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“I don’t care, Stuart I’hter from me”
Claire Douglas’s lawyer, Stuart Ewing, patted her on the hand He had a grandfatherly way about hi attitude that belied the fact that he was a courtroom barracuda She had a lot of faith and money invested in the man, but that didn’t mean she wasn’t terrified deep down
“We’ll work so out, Claire I just need you to keep your cool e go in there Don’t let your eet the best of you”
Claire frowned Keeping her emotions in check was not exactly her specialty She’d been bombarded with emotions over the past two years Her life had beconant After years of failed fertility treatments, it had been their last chance That hs
Her husband dying in a car accident when she was five nant was the lowest of lows Especially the painful revelations that followed it The birth of her daughter had been the only thing that pulled her out of that dark place, giving her a reason to be joyful and live her life again
But she’d never expected this The disclosure of the ed her whole life It had made her a millionaire, and at the same time had threatened the stability of her small family
“Mrs Douglas? Mr Ewing? They’re ready for you” The receptionist at the front desk gestured to a set of double doors that led to a conference room
There, Claire presu to take her child and the lawyer he’d hired to help hi to return the coffee and bagel she’d forced down her throat that
“Co-roo to lose your daughter”
Claire nodded, trying to act caluarantees They werefor them He was the kind of lawyer every billionaire in Manhattan had on speed dial Harding had such a level of prestige and influence that he could probably get the courts to do anything he wanted
Scooping up her purse, she forced her treht fists at her sides and followed Stuart into the conference room
The roolass table that cut it in two like a blade There was no question that it divided everything into their side and their opponents’ side There were plush leather rolling chairs lining the table, but at the moment all of them were empty