As I was about to apologize, I saw Leonardo.
Our CEO, Luke Evans, was smiling as he escorted Leonardo out.
"Well, Humphrey, you work here?" Leonardo greeted me as if we were old friends.
Before I could respond, Luke jumped in. "Mr. Brody, do you know each other? He's quite capable here, and..."
Leonardo's smile faded as he looked at Luke and said, "The Brody Group valued appearances. Don't you see his sloppy appearance? Are you trying to tell me I've made a wrong decision by investing in your company?"
Luke's face, which had been smiling like a flower, turned sour as if he had been crying.
The manager was quick to chime in. "Mr. Brody, you don't know, this guy is always deceitful, pretending to be diligent in front of Mr. Evans."
After the manager's words, Luke also caught on.
He pointed at me and said, "In that case, you're fired."
As soon as those words were spoken, Leonardo continued to smile and extended his hand to Luke, saying, "Wishing us a pleasant cooperation."
Seeing Luke's sycophantic behavior, I was seething with anger.
Anyway, I couldn't keep this job. With a headache from last night's hangover, I didn't want to endure this anymore.
"Mr. Evans, did you just say you're firing me?"