Chapter 74
“Oh, come on! That’s $15,000 we’re talking about here!”
“Mom, Anthea’s saying it’s not about the money…”
Harriet was fuming, her blood boiling. It was $15,000!
What on earth did Anthea want?
She couldn’t possibly be holding out for $100,000, could she?
How shameless could she bel
“Mom, what do we do now?” Baldie queried, his voice tinged with uncertainty.
“Just ignore her!” Harriet spat out maliciously. “That little bitch is just playing hardball with me! She can take it or leave it! I refuse to believe my rotisserie can’t survive without her!”
Even if Anthea turned Cloudcrest upside down, there was no way she’d find anyone willing to pay $15,000 a month for an inexperienced waitress with no education to boast of.
Who in their right mind would do that?
of their
I just
affirmatively. “Yeah, ignore her! Mark my words. Within three days,
the words left her mouth, Harriet added, “And if she messages
Baldie agreed before he asked hesitatingly, “Mom, do you think Anthea will come
to us?”
with confidence. “I offered her $15,000, and she refused. When she begs to come back, she’ll find the offer substantially reduced. Just wait
convinced by his mother’s
**
a brisk walk around the park before heading home.
her medicine when she
you instructed
interrupted, “Karen, I
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said they’re just common ingredients, ineffective for your migraines.”
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