Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

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

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

coin, its glow spilling evenly over the quiet lawns. Yet, no matter how brightly it shone, it couldn't pierce the

casting a sidelong glance

and shows up at court on time," William

Finn wheel him

gaze tangled with emotion as he

would use the Grayson family name

expected William to lay

down

expression had

serene as a still

his tone steady as ever, "even a cripple like

the courage to stand up again. What's stopping a man like you— someone with a sound mind and body-from doing the same? Are you really going to let one

had struck Giles like a

case that came his way. He told the world he was retiring-quitting while

he

was in a small town or a big city, a startup or a Fortune 500 firm, he was always number