Page 44 of The Rules Of Attraction
“It’s for your own good. You handled the Cartwright case well. It was all fine until Judge Pederson complained.”
“He was allowing Bailey to bully a woman who’d been through serious cancer treatment. She didn’t even have to come to court, but Bailey thought he could squeeze one last drop of something to hang on to from her by insisting she was stealing. Don’t you think that’s bad?”
“I think it’s evil, but what you should have done is allow Bailey to look bad by himself, not practically threaten Judge Pederson with whatever knowledge you have of his private life. It wasn’t the place Alex, and that’s the part that irritates me about you. You have all this skill that I know surpasses all of us, you’re the most skilled lawyer at the firm, but you sacrifice being professional.”
I was listening, and not really liking what he was saying but decided I would try to see things from his perspective.
I guess that maybe there was some element of truth there, but I still felt he glossed over all the good that I’d done.
“Is this case with Devon going to be one of those things where I work my ass off and you tell me I didn’t make it for one reason or another?” I had to know because that’s what the Cartwright case felt like.
“Nope, I told you it’s your last chance to show me you can do this, so I don’t think you’ll let me or yourself down.”
I couldn’t stand Devon, and his family. It was hard to not allow my personal feelings to get in the way but what choice did I have.
“Okay, well I guess we’ll see then.”
“We will, and while we’re on the subject of work you need a new PA. You’ve been without one for weeks and it was just luck that we were able to manage your diaries with Kayla’s magical abilities to multitask. With your new case we won’t be able to do that.”
“Summer will be back.” I was still hoping.
“Kayla said she practically fled.”
“She’ll be back.”
“You have until Monday. I want the case underway pronto. If she doesn’t come in Monday we’ll get someone else.”
I nodded. “Sure.”
I’d give her tomorrow, and then I’d try one more time.
One more time to go to her and I was hoping like hell I’d be able to convince her to at least take the job.
I wasn’t finished with her yet.
