Discarded Wife, Legal Legend Rises

, his side of the bed cold and undisturbed. A faint scent of his expensive cologn

ontaining the life she had put on hold. Everything else-the designer clothes Keith had bought for her without asking her size or style, the jewelry that sat un

rbell rang. Its chime was jarring in the

in a sharp, white pantsuit that probably cost more than Eva' s monthly grocery budget. Her blonde hair was perfectly st

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t me for breakfast to go over some fin

th's voice boomed from the h

dn't seen directed at her in years. He enveloped Holly in a war

nd on his arm. "I'm a little worried about this intellectual property issue

"I've got it covered. I've already pulled the relevant case l

, heads bent together over a tablet Holly produced from her designer bag. He was completely absorbed, his foc

power couple of LA. He, the brilliant prosecutor.

clarity. She was an outsider here. A placeholder. A role she had fo

oor and walked back to her roo

Keith, you even remember I take my coffee with one sugar

't forget," Keith re

rs making his coffee every morning. Black, two sugars. A simp

didn't look back. She hailed a cab to the airport

eady sent her the files for her first case back. A brutal, high-stakes hostile takeover. The client was o

miliar thrill of the challenge, the hunt for the weakness, the strategy unfolding

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