And yes... Tanya treats me with respect. And you understand me. Something I haven't been able to say about you in a long time.
The world spun again before my eyes, but there I stayed.
I looked at him and understood: the moment of truth had come. Just the one I was afraid to even think about.
"And most importantly," she added, looking at me cold and distant, "I don't want to be with a woman who has failed even at her job. I'm tired of carrying everything alone."
I sighed. Deeply. I straightened up.
And I said what I didn't expect:
"Then listen carefully.
No one fired me.
I was promoted.
And starting this month, I'll earn twice as much as you."
Silence.
Deafening, deafening.
Anton blinked. Once. Twice. His face twitched as if he had been sprinkled with boiling water.
"What... What did you say?"
I looked him straight in the eye:
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