6
Cole stormed into Clarence’s office the next morning in a shitty mood. He’d barely slept any the night before. His meeting with Clarence hadn’t gone as well as he’d hoped, and he was back to discuss the phone call Clarence had with Jessica Burton’s attorney.
“Good morning to you, too,” Clarence said with a grin. He sipped from a coffee mug and pointed to the coffee bar in the corner as though Cole didn’t know exactly where it, and everything else in Clarence’s office, was.
Cole fixed himself a cup, trying to tamp down the frustration he felt so the cup didn’t shake when he lifted it to his lips for a taste. The burn soothed some of the fire inside him, but he was still pissed off with nowhere to direct his irritation.
He turned back around and shook his head when he noticed Clarence’
