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“What the fuck do you want?” he snarled

“If you delete every copy of the video Alice gave you, right now, in front of meno one has to knohat caused the AdrenaJex recall”

Even though I kneas co, it crushed me anyway to hear him make this offer A true deal with the devil

If we turned e had over to the authorities, it’d be months before there’d be any fallout, and Vance couldn’t wait months The video of the initiation was Laet a seat, he’d take the whole fucking company down

I despised the offer because it felt like everyone was losing I’d given away the only thing I could use as revenge in order to save as i off their scheet aith it

My hands clenched so tightly,on to ten years of rage and knowing now I’d never get satisfaction I had nothing to show for it

“And the gold Rolex you have,” I blurted “The one with the initials MJS engraved on the back”

Both men turned their attention to me Lambert’s expression was shock, and Vance’s was dis

“That’s a specific request” Lambert’s eyes narrowed as he studiedlike that?”

Because I saw it in your safe

That was the e mistake I’d made

The information Vance had offered to Lambert to trade could have coruntled employee or a hacked email account, for example But my father’s watch? It had likely been locked away, hidden for the last ten years The only people who kneas in his possession were the ones who’d seen the inside of his safe

Which renade into Vance’s carefully laid plans

For once, I didn’t have a good pivot strategy I couldn’t see a way out of the hole I’d dug, andhe had a way to save us But he struggled the sa in his head, trying to think

When it was clear I wasn’t going to answer, Laaze locked on , ould you want it?”