Chapter 7
A few minutes later, I asked Mallory to send in the “boy wonder.” He entered my office immediately, flashing me a jaunty white smile and using his right index finger to tap the Rolex on his left wrist.
“Yes, yes, bravo. Today you’re on time,” I said, gesturing to the table in the corner. Earlier that afternoon, I had removed some pertinent data charts and graphs from the various folders in order for us to get right down to business. The last thing I wanted, especially after the morning’s restroom encounter, was to engage in small talk and give Ford’s seductive aura an opportunity to consume me, to confuse me further.
He arched a brow. “And early. Don’t forget early. Although I won’t mention how it’s now several seconds past the hour, so I guess some might say that you were lat
