Aurélie Tess Blackwood.I tried to explain.“Mr. Reynor, you have to believe when I say...”“Yeah, yeah, yeah. Go on. Feed me another bullshit excuse to defend your incompetence.” His voice was sharp, dismissive, like I wasn’t even worth listening to.My chest tightened painfully.“Okay.” I breathed out, trying desperately to calm myself, to keep my voice steady. “Whatever she told you isn’t true.”“I didn’t bail out. I...”“Well, that’s funny,” he cut me off, his voice rising. “Because from what I heard, you didn’t do a thing all day. She sorted out the files. She outlined the details. She got the job done! And you?” He gestured sharply toward the door. “What were you doing? Where were you when I walked in?”Each word hit me like a physical blow.“Mr. Reynor, it really didn’t happen like...”“I don’t care how it happened, Secretary!” He slammed his hand on the desk, and I flinched.“You disappointed me. Again. At least one way or another, the job was done.”I stood there, frozen, hea
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