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‘Well said, and you’ll get no argu a lead partner on the case transht not otherwise be there’

‘You mean it will intimidate the opposition to have Sam Ventura on the case?’

Sa, but then so do you I think Drew’s idea is that together we’ll make a formidable team’

‘And if I disagree?’ she asked archly

Saarded the jut of her chin and stiff back and decided to push her some more ‘Another decision that isn’t yours to make’

Shedaggers at him ‘Fine Do whatever you like It’s not as if I can stop you fro over, is it?’

Sah his hair ‘Ruby, this isn’t about your ability to run the case, or us dropping it, and it’s not aboutover But this case is a class action You’re going to need senior counsel on it whether you like it or not’

She gave a heavy sigh, her shoulders slu a little ‘It’s not a class action anyonly six’

‘Six?’ That shocked him ‘You started with nineteen’

‘I know Carter Jones and his cronies have already started inti them The boys don’t understand the syste six want to go ahead and I intend to stand by them’

Saoing to be enough to defeat Jones ‘Set up awith all nineteen,’ he said decisively ‘I’ll speak with them’

‘All nineteen?’ Ruby looked at hiood idea I don’t want the re six to pull out as well’

Sam raised a brow ‘You don’t trust me very much, do you, Ruby?’

‘It’s not a question of trust,’ she said, her eyes notyour time if you don’t have to’