I Begged My Husband 99 Times to See Stardust’s Concert novel Chapter 16

"No… That's not how this works. You can't—"

"Why not?"

I cut him off before he could come up with an excuse.

"Agree to this, and I'll handle Marie's case."

"Sounds like a fair trade, doesn't it?"

He opened his mouth, closed it, then opened it again, struggling to argue with me.

Finally, he settled for a frustrated, "Don't let your personal emotions affect your work."

"You know I'm not."

He knew my reputation mattered to me more than anything.

As a criminal defense attorney, my job was to uphold justice.

If this were a pro bono case, maybe I'd consider it.

But this? This was a losing battle from the start.

Marie was in the wrong.

Her father's case was even worse—full of shady dealings and corporate cover-ups.

The employees who blew the whistle had told the truth, and there was no sign of remorse from Marie or her father.

Defending them would mean going against everything I stood for.

Once I did that, who would ever trust me again?

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