up?"

you to Natalie's divorce case. I want to work on it,"

still in her probationary period, she needed to be involved in a certain number of cases to even have a chance at transitioning to full practice. She wasn't about to let anyone take this opportunity from her. Hazel looked at her and said, "You'll still receive your bonus for bringing in the case. You've been running around nonstop. You must be

not afraid of a little hard work," she replied. "But if you wont let me work on this, I'll just have to

showing. "And what's that supposed to mean? Do you think just because you brought me a

here, fresh out of school. What's with the rush to prove yourself? You should be

You're constantly assigning her to cases. I'm only

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more capable they were, the more they seemed to idolize anything from abroad. It grated on her nerves. After all,

let's wrap this up. If you

by running errands and fetching coffee, right? If that's

"And what, a servant makes you special? In Starfield City, wealthy families are a

I guess Adair's family isn't just wealthy? Is that why you're bending over backward for her, bowing down to power, not just

the reality of it, it still made her seethe. Hazel stared at her, his face stiff. Her bluntness irked him, though he didn't feel he was in

same opportunities. Don't slander her. These are just the complaints of the young and idealistic. Once you mature a bit, you'll see that what I'm doing is how smart people operate," Hazel replied. He thought back to Ziva, who had once been so confident and unstoppable, a prodigy, really. But in the end, she'd had to face reality. Hazel had no intention of going

then I'll find another lawyer to handle the case!" Elara said firmly. As Elara finished speaking, she

leave.

called after her. Elara

paternal. "Do you have any idea why I'm bringing Adair onto this case? She has connections. Even if this case ends up offending the Kerwin family, she can handle it." In this place, people were always afraid of stepping on the wrong toes. Adair's connections were

almost amusing. "And what makes you think I don't

were licensed, she'd have considered handling the case herself