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āEven if it is a pyramid schemeāwhich itās notāIām already in. Iāve got to make this workāI need more money.ā
Will tipped his head back and barked out a laugh. He crossed his arms tight, his white lab coat billowing out onto the seats beside him. āYou and me both, sister. For the twentieth time, I canāt give you a raise.ā
She threw her hands up, her nails brightly colored. āThen donāt come at me for trying to better myself. If you canāt give me a raise, I have to be my own boss.ā She tossed her head, and her side pony flew over her shoulder.
I raised my brows. āHi, guys.ā I gave an exaggerated circle wave. āGreat to see you, too.ā
They both spared me cursory glances and mumbled their hellos. I rolled my eyes and threw myself into a chair on the other side of the L shape from Will, a table strewn with outdated magazines and editions of The Conch between us.
āAlright, what are you fighting about?ā
āIām not fighting about anything.ā Willās bushy brows were raised nearly to his hairline. āIām just trying to talk some sense into our young friend here.ā
Heidi rolled her eyes. āIām not a child.ā She clicked her tongue and turned to face me. āBesidesāif you two want me to act like an adult, then why are you throwing water over my deck? My friend Alayah wants me to get a place with her, and I am dying to move out of my parentsā house, but how am I supposed to do that without any merkles?ā She threw her hands up again.
Will crossed his legs and frantically bounced his foot. āCanāt help you, sister. Between what Iām paying Ludolf for rent and āprotectionāāāhe made air quotes with his long fingersāāand what I pay you, I can barely afford to live myself.ā
I sighed. āI feel your pain, guys. With Peter ghosting me, everything Iāve made from consulting has just about dried up. I donāt know what Iām going to do when this job is over.ā
Heidiās expression softened, and she turned to me, lip curled. āHeās not over it, huh?ā
I sank lower in my chair and shook my head.
āSorry.ā She grimaced. āMaybe heāll come around?ā
Will snorted. āNot in my experience.ā He shot me a side-eye look. āSorry,ā he added.
I nodded, then shot Heidi a half smile. āNot everyoneās as open-minded and sweet as you are.ā
Her cheeks flushed pink, and she waved it off. āI honestly donāt get the whole antishifter thing.ā She shrugged.
I gave her a small grin. āYouāre one of the good ones, Heidi.ā
She straightened and threw her shoulders back. āThank you. And you know, my success is in my own two hands. With Potent Potions, I can make my own schedule and I decide how much money I makeāI just have to work tirelessly and not be afraid of sacrificing some hard work, time, and relationships.ā A little crease appeared between her brows as if even she wasnāt sure of her words.
Will cocked his head. āDid they tell you that?ā
āWellā¦ā Heidi shifted on her feet. āYeah.ā She scrunched up her face. āListen, what happened tonight, with Mama Pearl dead? Itās got me shaken, too. Donāt tell anyone I said this, but Iām starting to think using my entire savings to buy in might not have been a good idea.ā
Will sucked in a mock gasp and pressed an enormous hand to his chest, eyes wide. āNo!ā
Heidi answered him with a flat look.
I cleared my throat. āSoā¦ the companyās still going on, huh?ā
āEven though they cut off the head of the gorgon?ā Will chimed in.
Heidi nodded. āMama Pearl wouldāve wanted us to continue on with her legacy.ā
āThey told you to say that, too?ā
She rolled her eyes but gave a grudging nod to Will, who chuckled. āOh, this just gets better and better.ā
She tossed her hair again. āWhatever, Iāve got all this inventory now that Iāve got to sell to make my money back. The company better go on, or Iāll lose everything.ā Her chest heaved. āItās fine, though.ā
Will and I exchanged looks. Was it?
She nodded, and I couldnāt tell if she was trying to convince us more, or herself. āSoon, Iāll make all that back and then some, and I wonāt even need my night job anymore.ā
Will lifted a brow.
āWellāafter a little while. My upline said the thing to do for the first few months is to keep reinvesting everything I make in more merchandise.ā
I heaved a weary sigh. āOf course they did.ā Poor girl. She didnāt get it yet, but she was not only an employee of Potent Potions, but their best customer. I suspected that no one bought more tiny vials of potions than their own consultantsāthe definition of a pyramid scheme. But sheād already put her life savings into it, and I hoped, for her sake, that sheād be one of the few to walk away having at least broken even. Unfortunately, broke as I was, I couldnāt really help her with that.
Heidi spun to face me. āSorry. Enough about me. Tell us what happened with Peter?ā
Will nodded. āAnd the case. Have you figured out who offed Mama Pearl?ā He smirked. āWas it the pig?ā
I smirked back. āNah. I think the pigās clean.ā I filled them in on Papa Ralph seeming like a slimy dude, one of the top sellers having a motive due to the recent policy change, and the slightly too-innocent-looking assistant.
I shrugged. āAdd to that a sister who might have been tired of living in Pearlās shadow, angry protestors, and literally thousands of employees who might all have been scammed by the company, and our problem is actually having too many suspects.ā
Heidi dragged herself over and slumped into the chair next to me. āThey changed the bonus structure? My upline didnāt tell me about that.ā
I threw an arm around her. āSorry, girl.ā
She leaned her head against my shoulder. Looked
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