Step one is complete, he thought. Keaton is hooked.
But Keaton's mind was already moving forward, analyzing the situation from new angles. He suddenly sat up straighter, his business acumen overriding his embarrassment.
"If you have something like this," he said slowly, pulling them back to the matter at hand, "surely someone else would too."
He leaned forward, elbows on his knees, fixing on Neville with a stare. "Sure, this plan has its merits, but as people get older, they don't just go down without a fight."
It was a valid point. These people had been doing these for a long time. They were fighting against people who had decades of experience in corporate warfare. They would surely have their own leverage, their own contingency plans.
"I know," Grayson said. "So I already had something arranged for that."
Keaton's eyes instantly sharpened, turning his gaze to Grayson. "Is there something for me?"
