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morning. "You said you were certain I'd get it." Everyone was sure it'd be me. I'd gotten co

ugh. I was still a sales associate, and a random person was the assistant manag

een looking forward to this promotion for months. I'd been working harder than ever to make su

e I was currently working in, it was only natural she had other bus

trying to calm me down. "You are still young. You

to cry. I was at work, and I still nee

never the spot ope

young didn't mean I didn't deserve it. I had the best sales this year. I even went on a business trip t

ile and get

rything was falling apart in my life, I had to smile through work. Some customers

peak again, but I

er, and she gave me a sad smile. "From your

r. "The position wa

gh. Sorry a

ile James told me to. "You can g

my mind drifted to the way Harry was holding the other girl in my kitchen. How long had they been together? How long had he been tired of me? Why cou

glosses from the shelf into her bag. I frowned. Most peopl

another one in her bag. I gasped. One of my colleagues was

for a while. Maybe she was going to pay for ever

eague and said something with a smile be

she d

g, it would be deducted from my salary. I doubted I'd hav

alking, pretending like she couldn't see me, but I wasn't about to allow her to leave with my salary in her ba

as a nuisance. "I didn't.

at a crossroads. Just because I didn't get the promotion I wanted didn't mean I could afford to lose my job.

e asked im

ake, but a few products may ha

ha

, so it's

aying I'm

n if you want to claim I'm lying, there are cameras in th

embarrassing for her which was why I wasn't surprised when she continued to deny it

ust shot herself in the foot. "I

taller than I was, and she had six-inch heels on, making her even taller. She could cr

I can't do t

s your

t my manager after you return the glosses." I

ndbag. She was squealing like I was harassing her, but she was the one who could

put in the bag. Passersby gasped, and a new face wearing our uniform walked toward us. She was wearing a black

me a dirty look. "What's going on here, and what do

s right" policy, but my salary was on

Is this how you treat your customers? Ar

face. "I'm the assistant, but I ca