Page 34 of The Don’s Virgin Obsession

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I left the property and pulled up on Laila at our office. I grabbed my bag and walked in, already dialing my lawyer. He picked up on the second ring, and I let him know I needed him to come by. He was only a few minutes away, which worked in my favor because I wasn’t about to sit on that contract all day, wondering what I missed.

Laila looked up from her desk as I walked in.

“You went already?” she asked, standing up.

“I went,” I said, setting my bag down and pulling my laptop out.

“And?”

“I’m waiting on my lawyer before I say anything,” I told her, unlocking my phone and pulling up the email Vaughn sent.

She walked around her desk and leaned against mine, trying to read my face.

“You smiling, but you trying not to,” she said.

“I’m not smiling,” I replied, even though I knew exactly what she was talking about.

“You are. You only do that when something goes your way.”

I didn’t respond. I just handed her the laptop so she could scroll through the contract while we waited.

A few minutes later, there was a knock at the door.

“Come in,” I called out.

My lawyer walked in, briefcase in hand, already in work mode.

“What we looking at?” he asked.

Laila handed him the laptop.

“Real estate development contract. I need you to go through it completely,” I told him.

He nodded and sat down, pulling his glasses out and taking his time reading through everything. The room went quiet outside of Laila shifting around, and me watching his face for any sign that something was off.

He didn’t react much while reading, which I was used to, but it still had me paying attention.

“You said this is a new client?” he asked without looking up.

“Yes.”

He continued reading, scrolling slowly, going back over certain sections more than once.

Laila walked behind him, trying to read over his shoulder. “If it’s bad, just say that,” she said.

He ignored her and kept reading.

A few more minutes passed before he finally set the laptop down and leaned back in the chair.

“It’s solid,” he said.

I crossed my arms. “No loopholes?”

“None that would hurt you. Everything is clear, detailed, and in your favor.”

Laila clapped her hands. “I knew it.”