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“You do not look fine. If you were a PC, I would run a malware check. But I can not, so I am lost here.”

That earns a smile from me. “I do not think any malware checks can fix me or what I saw.”

“What you saw? You mean Aspen?”

“You know her?”

“Who does not? She’s the only woman around here with balls bigger than some men.”

“So you like her?”

“Not specifically. But I like what she does. We need more women like her.”

“I heard Krew Shaw hates her, like, loathes and despises her because she’s a witch.” God, I am stooping so low, even using Dad like this—sorry, Dad—but it is because of what I saw that I can not help it.

“I heard he’s an egotistical jerk.”

“Hey!” My voice cracks, feeling the jab on behalf of my father.

She lifts a shoulder. “All I am saying is there are always two sides to every story. Just because Krew hates her does not mean she’s bad. Besides, Daniel is more important and he likes her.”

“He…does not.”

“Of course, he does. I recently joined the firm and even I know that e