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Isla: Jackpot! We can make a plan while your dad is still gone! When does he come back?
Me: …
Before I can send another message, the clicking sound of heels passes the door, and after another five minutes, I push the door open.
The hallway is silent with no signs of partygoers when I poke my head out. The hallway lights are dim, but no one is around, so I slip out and make my way back to the ballroom. Jack’s voice filters loudly through the building, and I realize he’s already making his speech.
His words are muffled until I enter the ballroom again, and I stop at the door.
“I’d like to thank my employers for seeing my dedication and loyalty,” Jack announces into the microphone. I nearly laugh at his words. If they really knew what his loyalty was like, they’d drop him like a ho
