24
Patrick
“Are you serious right now?” I asked my boss, Bailey, on Monday afternoon.
Up until this point, work had been great. I loved my new job and the clients I had already started building relationships with. I enjoyed working with Bailey and my other coworkers. But I didn’t like this. If I had been courted for this job because I knew the Wrights, then they were going to have another thing coming. I was not going to use my connections with them for business.
“Patrick, it’s not like I’m asking you to do something illegal.”
“The fact that you have to clarify should give you a clue.”
“I’m just saying that you have an in with Wright Construction. You’re dating the CEO. You could talk to them for us.”
“No.”
“Why are you being so obstinate about this?”
“If you want a lower price, t
