“I just came out when I heard the commotion!”
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“Call security!”
He didn’t tell me to call the police when I was
almost killed.
Since he was lying, I reached into his pocket
and grabbed his phone.
Tom panicked.
“Mandy! Give me back my phone!”
I looked concerned.
“Just a peek, honey.”
“Otherwise, they won’t let you go.”
I tried a few passwords, but they were wrong.
“What’s the password?”
He didn’t want to say, so the girl’s dad sliced
He paled.
“It’s… 0827.”
“0827, that’s Jessica’s birthday!”
“I can’t believe it!”
I looked at him, heartbroken.
“See?”
“He uses his wife’s best friend’s birthday as his
password!”
“No one would do that if there was nothing
wrong!”
“Mandy, check their messages.”
“They planned all of this together!”
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I opened the phone, trying to hide my
excitement.
There were years of messages between them.
He had been chatting with Jessica when he ignored my messages.
I clicked on the voicemails from the last few
days.
“So, did you get the account from that b*tch?”
“She’s so gullible!”
“What trouble should I get her into?”
“It has to be something that will ruin her, so
you’ll have a reason to divorce her.”
“That’s too complicated.”
“Just do something his ”
“Just do something big.”
“Put on a lot of makeup, get into a fight, and
piss someone off.”
“We can set her up, and get her eliminated.”
“Then I’ll be first in line to inherit the company!”
I knew Tom was involved, but my heart still
ached.
The girl’s dad punched him.
“You slimy bastard!”
I kept listening, afraid of what else I would hear.
“There’s a clam bake nearby, make a food
review video.”
“I found a family that goes there all the time,
they don’t have money or connections.
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“They have one daughter, they’re really
protective, use Mandy’s name to start
something.”
“Okay, I’ll do it.”
“When are you coming over?”
I shook, clutching the phone.
They had planned to use me.
He tried to say something, but I slapped him.
“Tom! You’re not human!”
The brand rep hugged me, afraid I’d do
something illegal.
“You were trying to kill my daughter!”
The girl’s dad was angry.
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He started looking for his knife.
“No, stop!”
“I can pay you!”
He backed away.
The employees locked the door to the office.
“You’re on your own!”
He wished he could jump out the window.
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The dad grabbed him and dragged him back.
“Did you know how much my daughter
suffered?”
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Tom shook his head.
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“I, I’m sorry!”
He screamed as the dad stabbed him.
“Did you know how bad second–degree burns hurt?”
“I’m sorry!”
“Killing me won’t bring your daughter back!”
“Let me give you money!”
He was stabbed again.
The girl’s dad was doing it on purpose, aiming
where it wouldn’t kill him, but it would hurt like
hell.
Tom angered him more.
“I would never accept blood money!”
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“Do you think money can buy everything?”
Tom got on everyone’s nerves, some of the
employees threw things at him through a gap in the door.
“You’re trash!”
“Just because you have money doesn’t mean
you can do anything!”
“That’s Mandy’s money, he’s just a freeloader!”
“And he cheated on his wife?”
The girl’s mom poured the clam chowder on his face.
Tom screamed and thrashed on the floor.
The police arrived after I called them.
The..
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