Instead, she handed me a business card.
“Come see me Monday.”
I looked at it.
Halston Capital.
Executive Office.
“I don’t understand.”
“I want to talk.”
“About what?”
“Work.”
I almost laughed.
“Mrs. Halston, I’m in advertising.”
“So?”
“You invest in companies.”
“We also employ people.”
“I don’t know finance.”
“You know judgment.”
“That’s generous.”
“No.”
She studied me.
“It is specific.”
I looked at the card.
“I stopped because you needed help.”
“I know.”
“That doesn’t qualify me for anything.”
“Correct.”
I looked up.
She smiled slightly.
“But your professional record might.”
Gavin stared at us.
Then spoke too quickly.
“Christopher is a very valuable employee.”
I turned toward him.
He had fired me less than four hours earlier.
Eleanor looked amused.
“Really?”
“Yes.”
“So valuable that you terminated him immediately.”
“That was emotional.”
I almost laughed.
Eleanor did.
“Interesting.”
Gavin’s desperation increased.
