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Our Time, On the Clock Chapter 9
A year later, I passed the bar transfer exam and came back home with the project team.When I walked into that familiar law firm again, there was a new face at the front desk. Callum Walker's name was still on the list of partners on the wall, but the management committee section had been left empty.Before the meeting began, he pulled out my chair for me himself. "Ms. Tatiana Merriott."It was the first time he'd ever addressed me that way.The two of us represented opposing parties on the deal at the table. Over two hours of negotiation, he made no concessions, but he didn't make a point of going easy on me either.Afterward, he gathered his documents and politely asked if I needed a ride."The company has a car.""All right."He didn't look for another excuse to follow me.Later, I heard from a former colleague that Mia never came back after she resigned. No one at the firm dared use the name "Mrs. Five Hours" anymore.Callum was as busy as ever. His private consulting rat
Our Time, On the Clock Chapter 8
In the second month of my internship, Callum's mother, Agnes, tracked me down at the school.She stopped me outside the classroom building and pushed a check into my hand. "Callum cleared your name, and it cost him clients and his bid for managing partner. You've thrown enough of a tantrum. Take the money, drop out, go home, and withdraw the divorce filing."I put the check back in her hand. "The divorce will be finalized next week. I'm not withdrawing it."Agnes's face darkened. "You were in this family for six years without any income. Everything you ate, wore, and used came from Callum. Now that you've finally made a little progress, you're turning your back on us?""She didn't depend on me." Callum's voice came from behind me.He walked up beside me but didn't touch me. "I'm the one who demanded she quit back then, and I'm the one who handed her project to Mia. The income and opportunities she lost are worth far more than anything our family ever gave her."Agnes stared at
Our Time, On the Clock Chapter 7
Three weeks after the divorce agreement was signed, I started translating documents at an expat-run law firm.At first, Janice Claydon, the lawyer in charge, only had me organizing files. Then, before one meeting, I noticed a discrepancy in the disputed clause between the two language versions of a contract. I caught it just in time to stop a settlement agreement that could have cost the client millions.After Janice read my analysis, she asked what I used to do."I was a lawyer."The words came out a little rusty, as if that part of my life were already far behind me.She handed me a cross-border arbitration case and had me try my hand at a preliminary opinion. I stayed up two nights straight and reopened my notes from six years ago. The instincts I'd once known so well slowly came back to me.After I submitted the opinion, Janice applied for an internship spot on my behalf.Before the review results came back, the school suddenly received an email report. It accused me of stea
Our Time, On the Clock Chapter 6
On my second day at school, a staff member told me that a man named Callum Walker had been waiting outside the school since morning and was insisting on seeing me.When I stepped out of the classroom building, Callum was standing beside an unfamiliar street. He hadn't slept all night, and his shirt was still creased from the long flight.When he saw me, his expression, tense for so long, finally eased. "Come home with me."I stopped a few steps away from him. "I have class.""I'll take care of things back home. And the tuition can be refunded.""I've already confirmed my enrollment. I'm not withdrawing."Only then did Callum seem to truly understand that coming here hadn't been a spur-of-the-moment decision.He took the wedding ring out of his pocket. "I've redeemed the ring. Take it back."I didn't reach for it. "It's already paid for those ten minutes."His hand froze in midair, the ring glinting in the sunlight. "I handled the bill badly. I've canceled the personal time all
Our Time, On the Clock Chapter 5
At three in the morning, Callum pushed open the front door. He called out for me, but no one answered.The desk lamp in the study was on. The divorce agreement lay flat on the desk, with the 4,000-dollar bill and the wedding ring's pawn ticket tucked underneath it.Callum picked up the divorce agreement first. When he saw the signature at the bottom, his face slowly darkened.He still believed I was trying to scare him. Six years ago, I'd dragged my suitcase out the door too, and in the end, he'd brought me home from the train station. This time would probably be no different. Once I calmed down and he readjusted his schedule, everything would be resolved.Callum dialed my number. All he got was a recording saying the phone was switched off.He immediately called his secretary, Leon. "Did she get in the car?"Leon hesitated a while before replying, "Mrs. Walker didn't take the car I arranged.""Why didn't you report that to me?"The line went quiet for a few seconds. When Leon
Our Time, On the Clock Chapter 4
It was pouring outside.Mia sat in the passenger seat, and I sat in the back holding the cardboard box.Once we were up on the expressway, she suddenly turned around and pulled the ultrasound printout from the box. "So this was your baby, Tatiana."She held it up to the streetlights for a look, then pressed play on the fetal heartbeat recorder beside it. A rapid, lively heartbeat filled the car.Mia smiled. "Callum only gives you five hours a year, Tatiana. If this baby were still alive, would you have had to split some of your five hours with it too?"My breath caught.Callum tightened his grip on the steering wheel. "Mia, put it back."Mia pouted. Just as she reached over to return them, a car abruptly forced its way into our lane, and Callum slammed on the brakes.The coffee in Mia's hand splashed all over the ultrasound printout. The heartbeat recorder tumbled under the passenger seat, and her high heel came down hard on it and crushed it.I lunged forward and dug it out f
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