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“That’s not possible.”
“The audio recording is very in depth, I assure you.”
“And who are you?” he snapped.
Gideon smiled, pulling a business card out of his pocket and handing it to him. “Oh, I am so sorry I failed to introduce myself. I’m Gideon Nobel. I’m a partner at Nobel and Knight, and I’m working as Pack Daniels’s legal representation,” he explained, handing over the card.
The advisor’s face paled, then reddened at the realization that a lawyer was involved in this mess. “Well, we will take therecording and consider it, but a decision has already been made regarding Kennedy Brown,” he said, his voice wavering slightly.
Gideon frowned, but it wasn’t serious. The look on his face was unbothered. I imagined, as a partner in a law firm, he dealt with much more serious cases than this. He almost looked like he was having fun. “Huh. So, let me make sure I'm getting this straight. Not only does Avalon University want to prosecute a young omega mother of two for doing something she didn't do… but they also failed to protect one of their elite athletes from a psychotic stalker, who would do such insane actions, all because the perpetrator is the daughter of a faculty member…” Gideon trailed off with an almost evil grin on his face.
He had the fucker cornered, and he knew it.
“We can’t just reverse a decision!” he insisted.
Gideon snorted. “Yes, you can. I suggest you dig up that footage immediately, or I will assure you that, by tomorrow, the world will know about this. I don’t think anyone looks favorably on a university that persecutes single mother omegas and allows rampant stalking of its athletes. Also, nepotism is such a hot topic at the moment, I’m sure the press would beallover this story.”
His eyes widened, and he spluttered some more before taking a deep breath, swearing quietly. “You can’t just come in and demand…”
“Yes, I can,” Gideon said, his voice quietly powerful. “I'm merely here as courtesy today to let you know that, if this is not corrected immediately, we are prepared to file several lawsuits against the university for damages against Kennedy Brown and her pack. The university has clearly failed its duty of care to her and also to Storm.”
“I can't say I'm a fan of having a stalker.” I shrugged playfully.
Gideon shook his head, shooting me a wry look. “It’s not pleasant, is it? I think you'd be owed considerable compensation from the university if it is found that they encouraged a student to stalk and behave inappropriately.”
“We—”
Gideon snapped. “I knew I was forgetting something. These are papers letting you know exactly what lawsuits we plan to file after this meeting.” He smirked, pulling a file from his case and handing them to the now deathly pale student advisor.
“Fine!” he snapped. “Kennedy Brown will face no consequences for her actions,” he growled.
Gideon raised a brow. “Well, that’s not good enough. Of course, she's not going to face any consequences, because she didn't do anything.”
“What else do you want me to do?” he growled.
A slow, sinister smile spread across Gideon’s face. “You will be removing Mrs. Jones from your faculty, and Lorna Jones will be expelled, immediately?—”
“We cannot just expel a student at the drop of a hat!”
I couldn't help it. I burst into laughter. Even Gideon looked like he was trying to bite back a smile. “Isn't that literally what you did to Kennedy?” I asked pointedly.
The advisor’s face was going bright red.
“Oh, and just so you know, I have already handed in copies of these papers to the board of the university. I'm sure they'll be fascinated to see how you deal with the situation.”
With those words, the adviser deflated. He was well and truly trapped now. He couldn't do anything now that the board knew. If he took one step incorrectly while they were watching, he would be fired so fast, his head would spin.
“Given that Avalon University has a zero-tolerance drug policy, I think it's necessary that Lorna be expelled, given that she planted drugs in another student's bag,” I said pointedly.
“Fine!” the advisor shouted. “Kennedy will sit for her finals next month, and Lorna will be expelled and her mother fired. Are you happy?” he snarled.
Gideon tilted his head to the side. “Almost. Kennedy Brown just gave birth two days ago, so she may not be ready to take her finals in a month, after you messed up her schedule. I think it's only fair that you offer her private examinations at a time that is comfortable for her.”
This guy was so damn smart. I hadn't even considered that he had the advisor by the balls, and we could ask him for anything. It was terrifying and amazing.
The adviser deflated, shrinking back in his seat with a look of utter defeat. “Fine. Now get the hell out of my office!”
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