“I don’t give a fuck about the commission. I would think you’d understand that by now, but I guess you’re too busy assuming the worst to actually fucking listen to me.” I stared at him, stunned by his reaction. He was mad. So this is what it’s like, I thought. I went hot all over, both embarrassed but also angry. I didn’t assume the worst, and I did listen to him, but he also quoted their fucking rules like it was the Book of Splendor itself, so to act like he didn’t throw their judgment in my face was a lie. He paused with his hand on the door, and his eyes fell to Cherub. “Keep the cat,” he
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