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My President’s Lover Fired Me

My President’s Lover Fired Me

Cerita Pendek · Emotional Realism
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Feel-Good Story

CEO

Independence

Face Slapping

Workplace

For three years, I had been Duncan Tohn’s executive assistant. I worked myself into the ground every day. Today, I had just finished the follow-up paperwork for an international conference when his pampered girlfriend, Morgan Eddy, cornered me in the break room. Her eyes were glistening with tears as she said she wanted me replaced. “I’m his girlfriend, and yet you’re the one who spends more than ten hours a day with him!” She bit her lip in annoyance. “From now on, he’s having a male assistant. Hand everything over.” I looked down and checked the handover list. “His personal calendar, overseas accounts, board authorizations, and the medical arrangements for the Tohn family estate, too? Has Mr. Tohn signed off on all this?” She looked at me with an arrogant expression and nodded at once. “You don’t need to ask him. He gave me signing authority, and he’s already agreed to let you go. Pack your things. You’re leaving today. Any objections?” I shook my head. I was barely holding back a laugh. “None.” I promptly printed my resignation letter and transferred administrator access for the CEO’s office. That night, I flew straight to Frostvik to see the northern lights. A month later, however, Tohn Corp’s shares went into free fall. The board held eight emergency meetings in a row. Duncan called me dozens of times before he finally got through. For the first time, he sounded almost pleading. “Come back. Name your terms.” By then, I was already in Mapleward. I was exchanging flirtatious glances with a handsome local. Distracted, I replied, “I’m sorry, Mr. Tohn, I’m afraid I’m a little busy now.”

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“I’m his girlfriend, and yet you’re the one who spends more than ten hours a day with him!”

Morgan Eddy bit her lip in annoyance. “From now on, he’s having a male assistant. Hand everything over.”

I looked down and checked the handover list. “His personal calendar, overseas accounts, board authorizations, and the medical arrangements for the Tohn family estate, too? Has Mr. Tohn signed off on all this?”

She looked at me with an arrogant expression and nodded at once. “You don’t need to ask him. He gave me signing authority, and he’s already agreed to let you go. Pack your things. You’re leaving today. Any objections?”

I shook my head. I was barely holding back a laugh. “None.”

The break room fell silent for a moment.

Alicia Bune from Administration stood in the doorway with coffee in hand. She stared at me as if I had lost my mind.

Morgan clearly had not expected me to agree so easily either.

The tears she had worked up were still glistening in her eyes, but she seemed at a loss. “Y-You don’t have anything else to say?”

“No.”

I asked her seriously, “Just to confirm, the new assistant will handle Mr. Tohn’s calendar, meetings, and external contacts after my resignation, right?”

“Of course.”

“The board documents and approval procedures?”

“He’ll take over those too.”

“Keeping in touch with Mr. George’s medical team?”

Morgan frowned. “Why are you asking so many questions? Just hand everything over.”

I nodded. “All right.”

Alicia could not help speaking up. “Ms. Ziegler, does Mr. Tohn know about this? Maybe you should wait until he’s out of his meeting.”

Morgan immediately slapped Duncan’s signed authorization onto the table.

“Of course, he knows! Duncan gave me this himself!” She glared at Alicia. “Or do you think I don’t have the authority?”

Alicia paled and said nothing more.

I said nothing either and returned to the CEO’s office.

It took me ten minutes to prepare and print my resignation letter.

Then I spent another five minutes emailing HR, Legal, and IT.

The subject line left no room for misunderstanding.

[Resignation Effective Immediately: Please Stop Assigning Me Work.]

Lauren Gunn, the HR manager, called me right away.

“Natalie, don’t do anything rash. Ms. Eddy doesn’t speak for the company.”

“She has written authorization from Mr. Tohn.”

“But you can’t just leave like this. At least wait until Mr. Tohn gets back.”

