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“Be sure to teach her everything you know.” He held up the nail polish again. “On a scale of one to ten, how sure are you about the pink?”

PROBABLE CAUSE (N.)

SUFFICIENT REASON BASED UPON KNOWN FACTS TO BELIEVE A CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED OR THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY IS CONNECTED WITH A CRIME

ELIZABETH

“Maybe Mr. Carter’s rejection call was just a test, Olivia,” I petted her fur as I stared at the firm's offer letter.

I had to sign a series of non-disclosure forms, read a lengthy “The Firm Comes First” manifesto, and read a one-hundred-page document detailing “our history” within five days.

At the very bottom of the message was a number that made me disregard every word before it.

Starting Base Salary

First-Year Associate:

$479,000.00

Five days later

My phone wasn’t chargingon my nightstand like it should’ve been, and my alarm was oddly silent.

Confused, I slipped out of bed, wondering if I’d somehow sleepwalked into the kitchen last night and left it.

It wasn’t there either.

The clock read five in the morning, meaning I’d woken up two hours before I needed to start getting ready for my first day.

At least I’m early.

I searched for my laptop, but it was nowhere to be found.

Blaming it on my nerves, I stepped into the shower and shut my eyes.

“Breathe, Elizabeth. Breathe.”

As the streams fell over me, I envisioned Mr. Carter staring at me while I was naked. If the way he’d eye-fucked me during the interview would be similar.

When my skin was wrinkled enough, I turned off the water and reached for the suit I’d laid out the night before; it seemed to have disappeared, along with my phone and laptop.

What the hell is going on?

I entered the living room and saw a yellow Post-it with all the answers.

This is how it feels when someone leaves you hanging for months and won't give you what you need.

I'll return your things when it's convenient for me.

—Frank

P.S. I also set your clocks back by two hours.

You’re welcome.

FAILURE OF CONSIDERATION (N.)

NOT DELIVERING GOODS OR SERVICES WHEN PROMISED IN A CONTRACT

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