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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
My President’s Lover Fired Me 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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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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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
My President’s Lover Fired Me 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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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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