Dead After Dark
““I hate when you do that.”
Claire glanced across her office at her executive assistant. “Do what?”
“That heat-seeking missile routine with your coffee.”
“My mug and I have a very close relationship.”
Martha pushed her sleek glasses up on her nose. “Then good thing it’s got a lid. You’re going to be late for your five o’clock if you don’t leave now.”
Claire stood and pulled on her suit jacket. “How bad’s the time?”
“Two twenty-nine. Drive to Caldwell is a minimum of two hours plus in this traffi...c and your car is waiting for you down in front. Your conference call with London is scheduled for sixteen . . . fifteen minutes from now. What kind of cleanup do you need me to do before the long weekend?”
“I’ve reviewed the revised merger documents for Technitron and I’m not impressed.” Claire passed over a stack of paper big enough to be used as a doorstop. “Courier them down to 50 Wall now. I need a meeting with opposing counsel seven a.m. Tuesday morning.MoreLess
Claire glanced across her office at her executive assistant. “Do what?”
“That heat-seeking missile routine with your coffee.”
“My mug and I have a very close relationship.”
Martha pushed her sleek glasses up on her nose. “Then good thing it’s got a lid. You’re going to be late for your five o’clock if you don’t leave now.”
Claire stood and pulled on her suit jacket. “How bad’s the time?”
“Two twenty-nine. Drive to Caldwell is a minimum of two hours plus in this traffi...c and your car is waiting for you down in front. Your conference call with London is scheduled for sixteen . . . fifteen minutes from now. What kind of cleanup do you need me to do before the long weekend?”
“I’ve reviewed the revised merger documents for Technitron and I’m not impressed.” Claire passed over a stack of paper big enough to be used as a doorstop. “Courier them down to 50 Wall now. I need a meeting with opposing counsel seven a.m. Tuesday morning.MoreLess
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