t her when Sandy ran in and

a screamed as Valerie

was going on?

led Layla out and re

ened?" Val

n't rem

k her head.

her last night when we

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pologize" V

. There is a high possibili

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e for work" She hurried out of bed, to the ba

bath, right? Because you stin

took a cab. She didn't see Mr Duncan outside, so she ran in. She w

n wants t

heart thum

n the door wi

sed the door behind her. He l

mornin

e. It has come to the notice of the top management that you don't take your job seriou

. Her eyes blurred with tears. He went back to work and Valerie

or to her house, and

back this early?

oved to the side and she entered. She sat heavily o

e handed her the letter

ost yo

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ill you

ve no

ide her and p

ing will

ng window looking at the people below, but was lost in the

anything?" H

a file where he read

hanage?" He raised his

ing else that i

t is

t her job. Yester

the office as jared f

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boss.

say" He

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rang and he

grand

Won't you come home t

ed his lip

er. Your parents and brother will be there

d the call. His family was there, of

ng to him, she was the granddaughter of his dead

Jared drove to

coat and he walked to the dinner table. It was ful

kled, but he stil

ght were his parents and seated

er brother, who was running

on him as soon

e her. Jared ignored her and sat beside his brother

ere, let's start" Dy

r grandfather had more to

setting you up

d a doub

m not going f

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ne soon. Don't wo

ime is

ned to

you to have your engageme

appen in t

st, grandfather

in three weeks, so it h

parents are arriving?"

they will be in tim

n, come to my of

I'm the garden when he felt

and exhaled to ta

her off him and she fell, letting out a yelp.

me forward t

r. She rose on her own and slapped the young girl across

e filthy hands on me" Sh