“Mr. Hughes on the line for you, Andrew.”
He waved at Lisa, and she put Mr. Hughes through.
“Good afternoon, Mr. Whittaker. I was wondering if you had a chance to consider our offer of settlement.”
Andrew cleared his throat. “I was just looking it over.”
“You were looking it over?”
“Your client wishes to avoid litigation, as my client would. We can’t go this high, though. I’ll send our counter offer.”
“So you’re willing to negotiate.” Mr. Hughes laughed. “Miss Kleenex-Busting-Out-Of-My-Brassier did it for you, huh? Does Beller know you’re looking to settle? He won’t like it.”
“I’m the counsel on this case. It’s my decision.”
“I like your style, Whittaker. I’ll come by your office in the morning to see what we can do.”
“I can call you.”
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