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Cole
I’ve already shut down my computer.
Max
Have fun… You should introduce your new secretary to the new guy in finance. Evander. All the women think he’s hot.
I grit my teeth, making them grind together from the pressure. Evander better stay the hell away from her or I’ll fire him. Not that I can or ever would because he’d sue my ass.
But if push came to shove…
An influx of texts fly into our group chat one after the other.
Eli
I bet he’s already thinking of ways to fire Evander.
Max
Or imagining all the ways he’d like to kill him.
Cole
Don’t say that because he’ll ask for our help to dispose of the body.
Max
He’s on his own. I’m an upstanding member of the community.
Cole
We all are.
I smirk at Cole’s message. Us Hart brothers have principles. We avoid lying in court and falsifying evidence. We also avoidactivities including bribery and fraud, and we never take clients on that we don’t believe. And that’s what sets us apart from other lawyers: we prioritize cases that morally and ethically align with us. If it doesn’t feel right, then we don’t represent clients. Something my father drilled into us from an early age.
Max
Later, losers.
Eli
Have fun.
Cole
Enjoy.
Eli
So, when are you asking your one-night stand, sorry, your new secretary, on a date?
Me
She’s staff. Remember that.
Eli
Is that all she is to you?