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“Good for you”

“Any update with Justin Henderson?” Lynne teased

“No,” Mikaela quickly said “Tell oes?”

“I’ll call you as soon as we’re done and stuff Can’t wait!” she shrieked

Mikaela smiled as Lynne ended the call She was happy for her friend, but knew about Lynne’s track record With her looks, she never ran out of dates Every time Lynne was excited for some prospect boyfriend, these relationships would fizzle out as quickly as they had started And Lynne would cry and get over it quickly with the next guy that ca

She couldn’t be like Lynne There were souys in a span of two ood emotions to last, which explained her previous relationships and those all lasted for a year at least Mikaela felt bad about not telling Lynne again about the current happenings in her life It sounded too sleazy though, poor decisionEven Lynne wouldn’t bother with a contract But Lynne didn’t need money for school

Mikaela looked at the contract again, deters work for her, no reement

The deal had pulled through; it was a difficult acquisition but his corporation was now a billion dollars richer A good pull to the existing twenty All for steel and construction randfather’s little hardware store in Kensington into a global conglomerate in twenty years, and he felt the constant pressure to maintain its status

He was doing this not only for his father’s legacy, but for his sisters’ and his mother’s as well They were the only fa relatives his father had Those relatives tried to mess with the company and he had no relatives directly involved in Henderson Steel He ary of help fro That contract was a part of his business personality, after all It was for good measure, with terms and conditions set, Mikaela knehat to expect from him and vice versa

His phone rang He hadn’t expected her to cancel this soon She wouldn’t dare, right? He hesitated to answer it at first Then he told hined the contract Like he had assumed

“Yes?” he said, sounding harsh withoutto be harsh

“I signed it,” she said with a breath

He was quiet at first, but then he sht I’ll pick it up tomorrow before your shift starts”

“At, what, five-thirty in the ?” her voice sounded hesitant, like she didn’t want to see him so early