“How could I forget?” I said, playing along. “You were magnificent in it, by the way,” I said.
“So that’s how you two know each other?” Deborah asked.
“Have you met my lawyer, Deborah?” Eric asked.
“Yes,” I said.
“Don’t get caught in the same courtroom with her, Edward. She might look sweet on the surface, but believe me, she’ll skin you alive, take a bite out of you and share you with her friends,” Eric said, flashing his perfect white teeth.
“You’re very kind, but they didn’t have a case against you, Eric,” Deborah said.
“Not after you eviscerated their so-called medical expert,” Eric said, smiling.
“It’s what I do,” Deborah said, looking at me with a peculiar, hungry look in her eyes.
Standing awkwardly, my hand clutching the wine glass, I watched Elizabeth greet and exchange ch
