Chapter 45

"But 25 thousand is a lot and—"

"So what? You were giving 19 thousand to your mistress, so it shouldn't be difficult to come up with that money for yourself."

"I could pay that amount if you give me back my job."

"No, Roger. That's your punishment: you'll find a job like everyone else to support your mistress and pay child support to Deborah, without my financial help."

"Wait... what do you mean by finding a job?" Roger asked, alarmed.

"You need to find employment because you're fired from the company."

"What?!" Both Isabelle and Roger were shocked.

"George, isn’t that a little excessive? Roger is your son and—"

"He's an employee who skipped work without any justification."

"Without justification? He was in prison!"

"But that happened because he annoyed the judge, didn't he?"

"George, you need to be fair."

"Well, I wasn't the one who fired him, it was his direct supervisor. And I shall respect Edgar's decision."

"George, you can't do this to our son and—”

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