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53 I'm Shook (Winona)

"I will deal with each issue in turn. I think this will be the fastest. Phillip Joseph."

Phillip looks at him. "Mr. Brennan. I'm dedicated to the best outcomes for Brennan Industries. My hard work speaks for itself."

"Don't bother begging me, Joseph. Consider your contract ended. You won't work for Nexus Global, Brennan Industries or any subsidiary businesses of ours ever again."

Phillip looks horrified. My heart goes out to him knowing the work he has put in beside me. And our little business is gorie.

"I don't understand... the financials back up my digital marketing campaign."

Gus Brennan paces, well more like stalks, at the end of the table. Saying nothing for a few minutes. "The Brennan family hold something more precious to them than money and success."

He stops and stares at Phillip: "Loyalty. Loyalty to the Brennans is first and foremost. Do you have anything to say about that?"

"I.IN..no." Phillip stumbles over his words and his face is red as fire.

Gus laughs. "Really? I guess a liar will always make up a justification. If this didn't concern the respect and safety for Jayden's first-born child, I wouldn't give a rat's ass."

Wait. This is about Abby? I don't know what's happened but Phillip is looking down and looking very guilty.

shuffles some large envelopes and brings one over and throws it on the table

What the hell is

anything you want

Winona, it started out like that, but I did come to love you. I told her I wasn't doing it anymore when you asked me

I'm really confused.

paid him well. To distract you from Jayden no doubt and to keep tabs on

the inside at his words. My mind actually can't calculate

Trust your gut." You bet I will be from now on. No more second guessing myself and

and he doesn't say anything else. "You bastard. How close I came to being with you but something always held me back. I don't ever want to see you again. Stay away from my

I'm Shook

home." Gus Brennan tells me. "The locks will be changed immediately

away because my security will be instructed to shoot first and ask questions later."

yet.

couldn't you just leave

She let us

a life with Judy, his crazy, obsessed mother. I'm not ever letting my child be alone with her. I don't care what Jayden says. Clearly, this is just getting started. I swallow my tears. Phillip doesn't deserve them. I will rise above all of this. Right now, I want to scream and just hit them until the hurting stops. How could I have been so

it right away. When something is too good to be true, it usually is. Phillip was. He

but I'm wiser. I won't trust words again. I'll question actions. I'll question everything. Abby is the one I

going through my head is why now? Presumably Gus Brennan has had his finger on the pulse of Brennan industries. If he's so worried about his family, why wait till now? Once

dream it wasn't ever on my radar.

have the contract here. You can read through it overnight and let me know your decision by six in the morning. I can assure you, Ms. Nolan, I

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