I believed there were a limited number of things that could have made Maya request a tête-à-tête, and this wasn’t anywhere on the list.
I had imagined her playing dirty, her lawyers coming after me with thick papers that would fill an entire hall. I had even speculated veiled threats and occasional backhanded insults. But not this scheming. It reeked of something else entirely. And I needed to figure out a way to cushion the attack fast. Because whatever it was, for sure, was not going to be pleasant.
Getting called to court was quickly becoming the least of my concerns. Maya didn’t play fair. She never had. And if everything Julius was saying was true, I was going to be served…
“You are not going to like this, Kim.” Julius leaned back in his chair, fingers steepled beneath his chin.
