Paid Double Wages to Be Betrayed

As Ruby spoke, she glanced in the back. "That sickly thing didn't bother you, did she?"Putting away the cigarettes with practiced ease, Gary smiled ingratiatingly. "Of course not! With direct orders from you, how can I possibly let her in? I just told her the minibus broke down and chased her out. With all that coughing she makes on board, the other parents will definitely complain, won't they?"Ruby nodded in satisfaction. "Good. Keep waiting at the intersection tomorrow. Don't mind her."Gary nodded repeatedly. "Got it. Hang on tight, Miss Ruby. I'm starting the car."I silently sat in front of my laptop.When I saw Gary's fawning expression and heard Ruby saying "that sickly thing", my nails slowly dug into my palm.True, I had forked out a huge sum of money to rent the minibus for Amelia, and I even hired a driver for 1,000 dollars, with another 1,000 dollars thrown in as a bonus.But I didn't mind the driver letting several kids in the neighborhood on board while he was do

With that, Ruby took out two 50-dollar bills from her purse and slid them across to me. "Here's a little something from us. Take this money and go get your sister some cough syrup so she can actually get over this thing."I quietly sat there, looking at the petition letter filled with signatures.They had no idea that the real owner of the so-called "minibus Miss Ruby pulled some strings to get" was sitting right in front of them.I didn't take the money, nor did I utter a word.Noticing that I wasn't saying anything, Ruby scoffed. "What's this? You still think you have room to argue?"She turned around and shouted out the door, "Gary! Gary Brown! Get in here!"Gary, who was smoking outside, hastily put out his cigarette and scrambled in.When he spotted me in the room, his gaze darted away for a second. He seemed to be feeling a little guilty.Pointing at me, Ruby said to Gary, "Gary, you're the driver. Your word holds the most weight here. Go ahead and tell everybody. Having

Paul slid a document titled "Letter of Forgiveness" in Dad's direction, then tapped the signature line with the tip of the pen.He said, "Your son didn't know better, and he filed a police report to get my wife arrested. If this matter blows up and ruins the factory's reputation, you probably won't get that retirement spot. Well, that's not even the worst of it. The factory may even hold your family responsible for disrupting workforce harmony."Taking a sip of his coffee, Paul continued, "Sign this, and you can prove that this is all just a misunderstanding. I'll stamp your early retirement approval tomorrow and personally deliver it to HR. I'll also approve the maximum payout from the major illness fund for you. Your daughter was born with that illness. She fainted on her own, and that's no one's responsibility."Dad's shoulders were trembling a little. He looked up, then said in a slightly bitter voice, "Paul, Amelia was sent to the ICU for emergency intervention last night, and

Ten minutes later, in Conference Room 1 on the top floor of the factory, more than 30 senior executives and area managers sat in stiff silence. They didn't even bother with the usual pleasantries.Paul sat at the furthest end of the conference table, already broken out in a cold sweat.As outside personnel, Ruby and Gary were denied entry and were assigned to observers' seating at the back of the conference room.It wasn't until then that the panic in Ruby's heart began to fester.Joseph respectfully stood to the side, vacating the head of the table.I walked over to the spot, sweeping a glance across the room.Clearing his throat, Joseph announced through the microphone, "I shall make the official introductions. This is Mr. Caleb Reinhart, the chairman and majority shareholder of the group who acquired our factory in full last month."When he finished speaking, the whole room fell silent.Paul, who was seated at the end of the table, was stunned.Seated in the corner, Ruby co