“Mr. Walker, what is this—” one of the clients tried to speak.
“Shut up! All of you, get out!” Daniel barked before they could explain.
“But they’re—” I started, only to watch the clients storm out in anger.
To save the project, I rushed after them to apologize.
“If you dare leave during work hours, you’re fired!” Emily’s voice echoed behind me.
I didn’t take her seriously. My title might look modest, but I was in fact the corporation’s second-in-command. She had no right to control me.
Still, the clients were adamant. With a boss like Daniel, they had no confidence—unless I gave up ten percent of the profit, they wouldn’t proceed.
Since the fault seemed to be mine, I had no choice but to agree.
I quickly contacted my colleagues to take over the project. But to my shock, the team chat notified me: “You have been removed.”
At first I thought maybe the admin had kicked me out by mistake. But when I arrived at the office, the security system flagged me as a stranger. That’s when Emily’s words hit me—she had actually managed to fire me.
I tried calling Daniel, but he didn’t pick up.
Of course, she couldn’t have had such authority without his backing.