Alex POVFinally it was Thursday. The day I had spent three years waiting for. A long glass table and nine faces I had spent six months learning.I wore the navy suit Eloise had bought me. The watch Eloise gave me was back on my wrist, and the shoes Jenna had gotten me were on my feet. A man with something to hide doesn’t wear the gift his fiancée gave him, so I wore it on purpose.Bennett sat at the head of the table with his hands folded. He nodded once when I came in. Warm, almost fond.I gave them everything they needed to know in ten minutes: the projected returns, the fee structure, the custodian arrangement, the ten-year forecast, and the endorsement page with the Bennett name printed across the top.I’ve done it enough times that my voice does the work while the rest of me watches the room. Harold Weiss, Mr. Bennett's best friend had his arms crossed fully invested in my work. I knew he’d already decided to make the first move.“If there are no questions,” I said, “I’d like to
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