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27. Playing with fire

Author: Sia Brown
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-28 06:00:48

“Have you forgotten what she did to me?” Becky said, “Do you not want to punish her for that?” 

“I do, darling.” I said as the look of sadness on her face churned my heart. I never meant to make her feel as though she was not important to me. “But my father.. I gave him my word that I wouldn’t go after her.” 

A frown etched on her face. “But that was when things were different, when your company was at stake.” She said, “You didn’t want to go against her because you were afraid she would take the money away. But what happened now? Despite your kindness in sparing her, she pulled the money from the company. And now, you have nothing to lose.” 

At the mention of her words, I began to think about it for a moment. She was indeed making sense. 

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