Skipped At The Altar, Taken By His Uncle novel Chapter 169

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Chapter 169

Klein wanted Whitney to take

time off, but she turned him down.

First. I’ve already taken way too many days off this year, Second, I don’t want to just around and rest. Staying busy is the only thing that keeps me from overthinking all that nonsense, Whitney thought to herself.

Before things blew up. Townsend had talked to Ivan several times, telling him not to get Whitney involved in that whole mess. In the end, when everything finally exploded, the consequences came knocking.

One of Hector’s clients bailed, choosing to cut ties early rather than stick around with PrifeeBridge Law Firm.

“Mr. Walton, your protégé is way too headstrong. It was just a pro bono case. She really didn’t need to go all out like that She’s never even done criminal defense before. Look at Ms. Sullivan in our firm. She’s handled way messier cases. If Whitney had taken it on, she’d probably end up ticking off the judge,” Townsend said.

Ivan tried to smooth things over, “Townsend, you’re right. But you can’t expect young people to be as lifeless and boring as us old guys. If everyone here was like that, what kind of future would this firm even have?”

Townsend shot him a glare. ‘Who are you calling old? Fifty isn’t old!’ he thought.

He wasn’t about to admit he was getting old.

“So what do you suggest we do? Hector’s been giving me a hard time, and that big pharma company is connected to Mr. Young. You stepped on their toes, so now they’re making us pay for it,” Townsend said.

Ivan grinned. “How about I send a client his way to make up for it?”

Townsend waved his hand and said, “Fine, whatever. But you need to sit down with Whitney and set her straight about this. Otherwise, let’s just put the non-equity partner thing on hold for now.”

Now Ivan shot him a look, not backing down.

“No way! Townsend, you really need to think this through. Losing one pharma client is nothing. If you don’t get this right, we could lose even bigger accounts,” Ivan said.

Townsend frowned and asked, “What are you getting at?”

Ivan smiled. “Sure, Whitney’s not perfect. But if you look at the whole team, she’s hands down the best of the younger crowd. I know Hector wants to push his own men, but you know better than anyone if Gina can really handle it.”

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“When it comes to that promotion spot, Whitney’s the only one who’s truly qualified,” Ivan insisted.

“Just think about it,” he said.

With that, Ivan headed out without another word, leaving Townsend deep in thought.

‘I thought Whitney just had some ties with the manager at Harris Group. But could it be she’s actually connected to someone even higher up?’ Townsend wondered.

When Ivan stepped out of Townsend’s office, he saw no one at Whitney’s desk. He tapped on her desk and asked, “Where’s Whitney?”

Valerie pointed at the meeting room. “Boss, Whitney’s with a client. She’s been going all out lately, taking every case, big or small!”

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Ivan frowned. He could tell something was 1A) wi

Whitney had eight cases waiting to go to trial, and she was still working on gen

By nine o’clock, the office was pretty much deserted, but Whutney was still a her desk going down

Ivan had already headed home, but suddenly remembered bed je potething beliunt aut trus bank is the offe find the lights were still on.

“Whitney, you’re still here?” he called out.

Whitney gave him a smile. “Yeah, I’m almost done. Just need to frush up the wo austen 11 heat s

Ivan let out a sigh and sat down at the desk next to hers. “Still thinking about any all on you.”

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Whitney’s throat tightened. “But I still feel like I had some responsibility Boss, I war es take on fever non-ingfinn cases and focus more on litigation.”

Ivan frowned, “Weren’t you planning to move into non-litigation work? Have you change your su

“Yeah. Honestly, I think I’m more into litigation,” Whitney replied

“No need to rush. Just think it over. Once you’ve finished up your current cases take some time a really consider it. Sometimes, instead of just burying yourself in work, it helps to talk with some of the more exgenencet awers or ust dow down and learn from them,” Ivan said.

“You’re only twenty-six,and you’ve got plenty of time to figure out where you want to go. Don’t feel like you have to decide right away. Take your time and make sure it’s what you really want,” he added

Whitney gave a thoughtful smile. “Sure thing, Boss. I’ll get back to work. Drive sade

After Ivan left, Whitney kept working for another hour. At ten, Klein called her right on time.

All week, he knew she’d been getting home at ten every night.

She’d already told him not to bother picking her up, but he couldn’t stop himself from worrying no matter what the sart

Whitney stepped out of the building, not even noticing Townsend’s car. But when she spotted that eye-catching plate he jogged right over.

With no one around this late, she just let Klein pull up to the front entrance without a second thought.

Townsend rolled down his window, his eyes widened

That license plate… Townsend stared, stunned.

“Wait, isn’t that Klein Harris’s plate? he thought

His heart raced. Not caring whether Ivan was already asleep. Townsend called him

“Hey, Townsend, what’s so urgent at this hour?” Ivan answered, a little annoyed.

“Ivan, did your protégé get married? Who’s her husband?” Townsend blurted out

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Laker boek. He hadn’t expected Townsend to call him in the middle of the night just to ask this quest He absently scratched his car and said offhandedly, “Townsend, what’s got you suddenly asking about thi

“Ivan, is your protégé’s husband Klein Harris?” Townsend asked straight up.

*Well, since you guessed it, what’s the point of asking?” Ivan replied sounding totally casual

Townsend nearly blew a fuse.

‘So he knew the whole time, but kept me in the dark, Townsend thought, annoyed.

Seriously, he was playing dumb all day, dropping hints instead of just telling me straight. Why couldn’t he just say it outright? Townsend grumbled.

In that instant, it all became clear to Townsend.

Now he finally understood why Whitney had suddenly refused to take Starwave Entertainment, why Calvin had gone out of his way to protect her, and why Ivan’s team had landed those Harris Group deals.

He broke out in a cold sweat. ‘If I gave Whitney’s non-equity partner spot to Gina, that would be a total disaster for me! he thought,

“Ivan, you’re going to drive me crazy! I’ll deal with you tomorrow!” Townsend snapped.

After hanging up, Townsend felt his heart race with excitement. Whitney’s like a walking goldmine for this firm. Talk about Juck dropping right into our laps!’ he thought, barely able to contain his grin.

‘Looks like our firm’s status is about to take another big leap forward!’ Townsend thought, feeling a surge of pride.

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