After the Art Gala ended, Lucas left South City for good.He no longer saved any of my public itineraries, nor did he ask his assistant to book tickets to the next city. After returning home, he officially resigned from his law firm and joined a minor legal aid center.His income dropped to less than half of what he used to make, and his office was reduced to a cramped cubicle. For his very first case, he helped a young girl, who had been long controlled by her abusive father, apply for a personal protection order.Hearing the mother repeat, "He's only doing it for the child's own good," Lucas fell silent.He, too, had once used that same excuse to decide for Emma—when she should be kind, when she should yield, and when she should forgive.In the past, he was accustomed to being the savior in everyone else's eyes. Now, he provided legal assistance strictly within his professional duties, no longer taking anyone's emotional dependency as proof of his own worth.With their matrimon
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