“My dad owns every law firm in this province,” the lawyer’s daughter laughed after ramming her brand-new Tesla into my old Subaru

The contract was valued at roughly three billion dollars over five years. Several major firms had submitted proposals. Among them: Ashford and Associates.

The winning firm, the article said, would be announced the following Tuesday. Four days from now.

I sat back in my chair.

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