Day four: the secrets our parents keep pt 2

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Maine, Terres Somnia (James) When Emily and I sat down with Duke Maine for a second time, he said, "You should be flattered. I have a rule about not letting people waste my time." I put three different folders down in front of him, smiling coldly. I hadn't had time to prepare the last two times I met with Duke Maine and came away both times feeling somewhat like I'd lost. And James Beaumont didn't lose. Ever. I was going to enjoy this. I slipped the first to Duke Maine. "I have a rule too. I don't sign contracts my lawyers haven’t looked at," I said. Curious, Duke Maine picked up the folder and flipped through the contract he and I had signed a few months ago. Even Duke Maine couldn't hide his surprise when he found the highlighted clause. The contract must have looked standard when

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