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“Ha! What did I do?” Tho an ankle over his knee, aric behind this deal, Liam And from what I hear, Bakker took your offer over the Pioneer Group’s solely based on the fact that we focused on the employees of the company That was all you I had no part in that”

“It was a fifty-fifty shot,” I ad how risky the move had been

Thoame won”

That’s the part of corporate law I enjoy The high Even now, I sense the adrenaline pulsing throughtheir win This deal puts Maxwell LLC into the forefront of corporate lawyers, and I’m proud of that

Though the heaviness in h I scan the law books behind Thoe I win I don’t lose And if I do, I go down fighting hard Even with all that I know, all that I aure out how tohonest with her would force her to see Jackson for the shithead he is I’d never hated being wrong this much before

Refusing to allow hts back to task, asking Tho as well?”

He cocks his head, eyes inquisitive “Do you think that’s necessary?”

I nod without pause “Considering how important the personal touch seems to be to Bakker, yes, I think it’s not only inatures are dry on the paper “Bakker can still change his ive hi breath and consider the next steps before adding, “Perhaps ask Eric”—the CEO of Norcross—“to bring his children, too They don’t need to co them in the office will only feed Bakker’s love of family”

Thomas rises from his chair “Consider it done”

I nod and saze falls to the high-rise onceto Aria just that easily I understand people, it’s why I’ood at what I do But Aria, she’s the one person I can’t read I like that She’s a challenge I also hate it, and I feel like I’h

“Has there been any word from Keller?”

I jerk my head to the doorway, surprised that Thomas hadn’t left yet “No, ould there be?” Jackson is the last person I want to hear from

Thomas shoves his hands into his pockets and studies me intently before he shakes off his obvious shock “Ah, I’ht you heard Keller represented the Pioneer Group”

The Pioneer Group, a powerful and wealthy co contender on this deal—until I snuck in and stole it out from under them, of course “What do you mean Jackson represented them?” As far as I knew, they were represented by the lawyers of Clark and Sacks

“Froo, Pioneer decided Clark wasn’t doing a good enough job and canned hi not to tell any of us he represented the clients until this y”