Chapter 3 I Quit

Rosetta immediately ordered my demotion, stripping me of my manager position and reducing me to an ordinary employee.

After the meeting, HR came to tell me to vacate my office. My new workspace was a corner directly opposite the restroom, where a faint, unpleasant smell lingered.

Everyone kept their heads down, knowing I had angered Rosetta and was being deliberately targeted. All morning, not a single colleague spoke to me.

Looking at the company I had devoted seven years of my life to, I realized that, just like Rosetta, it no longer had a place for me.

Then, I sent a text message. Less than a minute later, I received a reply.

"Wayne, I'm so glad you've agreed to join my new company! I'll make you a general manager, with an annual salary starting at three hundred million, plus five percent commission on the company's total profits. If there's anything you're unhappy with, just tell me. I'll do my best to accommodate you."

Jason Graham had recently started a new company and wanted me to manage it. He had reached out thrice, but I'd always refused because of Rosetta.

Now, there was nothing left worth staying for.

I replied, "Thank you for your confidence in me, Mr. Graham. Your offer is already very generous. I won't disappoint you."

We agreed that I would start in seven days. After that, I immediately wrote my resignation letter and submitted it to HR. However, the HR manager said he didn't have the authority to approve it and told me to get Rosetta's signature.

I took a deep breath and knocked on her office door.

Although I had secretly been Rosetta's boyfriend for five years, I had never enjoyed any special privileges. Even during breaks, I had to knock before entering her office.

"Come in."

I opened the door.

Rosetta and Kevin sat on the leather sofa in the lounge, having lunch together. Neither bothered to stand when they saw me.

When I handed her my resignation letter, Rosetta didn't even look at it.

Instead, she questioned me sternly, "Wayne, you're no longer a manager. You're just an ordinary employee now. Someone at your level isn't qualified to come directly to me for signatures on documents."

Before I could respond, Kevin chimed in, "Ms. Walter, Mr. Watson was only just demoted. He's probably still adjusting to his new title. Since he's already brought the document here, why not sign it? Otherwise, the other employees might laugh at him."

Kevin had intended to humiliate me.

However, after hearing his words, Rosetta snatched the resignation letter from my hand and signed it without even reading it. Then, she said coldly, "This is a one-time exception. Don't let it happen again."

I never expected the only special treatment I would receive from her to be her signature on my resignation letter.

I smiled and said, "Don't worry, Ms. Walter. There won't be a next time."

Then, I took the letter to HR.

After confirming Rosetta's signature, the manager stamped and approved my resignation. "I'll send someone to take over your duties later. You don't need to come in tomorrow."

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That evening, I left the company while carrying my few personal belongings.

Rosetta sent me a message.

"I've always kept work and personal matters separate. Although we had an unpleasant disagreement at the office today, you're still my boyfriend outside working hours. Ms. Selina is coming tomorrow to discuss a project and specifically requested you as her host. Make sure everything is taken care of."

At the same time, Kevin posted another update.

"I just mentioned wanting seafood, and my boss took me to a seafood buffet! I'm so lucky to have a boss like her! I'm going to work for this company for the rest of my life!"

Seeing this, I couldn't help but laugh bitterly.

Did she really expect me to keep working for her when she was taking Kevin out for a seafood buffet?

I immediately sent her a message. "I've already resigned. Get someone else to host Ms. Selina. We're over, Rosetta."