"But here's what's interesting," I said, my voice dropping just slightly—not quite seductive, but... intense. "All of these lawsuits? They could disappear. Today. Complete withdrawal with prejudice, meaning they can never be refiled."
{There's something in his voice... not flirtation exactly, but something that makes me want to lean closer, to agree to anything he says. Christ, what is wrong with me?}
"You're proposing a settlement?" Sable asked carefully.
"No." I smiled—just a ghost of one. "I'm proposing a partnership. Quantum Tech needs media coverage for today's auction of five major tech companies and the next projects, we need the media powerhouse, advertising machine gun. Rivera Next Media needs to rehabilitate its image and prove it wasn't complicit in Antonio's schemes. Imagine if all four entities—Quantum Tech, Harvard, Stanford, and Rivera—issued a joint statement about the fact that Antonio acted alone, that the Rivera family were victims of his betrayal."
