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For starters, I’d planned to use the plane ride to talk to Octi about us.More specifically, if ‘us’ could ever exist beyond the scope of tearing each other’s clothes off and engaging in endless verbal foreplay.
And secondly, on the car ride here, Fae had mentioned she had something to tell me about Eileen.
Farrow twisted her golden hair into a high bun, untucking her legs from under her ass. “What are they saying?”
I took the phone from my assistant, who continued to hover. She bounced from heel to heel, just staring at me.
“Natalie?”
“Yes, Mr. Sun?”
“Kindly fuck off.”
She nodded, albeit with visible displeasure, stuffing her laptop under her armpit and moving to the cockpit. Farrow clutched my sleeve.
I interlaced our fingers, squeezing. “Everything will be fine.”
Her eyes clung to mine. “How do you know?”
“Because…” I traced the beauty mark beneath her eye with my free hand. “If you lose this case, what I have in store for Vera will be infinitely worse than whatever punishment the law can deliver.”
“It’s a marvel you haven’t ended up in jail.”
“Only to those naïve enough to believe in the legal system.” I leaned Natalie’s phone against the snack box, switching it to video conference. “Talk to us.”
Deanne’s face popped up first. “Miss Ballantine?”
“Yes.” Fae raised her hand like we were in preschool. “I’m here.”
“Do you consent to Mr. Sun hearing this conversation? It contains some sensitive information.”
“Yes.” Farrow nodded. “Go ahead.”
A lick of pride prodded me, confirming what I already knew.
I was Fucked with a capital F.
“We might be better off having this conversation in person.” Tom pulled out a notepad. “A lot of delicate evidence to go over.”
“I literally don’t have the self-control to turn down dairy-free dessert.” Fae scooted halfway into my seat to get a better angle. “What makes you think I can wait the entire plane ride to hear your news?”
Our elbows brushed, and that alone ignited something possessively depraved inside me.
Tom brought a pencil to his lips. “Hmm…”
“You heard her.” I rubbed circles on her thigh with my thumb, relaxing against the backrest. “Spill the beans before I spill out your guts.”
“I’m just trying to make sure nobody falls apart here.”
“I’m already in pieces.” Farrow waved. “Please, just continue.”
“We found out something alarming.” Tom paused. “As in, criminally disturbing.”
Farrow licked her lips. “Has Vera committed a crime?”
“It appears so. An egregious one at that.” He hesitated. “Miss Ballantine…”
“Yes?”
