"There's a limit to how unreasonable you can be. This is a company, not your personal playground!"
"Let every executive standing behind you take a good look at what you're doing. Targeting an innocent girl over a personal grudge. You're not fit to lead. People like you are born selfish. You don't deserve to be at Henson Sterling!"
"Debbie, I'm ordering you. Reinstate Cindy's position immediately. Give her a promotion and a raise. Match her salary to yours, down to the last cent!"
He finished his speech with the righteous conviction of a man who believed the crowd would rally behind him.
No one did. Instead, every pair of eyes in the room turned to him with the same bewildered stare.
"You… don't you all think I have a point…?"
"Mr. Sanchez, have you lost your mind?" A mid-level manager couldn't hold back any longer. "Maybe check the security footage first? Your little girlfriend Cindy Pruitt started the whole thing. She spread disgusting rumors about Ms. Henson and even tried to fire her!"
"Impossible!" Brendan didn't even pause to think. "Cindy is kind-hearted. She would never do something like that."