Chapter 33

She carelessly threw the cell phone on the bed, oblivious to the fact that she had just made him extremely hot without exerting any effort, which paradoxically made him even hotter.

"It was," she affirmed in agreement. "Dean not only agreed that I should continue working on the case, but he also pledged to do everything in his power to see that it did.

The fact that he is making a personal phone call to the judge with the assurance that he will take over if I am unable to attend the trial is, of course, extremely unusual. It will make it very clear to the judge how significant Dean views my role in this proceeding to be.

But it also means that his wife's cancer treatments will be delayed by two weeks as a result of this. Jerome wiped crumbs from his hands, smiling broadly at the news that had just been delivered. He then questioned, "And my testimony?"

"Before I brought it up, he had already been sold. This morning, Dean got a call from a man whose name was Phil. Tell him that if y