"Ms Mason," Hawke said, standing to greet her. "Thank you for agreeing to meet with me."
Bullshit. Andrea hadn't agreed to anything. She'd had more choice in the matter when Hawke had invited her and Kyle into his limo. But it was a classic negotiating tactic, to thank someone for something, even when they didn't. Make them start thinking that they must have agreed.
Andrea wasn't falling for it. Jacquelyn had tricked her into this meeting. Again. Which was utterly unsurprising. Jackie had been willing to lie to Andrea in an effort to score points with Kyle's 'powerful friends' back when she tricked her into meeting with him and taking the case. Of course she'd be willing to mislead Andrea now to score points with a man as influential as Hawke.
