Skipped At The Altar, Taken By His Uncle novel Chapter 54

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After work, Whitney browsed around the home section at the mall, thinking about swapping out the curtains in Klein’s villa.

Klein had a business dinner that night, and while he was on his way, he got a message from her.

Whitney: [What do you think of this sheer curtain with a creamy beige color?]

Klein’s place was all dark tones–mostly deep gray, sometimes straight–up black.

He figured girls like Whitney probably wouldn’t be into such a somber color scheme.

So, as soon as her message popped up, Klein replied without hesitation.

Klein: [Looks great. When it comes to decorating the house, I trust the lady of the house to handle everything.)

A soft blush colored Whitney’s fair cheeks.

Whitney: [Alright, I’ll take care of it then.]

Whitney ended up buying a bunch of stuff–curtains, rugs, sofa covers, placemats, and some fresh sheets for the bedroom.

She quickly arranged for the installers to come by tomorrow.

Whitney: [The installers will be coming over tomorrow. Here’s their number. If you get a chance, could you let the housekeeper know?]

Klein replied almost instantly.

He sent over the front door code and a phone number.

Klein: [Feel free to reach out to my butler directly. Anything you need, big or small, just let him take care of it from now on.]

Whitney winked.

She just shot back a quick “Okay” and left it at that.

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The next day, Frank was busy, so Whitney headed to NextSphere Electronics on her own.

During their last review, Frank and Whitney found out that NextSphere Electronics was tangled up in an unresolved lawsuit They still owed a supplier six million dollars for goods.

The first trial was already done, but the verdict hadn’t been announced yet

NextSphere Electronics argued that the goods they got didn’t match what they’d ordered, so they refused to pay The supplier insisted they delivered exactly as requested. Since neither side could see eye to eye, they decided to take it to court.

If Harris Group took over NextSphere Electronics, including all its assets and debts, then it the lawsuit ruled that

NextSphere Electronics had to pay up, the responsibility would fall on Harris Group.

With this level of legal risk, Whitney needed to figure out how likely NextSphere Electronics was to win the lawsiat, or, ideally, wait for the verdict before analyzing whether the acquisition made sense.

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This time, Whitney was working directly with Paige Turner, the manager overseeing the lawsuit. “Ms. Turner, Ms. Moore from Prime Bridge is waiting for you in the lounge,” the assistant said.

Paige didn’t even glance up. “Let her wait.”

Whitney had been waiting since nine, and by ten she couldn’t help but walk over to the assistant’s desk. “Excuse me, is Ms.

mer still tied up in her meeting?”

assistant smiled. “Yes, but I’ll let you know as soon as she’s done.”

hitney frowned. “But we already scheduled this meeting.”

The assistant chuckled, “Well, Ms. Moore, you know how it is. Ms. Turner’s schedule is packed.”

Whitney sat back down, keeping her cool.

She decided to wait another hal

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e still didn’t get a response by then, she’d just leave.

ics to explain the risks the team had found. If they didn’t want to work with her. story, no sugarcoating.

Paige finally strolled in.

man and gave a polite nod. “Ms. Turner, hello. I’m Whitney Moore, the attorney in charg

e been swamped all morning,” Paige replied.

o dwell on being kept waiting so long and cut straight to the chase.

you let me know when the verdict for this pending lawsuit is expected, and what odds your legal counsel a win?”

a laugh. “Oh, Ms. Moore, aren’t you lawyers supposed to be the ones who never spill a word? How would we e’re gonna win or lose? But honestly, we’re pretty confident this case is in the bag for us.”

ney didn’t back down. “Ms. Turner, it’s been two months since the first trial ended. Has the judge given you guys any about when the verdict might come out?”

Paige waved it off. “Come on, Ms. Moore, you know we can’t just go bug the judge for an answer.”

Sometimes, if a lawyer had the right connections with a judge, they could see a verdict before it was officially announced.

But clearly, Pai

thing slip.

Paige tear

anything. But I checked the legal team list Harris Group sent over in our

notification about being removed from the group, and Ivan hadn’t mentioned

gon?‘ she wondered.

‘m not sure what’s up with your firm’s staffing. Maybe you should check with your coworkers?”

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Whitney took a deep breath and managed a polite smile. “Alright. Thank you for your time.” As soon as she got in the car, Whitney dialed Ivan, hoping he’d pick up right away.

But Ivan didn’t answer

Whitney headed back to the firm, her nerves on edge the whole drive.

ked into the department, she heard Ivan shouting from his office. “Gina, have you got no shame? This is e! Why are you trying to replace my team’s lawyer with yours?”

ne won’t change anything. This is Townsend’s decision. Go ask him if you don’t believe me. You’re always ng your little protégé. Maybe she ticked off someone important.”

Valerie turned around and spotted Whitney coming back.

She quickly pulled Whitney aside. “Whitney, take it easy for now. Ivan didn’t know about this either. He just had a huge figl with Mr. Fischer, and now Gina’s here arguing with him.”

Whitney’s eyes turned icy. “Where’s Tow

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