Chapter 21

“Look, Mom, can we please not start with this?” George pinched the bridge of his nose as he tried to get away from the woman who decided to ruin his morning.

“No, we are definitely going to start with this and finish it!” Sara snapped back at her son. 

George shook his head, wondering why the universe decided to ruin his day like this. He and his mother had been going at it the minute he got out of bed.

“I have to work, Mom,” George said with a deadpan expression hoping that would be enough to make her let him go.

“Oh really?” Sara had a mocking glint in her eyes. “Work, you say?” She folded her arms, glaring hard at him.

“What are you going on about?” George focused on tying his tie correctly, opting to ignore her for the sake of his mental health.

“Does this work have to do with making out with your employees during work hours?” She banged her hand on the coffee table, causing him to turn his attention back to her.

He closed his eyes