Chapter Twelve
Phin collected his things, exhaustion making him dream of going home and sleeping for the entire weekend. The court case involving a hit-and-run accident hadn’t gone as well as he’d hoped, and now Phin was going to have to deal with the repercussions of his client being a no-show today at court.
Today was a day where Phin wondered why he did this job. What was the point when his clients refused to listen to his advice? When the outcome was that his client went to jail anyway? It was a pessimistic thought that he tried not to entertain for too long, but today it stuck in his craw.
Phin walked to his car with heavy steps. When he heard a voice say his name, he grimaced. He did not have the patience to deal with Sterling McIntosh today of all days.
“What a coincidence,” sai
