Chapter 196

“I’m smart, that’s how!” Carlisle replied, pursing his lips.

Gordon let out a sigh. “Let’s not talk about this anymore. I’ll have a better job soon.”

“But back to the main point,” Carlisle continued. “Do you really think that department head would help you get such a high–paying job?”

“But I can’t think of anyone who would do it besides him!” Gordon replied with a confused tone.

He and Shawn both started working at the water plant ten years ago.

Their relationship was good at first. However, Shawn started to distance himself after he got to his new

position. In recent years, their relationship had become increasingly strained.

To avoid being kicked out of the water plant, Gordon would invite him to dinner now and then.

However, Shawn would use alcohol as an excuse to make things difficult for Gordon during the dinners.

In order to keep his job and support his family, Gordon had to swallow his pride and fulfill all of Shawn’s

requests.

Gordon thought that Shawn would help him during the layoffs this time. To his shock, his name was on

first list

wanted

realizing his mistake. He even planned to give him a valuable gift once he settled into the new

Gordon back to

years; he would have been elated to see Gordon suffer, so

help Gordon get a high–paying job?

reached under the couch cushion and pulled out

up, Hilda slapped him on the face, reprimanding him, “You promised your son you wouldn’t smoke. How could you smoke behind

his mother’s words,

you don’t keep your promises, do you? I’ll start smoking too, then.

dorm!”

won’t smoke anymore. Please don’t

promptly confiscated Gordon’s cigarette before returning to the conversation. “If it’s not the department head, could

husband and Owen’s father.

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is only 12 hundred dollars. How could he

enough as long as

think so. He asked Carlisle on the phone, “Carl,

at Sentaur?”

how to explain it. He couldn’t tell them about the conflict he had with the richest

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