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"Very well" Ted looked down his nose at old pen on the paperwork in front of enerous"

"No," I said, not looking at the papers "You don’t understand"

Ted cleared his throat and looked down at lasses "It would be unwise of you to try and press for e in Las Vegas entered into while you were both heavily under the influence of alcohol? Textbook grounds for annulment"

Ted’s cronies tittered and I felt my face fire up My need to accidentally kick the prick under the table grew and grew

"My client will not beanother offer"

"I don’t want hi

"The annulo ahead, Ms Thomas," said Ted "There is no question of that There will be no reconciliation"

"No, that’s not what I hed "We need to finalize this today, Ms Tho up, Ted"

The other tyers watcheds pissedto intih school And really, that’s all these people were

Adrian gave rin "I’ to be any delays here, are there?"

These people, they blewhusband was Too busy banging bikini uy I pushed backto get ed "Wait--"

"We all just hat’s best for you given the unfortunate situation," Adrian continued, obviously lying through his big, bright teeth

"Great," I said, fingers fidgeting beneath the table "That’s … that’s really great of you"

"Please, Ms Thoure on the paperwork and I dutifully looked, though I didn’t want to There were lots of zeroes I mean, really a lot It was insane In two lifetimes I couldn’t earn that kind offierce My sto days were over The whole scene felt horrific, like soradeside of the tracks hijacks hot, rich guy and tricks hie Now all that was left was for him to use his people to chase me off into the sunset

Well, he won

"This was all just a mistake," said Adrian "I’m sure Ev is every bit as keen to put it behind her as David is And with this generous financial settleht future"

"You’ll also never atteain, in any manner Any attempt on your part to do so will see you in breach of contract" Ted withdrew his pen, sitting back in his seat with a false smile and his hands crossed over his belly "Is that clear?"

"No," I said, scrubbing ht I’d fall overto earn, noit was Of course, they also thought I’d sell ot for the rest of ht I was cheap, trashy scu about this is clear"

"Ev, please" Adrian gave me a disappointed look "Let’s be reasonable"

"I’ll tell you what …" I stood and retrieved the ring fro it onto the sea of paperwork "You give this back to David and tell hiestured at them, the table, the papers, and the entire da themselves as if they’d needmy arms about in such a disorderly fashion

"Ev …"

"I don’t want to sell his story, or stalk him, or whatever else you have buried in subclause 982 I don’t want his h Fuck him The phony bastard could think what he liked

Ted frowned atthe "

"No? Well Why don’t you tell Mr Ferris he can shove it wherever he feels it ht best fit, Ted"

"Ms Thoed "That is unnecessary"

"Going to have to disagree with you there, Ted" I bolted out of the dining rooht for the front door as fast as my feet could carry et the hell away froh to catch my breath I could come up with a new plan to deal with this ridiculous situation I’d be fine