CHAPTER 38: The Hard ChoiceAllison's POVAlright, so the day actually didn’t suck. Shocking, I know. But for the first time in what felt like forever, I didn’t feel like the universe’s personal punching bag. The morning with Jacob had been… well, it had been perfect. The kind of perfect that makes you side-eye the sky, waiting for the other shoe to drop.But it hadn’t. I’d had a ridiculously productive day at LunaTech. We were back on track, baby. And the vibe was immaculate.“And remember,” I said to Ashley as we walked toward the lobby, “if that dickhead from accounting calls again for the quarterly projections, you tell him to eat a entire bag of… well, tell him they’re with my lawyer. Which is technically true, because my lawyer has everything. It sounds more threatening that way.”Ashley, a saint who deserved a medal for putting up with me, nodded carefully, absorbing my… let’s call it ‘unique’ management style. “A whole bag. Got it. And your lawyer. Yes, boss.”“You’re a gem.
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