Nick nodded. “The DoJ had a rock-solid case, which is why this is the biggest settlement they’ve ever gotten out of Big Pharm. And there are still tons of victim lawsuits pending.”
Mel looked from face to face. “Okay, maybe it’s pre-wedding jitters, but I’m totally confused now. As an attorney for Hartford, don’t you want—”
“I don’t work for Hartford anymore,” She checked her watch. Her dad would have opened the letter sometime yesterday. “As of twenty-six hours ago.”
Grace looked relieved.
“That’s great.” Daniel’s voice was a bit shaky. “Great,” he repeated. Thea looked up to find his eyes glinting. “We need to celebrate.”
“You don’t understand. There’s really nothing to celebrate. This isn’t even a bump in the road to Hartford. Anything that happens to their stock price will be temp
