Page 7 of Her Dirty Rival
“I may have a pre-emptive hand to deal before you pull out thebigguns.”
“I’m not sure. Those posters may be a fluke, but when this video hits the national news, my phone will be ringing off the hook from our associates who have silentinterests.”
“Or maybe you and Dad will hear me out the next time I propose we get with the times and start to operate aboveboard.”
“It’s water under the bridge, son,” Dustin says. “We’re moving in thatdirection.”
“Good. So, do I get my forty-eight hours leeway with the demonstrators,ornot?”
“As long as no one makes the connection before that time, you’ve got it. AndMalcolm?”
“Yes?”
“Please don’t fuck it up any worse than it already is. I don’t want to run damage control on a bigger situation two daysfromnow.”
I shake my head. If they had listened to me all along, there wouldn’t be an issue to begin with. “Bye, Dustin,” I say beforehangingup.
My plan is still a go. I can’t wait to see Riley’s face in the morning. Oh yes. She and her amateur college rebels are about to spend an entire night in jail before I give them awayout.
Payback’s abitch.
