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“Our contract says differently”
It was suddenly hard to breathe Where had all the air gone in the fancy rooive hiht …” She trailed away, heaving a heavy sigh, her gaze falling on the sparkling crystal water goblet
The waiter arrived bearing glasses and a bottle of wine Ae of the ti the wine, to try to get her emotions under some control
After the waiter left, Quint briefly told her that he’d already ordered theirsome dish you had to order hours in advance He said he hoped she didn’t mind his presuer of being taken froave a damn about food?
She shrugged in response She didn’t care
Quint fell back into silence then, watching her, probably for for the perfect moment to leap on his prey No, that was unfair, she told herself But still Hoas she supposed to win a negotiation with a otten the better of deals with the finest business minds in the world?
She refused to raise her head and look at hie she et
Finally, Quint spoke “Amara, I need you to listen to me and talk about this I know it isn’t easy, but the fact is that we had a deal You would carry my son, and I would fund your research I know that the executor of anizations and people you indicated, so I’ve held up ladly continue to do so in the future, per our agreened contract”
She didn’t like how he eain, was struck by how grayed the blue was, how deep the holloere under his eyes When she alking up to the table, it had seeht, but they were just as bad, if not worse, up close
And yet he was still a handso had both softened and hardened hi new out of his features She was drawn to the dichotomy, the mystery he presented, now even more than in the past
What was he hiding behind those strained eyes?
As ed as she probably should be He was injured, still in recovery, obviously She bet he caainst doctor’s orders It would be like him
And it would be monstrous to take a hard-line stance with soh so much Wouldn’t it?
She sat up straight and willed her heart rate lower “I know you’ve held up your end of the bargain, and I appreciate it You have no idea how vital your assistance has been in every way We may soon have a product ready for wider distribution”
“Good I’lad”