Adelaide's POV
This task demanded heaps of time and energy—no quick fix.
Eyeing the stack of drafts on my desk, I knew it would take two or three months solo.
A soft sigh escaped me—sure wish Craig were here.
Craig had this razor-sharp observation and thinking. Glance at a doc, it was seared into his memory. When he wrote, it was like he had a muse whispering in his ear—quick and smooth.
I'd been at this for days, eyes raw and burning, yet the plan was still not shaping up.
Lance only popped by once after Cedric started talking, then vanished.
Seems being a "Supreme Court chief judge" really shackled him. Must be tough learning the ropes from scratch.
When he visited, he was spouting legal jargon—community service sentences, prison terms—like he was hexed.
It broke my heart a litt
