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Following Siilan would have been much better then facing everything alone. I wouldn’t have to worry abod finding cases use they’d come to me enally. I trusted that he could turn me inte the star lawyer of his firm
As if he’d thought of something, he added, “Pete only invested in day Caldwell & Co. I make all the decisions for the other firms, so you can rest assured about that ”
Mentioning Pete made me realize badn’t thought of him in a long time. He was like a fleeting visitor in my life. From the mon disappeared, my “childhood” officially ended,
Yasmine, being perceptive, patted my shoulder and said, “I’m going to chat with some collenques nerons the room. We didn’t know each other well before, so now’s a good me to get nequainted”
She left, giving Silas and me the space to talk.
“Silas, I’ll think about it.”
I felt like I was standing in the exact center of a balance scale, afraid to lean in any direction. I didn’t have the confidence. One wrong step might not matter to me, but it would affect others.
My mom was the best example. The lesson had been too painful
Silas silently finished his drink and stared at the empty glass for a moment before finally saying, “Ariana, I haven’t known you long, but I’ve heard about you many times from Pete. I find that you’re nothing like how he described you to be.”
“Oh, really?” I smiled, trying to deflect the conversation with some light banter “Silas, let’s not talk about me You’re the star of the
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evening.”
He was a skilled negotiator and wasn’t about to be led astray by my attempts to change the subject.
He said, “Even though you’ve never told me anything, I car Il from your eyes that you have stories. You have your own plans, and you’ve thought everything through.
“But I need you to understand that the choice I’m offering you is the best one. In our profession, we’re the least afraid of capitalism.
“I have a vague idea that you’ve struck a deal with Nicholas, which is why he listened to you and handed Jay Caldwell & Co. to Yasmine.
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