The Chef's Reckoning

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her direct approval. I text her,

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deshare, heading to a farmers m

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tendon and nerve issues here, Mr. Sterling. You need sur

e thousand dollars for the spe

al waiting room, my hand throbbin

My hand, it's bad. I need surge

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An accident? Are you oka

said I need surgery. It

ays to leech off me? First, it was the 'culinary research' trips, now this

ing inside me

nt, Victoria. My han

chef in years. Just get a chea

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The pain in my hand wa

said they couldn't sched

e. My dominant hand would never be the same. My cheffing f