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cause I still haven't gotten over the fact that Larissa made me lose a million-dollar contract, while we postponed the meeting, one of the competitors got in touch and presented a similar project and as it couldn't be any different, they discarded us. ─ I can't believe you were that stupid, Henry. ─ Luz, my sister, says, entering my room without knocking. ─ What happened now? ─ I stop analyzing the contract I was reading. ─ I was in the bathroom when a girl came in crying, I know it's wrong to listen to other people's conversations, but I didn't want to bother her. ─ Get straight to the point, Luz, I don't have all the time in the world to listen to you. ─ She was saying that the hatchery's son fired her just because the poor thing has a daughter. I don't want to believe that this is really the reason, Henry - he says, looking at me with his arms crossed. ─ Tell me, it was all a misunderstanding, wasn't it? ─ There is no misunderstanding, that's exactly what you heard. I've had unpleasant experiences and I'm not in the mood to go through that again. Women with children only attract trouble, even in the workplace. And since I'm the CEO, I can hire and fire whoever I want. ─ Where did you get this madness from? This attitude is extremely sexist and illegal, you cannot discriminate against a person in this way. She has been working with you for a month, has she ever let you down? ─ She slapped the table. ─ No, but... ─ There is no "but" you speak as if only single mothers are prone to problems and it is not like that. Would you also fire a man because he was a father? ─ No, you know that men and women have different roles in raising a child. ─ Are you listening to your own words? ─ question possessed. I knew that the moment I found out, Luz would come with her moralistic speeches, but I thought it would take a few more days. ─ I don't care about your opinion, Luz. I already fired her and I won't go back - I say decisively. I never let my sister influence my decisions and I won't do it now. ─ Then I'm going to hire her, I really need an assistant ─ she says with her nose in the air, challenging me. ─ No, you can'