His muscular body was tense with coiled energy, like a tiger frustrated and caged, unable to chase its prey. “We never imagined this would happen,” he said, turning to look down into her eyes. “We’re going to fix this.”The other two men agreed.Spreading her hands on the table, Maisie considered what they’d just told her. The enormous room was very still, very silent. There wasn’t even the ticking of a grandfather clock.Then she looked up at Ethan. “What about me? I can’t just not work.”“We’ve got a contingency plan if things get too bad,” Trent said, but he sounded uncharacteristically nervous.Maisie would have followed up on that, but Ethan said, “Your bills will be taken care of. Once this has blown over—once Norm Ballystock pops his cowardly head up—you’ll be reinstated and will receive back wages.”The smile that sprang to Maisie’s lips was uncontrollable; this thing with Norm Ballystock was bad, but at least she wouldn’t be living on the street.Trent laughed.
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