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, I felt true, absolute despair. What was

p, urgent presses. I opened the door to find

he Robbins Group legal department. We need you

meted. The le

ins Group. This time, I wasn't taken to the execu

was Brian Reynolds, the head of endorsements, a notoriously short-tempered

ed a file down in front of me. "Elo

a final draft of the Stonetroni

"This renewal fee! Why is it three million dollars hig

l number clearly. We had confirmed it via email

ersion I submitte

... I pulled this file from your computer's 'final' fol

her. My computer! She

th! CEO Walter Stone has already announced the termination of all cooperation with us

the room was on me, a thousan

w how hard I had worked on this project. I sea

d, filled with disgus

it? Was the five million I offered not enough? You thought

l blow, a knife he perso

A greedy, manipulative woman

my face as I laughed. I looked right at

word. "In your heart, isn't that

to stun him. He hadn'

of someone who refuses to trus

ut calling the police,

ng him. He stood up and walke

ice. "Go and get Walter back yourself. Fix this contract

e ultimate humiliation. Walter was famously stubborn.

d to watch me hit rock bottom and com

eyes, and for the first time, a fi

you ju