The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 117

A faint smirk touched York's lips as he slid into the driver's seat. Starting the engine, he drawled,

"Maddy, a man with thin skin never gets the girl."

"I have to swing by The DA's Office to process a case file. Give me an hour tops, then I'll drop you back at Azure Bay."

Madeline didn't argue, accepting the plan in silence.

The DA's Office had a guest lounge, so she parked herself there and caught up on work.

By the time she finished, she checked the time. It was almost seven, and York still hadn't come downstairs.

Madeline stood up and wandered out of the lounge.

The lobby was strictly for public inquiries; the upper floors required authorized access.

After taking a few steps, she spotted York through the glass of a ground-floor conference room, surrounded by several other attorneys.

He sat at the head of the table, looking impossibly sharp in his tailored suit, his official badge gleaming on his lapel.

The lazy, arrogant man she knew at home was entirely gone. In his place was a razor-sharp apex predator.

Even from a distance, completely unable to hear a word he was saying, his commanding presence was suffocating.

This version of him felt entirely foreign.

Despite being married for so long, she had never seen him in his element.

To her, he was just infuriatingly unreasonable and completely shameless.

A staff member approached her.

"Excuse me, miss. Unauthorized personnel aren't allowed in this section."

Madeline snapped out of her daze and offered an apologetic smile.

"I'm sorry. I'll head back."

"I saw you walk in with Prosecutor Yates earlier. Are you involved in one of his cases?"

Not wanting to reveal too much, Madeline simply nodded.

"Something like that."