Mr. Cyril Mason sighed, pushing the folio of accounts that he had been struggling to comprehend, across his desk and away, temporarily, from him. How had that investment in the Longley estate gone so wrong? How was he going to explain to Louise that profits were going to be down again this year? Times were tough for the building industry … but even so. He then moved to his default position – himself. Should he withdraw the order he had put in for that MG C sports car? He knew that he could still afford it, but Louise would be scathing.
Month: June 2026
Cyril Mason looked in irritation across his desk at the man he thought he had removed from his world … how wrong was this proving to be!
‘Bill, how can I give you a good reference when I’ve just sacked you for not doing your job?’
Eventually, as a cold trickle of water found its way underneath her scarf and down the back of her neck, Jan couldn’t contain her frustration anymore, ‘How much longer have we got to stand here freezing to death watching this ………….?’
