Wait, what did she say? “He…what? He was cheating on me with her?” Mom and dad exchanged wide-eyed glances. “I’ve already said too much,” she said, then stood and went into the kitchen, pretending to search for something. I followed her. “How long did you know about this?” I asked. No answer. I
“What? Me? Why?” “Somehow a large order of office supplies for one of our biggest clients just…up and vanished? No one seems to know what happened to it. The client is pissed, the higher ups are pissed. This was our biggest order of the quarter, we are losing a ton on this,” Maria explained. “Th
Logan stared Bob down. Logan already normally had a domineering presence, but in this moment, it was even more so. “Hazel, leave your things. You aren’t going anywhere,” Logan said, his eyes still on Bob. Bob shifted his weight from one foot to the other. He was looking anywhere but at Logan’s f
“Listen, Sean, I am as single as it gets. There must be some mistake,” I said. “Are you sure you got the right records?” Sean sighed. “Hazel Whitaker, correct? Please confirm your date of birth and social security number for me.” I whispered the info into my phone so no one else would overhear.
Woman 1 gasped. “Do you think…?” Woman 2 laughed. “Uh, yeah. They’re both definitely the type for something like that.” The women left and I came out of the stall, smiling. Those two were absolutely having an affair, I was surprised I hadn’t guessed that already about them. Now to just catch t
Later that afternoon, I sat at my desk, waiting for Logan to make the announcement about Bob. After my bathroom meeting with Elena, we snuck onto Bob’s computer and looked for the evidence we needed to prove that Bob had in fact deleted emails in my account. We went to Logan together to show him w
“I think what Veronica meant to say was that she’ll bring out our finest bags at once for you to look at,” Mr. Morgan said, making Veronica shrink into herself. “Yes sir, of course, right away,” she hurried towards the back of the store. “Please follow me,” Mr. Morgan said, leading Logan and me
“Please, I insist,” Logan pressed the money into her palm. She blushed. “That is too kind…thank you sir,” she pocketed the money. “Please, let me know if there’s anything else I can get you.” Logan nodded and she returned to stocking shelves. Veronica returned moments later, carrying at least
“I’ve been in this game for too long,” Senior said. “When I first got the news, I could only think about my legacy. I became obsessed with it. I’m not like you, Walter. I didn’t think about my family, or anyone else. Only myself.” “It’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks,” Mr. Hudgens said. He la
“Janice,” Senior said. All smug arrogance disappeared from his voice. “What are you doing here?” “At first I didn’t think I would come,” Janice replied. “After all these years… I didn’t want to see your face ever again for as long as I lived. Better to leave well enough alone. But… after hearing e
I glanced down at my pink blouse and gray slacks. What was so wrong with my outfits? I dressed professionally… mostly. He really thought I needed supervision to pick out an outfit.Looking at Logan, I saw my own disbelief mirrored back at me. This was absolutely ridiculous.“Is that it?” Walter aske
In front of the partition screen, a large table had been assembled, with rows of chairs on either side, facing each other. We took our side, and Senior and his team of lawyers took theirs. There were so many lawyers that many of them had to stand.Senior sat across from Logan, though his glare of di
“He might surprise us,” Dylan said, a shred of hope in his voice, under a healthy level of cynicism.“Don’t hold your breath,” Frank replied.“The problem is we don’t know fully what to expect,” Mabel said. “Well – other than Senior being a crotchety asshole who will try to cheat us at every turn. W
“It’s time to talk to Logan and Hazel and stop this whole thing,” Dylan said. “You are outnumbered and outmatched, with so many people ready to stand against you.”Opening the top of the folder, Senior glared down at the stack of papers in the stack. “Disgruntled former employees. Fake friends. Fami
“We were just hoping to talk to her,” I said.The man’s brow lifted slightly. “Are you selling something? Wait -- why do you look familiar?” Narrowing his eyes, he gazed at us with suspicion. Then, suddenly, recognition must have struck him because his eyes widened. “You’re those people from the new
Despite the general unpleasantness of the conversation with the mayor and the governor, they eventually agreed to let us go. They had no real reason to hold us, and Logan saw through their veiled threats easily enough.In fact, he even seemed to make them feel to make them feel like unsupportive fri
That day, we changed our minds and decided to release six interviews to the website, with Michael Hatfield’s being the final. Overnight, the story gained so much national traction that the sheriff and two security men show up at our door.“Logan Hatfield? Hazel Whitaker? The mayor wants to speak wit