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83 Pt 2 : Case Updates
"Just do what I say, Althéo."
"You sayin' I just can't say no? Why not?" Théo let out a scornful chuckle, minding the flat but peremptory tone his own mother was using to persuade him. It was almost too predictable and familiar.
"You seriously need another explanation?"
"I'm staying."
"Why?" His mother made a face. "Is it your job?" Claudia sighed.
If she was indeed his boss' new boss, he ought to hear it straight from Gillaume. He needed a lot of clarifications which his own mother clearly didn't have the time or patience to elaborate. She couldn't even make a quick drive to visit him here in the hospital to actually see how he was doing.
Nothing new, though. He'd learnt long before that her job was always her priority. Not her children. Not her family. Some people were just that se
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