Reason

"Yes, I've heard from Gaston," her father replied. "But hearing this directly from you makes my day complete. Your reason is valid enough, anyway. We cannot uohold such person in the comoany if he doesn't know how to respect his boss," her father remarked to which she nodded her head.

"Thank you, Dad. I just hated that they are spreading such rumors first thing in the morning and without any prior evidences. They know when to gossip all around and not hold their tongue," she said, letting out all the frustrations she had. "It's annoying, really." It was then followed by her eyes rolling. 

"Just like those two people who just left not too long ago," she mumbled to herself. 

As she lifted her head to look at her father, she noticed him smirking. It seems like he heard her speak those words to her lover yet he wasn't angry at all. 

Ericka suddenly felt a sense of victory. It