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Chapter 92

Author: Issy_writes
last update Last Updated: 2023-10-27 00:14:41

Ava's POV

The words I had just blurted out were irreversible. They had escaped my lips, eliciting a smile from Miller.

Maybe I regretted it, maybe I didn't, but at that moment, I went emotionally numb.

Did I just hand over all my hard work with words?

"Done," he said, standing up and handing Tom a file. "You can either resign or, if you prefer, be fired by the board. And as for you, Tom, I still have the photocopies, so don't try anything with me. This was surprisingly simple. I didn't actually need a spy in your small company," he said, with a smirk on his face.

As he turned away, I immediately felt a burning sensation in my throat, accompanied by a sting in my nose.

Why on earth had I spoken up?

Tom, on the other hand, remained silent for a while after Chris had left.

"You should know when to speak and when not to," he growled, staring in the direction of the door Chris had just walked out of.

"You're not the only one who would be impacted if the contract were to go viral. I would a
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