3.8- Deal Him

"Jacob is willing to compensate you for your time and trouble. I want to know how many things he plans to put on the table?" Sheldon thought with a slow smile, unaffected by Mira's astonished and reproachful expression. "Your problem is, Mira, you're an idealist. Jacob isn't, and neither am I. You'll insult your face by cutting off your nose."

"Then why don't you deal with him when he comes back tomorrow?" snapped Mira, standing up angrily.

"Do you want me to do this? I'd like to stay and focus on negotiations. If he has the same temper as you—well, we don't want bloodshed, do we?"

"What are we going to do with his body?" asked Sheldon cheerfully. "Dead men can't write big, thick checks."

"I won't be here tomorrow," Mira told him flatly.

"Look, it's just a business proposition, that's all. You don't have to live with this guy or like him. If you don't do it for yourself," Sheldon looked into her cold face with shrewd eyes, and whispered, "Think about your brother's employees, what