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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.

and throws it on the table

envelope. What the hell

Mr. Joseph, anything you want

sorry. I swear, Winona, it started out like that, but I did come to love you. I told her

I'm really confused.

all along. She paid him well.

explodes on the inside at his words. My

I will be from now on. No more second guessing myself and letting people blow smoke up my ass "Mr.

close I came to being with you but something always held me back. I don't ever want to see

I'm Shook

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

Ms. Nolan, Abby and Anne. Stay away because my security will be instructed to shoot first

yet.

you just leave us

was pregnant with Jayden's baby. She let us struggle. All she cared about was keeping me away from Jayden. That woman is evil. I've never hated anyone as much as I hate

doesn't flinch. She'll talk her way out of it somehow, of that, I'm sure. A life with Jayden will always be 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

true, it usually is. Phillip was. He was too understanding, too supportive, too helpful. Once again, I believed in a dream, like I did

wiser. I won't trust words again. I'll

his family, why wait till now? Once Phillip is gone. Gus turns to me. "Ms. Nolan, you are the best at what you do, I'm inviting you to stay on

such an impossible dream it wasn't ever on my radar. I'm thinking

it overnight and let me know your decision by six in the morning. I can assure you, Ms. Nolan, I don't make joke

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