Wife You Discarded is a Billionaire's Crush novel Chapter 36

He had been interested in the Preston case. Even though he had less experience in that specific area than Attorney Kerr, he had been willing to give it a shot. Now, seeing how much trouble Kerr was having, he was glad Cedric had intervened.

He would have not only tarnished his own reputation but also potentially lost the case for the Prestons.

Cedric let out a short, humorless laugh.

Then he ended the call and tossed his phone onto the small table. The Preston case was being handled. Liliana still hadn't come home. Was she waiting for a personal invitation?

His dark expression melted into the night. The cigarette burned slowly between his fingers. The cool wind did little to calm the heat coiling inside him. It was late when he finally went back to his room.

He didn't sleep. The bed was filled with the faint, sweet scent of Liliana. He, Cedric Forrest, was losing sleep over her. Not because he missed her, of course. He was a man in his prime, and it was her body he missed. Nothing more.

The thought of how she had changed recently, so defiant and unyielding, filled him with a fresh wave of irritation. How could she, how dared she, keep this up?

The next day, at Zephyr Group, Cedric arrived at the office early.

When Timothy came in to report the day's schedule, he was exceedingly cautious, barely daring to breathe. He was afraid Cedric would bring up yesterday's incident. But his fear didn't stop Cedric from doing just that.

"Did she say anything when she left yesterday?" Cedric asked, rubbing his wrist nonchalantly.

Timothy answered honestly. "Mrs. Forrest said thank you."

"I'm not tired. Hale is still in custody. I need to find evidence as soon as possible."

She had already received a call from Vida that morning, demanding to know why Hale wasn't out yet. Vida didn't care about the complexities of the case; she just assumed Liliana was being cheap or not trying hard enough. Liliana's attempts to explain had been futile. Vida had ended the call with, "Your father said if you can't get Hale out, don't bother coming to see us again."

There was no reasoning with them, so Liliana didn't try. The words stung, but she wasn't doing this for her parents. She was doing it for Hale, the one person who had always been a good brother to her.

"Did you and Cedric finalize the divorce yesterday?" Juniper finally asked. With everything going on with Hale, she hadn't had a chance to bring it up.

Seeing Liliana getting ready to leave again, she couldn't hold back any longer.