Appealing Evidence by Carmen Black

Author:Carmen Black [Black, Carmen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scarlet Lantern Publishing
Published: 2023-03-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Jared

Well, that was honest. My cheeks hurt from smiling. It was crazy to think about our first interactions with each other. The fact that I ever doubted her brilliance was confounding. She was nothing short of perfection.

Even if her parents thought otherwise.

If that’s what they called imperfection, well imperfection had never looked so exquisite.

She was strong and held her own in a situation that would’ve driven others mad. It probably was driving her mad, but she was fighting it. She was fighting them, and we were right there with her. We were all helping each other remain sane and stable. Without her or Mario by my side, I would’ve surely been closer to the edge.

‘You should see Tiffany in court, man. She’s a star. Where are you?’ I sent that text to Anthony, but he hadn’t read it yet. It would’ve been great to have his support as well, but it was my guess that this hit him hard, harder than any of us would have thought. It was driving him a little crazy. Not that he wasn’t slightly already there to begin with. In a world like this one, who didn’t have a screw loose? If only he would choose to lean on us.

Anthony was the type to play it cool when deep down, he was spiraling. When he was spiraling, it was best to leave him to it. Anthony couldn’t be made to do anything he didn’t want to do. If we were to push him, he’d push back even harder, and it would only make things worse. It was one of the reasons why I was so easy on him at work, for the hardass everyone said I was. While somehow, he always managed to turn things around for his clients and bring in incredible billable hours, he also didn’t set the best example for our associates. He came in whenever he wanted to, he’d drink on the job, with the decency, thank goodness, to have the drink off the property. He’d show up to work hungover, and I’d caught him several times before Tiffany came here, having a bit too much fun at work with some of our employees.

And no, I wasn’t cutting him slack because he was my best friend. If his work was as lousy as his attendance, I couldn’t justify him working at my company. We’d have to figure out another way to help him work through his wounds. But I knew those wounds made him do the things he did, and I didn’t judge him for it. Though I was sure he thought I did. So, I’d check in on him later if he didn’t show up.

Luckily for him, we were able to drop him from our team so that he wouldn’t face any consequences for not showing up. With him being missing in action and all over the place since this whole debacle, I made a last-minute decision. Putting my phone away, I turned my attention to the here and now.

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