Chapter 69

“Hey, it’s going to be okay,” Colin murmured, clasping Grady’s shoulder in a gesture that was both casual and intimate. “You’re going to be okay.”

“We just sicced the FTC onto Oliver James. How is that in any way okay?”

“Because…look at me.” He waited until Grady opened his eyes before continuing. “I think your relationship with your father is pretty much toast. I’m sorry about that. But if you cooperate fully with a federal investigation, you willclear your name. Even if some people still gossip about you, your whole future isn’t going to be flushed down the toilet. But you’ve got to move on this before he does.”

“You think he’s going to cover it all up, don’t you?”

“Grady…I think he’s setting you up. Probably because he figures you won’t act to defend yourself.”