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One of the best attorneys in the country, Mrs. Hadley secretly hires Kelani Adams to represent Ryan, the supposed bomber of the Dundale Shopping Center. She’s a Cross, and even Sephy, who doesn’t care much about politics, has heard of her. (Sephy ultimately decides to follow in Kelani’s footsteps and become a famous lawyer.) However, despite Kelani’s reputation, she’s unable to prove Ryan’s innocence in court, though she is able to stop his execution at the last minute. But Ryan brushes off her insistence that she can still clear his name.
Kelani Adams Quotes in Noughts and Crosses
The Noughts and Crosses quotes below are all either spoken by Kelani Adams or refer to Kelani Adams. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 71 Quotes
According to the reporters on the telly, Kelani was making sure that the trial was as fair as possible—and putting the judge’s back up in the process. Good for her!
Ryan McGregor just had to be found not guilty. It was only right and proper.
It was only just.
It was only justice.
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Sephy closely follows Dad’s trial on television in the days after she testifies. By the end, she’s thrilled that the prominent lawyer Kelani Adams is legitimately trying to prove Dad’s innocence, and she’s certain the jury will agree with Kelani. Sephy’s assessment of the situation reads as extremely naïve. Readers have seen many times already that Sephy’s society doesn’t afford noughts justice or even the benefit of the doubt, so it seems unlikely that Kelani antagonizing the judge is going to help. However, it’s hard to tell if anything is actually going to help Dad’s case—as a nought, he’s extremely Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo.
Chapter 77 Quotes
“You stupid girl. Who d’you think paid for their lawyer and all their legal fees?” Mother took hold of my shoulders and shook me. “I prayed and paid and did everything I could to make sure that Ryan wouldn’t hang. What more could I have done? You tell me.”
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When Mother and Sephy get home from Dad’s stayed execution, Sephy explodes at her mother and attacks her for her drinking. Sephy also insists that mother never actually cared about the McGregors. In her explanation to Sephy, Mother speaks as though she feels trapped in her role as Mr. Hadley’s wife. Because of their marriage, Mrs. Hadley is well known in society, which means that she can’t just do whatever she wants. She’s previously said that she’s been paying for a mistake she made for years—and some of that “paying” has entailed suffering physical violence at Mr. Hadley’s hands. So Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi at
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Kelani Adams Character Timeline in Noughts and Crosses
The timeline below shows where the character Kelani Adams appears in Noughts and Crosses. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 62
Mr. Stanhope says that he has good news: he can take the case, with Kelani Adams’s help. Kelani Adams is a world-renowned Cross attorney. Mr. Stanhope says an anonymous benefactor...
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Chapter 68
...Crosses should be equal and he supports people who try to make things more equal. Kelani asks this question to be withdrawn and the judge agrees—but again, Callum realizes his credibility...
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...remember what. Mr. Pingule sits down, and Callum feels like he’s condemned Dad. But then, Kelani gets up to question Callum. She asks him to describe his relationship with Mrs. Hadley—and...
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Chapter 70
...sit with Mum out of shame—he knows he and Sephy have condemned Dad. But then, Kelani calls a Cross man named Leo Stoll to the stand. Mr. Stoll explains that he’s...
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Chapter 71
...with relatives, but she desperately wants to help. Sephy wonders how Meggie managed to hire Kelani Adams. Sephy knows of Kelani, and she believes it when the newscasters say that Kelani...
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Chapter 72
...He writes that he doesn’t know how she came up with the money to hire Kelani Adams, but he’s so grateful. He promises to make it up to her. Callum crumples...
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Chapter 76
...from the scaffolding—and says the execution has been stayed. Nobody cheers. Callum is confused; did Kelani find new evidence that Dad is innocent? She’s been working up to this moment to...
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Chapter 78
...he isn’t—he was ready to die. He doesn’t want to rot in prison. Just then, Kelani Adams enters the room, looking triumphant. She hugs everyone and then says she’s prepared to...
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...gates are always guarded. Mum asks Dad to promise to not do anything “stupid,” and Kelani asks Dad to trust her to do her job. The guard says visiting time is...
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Chapter 89
...be different. It won’t include Callum, for one. She’s going to be a lawyer like Kelani Adams and speak up and get so famous that the government and the PEC won’t...
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