Chapter 1924 He Will Agree

• Without hesitating, Queenie laid out the stark plan taking shape behind her still gaze. "If Finnegan agrees to my terms, every division of the company will throw its full weight behind him—whatever he chooses to do, we support without question. If he refuses, we dissolve the organization before Maconne reaches our headquarters and withdraw from the Black Triangle region entirely."
• "Madam?" Thornelia's voice edged with disbelief. "You and Finnegan didn't reach an understanding just now? I thought the two of you were old friends."
• Queenie folded her arms, eyes glinting with a challenge that felt almost playful. "I told him I wanted him as my man," she said, every syllable slow and deliberate. "And he turned me down flat."