Chapter 9
"Don't wait to be hunted to hide" - Samuel Beckett
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Chapter 9 - Stop lying
Stella's POV
"Sir?" I said during our 5 minutes break during training.
"Mhm?" He replied taking a sip of water.
"Can I talk to you?"
"What's up?" He said still not looking at me.
"The checks came in. They have been raised.. significantly"
"Smith spit it out. What's on your mind?" He said turning his gaze to me this time.
"I can't help but think about how this happened after me & you went out for some drinks"
"So what?"
"What do you mean so what? You raised the salary with 25% Lucas? Coincidentally we had drinks like two nights before and I told you about my financial situation"
"You think I did this for you?"
"Did you?" I asked as he stood still for a moment before looking me up an
