LOGINI had waited a month for Ascendant Group's college recruitment offer. When it finally arrived, Yvie Smith walked over arm in arm with another man while she smiled at me. "Carl, you should let Kevin take that offer instead." As I turned to her, everyone around me was holding back their laughter, waiting for me to cave and agree, like I had always done. It had been ten years. I would give her anything whenever she asked, from competition qualification spots and postgraduate recommendations to ten grand worth of hard-earned money… She was used to it, and I had since made peace with it. And now, she was looking at me loftily, speaking as if she were giving alms. "It's the same thing every time. How is it different now?" I looked at her haughty leer and suddenly laughed. "Who the hell are you to make decisions for me?"
View MoreI kept quiet, and there were tears in Yvie's eyes as she looked up at me. "I know apologizing means nothing, but I'll still say it. I'm sorry, I've made plenty of mistakes, and I really understand now. It's not because you've become rich, but I've just been through so much the past year, and it has taught me how terrible I've been."I looked into her eyes and couldn't find that condescension she carried as if it was her right.There was only weariness and the burden of life, and earnest guilt.I stayed silent for a few more seconds and said, "Keep up the good work."And with that, I turned and headed into the school, barely walking a few steps when I heard her again. "Carl!"I didn't stop, but she still shouted, "Thank you!"I raised my hand and waved at her without looking back and kept going forward.-It was a beautiful day at the academy.Everywhere, I could see young students dressed in simple clothes, their eyes glowing.They didn't know who I was, but nodded at me as
After the report presentation, a journalist asked, "Mr. Lloyd, rumor has it that you once applied for a job at Ascendant Group, only to be treated unfairly during the interview process. Is that true?"I smiled at the sea of cameras below the stage and replied, "It's true. The HR director at that time had been bribed and deliberately lowered my scores in all three interview rounds."While the press members clamored, I continued, "That HR director has since been dealt with, and the one who took the offer that should have been mine is now a manager… at some cafe."Laughter rang in the hall, and I waited until the clamor died down before finishing, "I'm not mentioning that to brag. I just want to send a message to every young person looking for work or facing unfair treatment, only to be treated unfairly…"Never give up, and never give in. Don't assume this is simply how the world works or that you have no choice but to endure it."You can remember the people who wronged you. Some deb
In the end, Kevin ended up a manager at a cafe, making around a grand a month, and had to work constant night shifts.Even then, things were much worse for Yvie.Without a graduate school recommendation, she could no longer remain at the university and had to take a leave of absence, but her house was impounded, and the family's savings was frozen.As her mother collapsed from shock and had to be hospitalized, they couldn't even afford her medical bills.Yvie tried to get a job, but her major was not in high demand. The fact that she tried to steal my graduate school recommendation had caused a huge buzz, with many human resource departments shaking their heads once they recognized her full name.Ultimately, she had to work as a retail assistant, making just fifteen hundred a month including commissions.I had some work at the mall when I passed by the store where she was working. She was wearing a uniform, her hair tied hastily as she helped a middle-aged woman try out lipstic
Bewildered, Samuel hollered, "Who are you people?! This is a private property! I'm calling the cops!"I dropped the document envelope on the tea table in front of him and shrugged. "Go on, call them. They should listen to what you did twenty years ago."Samuel's face dropped as he stared at me, but he burst out laughing seconds later. "You're the Lloyds' brat? What, do you want revenge now that you've grown a spine? Let me be straight with you: it's been twenty years, and any evidence has gone up in smoke! So what can you do?"I slowly sat opposite him, looking him in the eye as I slowly said, "See, I went to see someone over the past three days… your mother. It turns out that the middleman she used to look after is still alive, and there's a recording of everything he said."Clang!Samuel stopped laughing right then, his teacup dropping onto the floor and audibly shattering into pieces.Still, he stammered in panic, "W-What are you talking about? I have no idea!"I shrugged aga






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