Chapter 35

"Bitch!" Zachary scoffed, slamming the phone onto the desk dismissively. "Sending that lackey to humiliate me? We'll see who gets the last laugh." Faith's impatience and disbelief was palpable. She ambushed Perseus with questions before he even got into the car. "Perseus, how'd you convince Zachary to pay? The finance department just called—the payment's been made!" Two million dollars wasn't a huge sum, but it had been months since any progress. Perseus feigned surprise. "Honestly, I have no idea. I just followed our plan. I apologized sincerely to Mr. Green with the coffee beans as a token. We ended up having a friendly chat, even lamenting not meeting sooner. See? He wouldn't even take the coffee—gave it right back. Seemed like a nice guy." Faith's skepticism was evident. "Really?" "Why not ask him yourself, then?" Perseus countered casually. "Forget it," Faith decided. "You did good. Let's eat. My treat." Faith had no intention of confronting Zachary about it. Getting the