190 A hero knows when to turn swords into plowshares

Paul was laughing, shaking Ben's hand in his office as he continued to deliver praise! "Congratulations! I hoped you'd reach new heights! I was cheering you on from the beginning! From now on, you'll be working upstairs on the 11th floor at Male's Health!"

Tina and Laura were gawking at this. 'You hoped he'd reach new heights? You were cheering him on?'

They cursed in their heads! 'You hoped he'd reach new heights so you could cheer him off a cliff!'

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They couldn't believe these blatant lies! 'You were plotting him the whole time! You know it! We know it! And even he knows it!'

The two women looked at each other. Despite one being his wife and the other his daughter, they both felt the urge to slap the face off this shameless bastard!

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That's also what Ben wanted to do! 'This is a classic faceslap setup! But where is my faceslap? My hand is swinging like a helicopter, but this bastard keeps dodging like it's the Matrix!'

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