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“Gil Bachent he speak with you”

“Trying the old double-tearinned “Have a seat, Ms Vaughn You’re days away froive them a dose of their own medicine and double-team them back” She clicked on the phone’s speaker “Mr Rankin, I’ll need you to hold for a ht back”

“But we have—”

Phoebe hit the button for the other line “Hello, Mr Bacher I’ the partners in the conference room to take your call”

“Ms Wolfe, my time is—”

Phoebe clicked the button “Ash, remember Just because the opponents want you to jump doesn’t mean you have to”

“I won’t forget You’ve taught me more about the law than any of my professors I just hope I don’t disappoint you when I take my bar exam”

“You won’t And remember, today is your last day at the office Froh next week your only job is to study I can cover the office Mitchell doesn’t have any gigs and promised to fill in until you came back”

Ashley looked at the two blinking lights “Should we keep the?”

“I think they’ll hang up because I’m sure they know I’m on to them If they are still on the line in the next five ent That’s e’ll talk to them and not before So I think you should wear that blue dress tonight for dinner with Nic and Sylas You always look so fantastic in it”

“Phoebe Blue Wolfe, what’s really going on?” Ashley had been ready to blast into Phoebe thisNic and Sylas to Destiny She’d lost all her thunder after learning about the twins Though she was still excited, she wanted answers “There are thousands of Ivy League attorneys you could have hired Why Nic and Sylas? It’s because of ht?”

“It’s because I reat attorneys, Ash I look forward to working with thee the subject “See, both of Walter’s attorneys hung up It wasn’t urgent Just a ploy”

“Phoebe, I’m serious”

“Well, it rinned “What the heck”

“I aain I ended it with them, and that’s that”