He Abandoned Our Wedding, I Destroyed His Life novel · Chapter 22 of 24
Chapter 22: Partners
Chris turned around very slowly.
"Jade. Sit down."
"Don't tell me to sit down!" She was barefoot on the courtroom carpet, shaking.
"You said wear the boot everywhere. You said cry on the steps. You said the club had insurance and nobody gets hurt!"
"Bailiff," the judge said.
"I just did what my lawyer told me!"
"Ms. Carlisle," the judge said, "I'd strongly advise you to stop talking and get a new one."
The bailiff took her by the elbow.
She went out through the gallery past her own followers, who leaned away from her as she passed, and the doors swung shut behind her.
The boot lay on its side against the jury box.
Finn got up, walked over, picked it up, and handed it to the bailiff without a word.
My old managing partner called me that night.
"Audrey. I'd like you to come in tomorrow. Ten minutes. I owe you something, and I'd rather pay it in person."
So at ten the next morning I rode the elevator up the glass tower on Lexington.
Thirty-one.
People stopped typing.
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