Chapter 1 2 Everyone was terrified of William . But it wasnt the same kind of fear people had for Alexander , who ruled with an icy , intimidating presence that kept everyone walking on eggshells . Williams fear factor came from pure , unfiltered brutal honesty . People here werent afraid of pissing him off they were afraid of not meeting his impossibly high standards . One of my coworkers pulled me aside and whispered that they hadnt hired a new attorney in ages . Didnt matter if you were a man or woman , fresh out of law school or a seasoned pro no one lasted here . The longest someone had ever survived was a month . The shortest ? Thirty minutes . And every single one of them left the office in tears . The last person to make it through was Williams current mentee , who was basically the firms gold standard . So yeah , not exactly reassuring . Still , I squared my shoulders and walked into Williams office , ready to get chewed out . But shockingly , he didnt immediately start tearing me to shreds . He didnt even hand me back my draft covered in so much red ink it looked like a crime scene . Instead , he gestured for me to sit and asked , So , you finally came to your senses and dumped that asshole ? Well . He wasnt yelling at me , but he was definitely still William . 400 Timos to See Stardusts Concert 61.1 % Chapter 12 I briefly considered warning him about his choice of words , but then decided against it . Because , well … he wasnt wrong . Yeah , I said simply . Were divorced . William blinked , caught off guard by how casually I admitted it . Then he smirked . Took you long enough . Ive known you for years , and this is the first good decision Ive seen you make. As a reward for my first good decision , William immediately subjected me to the most intense legal training Id ever experienced . I was up before dawn , working nonstop until the office closed , only to start all over again the next day . It was absolute hell . But I had to admit his brutal , no nonsense style of teaching was working . I was learning more in a few weeks than I had in years under Alexander . With my mind constantly occupied , I barely had time to think about Alexander . I even forgot to keep bugging him about signing the divorce papers . At least , until one night , while William and I were knee deep in evidence for a new case . And Alexanders name lit up my phone screen . ( 1 ) ( 0) Audrey's biggest regret? A one-night stand with Floyd, her secret love for eight years. Despite his arranged marriage and his family's troubles, he kept rescuing her. She thought she was just a fling,...