I Begged My Husband 99 Times to See Stardust’s Concert novel Chapter 12

Everyone was terrified of William.

But it wasn't the same kind of fear people had for Alexander, who ruled with an icy, intimidating presence that kept everyone walking on eggshells.

William's fear factor came from pure, unfiltered brutal honesty.

People here weren't afraid of pissing him off—they were afraid of not meeting his impossibly high standards.

One of my coworkers pulled me aside and whispered that they hadn't hired a new attorney in ages.

Didn't matter if you were a man or woman, fresh out of law school or a seasoned pro—no one lasted here.

The longest someone had ever survived was a month.

The shortest? Thirty minutes.

And every single one of them left the office in tears.

The last person to make it through was William's current mentee, who was basically the firm's gold standard.

So yeah, not exactly reassuring.

Still, I squared my shoulders and walked into William's office, ready to get chewed out.

But shockingly, he didn't immediately start tearing me to shreds.

He didn't even hand me back my draft covered in so much red ink it looked like a crime scene.

Instead, he gestured for me to sit and asked, "So, you finally came to your senses and dumped that asshole?"

Well. He wasn't yelling at me, but he was definitely still William.

I was up before dawn, working nonstop until the office closed, only to start all over again the next day.

It was absolute hell.

But I had to admit—his brutal, no-nonsense style of teaching was working.

I was learning more in a few weeks than I had in years under Alexander.

With my mind constantly occupied, I barely had time to think about Alexander.

I even forgot to keep bugging him about signing the divorce papers.

At least, until one night, while William and I were knee-deep in evidence for a new case.

And Alexander's name lit up my phone screen.