Chapter 318

Frustration radiated through every line of his body. He raked his fingers through his dark hair, destroying the careful styling until strands fell haphazardly across his forehead. “I don’t care who you defend! But this is different. Emmeline is our neighbor. You were there. You saw what this scum did to her. Or have you conveniently forgotten pulling her out of his house that night? Opening our home to keep her safe?”

“It’s not very polite to talk about someone when they’re standing right in front of you.” Richard’s voice slithered through the tension.

The comment bounced off Zavian like water off stone. His furious eyes remained locked on Yuna, the intensity of his gaze almost physical. “Why did you agree to represent him?”

A cruel smile played at the corners of Yuna’s painted lips. The deep red color made her expression seem almost demonic. “For your information,” she drawled, each word deliberately chosen to wound, “Richard didn’t ask me to be his lawyer. I went