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Most people find what I do risky, but it’s the opposite My clients are influential, their political friends equally so They ation before I went the dirty money route than after

We have enough crooked politicians on payroll to ation That doesn’t o after won’t coovernment is on our side

As I fire off an e later this week, I hear footsteps approaching through the door Margret is back

“That was fast,” I note as soon as the door swings open

She settles in her little lounging couch, sans Payton “I set her up in the rec roo paint pottery”

“Does she know anything about pottery?” I ask

“I didn’t say she waspaint pottery”

“Got it,” I say, pocketing my phone

“Now that we have that settled, why don’t you tell me what this is really about?”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about”

I sret, who has knownabout I just don’t want to tell her I know she won’t take the hint Seventy-eight is long enough to learn to take no bullshit, especially when you have a spine like Margret’s

“Really, Trent?” She shakes her head “You’re going to play this game with me of all people?”

I pull out the itinerary she drafted for nextattention to the words written “All you need to know is that Payton will be co three days a week to help you”

“How come I feel this is a lot deeper than that?”

“It is But you don’t need to worry your pretty little head about that” I straighten froive her the harder work Serving food Cleaning up the toilets” I beam at her, and she shakes her head at me

“Trent?”

“What?”

“We have a large staff you pay to do that,” she responds, and I shrug, staring at the floor long enough to ret shift in her seat

Hear that, Dad? Your little princess will be cleaning up shit

I return ret “So Now you have a free hand, too,” I add with a grin “You’ve been begging es Consider Payton ten volunteers in one Treat her like it, too”

Margret studiestofor more volunteers to entertain the residents What will others think if I make our volunteers work like that? No one ant to come to sit and read with our clients”

“Not my problem”

“Actually, as the person ns this place, it is exactly your problem”

“Cut that out, Mar,” I say lightly “Noof my involvement here”