At three o'clock that afternoon, Jasper's furious voice rang through the conference room at Winslow Capital. To anyone listening, it sounded like he was publicly tearing into Wren.
"You wanna know whether I knew about Kevin's doing?" Jasper barked. "Knew what? I don't know a damn thing! I, Jasper, have always played fair. If I want something, I take it openly. You think I'd pull dirty tricks over some bullshit project like Dawnblade and ruin my own reputation for it? Wren, are you actually stupid? Do you even have a brain? This is obviously a setup, and instead of calling the cops, you called me? Where the hell did all that attitude you use on me go? You're getting bullied this badly and you still don't fight back? And a hundred grand?"
Jasper actually laughed from sheer disbelief. "Jesu
