Time-Limited Love: A Contract Expired, Not Renewed novel Chapter 339

“Release all the evidence against Noelle and everyone who bullied Minnie with her back then. That includes the proof that Juniper held someone against their will—let it all out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ford. I’ll take care of it right away.”

After Charles left, the icy look on Landon’s face didn’t budge.

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“Zinnia, winter break’s just around the corner. Got any plans?” Yuri caught up to Zinnia after class, curiosity in his voice.

“My parents just wrapped up their projects, so we’re heading to visit my grandparents and take a short vacation. I’ll be going with them.”

“Lucky you,” Yuri murmured, his tone suddenly tinged with longing.

Zinnia picked up on it immediately. She turned to look at him, concern in her eyes. “What’s wrong?”

Yuri let out a quiet sigh, his gaze sliding away toward the window. “I’ve never met my grandparents—not on either side. Honestly, I haven’t even seen my dad. Every time the holidays come around, when everyone’s celebrating with family, I never quite know what to do with myself.”

Zinnia’s expression softened, sympathy flickering across her features.

“What about your mom?”

“She…” Yuri hesitated, then continued, “she’s living alone in Norway. She doesn’t want to come back for the holidays.”

He tried to shrug it off, slipping back into his usual easygoing manner. “It’s not so bad. I’ve gotten used to spending Christmas and New Year’s on my own. I usually just pick a nice place to eat, order whatever I want. There’s a certain freedom to it, I guess.”

But as he said it, he managed only a weak, bittersweet smile.

Regret and loneliness mingled in his eyes, and Zinnia’s heart ached for him.

“Have you ever been down south? Why don’t you come with us this year?” she offered.

She’d assumed that even under the harshest judgment, Rosalie would get no more than three years.

But then she remembered what Landon had told her before—no doubt, he’d had a hand in this.

She glanced over the court’s ruling again. The property loss assessment she’d submitted barely reached fifty thousand dollars, and that was only after accounting for Dapper’s breed and estimated market value.

But the court’s decision listed Dapper’s value right at the threshold—just enough to meet the “substantial loss” standard in the law.

And with the video of Rosalie abusing Dapper going viral and sparking public outrage, the whole thing had taken on a life of its own.

When it came to deciding whether her actions counted as “serious circumstances” or “especially severe,” it was really up to the judge’s discretion.

Seeing Rosalie’s final sentence, Zinnia finally felt the anger that had been burning inside her start to fade.