He smiled as he made the call. His lawyer answered on the first ring. Then another. Then another. By the end of the afternoon, his legal team had expanded into something he proudly referred to as overkill.
The next morning, just before they were called inside, he found Alexis standing near the window at the end of the corridor. She was alone. No pacing. No phone in her hand. Just waiting. He slowed as he approached her, adjusting his cufflinks like this was a meeting he’d already won.