"An ordinary attorney?"
Gabriel caught Madeline's wrist and pulled her hand away from his.
He looked down at her. "The top attorney at Whitfield & Crane is ordinary in your eyes? Miss Hartwell, who exactly are you looking down on?"
She was stunned for a moment.
She had forgotten.
As the walking advertisement and backbone of Whitfield & Crane, Gabriel's name must already be well known in the business world.
A company like Lancaster Group, which needed a legal team year-round, had surely leaned on him many times, so it was only natural that they showed him respect.
She stepped back. "I'm sorry."
He glanced at her, said nothing, opened the door, and left.
After everyone was gone, she slipped out through the stairwell too.
To avoid attention, she didn't drive. She found a coffee shop
