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“I do,” Brian said “As your new corporate counsel It’s your old friend who is worried about the consequences to your family”

Trey shook his head, refusing to dwell on the e of Kelly reading Jason a bedtily at the woman he’d chosen for his new mother

“Father refused to resign,” Trey said “It’s eitherin someone new I’m certain Senior would rather have me than an outsider he’d have less influence over”

“Will he show to protest the vote?”

“Unknown,” Trey said with another glance at the monitor Two men and a woman were now seated around the table The board had acquiesced to a teleconference due to Jason’s situation Trey wasn’t ready to leave his son yet since one kidnapper was still at large

“Alexander could file suit,” Brian said “He doesn’t have a case, but the litigation would be expensive and cause a stock dive”

“I hope he doesn’t go that route” Trey sighed “My father is slipping, and he doesn’t want to admit it”

“How bad is it?” Brian asked “Could you have him declared incompetent?”

Trey shook his head and didn’t reply

“I take it you don’t want to go there”

“Not if I can help it,” Trey said

The phone rang Trey checked caller ID, wholeheartedly agreeing with Brian that he needed a per else than to screen calls His life was definitely about tofewer fund-raisers and answering more phone calls He couldn’t help but think that had to be a good thing He’d have less ti in his life

One Officer Kelly Jenkins

And this call was fro where she lived He’d been expecting to hear frolanced at the monitor The table was now full, so this conversation had to be quick

Theto depose his father as CEO of Wentworth Industries was set to commence

CHAPTER THIRTY

ALREADY SEATED WITH Sean at their usual table at the Coral Bagel, Kelly waved Trice over when she entered

“Man, what a slow day,” Patrice said as she slid into the booth

“That’s the e like it, ladies,” Sean said