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laim at the glass cases containing all kinds of

window, wondering if

jor supplier,"

I begin calculating the profits in

lio

ot!" I blurt

; he looks disappointe

your

t mind would offer this kind of asset for free. Tell me, a

through me," he admits. "Yes, there's a catch, nothing too serious. Nobody wants to hear that a

he day when I wouldn't rely on commissions, and n

his cologne envelopes my senses. "But I insisted. So, a controlling share

the forbidden fruit,

ey after the divorce, and I'll use it to find Gen

ni Jewelers officiall

hisper in excitement as I read

night. I wonder how Tom walks freel

e checking the earrings section. All my assistants ar

problem, s

"What's it like to be

Tom sent him

ever get th

stomer service smile.

y, the man utters. "D

t races

an remarks lightly with a dark sta

m in that way? Leave before I call security.

le handing me a card. "How do you thi

from a long line

this time with a sharp look. "He and his

and I place my hand over my ch

eady moving out of the store. I sprint after him, but

and little finger t

he road. I look at the card ag

rri

at dinner alone, as Diana is

m my meal, I disco

?" I

ve you a business start-u

"The CEO of Aspen Designs

ng, begins to cough profuse

hardson be tel

say?" Tom asks

. "He was just w

doesn't restore comfort to my

s back, don't sell hi

hy

se I s

our profit if I c

rious look. "How do I explain this gently? He's psy

omach, and I sit straight

sake, don't you

een too busy rai

on his computer, he shows me news articles about Adam

suddenly became a hero. He even wrote a New York Times

hy

loud wail echoes from the

ursery, and I pick

y, little bugg

. "Where's

guess. I pull back Mikey's nappy. "He's dry

, w

speaking, I gently pus

rying children," Tom hi

need to carry him

s up a little water, and his cries f

I imagine a moment where he and Genevieve had talked to Tom about the

s a sting claws inside of me. Then

d I be jealous

he cries agai

n bed, unable to find rest. I can't

ut stealing ideas isn't uncommon in the corporate wor

Adam out of th

ks," I

ut of my room. The empty and qu

after we left. While inside, I begin to check eve

ic

lm over my mouth and quickly crawl under the d