34“I don’t know what Jeff had on Ramsey.”
“Horsepucky. You two were in each other’s pockets for seven years. Of course you know his secrets.”
“You’re wrong. Jeff was a buffer between me and the CEO.”
I tapped my chest. “Ramsey didn’t give me direct orders. He went through Jeff. Jeff didn’t tell me about orders he refused to pass on.”
“But you’re sure Ramsey gave some. You believe Jeff willfully disobeyed his superior.”
Her last phrase was familiar. All my guards know the military definition of insubordination.
The FBI must like the same lingo. But Jeff wasn’t insubordinate.
“When Ramsey asked Jeff to perform an unethical or unlawful act, Jeff had every right to refuse.”
She let out a weary sigh. “Be straight with me, Bella. Did Ramsey make an unethical request or not?”
“The CEO is
