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 anxiety

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

in the sky like a polished silver coin, its glow spilling evenly over the quiet lawns. Yet, no matter how brightly it shone, it

slowly in the shadows, casting a sidelong glance at Giles, who sat hunched over in pain, head in

and shows up at court

let Finn wheel him out

lifted his head with difficulty, his gaze tangled

for William's return-prepared for the day William would use the Grayson family name to drag him

to lay himself bare, wounds

the grotesque scars winding down William's legs had

William's expression

as a still lake beneath the midnight

William had said, his tone steady as ever, "even

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

words had struck Giles like

Nestor Leighton three years ago, he'd refused every case that

was, he

at anything in his life—not in grade school, not at university, not at work. Whether he was in a small town or a big city, a startup or a

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