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96: The Safe

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Oliver

“You can’t fire me,” I muttered, dazed and confused. I couldn’t leave this place now—not today, when I needed to be here the most.

“I just did, Oliver. I will give you twenty-four hours to pack, and you have to leave your key card on your desk.” He moved past me and sat on the desk. Was this a dream? I needed this job... Benjamin knew how much I needed this job.

“But—”

“But what, Oliver? I can’t have you around. You’re a distraction. If this is about money, I will send you two months’ wages. That should be enough to help you find another job.” He pulled out the files before tucking himself under the desk.

“Ben...” I started, but on second thought, maybe this was a good thing. If he fired me now, he wouldn’t be able to trace anything back to me if it went missing, right? Or wouldn’t it be more suspicious that on the day he fired me, some documents got missing?

How would I get the document if I surrendered my key card? I could just take it with me and return it later, claiming I
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