I can’t see the man he’s talking to, but as soon as he speaks, my blood runs cold. “She’s already signed it. You know I can’t tamper with signed contracts, Alberto.” That’s Mortiz, his lawyer. The one that breathed over me in Alberto’s office as I signed my life away. “Oh, please. We both know she’s too stupid to have read it. Just draw up a new contract, add her signature to the bottom and we’ll be done with it.” There’s a stagnant silence, followed by a nasal sigh. “Give me a few days to find another way. In the meantime, read through the new clause and let me know if there’s anything else
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