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She straightened and flashed Jason a smug smile.
I smiled right back.
About half an hour later, guests were eating, drinking, and praising the food.
“This is incredible,” one of Jason’s coworkers said. “You really went all out.”
Every few minutes, his voice rang out across the room:
Maria and her coworker handled everything smoothly while I stayed seated, watching it unfold.
Then the doorbell rang.
I didn’t move.
“Not this time,” I said pleasantly. “You should answer it. I’ve got a surprise for you. You’ll want to see this.”
“Just open the door.”
With an annoyed sigh, he walked over and pulled it open.
Standing there were three people:
a man in a suit holding a folder, the manager from the cleaning company, and Maria—no longer in the kitchen.
The man in the suit spoke first.
“Are you Jason?”
“Yes,” Jason said cautiously. “Why?”
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