Chapter 166


    After a month apart,n appeared significantly thinner. His once captivating eyes now seemed


    somewhat sunken, with noticeable creases at theers. She had never seenn look so


    downtrodden before.


    ra stood quietly, watching asn made his way toward her, step by step. His typically somber


    expression broke into a faint smile the moment his eyes met hers:


    His voice was raspy, carrying a note of gratitude, “ra, thanks for taking on my case.*


    ra lowered her gaze, all business, “I’ve been appointed by the city officials to represent you.


    Let’s get down to the facts, shall we?”


    She took out her voice recorder and ced it on the table, ready to begin. Butn’s broken voice


    halted her. “ra, haven’t seen you for a month. Have you been well? On sleepless nights, did you


    ever think of me? ra, I’ve thought of you every single day. Missed you terribly.”


    His gaze was intense as he looked at her, his handsome face etched with sincerity. ra’s hand,


    holding the pen, trembled ever so slightly, and she took a few seconds before she lifted her head.


    Their eyes collided unexpectedly, and she maintained her professional demeanor, “Mr. Hayes, I


    only have thirty minutes. I don’t want to let Mr. Trevor down.”


    After packing up her things, ra’s expression remained stoic as she faced bim. “Rest assured, Mr.


    Hayes, I will do my utmost to win this case for you. As for the rest, you needn’t worry.”


    With those final words, she left without looking back.


    “ra.”n called out to her, standing up, his eyes, bloodshot, fixed on her. “Go have some food


    first. You must be hungry after the flight. The seafood here is pretty decent. Have Dawson take you.


    This case won’t be settled in a day or two. Don’t wear yourself out; it would pain me to see.”


    A faint smile touched ra’s lips, “Don’t worry, Mr. Hayes. I’ll take good care of myself until I get


    you out. I’ll be going now.”


    She left, her back to him, resolute and unwavering. Ian watched her go, his heart aching with every


    step she took.


    This wasn’t the ra he knew. The ra he remembered would have teared up seeing him hurt,


    but now, there wasn’t a trace of sorrow in her eyes.


    Had she truly let him go? But he was falling deeper and deeper.


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    ra had a quick meal, nothing fancy, and asked Dawson to take her to meet the young celebrity.


    The celebrity, Helena, was the neglected seventh princess of the royal family, not favored and


    craving recognition. ra suspected that Helena’s scheme to framen was a bid for power, to gain


    the king’s favor.


    They met in a café, and upon seeing ra, Helena’s blue eyes flickered with an indescribable


    emotion. She sized up ra with a calcting eye and a small smile.


    “Attorney ra, I know how desperately you want to freen, but with the evidence stacked against


    him, you simply can’t win this case–unless…”