The Alpha’s Regret Claiming His Luna novel Chapter 108

Chapter 59: Cooperation in Ashes–2

My gaze drifted back to her. She was smiling radiantly while savoring a perfectly cooked piece of venison, animatedly sharing something with Connor.

“Yesterday, I won a really tough case,” she was saying, her amber eyes bright with pride. “The evidence alone was over five hundred pages.”

Connor listened patiently, cutting more meat for her, his ice–blue eyes gentle with

interest. “What kind of case?”

“Defamation. I spent over a month gathering all the evidence with the client. It was exhausting, but worth it to win.”

Her face glowed with excitement as she showed him a photo on her phone. “Look,

the client even gave me a banner to thank me!”

She looked like a child flaunting a gold star–pure, proud, eager for praise. I’d never seen this side of her during our relationship. Or perhaps I had, but never bothered to

notice.

(Olivia’s POV)

“Our big lawyer Liv is incredible,” Connor said, his deep voice filled with indulgent

affection.

I blinked playfully at him. “Just average, really.”

But his praise warmed me through. Connor had always supported my career, never

once suggesting I should quit or that my work was less important than his.

I caught a glimpse of Ethan’s face from the corner of my eye. He looked stricken,

almost ill. I remembered how he’d once laughed when I told him about winning a

case, saying, “All that work for what I spend on a single dinner? Hardly seems worth

it.”

At the time, I’d swallowed my hurt, telling myself he just didn’t understand. Now I

realized he’d never tried to understand.

Connor’s hand found mine under the table again, his thumb tracing gentle circles on

my palm. The simple gesture conveyed more support than Ethan had shown in our

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entire relationship.

(Jason’s POV)

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As more dishes arrived at our table, I quietly began to eat. The food was excellent, but

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