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Clyde never harbored any illusions that he could continue working at the hotel. After all, he had just extorted a hefty two million from the new owner. It's unheard of for any boss to keep an employee who had the audacity to shake them down. Yet, here was the young proprietor, Elmer, doing just that. Clyde was utterly bewildered.

"Um... I mean... I..." Clyde stammered, at a loss for words