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“It’s not Give me ten minutes of your time I’ll prove it”

He rattles off an address “Be there at five o’clock sharp If you can’t prove what you’re saying, I’ll trash Jeremy McBride’s reputation, call the police to have you arrested for fraud, and make sure Sloan never finds another job in Texas”

Three beeps tell one

Son of a bitch I glance at et u ht’s clandestinely snapped video and a balance sheet

As I pocket es from her bedroom, then stops short when she sees me “You’re still here?”

“Of course I’ you

“You’re free I won’t say a word to anyone about you posing as your consultant friend Go back to Maui and Stratus and…”

Forget her That’s what she’s saying

Not happening

“What are you going to do?”

She shrugs “Once you’re not here to gawk atThen? I don’t know I just can’t fight the world right now”

“You don’t have to You haveanywhere So what if Shane thinks he fired you? This isn’t over”

“What the hell are you going to do?”

“If I can take Shane down and get you back in a position of power at Reservoir, are you in?”

She scowls at me like I’ve lost my mind “You can’t do that”