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called her best friend. "Sarah," Laura said, "it's me.

re, wit

kills. There's a problem I'

she said. "Are

esitated. She wasn't altogether s

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Angelo's busin

Say w

lk about it over the ph

e curious. I'm just having dinner,

ood, thanks,"

" Sarah said and h

omputer and did a search for negative news on Tsar Enterprises. She found ov

ed only a short distance from one another in Brook

wn to pet him. "Looking as handsome as ever."

d you to promise to keep this confidential for both business

h readil

filled her in on Angelo happening to come to her work to inquire about hiring Kinetic f

ld!" Sarah exclaime

rly fainted from the shock o

dn't know wher

ra answered, sh

's fate," Sar

at our businesses aren't t

ten, I hate to say this, but have you considered

oked at her

tually know much about this guy and you're probably not seeing thi

were becoming even more confused. "I don't get that vibe from hi

he map since you met him. You think he's a player, now you think he might be sincere, you th

t answer. She p

ctly. No

g on going out to dinner with him. I kind of want to.

smile. "That's fine. Just

kinds of no good. I hope not, but the sup

head, then sighed and

efinit

d a bottle of Pinot Grig

e brought them over an

a toast. "To keeping our wits ab

led as they toaste

e so far," Sarah said as she pulled

ew I was doing this and Angelo may not be too pleased either to have me nosing ar

onal reporter mode. You can coun

opy of what Bernard had given Kinetic, showing the origina

g, it's like private detective work," Sarah said, as her reporter brain kicked into high gea

ind out who by readin

val firm, a disgruntled employee, someone who was fired recently, someone who lost money on a

dded. "That

e been reported, any lawsuits, dismissals, reported losses, etc. By tying those kinds of events in to what the commenter is allegin

d. I'll admit this is actually helpful to me,

ah said. "Good." They clink ed their glasses again.

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