Chapter 33. Another Case

Elsie's POV

Why was I getting worked up in the first place? Esme was crazy, she did the most outrageous things and said even worse. I didn't need a soothsayer to tell me she knew I would get angry if she confronted me.

Now that I think of it, she didn't want me to be happy, she was never for my happiness and success. It was all about her.

If she had won the case, she wouldn't have bothered to even say that, she would have gloated and bragged about how she singlehandedly defeated both me and Albie.

It was only befitting for Albie to win, I'm even happy he crushed her utterly, that way she won't get the chance to say anything.

Leaving the courtroom with dignity as I didn't let myself feel the emotion of her confrontation, I patted my shoulder. It was a gradual process but eventually, I was going to learn to control my reaction.

The way my chest constricted the last time I saw her made me realize that I was slowly g