I didn't want to worry her, so I only said something had come up at work. Then I arranged for her and my father to leave home and stay at a hotel.After I hung up, I felt completely drained.Andrew looked worried. "Ms. Hart, things are getting out of hand online. You're not seriously thinking of giving them cash instead of their benefits just to make this go away, are you? If you give in now, you'll lose your employees' respect!""Give in?" I let out a short, bitter laugh, but it pulled at the cut on my forehead. I sucked in a sharp breath.The pain snapped me out of my grief. Suddenly, my mind was clearer than ever, my resolve hardening like steel."Andrew, don't panic. I'm not giving in to a bunch of people this greedy."Once we're back from the hospital, call everyone into the conference room!"If they want a fight, I'll give them one!Half an hour later, I pushed open the door to the main conference room.What I saw inside was so absurd it made me sick.Lucas was sitting in my seat
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