Philip almost choked with anger and disbelief, looking directly at James. This was not how he had planned the meeting to be.
Out of all the people that could have been behind the mysterious offer it had to be James Donovan – the one man he hadn’t seen coming, the one man who seemed to have his eyes on his company.
James crossed his arms over his chest, leaned back in the chair and looked quite smug. He had Philip exactly where he wanted him.
“I get it,” James said, to break the silence. “You don’t trust me. And why should you? I’m not exactly your favorite person.” He remained calm and even looked kind of amused at the entire process. “But let’s be real here, Philip.” This isn’t about liking me. This is about survival. You have a business, Brooks Enterprises, which is about sinking, an
