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Austin, to prod hi How could it not? But it wasn’t news
“You’d be surprised what Sienna toldis that he’s a decent huood as they come”
“Well, that decent hu word”
Westgate saw fear light up in Forrester’s eyes It was so about?”
Forrester was blunt “You don’t know this but we’re teetering on the brink of financial collapse Working on Phalanx to the detriment of all other products has put us in a desperate spot So far, I’vetricks I learned fro us over”
Westgate could guess where the ed to the company,” he said “The fifty-fourus over You’re worried they’ll stop the payout”
Forrester waved as if he ay off “That would be the least of our problee is the real threat She designed the systeot tractionCan you iine? We’d be dead in the water”
Westgate looked away “Dead in the water,” he whispered “Like my wife and kids”
“You know I didn’t mean that”
Westgate nodded “What if Austin’s right?”
Forrester narrowed his gaze, studying Westgate as if searching for so for his keys and settled back on the couch “We’ve talked about this before, Brian”
Westgate felt the ringing in his head once again “YesI guess we have talked about this”
“Maybe we’d better go over it again”
Westgate felt a , the rooht
“What happened in the storm?” Forrester asked “How did you end up on the raft?”