lie'

ie disappeared into her room for the ni

a

en the door. He stood there, his usual cocky smirk missing. I

greeted

hout a word. I barely had time to close the door be

I asked, sitt

e's just looking for reasons to make my life hell. I did everything right today, and

'm sorry, Jak

nd then the traffic was a nightmare. I was stuck for nearly an

nvenience in his day, his boss, his coworkers, the slow i

ws too. Huge news. And every time I opened my mout

ldn't hold it

armaceuticals!" I blurted out, unabl

l into compl

head to look at me, his

for me. I got in. It's my dream, Jake! If I d

ht now?" he cut me o

ked. "

while I'm sitting here, telling you how awful my day

im, stunned.

m over here struggling, and you're excited about workin

hated Adrian Hawthorne, but

is my career." My future. You

"If you love me,

sharp breath

eadable. "If you actually care about t

hoping he was joking. "

't believe this." After everything that happened at the gala, are you

n build in my chest. This is my dream job, Jake. And you're as

d. "Wow. I see w

ke.

snapped, grabb

say another word, he yanked it open and walke

the sound, my

r, Cassie's bedroo

hen she spoke. "What t

might come back. "He...he got mad because I told hi

scoffed

her. Her eyes were

actually considering that,"

sita

tell me you are not about to be the girl who

hat," I snapped,

strings for you! "You think you can just walk into her office tomo

p, my thoug

trated. "If you don't go, I

into her room, leaving me standing the

ext M

argument with Jake, Cassie's words, and the

to take on my first day at Hawthorne Pharmaceuticals. Ins

entering my room until she s

ill in bed

hed.

realize you have so

"I don't k

the air. "You want to throw your who

hat," I snapped a

Carter? She puts her reputation on the line for you. She bel

ept up m

her head. "If you don't g

d out, leaving me al

yes, taking a

ght. I had

I didn't have all the answers yet,

I threw off the covers and he

first day of

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