<<The Board would like to know if you're going back to work at some point later this year.>>
<<I'm not.>>
<<Why?>>
<<Because I don't want to. Besides, I'm still taking my days off. They're many.>>
<<As many as your new law class, Annalise?>>
<<New class?>>, Annalise says, puzzled.
There's a moment of silence.
<<Annalise, the Board is willing to choose you as full professor of Criminal Law next semester.>>
Annalise is surprised and doesn't answer.
<<I know. I was surprised too. I pushed hard for the Legal Clinic last year. I think we have got off to a good start.>>
اوووه! هذه الصورة لا تتبع إرشادات المحتوى الخاصة بنا. لمتابعة النشر، يرجى إزالتها أو تحميل صورة أخرى.
<<I—never really thanked you for that, Soraya.>>
<<Don't say. You don't have to. You did an excellent job with the Class Action. Students still ask me about it this day.>>
<<One thing for sure is that I'm not in their ''favourite professor list'', though.>>
<<What?You're one of the bests, to be honest. And I know that you know it.>>
Annalise nods. She appreciates Soraya's support.
<<So—if I were to take it, what would happen to the Legal Clinic?>>
<<Actually—that's the bad part, Annalise.>>
<<Why?>>
There's a moment of silence.
<<If you're willing to take the Criminal Law class, the Legal Clinic would be cancelled. Caplan & Gold would no longer be the law firm associated with Middleton, sadly. Unless Tegan is willing to work with another professor of our school.>>
<<So you called her first to see if she accepted your offer, huh?>>
<<No, Annalise. That's not what it's all about.>>
<<You're lying.>>
<<I'm not, Annalise.>>, Soraya gasps.
<<What are you trying to say, then? What's the point of you calling me?>>
<<I'm calling you to know if you're going back to teach Criminal Law, Annalise.The Board must be informed about it so they can figure things out.>>
Annalise doesn't answer. She's suspicious about the offer.
<<Look, Annalise—I'm not trying to pick up a fight with you on the phone. Just take a few days to think about it, okay?>>
