d it and the smell of the food hit me the moment I walked in. A waiter appeared and led inside guiding me to whe
ered as Jason pulled
attorney for the firm. In the past, he had deceived me by pretending to be concern
Jason took his seat across from me, the corners of hi
should take some days off." He
n't a
and took our orders. I reached for my glass and t
is getting a lot of more clients." I replied shrugging my shoulde
ed lightly against the table, the way his eyes drifted
said gently, leaning forward. "You've always
ge, considering you never seemed to mind
ft laugh. "I just care about you, that's all. We built that fir
ach out and tear it in half. All these years, I thought I had a partner.
asked finally una
y lawyers draw it up. It's just a transfer of power of attorney
as flawless. Jason had made sure I still owned my shares, still held control. On paper, it seemed harmless. But I saw it n
e naive Lyra who couldn't tell the d
about it" I said putting the
phone kept buzzing and I could tell he was uneasy as he tried n
Vanessa check
it?" Jason asked changing th
the food without much interest. "It's alright," I said, keep
g almost relieved. "
was calm, maybe even softening. But inside, I was replaying everyth
a. I really mean it this time. The firm is doin
said gently. "A few da
his face for a moment. That was all he needed, a small openin
gain, slipping it into my
rt tomorrow." I said standing up. "Happy
ersary." Jas
night air had cooled, brushing against my skin like a warning. I paused for
had jus
*********
you." Vanessa said smiling at me as sh
ng her any attention as I
before. The one with
pretending to be the worried about me but I knew it was
epped inside before slamming the door
already
ent
that matched the cold edge in his eyes. Calm. Collected
aid with a nod. "Tha
terfront property." I sai
ntly. "Among
cked by his own girlfriend into buying some properties and got sued. He had no idea that his precious girlfriend behind it. He thought it
oing to happe
uments again. "It's a setup. The paperwork looks clean, but the real owne
arpened. "They had environmental clearances
can deal with Delmar Group. I'll file an emergency injunction today.
upposed to convince him that his girlfriend of
ed as he was about to pick it up
-" I s
my heels giving out before I could stop myself. I yelled j
fell to
logne was rich and expensive clouding my thoughts for just a beat too l
slo
dn't
voice low. "I just didn't w
tened slightl
ed up
the one tryin

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