Chapter 8 Who Are You to Butt In?
In the past few days, Gelse had been bany morganizing the company. She tackled personnel inom and restructured the company’s operationi. Larly the mining someone bunt into her offer without knocking.
“Ma. Włunu, why do you for me? It was Tom Walker. The general manager she had decided to let go.
Celecked up an Who are you and why don’t knock”
1m Tom Walker. Ht jar akel in me. So, the new hou in sirgeting old employers? Allen all I’ve done Bar the company, you just for me like that.
Tors was nearly fifty and had been a leech at SG for years, taking kekbacks and emberaking fand, sing giant lasses to the company
Yes. 1 Bred you. Any objectam”
Tom stared at the young woman, astonished by her audacity. “Who gave you the authoop?
Cloud a pile of do this. “You know what you’ve done. Reign lay, or cal the piler. Then you hearing charges of commercial fraud, which could and you pad for years “Tu Tom hada) expected her in have so machadence. He thought he had been careful
“Any more question?”
Twandered M. Willams, can you me me another chance? Tom pleaded. Heddy) want to have SC, as it was a lucrative postiem.
The company has riven you many dances over the pean. Consider it a face for your long sepure here that I’m letting you reg
Tom redha teeth. “Celeste, man you be so
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with a steely look. You made the mistakes, not me.”
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Crinted‘ cake Toons thereonly. She was focused on the hat for the land, competing again the Camer Group, SC wasn’t a strong as the Canters, to winning the bid would be challenging Bu Gelee was determined to try, no mater the odds
Jessica, hearing about Tom’s confrontation, mobed to Celevor’s office, worried. ‘Did Tom do anything to you??
h’s a law–abiding soory What could he do?
“Good. Do you want to go out this weekend? Hinow a great place.”
Weekend Celeste remembered the had
“Thame plan ”
Grandma Caner.
“What plans, by the way, Anthony a back in town. He asked when you’d be free to meet.
Anthony Quinn waisonrose Cebur had known ince childhood. Their mothers joked about them getting married someday. However, he went abroad during his unior year of high school and they lost touch With her complicated family dynamic and her mother’s early death, Celse was sent to be with her aunt in the countryside. She turned in the gial aber high school and marned Mason quickly.
Jau kening you know.” Jumahrugg
The weekend camet quickly. Celeste war
wain’t gong in the offer, but Masin called early in the mooning
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“We agreed to vir Grandma. Im coming to pick you up…
“Do as you wah”
Mason arted shortly, and Celeste came down dressed in a white that and jean, her hair in a bun, Tapking youthful and radant
Though they had been maand for three years, Mason had never really noticed Celeste. He always saw her with her hair down, wearing homely clothes, looking gentle and massunung Today, she looked confidem and turning
“What you stumpar? Celeste asked elly, noting his gaze,
“Nothing Just don’t say anything reckless in front of Grandma
Don’t worry, I won’t tell her about your degrimate child.”
dont mean that Grandma’sold and not in great health. Dont upset |
net her. I don’t know what tricks you used to make her like you so much, but keep it up.”
Mearing don’t mention the divan
Celeste geed Mison and got in the car with the pili she prepared for Grand
“Did you sell the necklace I gave you?” Mason asked
“You said it was a gift. How I handle my b
Maven was speechless.
The Canter family state was a hazar masson in the heart of the y
When Mason’s car pulled up, they saw Grandma Caner eagerly waking at the door
da soon as Celeste gat eu. Grandma Carter la up with joy. Celeste, wiry haven’t you vuurd in so king”
Sunding text to Grandma Camere Masse’s mother, Margaret, and her goddaughter, Sarah Whee
Margeri daapproved of Celeste, having wasted to marry Mason in her friend’s daughter, Sarah. Bu Celeste beat
“Winry, Grandma. I’ve been busy lately” Grinar apala pod
Grandma Catter held Cris’s hand warmly ‘s good for young people buy
Margaer was depleased. “What the ben buy with She dorsing whr Mason works hard is support the family Every penny the spend in Mason’s hard–earned money” “She’s been loading off the Camen for years and hain’t even plennus a child. What use a she?
ever worked a day
“Enough” Grandma Caner sided. “Celeste is part of this lady. Mason as money for her to spend, and the runs the household diligently. You’ve never
Margaret fell sånnį but glared at Celesin.
Beliga, Celesir would have argued, but now, the wain’t hokling back.
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“Don’t be angry Celeste might be a bar. She marred May, so she don’t do much. Please don’t mind her.” Sarah sering while lying the Clevie had always ignored Sarah’s proscations, but now he had had enough
“Your the only ander here. How I conduct myself and enjoy my lide is one of your business. Who are you to
