CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: A SHADOW.

"What?!" Her face grew pale until it was completely white.

"I'm calling because I'm disappointed. You're a hard-working staff, Purple, and the company is proud, but recently, you've proved to be undeserving of our support,"

"Sir…," she said, but her voice trailed off. What was really her offense? Why was he suddenly firing her out of the blues? Yes, she had skipped her job on some occasions, but it was not enough to just fire her, was it?

"Sir… please, this job means everything to me! I cannot afford to lose it!"

"You would have thought of that before trying to play smart,"

"How exactly did I play smart?!" She wanted to retort but kept quiet. Arguing would never solve the issue, it would only escalate it.

If she lost her job, there would be no one to run to. She had no helper, no sponsor, nobody that could help her, so why the fuck was he doing this?

Cold sweat broke at the back of her neck and trickled into her blouse. Her mouth suddenly felt dry and she felt her hands tremble, like