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Jude replied coolly, “Well, if you’ve already guessed it, Mr. Miller, why are you still asking?”

Alex nearly cursed out loud.

So he knew. This whole time, he knew–and kept it from me.

In that moment, everything clicked.

The Graves Group’s sudden generosity… the favorable

treatment…

It had all been because of Kaia.

A chill ran down Alex’s spine as the weight of it sank in.

And then another thought hit him–hard.

If I’d actually handed that partner spot to Ophelia, I’d be dead. So dead.

But along with the shock came something else—a warm rush in his chest, like he’d just hit the jackpot without buying a ticket.

Kaia wasn’t just sharp in court. She was connected.

With her around, the firm’s reputation could soar to a whole new level.

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During her Thursday court session, Kaia unexpectedly ran into Gilbert–it had been a long time since they’d last seen each other.

She offered a polite nod and a small smile. “Hello, Mr. Marsh.”

Gilbert returned the gesture, calm and easy. “Well, what a coincidence, Ms. Domont. You’re in court here today too?”

“Yeah,” Kaia replied, keeping her tone light and cordial. “It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”

“I heard you recently took on a legal aid case?” Gilbert said with a friendly grin. “Mr. Wayne mentioned it the other day. Said you were sharp–did an excellent job.”

Kaia’s smile faltered, just slightly. A flicker of shadow crossed her eyes.

“Let’s not talk about that,” she said quietly.

Gilbert immediately realized he’d hit a nerve. He had meant it as encouragement, but it had clearly backfired.

He let out a small sigh.

“Sounds like that case’s been weighing on you. But that’s normal

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you’ll get used to it. That kind

after a beat, he added, “You know, when you’re feeling stuck or uncertain, sometimes taking a step back to really focus on learning helps a lot. Have you ever considered going abroad

off guard. She hadn’t

polite smile. “Thank you,

approached, she

Study abroad, huh?

thought lingered in

the hearing ended–conveniently, around four–Kaia got a call from Alex, who asked her to return to the firm as soon

left the courthouse and said goodbye to her client, she couldn’t help

been clearly displeased with her ever since the Theresa

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the office.

with an overly

I heard you’ve taken on quite a few cases for the firm. I’m thinking we ought to give you an Employee

an eyebrow,

handling a lot of cases–but most of them weren’t high–profile, and they

it on a

her

our team have been working hard too, Mr. Miller,

great too. But you

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said it, a weight sank in Kaia’s

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smiling, Alex continued, “I’ll have HR send out your promotion notice this Friday. You’ll be moving up

before, but I promise that ends here. From now on, just focus

of realization crossed Kaia’s

what’s going on between

supposed to be decided at the

work you’ve done. There’s really no difference between now and then. And don’t worry–no

smile faded slightly.

reduced to a convenient connection.

knew connections mattered in this field, but hearing it framed

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this, Kaia,” Alex went

&

promotion dinner at the firm this week. And about that legal aid case–don’t let it

those kinds

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need for dinner. If that’s all, I’ll get back to

noticed the shift in her expression but couldn’t quite figure out what he’d said wrong. He gave

soon as she left his office, Kaia headed straight for

shut the door behind her. “Jude,

off guard. “I

tight. “He said they’re

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what you’ve been