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She crossed one leg over the other and read through her material for the fourth tiht, touching on just the right questions in the subtlest of ways, and gathering infor he or she was supplying it
Si of intervieith the VPs of other key departs with his own area heads Even Robert Maxwell had offered to give her a short time slot just before noon All in all, this schedule -picture view of the Nano senior ement team
Her 7:45 interview—the first of the day—ith Lawrence Block and, in her estimation, Vance’s key co to what Vance had told Aidan in their initial , no one in the company are that Robert Maxwell had already made his final decision as to his successor Therefore, Blockman would still view himself as a fierce competitor, which would make him a prime suspect as the Chinese perpetrator’s inside mole Not only could Blockman keep an eye on Vance but—should
Vance provide the kidnappers with any material whatsoever—Blocke on Vance It was a in for Blockuilty
Tapping her pen thoughtfully on the table, Simone did a once-over on the paper suhly qualified, and had twenty years of stellar performance reviews In Vance’s talk with Si very well, although they didn’t always see eye to eye on product designs Not a red flag, given one engineering perspective and oneone
Still, she planned on being extreh with this man
She re-scanned the list of today’s interviewees, noting who hadup for the earliest slots—and who had dallied and delayed their s until the next day at the latest possible ti They aiting to pump info out of those who had preceded the their nerves
Both Ethan Gallagher and Zoe Pearson, Vance’s PA and Robert Maxwell’s PA respectively, were scheduled for later today—Ethan at two thirty and Zoe at three thirty Excellent Each of them would be a fountain of information—the public and the not-so-public The faster she spoke with the Ethan right here in thisroom and Zoe in her office—as requested She’d iven the rapid fire of phone calls and e announcement, she simply couldn’t be away froement This way she could not only do her job, she could also scope out Zoe’s work home
A knock on the door interrupted her s
“Come in,” she called out
A tall ular features, and a build like a blade of grass walked in Contrary to his Poindexter appearance, he earing an expensive suit and tie, not to old cufflinks Definitely a sense of style Not the usual MO for an engineer And definitely not the informal dress code she’d viewed thus far at Nano
Unaware of her brief scrutiny, Blocklanced around the room and then turned his attention on Simone as she rose and extended her hand
“Mr Blockman?”
He nodded, enuine So were the dots of perspiration on his brow
“Nice to meet you, Ms Martin,” he said