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59- Weakness

Author: Lisa Salman
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Ashton Garner threw away the phone. It landed on the floor and crashed. Chad was looking at it open-mouthed.

Today Ashton Garner called him to his place for telling him the good news that his job was almost ninety-nine percent confirmed.

“Hell!” he balled his hands into fists, “how dare he?” Ashton Garner spat in anger.

“That fu*cker! How dare he?” Ashton walked to the glass cupboard that had all the marble and glass decorations, collected from around the world.

He looked around when his gaze fell on the paperweight. Without giving it much thought he picked it up and threw it on the glass showcase with full force.

“Mr. Garner!” Chad went to him and tied his arms around his waist, “Please control yourself!” Chad tried to console him, but Ashton’s face was turning crimson in rage with each passing minute.

“My friend is very close to Marwick and Marwick takes him as his mentor. This man promised me that he will not only talk to Marwick but will also make sure that you are hired. He had a
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Jonathan
I agree, I just hope this story is not going to turn into a sh*t show where Chad and Ashton are going to team up to manipulate Marv
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Lauren Michelle Taylor
Wow!!! Not sure what to feel about chad- I can understand why he is upset about losing his family but he was also the one that messed up his family… and Ashton is just horrible for supporting that mess ...‍♀️
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