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Clocking Out

Author: Helen Ene
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Simon looked at Spenser, his eyes narrowed in suspicion, trying to gauge if he could trust his words.

“What do you mean by that?” Simon asked.

“It means you need to be more concerned than you currently are,” Spenser replied with a shrug.

Simon watched him cut into the steak on his plate, a smug look on his face as he took a bite.

“If I am going to make any sense of what you are saying, you’re going to have to say more than that,” Simon replied, taking a sip of wine.

Spenser sighed, then replied, “We all know you and the Gary group have been at this fierce war of wanting to be first place in the industry.”

“Yes, that’s a wide opinion, but I guess that’s not what you are trying to tell me,” Simon responded.

“The Gary group has one of the most amazing and sought-after Vectra in the industry working with them now; that’s a huge competitive gap right there, and you sit there telling me you are not bothered?” Spenser asked on a scoff.

“Tell me what the Gary group is doing, Spenser, and save
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