I nearly laughed.
“Mrs. Halston, I’m in advertising.”
“So?”
“You invest in companies.”
“We also employ people.”
“I don’t know finance.”
“You know judgment.”
“That’s generous.”
“No.”
She regarded me seriously.
“It is specific.”
I looked down at the card again.
“I stopped because you needed help.”
“I know.”
“That doesn’t qualify me for anything.”
“Correct.”
I raised my eyes.
She smiled slightly.
“But your professional record might.”
Gavin suddenly spoke.
“Christopher is a very valuable employee.”
I looked at him in disbelief.
He’d dismissed me only hours earlier.
Eleanor seemed amused.
“Really?”
“Yes.”
“So valuable that you terminated him immediately.”
“That was emotional.”
Eleanor laughed.
“Interesting.”
Gavin approached me.
“Chris, maybe we should speak privately.”
“No.”
Everyone looked toward me.
I was surprised by how effortlessly I’d answered.
“What?”
“I said no.”
“Christopher.”
“You made your decision.”
“I can reverse it.”
“I don’t want you to.”