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Chapter 1
“I’m his girlfriend, and yet you’re the one who spends more than ten hours a day with him!”Morgan Eddy bit her lip in annoyance. “From now on, he’s having a male assistant. Hand everything over.”I looked down and checked the handover list. “His personal calendar, overseas accounts, board authorizations, and the medical arrangements for the Tohn family estate, too? Has Mr. Tohn signed off on all this?”She looked at me with an arrogant expression and nodded at once. “You don’t need to ask him. He gave me signing authority, and he’s already agreed to let you go. Pack your things. You’re leaving today. Any objections?”I shook my head. I was barely holding back a laugh. “None.”The break room fell silent for a moment.Alicia Bune from Administration stood in the doorway with coffee in hand. She stared at me as if I had lost my mind.Morgan clearly had not expected me to agree so easily either.The tears she had worked up were still glistening in her eyes, but she seemed at a los
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Chapter 2
I cut her off. “It’s fine. I accept the decision.”Then, I hung up.Shortly afterward, Morgan walked into the CEO’s office with a young man.He wore an ill-fitting suit with a name badge pinned to his chest.It said, [Ryan Hayden].Apparently, he was Morgan’s cousin and had just returned from abroad.Morgan nudged him forward.“Ryan’s taking over as Duncan’s assistant. Hand everything over to him.”I glanced at him.Ryan looked rather excited.“Ms. Ziegler, I hope you’ll show me the ropes.”I smiled. “I’ve resigned, actually.”Morgan snorted. “Oh, please. You still have to hand over your work.”“Of course.”I handed him the form to transfer access to the CEO’s office systems.Ryan frowned as he read it.“I’m getting access to all these systems?”“Yes.”“Even the alerts for the overseas accounts?”“Ms. Eddy said to give you everything.”“The admin access of the group chat for the Tohn family as well?”I turned to Morgan. “Should I give that to him?”Morgan waved im
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Chapter 3
The trouble started on Ryan’s second day on the job.The first call came from Brian Lynn, the CFO.He sounded anxious.“Natalie, where’s the authorization paperwork for that overseas transfer?”I was eating fish and chips at a restaurant in Frostvik.“Mr. Lynn, I’ve resigned.”“I know, but this is urgent. If the money doesn’t arrive today, they’re pulling out of the deal.”“Please speak to Mr. Hayden.”“Ryan says he hasn’t seen the paperwork.”“It’s in the sixth folder in the handover package, marked with a blue tag. The instructions are in there too.”Brian sounded relieved.I continued, “But I wouldn’t advise him to process it himself. That transfer needs secondary approval from Mr. Tohn personally.”Brian hesitated. “Didn’t you always handle it before?”“I was Mr. Tohn’s assistant then. I’m not anymore.”I hung up.Less than half an hour later, John Geller from Legal called.“Natalie, there are two versions of the international conference minutes. Which one should we
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Chapter 4
On my second day in Mapleward, Brian contacted me again.This time, he made a video call.On the screen, he had dark circles under his eyes and a crooked tie. He looked as though he had not slept in days.“Natalie, the overseas account has been frozen.”“Oh.”“This is serious! They say the authorization chain is incomplete. If we don’t get them the missing paperwork by this afternoon, the acquisition will fall through.”I took a sip of coffee.“Mr. Lynn, you’re talking to the wrong person.”“Just tell me where the supplementary authorization is.”“I don’t remember.”“How can you not remember?”“Well, that’s because I’m on vacation.”Brian took a deep breath.“Natalie, the company’s willing to negotiate. Come back and help us.”“Mr. Lynn, you should ask the company who signed off on letting me go first.”He fell silent.The day Morgan used Duncan’s written authorization to force me out, Brian had been in a meeting next door.There was no way he had not known.Like ever
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Chapter 5
