How Much Is The Truth Worth To You?

The ones who give us honesty also provide us with love and save our lives. — Annelise Lords

Annelise Lords
Zenite
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5 min readNov 5, 2024

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John Stevens was shocked when his best friend Paul Linton sued him. Nodding after reading the summons to attend court, he grinned, thinking, “This makes no sense.”

John enlists the help of Paul’s brother and other family members. A meeting was arranged. The time and place was set, and they met at Paul’s home.

“Why are you suing me for the recovery of loss of income?” John demands as several family members stare at him from across the table. “I don’t employ you.”

“You recommended a carpenter whom you said did a great job for you?” Paul answered.

“Was it Junior, Patsy’s son?” John’s wife, Linette asked.

Paul nods.

“But he didn’t do a good job for us!” she revealed as her husband glared at her angrily.

“He is just learning that trade,” another family member informs.

“I told John not to hire him because it will cost him more,” someone else reveals.

“But you knew that Paul is just growing his business and will need professional carpenters and tradesmen to represent him and his business,” another family member…

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Annelise Lords
Annelise Lords

Written by Annelise Lords

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