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Chapter 81
When I got to the a
offler, Lucas was wailing at
He slammed his hand on my computer.[]
“What’s your problem?“||
“Why are you suddenly ignoring ma
Why did you ask Mr. Anderson to switch partners?:[]
I grabbed the stader off my desk and stamined it on his hand. ||
He yelped and let go, and Lopened my laptop to get hack to work||
“What’s gotten into you? Over Sophta? Are you really that petty?“||
His annoying voice made it impossible to focus. ||
“Jarai, get lost, okay? []
He trove, “You’ve never talked to ine like tits before.“||
“It’s not about Sophia. We werent even official.-||
“We’re both single. Since when do you get to control who 1 hang out with7||
“Who do you d
| are?–||
think you are?
He kept going, acting like he was some kind of moral authority.||
“Are you done?” I hit save and looked up||
“This was never about who showed up in your life.
“It’s about me realizing you’re a flaky, self centered jerk ||
“Did
1 you really think my love was just a given?” ||
He stared at me, stunned, like I’d just slapped him with the truth ||
At the office, their reputatum were lanking.
Jamily members were showing up, and their work was a mess
Management caught wind and called them in for a talk (
When they came out, Sophia’s eyes were red.]
I guess the company gave them another chance ||
After all, with no major louars, they could afford to be a late lendent ||
to work, ignoring even Sophia when she tried to talk to him
jjed paying attention
e attention to either of them]]
The project was simu
thave time for distrgo
ra Thongaun and my mom
back together.
Chapin
My mom pulled her aside.]
“Let the kids figure it out on their own. They’re not babies anymore.
it[]
#wasn’t expecting my mom to stay out of it
She looked even more upset
The project was finished,
d, with just a few loose ends to the up
As the lead, I got a lot of praise from the higher–ups.
My transfer to headquarters was already in motion.
Sophia, as usual was slacking off her contribution practically negative []
Lucas tried to step up at the last minute, but he was so far behind, he could barely keep up.
After the celebration dinner, I saw Sophis pull him aside.[]
They whispered in a corner.
“Lucas. I got an offer from the rival company. Let’s jump ship together.
“Get away from these people who don’t appreciate us
Lucas stood there, thinking
Sophia kept going, excited
“it’s simple. We just need to bring a little gift with us. |
“Double the salary.-]
You worked on the last prof
She had no shame []
project, so you know the numbers. We just take them with us
And she was dragging the whole company down with her.||
I was furious]
Luckily, the final key data was something I’d tweaked alone.
No one else knew the core numbers.
When I heard Lucas hesitate, then agree, I walked away
They’d have to face the consequences of their actions [
I wasn’t going to save them
