Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

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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

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

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evening."

was a skilled negotiator and wasn't about to be led astray

me anything, I car II from your eyes that you

offering you is the best one. In our profession, we're the least afraid of

the tools to protect ourselves, and I can even say that capitalism can be used to

you've struck a deal with Nicholas, which is

case, I'm willing to be

who studied law were skilled at weighing pros and cons. Once they could see things clearly, they usually wouldn't let themselves

that they were sharp. and capable, especially someone like Silas,

to discuss things with. me to this extent. After all, in my mind, we

of camaraderie as

to take for someone like me -someone who had become a significant problem. If I truly ended up with no way out, his olive branch could be my lifeline. I was so shocked that I forgot to close my mouth. Silas pulled his hand from his