After I hung up, Alan asked, “Is it over?”I nodded.He smiled and left it at that.We stayed late at a little bar in Mapleward. Outside, a light rain was falling. The dim yellow streetlights illuminated the raindrops.I took a sip of red wine. Then, I suddenly felt like the past three years had been one long dream.In that dream, I answered messages at 3 a.m. and took calls at 7 a.m. If Duncan had an upset stomach, I had his medication at the office within half an hour. When George missed the tea from back home, I arranged for some to be sent from Osterreach. When Morgan wanted dessert from a shop on the south side of town, I made a detour of over twelve miles after work to pick it up.Everyone believed it was my job. No one ever asked if I was tired.By the time Alan walked me back to my hotel, the rain had stopped.He hesitated in the doorway.“You’re a good person, Nat.”I smiled. “Thank you.”“That guy doesn’t deserve you.”I said nothing.He turned and left.I
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Chapter 6
He looked at me and swallowed.“I’ve had PR take down everything Morgan put out.”“Oh.”“This is my fault. I never thought she’d...”“Mr. Tohn,” I said, interrupting, “are you here just to tell me that?”He fell silent.Soft music played in the cafe. Pigeons flew past the window.He took a long time to answer.“No.”“Then, why are you here?”“I want you to come back.”I smiled. “Do you really think I’d come back, Mr. Tohn?”“I know I was wrong.”“What did you do wrong?”He looked taken aback.I held his gaze and kept my voice calm. “Go on, Duncan. Tell me what you did wrong.”He opened his mouth, but nothing came out.I picked up my coffee and took a sip.“You don’t know what you did wrong, do you? You never have.”He went pale.“Natalie, I...”“You only know the company’s a mess without me and that Ryan can’t do my job. “You’ve noticed that there’s no one to bring you your stomach medication, organize your schedule, or remember George’s checkups. But you’ve neve
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Chapter 7
His lips moved.“Do you have to do this, Natalie?”“Do what?”“After three years...”“Three years of working for you,” I said, cutting in. “Mr. Tohn, don’t tell me you still think I have feelings for you.”He looked at me sharply.As I looked him in the eye, I said in a deliberate tone to make myself clear, “I was doing my job. You paid me. Don’t flatter yourself.”All the color drained from his face.I turned and headed for the door.He called after me, “Natalie!”I kept walking.“Morgan’s trashing you online! She’s trying to ruin you!”I paused. Then, I looked back and smiled.“She can say what she likes. I’ll get on with my life. If she thinks a few nasty posts can ruin me, she has seriously underestimated me.”I pushed open the cafe door and stepped outside. The bell jingled behind me.I did not look back.That evening, I was packing at the hotel when the doorbell rang.I thought it was Alan.When I opened the door, I saw that it was Duncan.He stood there, wet f
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Chapter 8
“Ms. Ziegler, are you really not coming back?”“No.”“Then, what about Mr. Tohn...”“If he wants to stay, let him.”Mr. Sade sighed on the other end of the line.“This may not be my place, Ms. Ziegler, but the way Mr. Tohn has treated you these past three years...”“Mr. Sade,” I said, interrupting.“You’ve worked for him for over a decade. Tell me, in those three years, did I ever have a life of my own?”Mr. Sade fell silent.It was a long time before he answered, “No.”“Then, why do you think I’d go back?”“I understand.”After the call, I sat on a park bench and watched the leaves drift down.The wind was chilly. I pulled my coat tighter around me.My phone rang again.This time, it was Lauren.“Natalie, Morgan... She’s hired a lawyer. She’s suing you for defamation.”I sneered. “Suing me?”“Yes! She said you’ve been spreading rumors about her and Ryan online. But she actually did those things!”“Does she have any evidence?”“Sh-She’s making it up. She just wants
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Chapter 9
I sat by the hotel window and sipped tea.“What about Ryan?”“He ran. He bought a ticket and flew abroad yesterday. But the company has already sent him a legal notice. He won’t get away with it.”“Oh.”“There’s also the board,” Mr. Sade said, lowering his voice. “They were already unhappy with Mr. Tohn. Now they want someone held accountable for this mess. I hear they’re trying to force him out.”I paused, cup in hand. “Force him out?”“Yes. They’re blaming his poor management and favoritism for what’s happened to the company. Mr. Lynn’s holding them off, but he can’t do it for much longer.”I fell silent.If the board forced Duncan out, Tohn Corp really would be finished.Still, what did that have to do with me?Duncan had chosen his girlfriend and his assistant himself. He had made the decisions.The consequences were his to deal with.“Ms. Ziegler, you... You really aren’t coming back?”“No.”“Even if Mr. Tohn—”“Mr. Sade,” I said, interrupting, “he’s an adult. He’s
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