I said a few perfunctory comments and turned to leave.
Inside the office,someone was talking,“Can you believe the general assistant has been secretly in love with the president for so many years and yet,she never gets any acknowledgement at all. bet she must be fuming right now.”
“Shhh…keep it down.She’s still here.”
I heard every word,crystal clear.
In their eyes,the fact that I loved Ken was so obvious. Meanwhile,as for Ken,no one could ever tell whether he liked me back or not.
I just smiled,then went back to my office to continue organizing the handover documents.Actually,I could just walk out,but I had been working in the company for seven years
and I needed a closure.
Just when I was about to save the data,suddenly,the office door swung open nd Hazel barged in without warning.
“Hai,Emily,’ she sneered.“Are you still organizing the data?
She shut the door behind her and smirked.“Too bad. No matter how hard you work, you’ll never beat someone with the title’CEO’s fiancée“.”
I paused working on the keyboard,then looked up at her calmly.
Hazel stepped closer.
“I’ve actually known for a while that you’re the girlfriend Ken’s been secretly dating for a long time,but it doesn’t matter.I was the one Ken proposed,wasn’t I?”
“We were high school classmates,you know…..and we had a little fling back then.”
‘Do you know that when we bumped into each other at a reunion,we were so passionate that he immediately brought me into the company
After she laid out all the facts for a long time,she finally got to the point.
“Emily,if you know better,you should just step aside.”
I stared at her face nonchalantly and answered coldly, I’m working. Please leave.”
Hazel laughed like I’d told her the funniest joke.“Working?You think you still have a place here?” Before I could react,she moved like a blur and I was unprepared for what came next.
Smack!
A sharp sound echoed.She did not slap me,but slapped herself.A red handprint bloomed across her cheek and tears welled up instantly.She pretended to look panicked.
‘Ah!”
She screamed,then grabbed my coffee and threw it onto her chest. The hot liquid soaked her blouse,dripped down her arms and flowed onto my open laptop.
I jerked to my feet, “You’re insane!”
The sound of a short circuit was heard and the computer screen went black instantly.
20
4:25 am
The handover documents and project backup files I had spent three days and nights on were all
gone.
I saw red and my control finally snapped.I could not take it anymore and grabbed her collar as anger exploded within me.
“Hazel!You’ve gone too far!”
She screamed, stumbled back,knocked a chair,then she pushed me away and bolted for the door. She was crying as she ran and threw herself into Ken’s arms,who just happened to pass by. “Ken!“she sobbed.“I only wanted to apologize…to Miss White,but she was jealous because you poured soup on her. She tried to pour soup on me,too and I did not dodge it.She even hit me….” She cried so hard,as if she had really suffered greatly.
Ken’s eyes narrowed at me. They were cold and ruthless.
“Emily,how could you be so vicious?”
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He marched over. There was no trace of doubt or hesitation in his eyes.
Slap!
A loud slap exploded across my face.
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The office went deathly silent in a flash. They directed their eyes at us, filled with shock and disbelief.
I was the backbone of this company. The general manager they depended on daily,the woman who led so many projects for seven years. However,that kind of person was slapped by the boss in public.
My face immediately swelled with so much pain. However,my gaze locked onto his eyes.I wanted to see if there was a hint of hesitation or apology in them.
However,there was none. He pulled Hazel protectively behind him.“Don’t worry,” he said to her.“I’n here and I won’t let anyone hurt you.”
My arms dropped to my sides.
At the HR department,the girl who had been holding my resignation finally stamped the document and approved it.
I walked out of the company without a backward glance.
Ken did not chase after me either. He scoffed.“This is too much!She’s just an employee,but dares to throw a tantrum.Watch!She’ll come crawling back.”
I blocked Ken on every platform,called someone to pack my things and had them shipped to my old house.
Before I left the company,l stood at the door for the last time and looked back.
I was the one who built this company.It was the place I spent seven years of my youth.
It was false to say that there is no reluctance to give up,but it is more important to make a decision when the time comes.
Without any hesitation,I took a taxi and went to the airport!
Chapter 6
