k wood paneling. Mismatched chairs. The kind of place that didn't have a website and didn't wan
spent some time cursing Brendon,
"Barrett's been running due diligence on the Jimenez Group. Quiet inquiries. Financial
r w
structured like a house of cards. Interlocking holding companies. Generational wealth passed through trusts designed in the 1970s. If som
wants me for
lling to give him." Aisling leaned back. "You're a Columbia-trained lawyer who
a. It was getting cold. "
s land. Constance will bury you in the press. You need money, you need resources, and you ne
bove the d
ell over the front of the shop. The particular pause in conversation that
Cra
ed up. Her f
same stillness she remembered from the bar. He moved through the room l
. Nodded at Aisling. Then
You still ha
't a qu
e it feel smaller. Christen could smell him again. That same sharp, green scent under wool and
tting bolder. Usually she hires
ou know a
eport. Workplace incident. Potential liability." Kile took the coffee from the w
d around her tea. "Why ar
st vulnerabilities that's still cited in corporate law reviews. Three years of sitting in board meetings and charity
't answer m
an, Ms. Craft. When I find something valuable,
target, Barrett. She's my client. And she's in the middle
al department. Six-figure salary. Resources. Protection. The kind of protection that
knew about the tea house. Of c
ou get out
o watch the Jimenez family realize they spent three years
ling's phone buzzed. She glanced
ave Kile a look that could have stripped paint. Then she was gone, p
o. Then his eyes r
nd doesn't
trust you
mption that the other person has your interests at heart. I don't. I have
t's my l
You're the only person who can testify to Brendon's infidelity with firsthand evidence. And you
jazz piano played on. The
er pho
n lit up.
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