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26. ...LET ALONE A WOMAN UNDER MY PROTECTION
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2022-10-06 11:01:00I do not say a thing.
Walter's gaze is fixed on me and I catch it. I read the message in his eyes. He wants me to play it cool.
But not this time. Nope. No.
"Grandpa, I am the director of the group. That's all I have. You can't be taking that away from me to hand to Lucas. He has a lot on his hands. How is he supposed to even juggle all of that?"
"Well, he's proved to be a better manager than you are. He has his life on track and looks, he's getting engaged in a week. Talk about the perfect fit for everything."
"Lucas can hold our other fronts while I handle here. I mean, he just got back from Sydney." I pause before I say, "This is about the date, right? I told you she didn't fucking like me. How is that supposed to be my fault? How am I to make someone who doesn't like me, like me?"
What I reported back to grandpa after I got off the date with D
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