Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 235

Chapter 236

"You... what did you just say?"

William let out a soft chuckle.

Even through the phone, his laughter sent a shiver down Serena's spine.

"I said, Giles has agreed to take on your case," William replied, drawing out his words so she wouldn't miss a thing.

Serena was almost at a loss for words. "He... he agreed? How did you manage that?"

"Logic and a little heart," William's voice was as smooth and deep as a cello. "Now you can finally get a good night's sleep."

A gentle ripple of relief spread through Serena's chest.

"Thank you!" she blurted, not really sure what William had done, but grateful all

the same.

"Goodnight, Serena."

"Goodnight."

her phone, her anxiety gradually melting

other end, William sat in his wheelchair, gazing up at the luminous

over the quiet lawns. Yet, no matter how brightly it shone, it couldn't pierce the darkness inside his

sidelong glance at Giles, who sat hunched over in

shows up at court

that, he let Finn wheel him out of the

tangled with emotion as he watched

the day William would use the

to lay himself bare,

winding down William's

expression had

looked as serene as a still lake beneath the

William had said, his tone steady as

a sound mind and body-from doing the same?

words had struck Giles like a

lost to Nestor Leighton three years ago, he'd refused every case that came his way. He told the world he was

was, he was scared of

grade school, not at university, not at work. Whether he was in a

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