However, even if Nate allowed them to leave and had them keep it a secret, it would still cause terrible losses to his firm.
After all, most of the evidence gathered on the partners was by handing off lawsuits to them in the first place. If the evidence ultimately proved pointless, that meant Nate's money was going down the drain.
When that happened, he would lose both human resources and money while the central pillar of Ares LLP would disappear, leaving the roof collapsing on them.
That was why he pleaded, "Please, Jimmy, we're all colleagues here, you can just tell me what you're dissatisfied with. There's no reason to ruin internal cohesion…"
Even before Jimmy could speak, Eric immediately shouted, "Just tell us everything you know, Jimmy! If Nate really has dirt on everyone, we need to form a united front to stand against him! Otherwise, we are all screwed if he picks us off one by one!"
Eric was just as furious as he was afraid. Even if Nate was despicable, he had indeed com