Worth Every Million
For the first time since I met him, he looks at me not as Daniel’s ex-wife, not as a woman he can use to press a thumb into Damien’s chest, but as someone who just dismantled his leverage with a pen and a ledger.
“You’re playing a dangerous game, Nora,” Victor says, his voice very low, very harsh.
“It isn't a game, Mr. Hale,” I say, looking him right in the eyes without flinching. “It’s just accounting.”
Victor doesn't sign anything. He doesn't say another word. He reaches down, grabs his jacket off the back of the chair, and walks out of the library, his lawyer scrambling to pack his briefcase and follow him through the heavy wooden door.