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“He won’t let this one slide,” I stated the obvious “Not even given the advantageous fact that I’” I shook my head “We’re in deep, buddy Like up to our chests in quicksand and sinking fast All it’ll take is one call froht as I studied a photo with a stage setting, a podiue in the foreground

“What’s wrong?” Kyle asked

I handed over the printout “Doesn’t that look a bit like Ethan? I o, but still”

“Yeah Sort of”

Recalling that Dane had once said Ethan was a renowned financial forecaster, I realized it wasn’t out of the ordinary for him to be at one or more of these summits So this wasn’t exactly a clue for me to latch on to

I set the page aside Sifted through some more

“Anyway,” I continued, picking up my previous stream of consciousness “Just because our adventure with Wayne Horton yielded excellent results—seriously, that asshole will be doing o postal on us himself”

“So this would be the time for you to use your feminine wiles, marital charms, whatever” Kyle smirked

I balled a piece of paper and tossed it at him “Smart-ass It doesn’t work that way”

Well, most of the time it did

I considered the predicaht I’ll have to calets crazy Especially when he sees you He’ll want to bla me”

“I rocked that last part of the confession scenario with Horton,” Kyle reet props for that?”

“Froave Kyle a dubious look “You can’t tellthe freeze-out frouise of mentorship”

“Yeah” He scowled “Not so cool At the saht e into so hile?”

“Because ent against his wishes And because it could have been un on me”