All That for a Car

Half an hour later, I completed all the formalities with the HR manager, and as soon as I stepped out, I ran into Charles. With a mocking tone, he sneered, "Where are you off to, Angus? I heard you quit. Got a better opportunity lined up?" His words immediately painted me as someone climbing the corporate ladder, assuming I was off to greener pastures. Now, my colleagues were giving me strange looks. I smiled calmly and did not bother to refute him. "That's right, I can see this company is going downhill, so I'm getting out while the getting's good. Take it easy once you take over. Don't run the place into the ground!" His face darkened instantly. "What's that supposed to mean, Angus?" "Just what it sounds like. Didn't you understand?" I shot him with a disdainful look and turned to leave. From behind, Charles chuckled derisively. "Susan said you'd come crawling back if you knew what's good for you. If you apologize, she'll forgive you. Then you can be my assistant an

A scream echoed, followed by my father-in-law's furious shouts and Charles's cries of pain. When my mother-in-law stormed in, things got even more chaotic. I entered last, my face dark with anger. "Susan, how could you cheat on me like this? I want a divorce!" I slapped her hard, snapped a few photos, and then turned to leave. The police and hotel staff arrived right after. Seeing the scene, they all looked uncomfortable. Once I got home, I could not help but laugh. As disgusting and embarrassing as the situation was, I had achieved my goal. Half an hour later, Susan's parents dragged her back home. Her face was swollen. It seemed I was not the only one who had slapped her. Her parents had given her a stern lesson too. She was furious, glaring at me with rage. "Angus, this was all your plan, wasn't it? You did this on purpose. Charles told me—" "Shut up!" her father interrupted, yelling. "You've brought nothing but shame on our family today! You are going to end it wi

Mr. Holt was pleased, and Mr. Reed and the others laughed heartily. The better the atmosphere on my side, the more flustered Charles seemed to get next door. Not long after, while the waiter was serving our food, I could hear voices outside. "Charles, didn't you say Mr. Reed and the others were coming? We've been waiting for half an hour, and not a single person has shown up!" Susan complained impatiently. Charles, frowning, pulled out his phone and dialed a number. But before he could finish, the ringtone from Mr. Reed's phone rang out right in our room. The door was still open. Charles's face lit up, and he stormed in. Seeing us gathered there, his expression twisted. "Angus, you're shameless! Mr. Reed is my client, and you just swooped in to steal him!" I almost laughed. "Mr. Reed is a grown man. Do you really think I could just 'steal' him away? Listen to yourself!" Everyone in the room was staring at Charles, their eyes full of disdain. His face turned red, and he clench

Mr. Reed, in high spirits, explained everything to me. "It all came crashing down. Ever since your people left, she's been without any real talent on her team. Charles hired people who didn't know the technical side of things, and the third-party outsourcing company took the money and ran. Now, the creditors are coming after them because of the collateral they put up. Susan's in a bad spot. Lucky for you, you're not the one left to clean up her mess!" I was genuinely surprised at how things had turned out, but it was hard to feel sorry for Susan. This was her karma for putting all her faith in Charles. "Get ready for tonight," Mr. Reed added. "By the way, Emily will be joining us!" Holt had previously mentioned introducing me to his daughter. We met up, and things went well between us. Though, for now, I felt more admiration than anything else. Emily came from a business family and had been accompanying her father to various events since she was young, so she was no stranger to