Bounded by the Ceo's deception
Her voice trembled, but the words seemed to drift past me, hollow, like the air around us.
I pulled back, my shoulders stiff, my face set. “No, thank you, Miss,” I said, my voice steady. “I’ll find a way myself.” I didn’t flinch as I looked her in the eyes. “You’re my manager, but your ideas just keep landing me in trouble. I’ll work hard, become a star on my own, and raise enough money for my mother’s treatment.”
Ana opened her mouth to say something, but the sharp ring of my phone interrupted her. I glanced at the screen—it was Adam, my boss from the bar where I also work.
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