"Her lawyer probably advised her to stay," I said.
"Of course he did," Jade replied. "He advises everything. He's the one controlling all of it."
I turned my chair slightly while she kept talking. The skyline outside was still lit up while everything below stayed busy at this hour. I'd driven past Cole's building less than two hours ago and noticed his office light still on, which I'd filed away without examining too closely at the time.
Now I was examining it.
Cole didn't stay late on cases that were simply professional obligations. He stayed late on cases that kept his attention past the point where most people would've stepped back. I knew the difference between Cole working and Cole being invested in an outcome that mattered beyond the billing hours.
This was the second version.
