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He read over the paper, examining it for a moment in complete and utter silence, ignoring her. He recalled vaguely what it had been like himself writing his father lettersā the man hated email; hated most technologyā while sitting in his dorm room at Stanford, aware of how one wrong word choice could ruin everything. Finally, he looked up at Saige and pressed the tip of his index finger against the paper.Ā āIf you intend to keep what you doĀ a secret, Miss Carmichael, I would rewrite your introduction. Wish the man well. Insist that youāre doing better than everā even if the words are the opposite of the truth. Slowly⦠brush over the details of your occupation. You get along with your coworkers and clients with ease; youāre job currently consists with ensuring customersĀ have the absolute bestĀ experience that you can offer. A lie omitted does no harm at all, in my experience.ā
Saige watched him anxiously, though she didnāt know why. Perhaps it was because she was currently seated across from the right hand man of her boss, aka the number one man to sway Vince on any matter he so chose. Or at least, thatās how she thought it worked. She wasnāt always clear on the positions of everyone within the mob. The moment he began speaking, she felt her stomach tighten, though what he said wasnāt anything critical. If anything, it actually did help significantly in how she could write this letter to her dad. Pulling out another sheet to write on, she began to write out a new introduction as he kept on talking. Pausing after he stopped, she looked over the new introduction and realized it worked much better than the first.Ā āYouāre right, this definitely sounds better. I think Iād die if my father found out what Iāve been doing for the past two years. Heās done so much for my sister and me so that I wouldnāt have to do something like this...ā Trailing off, she let out a small sigh as she momentarily got lost in her thoughts of her fatherās wellbeing. Looking back to the man across from her, she offered a small smile in thanks for his help.Ā āThank you, for helping me with this. I probably wouldāve been stuck on this for another hour.ā












