I Begged My Husband 99 Times to See Stardust’s Concert novel Chapter 18

The morning of the trial, William took the day off to watch.

"Gotta see if my new hire's worth keeping," he said.

"If you embarrass me, you're out."

I rolled my eyes.

He wasn't fooling anyone.

The hearing went smoothly.

There wasn't much I could do to argue Marie's innocence.

The damage had been massive, and public backlash was relentless.

In the end, she got slapped with a hefty fine.

The moment we walked out, Marie stormed up to me.

"You did this on purpose!" she shrieked.

"You just can't stand that Alexander actually cares about me! You bitter, jealous old hag!"

"Marie. Enough."

Alexander grabbed her arm, his voice sharp.

"Has your mouth not gotten you into enough trouble already?"

"Or do you want your dad to rot in prison?"

Marie had never been scolded like that before.

She threw her purse at him, sobbing, and ran off.

I wasn't interested in watching whatever mess came next, so I turned to leave.

But Alexander didn't chase after Marie.

Instead, he called after me.

"Claire, wait."

I stopped and looked at him, raising an eyebrow.

"What?"

He struggled for words, but finally got them out.

"Is there really no chance for us?"

I chuckled. "Should there be?"

"This isn't about Marie," I continued.

"She was just the catalyst."

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