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Not long after, Lucien called.

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“Who is that guy? Why are you looking into him? Did he bother you?”

His tone was sharp and jealous, making Kaia laugh.

“God, what are you thinking? It’s just for a case I’m working on. If you can’t check, I’ll ask someone else.”

That was all it took to provoke him. Men really couldn’t resist a challenge.

“I can check. Don’t go to anyone else. Babe, make sure you come to me for everything, okay?”

Kaia chuckled. “Good boy.”

That day marked exactly one month since the court hearing, and the verdict had just come in. Kaia was very pleased with the

result.

Cases like this, so–called “drunken assault” situations, were notoriously tricky. Victims were usually too intoxicated to fight back, so proving a lack of consent was often difficult. But with the help of surveillance footage, they won.

That was her first good news of the day.

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The second was that Gwen had reconciled with her daughter, and the girl had broken up with her boyfriend.

A silver lining, indeed.

Later, Jude and Gwen invited Kaia out to dinner.

“Thank you, Kaia,” Gwen said seriously.

Kaia waved her off. “You’re being way too formal. I didn’t do much. Besides, I got my first criminal case experience out of this. I should be the one thanking you!”

enough with the thank–you’s! You don’t need to be so polite with my

Kaia noticed something–the matching rings on their

took Gwen’s hand and laced their fingers. “That’s right. Gwen and

genuinely beamed

“Congrats! I can’t

Jude frowned slightly.

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that make it sound like

ego didn’t fade with

press. Alex had thrown blind dates at Jude like confetti, and somehow, he still managed

course, she wouldn’t say that out

yes, Jude is tall, charming, the golden bachelor of the legal world. Women were

little embarrassed. “Let’s not exaggerate. Makes

sound fake.”

fine. What I love about you is how grounded you are. A little awkward is a good thing. Less room for

laugh and let

she hadn’t even had a chance to share the good news when Lucien sent over the background info he’d

the foreign man had once lived

Luna.

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“Lucien, don’t you think…”

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the man’s photo with a frown. “Don’t you

took the photo, stared at it for a while, then

“They do look alike.

just alike. It’s

really the case, then the game had just gotten a whole

Alden take the

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been getting sick over and over again, and Joanne was furious. She kept lashing out

even know how to take care of a

enough. Sure, the pay was good,

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