"You know," I said, breaking the silence again, hoping to shift the atmosphere in the car, "you handled that contract situation really well today."She didn’t react at first, just blinked and turned her head slightly, eyes still distant. Then, slowly, she looked at me with a raised eyebrow. "Thanks. I was just doing my job."Her voice was calm, but there was a guarded edge to it, like she was still somewhere else mentally stuck in because of a phone call she’d just taken. I studied her expression, the way her lips were set in a thin line, how she sat straighter than usual, like bracing herself for something.I offered a small smile, wanting to draw her out of whatever space she was trapped in. "No, you were sharp. If it weren’t for your quick thinking, we might have walked away with a terrible deal."That got a slight reaction. Her eyes flickered to mine, and for a second, I thought I saw a spark of the old Evelyn, the one who never backed down from a challenge, who had a subtle but c
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