(Lena)
I got back to my office and sat at my desk and opened my laptop and stared at the screen without reading anything on it.
The hearing was done. Brad had backed down in a corridor in front of his own lawyer. The case was moving in the right direction and Cole had it handled and I had done everything I was supposed to do and come out the other side of it with my composure intact.
I picked up my phone and called Diane.
She answered on the second ring. "I've been waiting all morning. How did it go?"
"It went well," I said. "The judge confirmed the dates, overruled Gerald's objection to the valuation expert again, and set the timeline for the next phase. Cole had everything handled before Gerald could get any traction."
"Okay," Diane said. "And?"
"And what?"
"Lena. I know you. Tha
