Lucas Maverick
"What an insult! How dare he?" I seethed, slamming my glass down on the bar counter. The amber liquid inside rippled from the force, mirroring the rage brewing inside me.
Norman, sitting across from me, sighed as he swirled his drink. "Come on, man, what were you expecting? An applause? You sent his wife a gift. Of course, he reacted."
I clenched my jaw, gripping the glass tighter. "He doesn’t even know I had a hand in stealing his client, yet he still did this. The audacity."
Norman shook his head. "That’s what stings the most, huh? The fact that he acted without even knowing the full extent of your interference."
I exhaled sharply, frustration prickling at my skin. "I spent a fortune on that house, and he burned it down like it was nothing."
"Then buy anoth
