I stared at my mother for a few seconds, my fingers still wrapped around the stair rail.Her face stayed tight, but her eyes kept moving over mine.I let out a small laugh and shook my head. “Why?”She looked away first.That annoyed me more than if she had shouted.“No, don’t do that.” I stepped down from the stairs and folded my arms, "you don’t get to say something dramatic like that and then look away. Why not Adam?”Hazel rubbed her fingers over her forehead, “He is not the kind of person you want to meddle with.”I blinked at her. “Meddle with?”“Yes.”“Mom, you made me work for him.”“I said work for him.” She pointed at me with two fingers, her brows pulling together. “Work, learn, pay attention. Get structure. That man is excellent at what he does.”I laughed and spread my hands. “Oh, so he’s great for teaching me, but if I stand too close, I’ll catch a disease?”“Eve.”“No, seriously, what are you saying right now?” I raked my fingers through my hair and looked at her proper
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