CHAPTER 1
In Seattle, Washington ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
Are you telling me that lawsuit's still going to trial? ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
( He glanced from behind his massive desk )
Dragan Markovic (ML)
We've offered the blasted woman everything short of the moon. Why won't she settle? ...
The young lawyer, part of the Trans Pacific corporate team, was visibly nervous ...
John (The Lawyer)
( nervous )
Dragan Markovic (ML)
( He fiddled with his pen )
John (The Lawyer)
( A bead of sweat gleamed on his forehead )
John (The Lawyer)
According to her attorney, it's not just about money ...
John (The Lawyer)
Miss Randall wants the public to know how unfairly she was treated ...
John (The Lawyer)
She's determined to make sure no female employee is ever again fired because of pregnancy ....
Dragan Markovic (ML)
( His frown darkened )
Dragan Markovic (ML)
She wasn't fired because she was pregnant ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
I was given to understand that Miss Randall was fired because she couldn't perform her job ...
John (The Lawyer)
That's what we'll be telling the judge ...
John (The Lawyer)
Her work involved trips to the Far East. The pregnancy was too high-risk for that kind of travel ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
So why wasn't she given a desk job for the duration? ...
John (The Lawyer)
( flinched )
John (The Lawyer)
That's what her lawyer is going to argue about ....
John (The Lawyer)
The firing was her supervisor's call. It seems there was some friction between them ...
With a muttered curse Dragan rose from his massive leather chair and turned to gaze out the floor-to-ceiling window ...
His top-floor, corner office gave him a sweeping view of the Seattle waterfront, lined by acres of warehouses, piers and gigantic cranes ....
Two huge container ships, with the Trans Pacific logo on their bows, were moored along the company dock waiting to be loaded with cargo and goods ...
Dammit, he had a company to run ...
He didn't have time to deal with Miss Tessa Randall-a woman he'd never met, nor cared to ...
And the lawsuit that threatened to smear Trans Pacific's reputation in the media ...
Why couldn't she just take the money, sign the nondisclosure agreement and go away? ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
As I remember hearing, she gave birth to twins ...
John (The Lawyer)
That's right. Identical twin girls. Sixteen months ago ...
John (The Lawyer)
( He wiped his glasses and replaced them )
John (The Lawyer)
They were born seven weeks early ...
John (The Lawyer)
By then her insurance had been terminated. The medical expenses ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
We've offered to cover those ...
John (The Lawyer)
I know. But her lawyer's talking about demanding punitive damages ....
John (The Lawyer)
Claiming the stress of losing her job caused Miss Randall to go into premature labor a month later ....
Dragan Markovic (ML)
Can they prove that? ...
John (The Lawyer)
They'll no doubt try. This could get nasty-and expensive ....
John (The Lawyer)
( He shuffled his papers )
John (The Lawyer)
If I could offer a suggestion, Mr. Markovic? ...
Dragan Markovic (ML)
Go ahead ...
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