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Chapter 9

Author: Summer
"But it was your choice to pull the trigger against me, wasn't it? In our line of work, adults pay for their tactical blunders. You pay with your livelihood."

Elena desperately dragged herself forward two inches on her knees, her grip tightening on the hem of my silk robe. "But Victoria... I can't lose the family's protection! My youngest is enrolled in a high-end private academy out of state. Without my syndicate clearance and salary, the tuition bounces next month! They will throw him out onto
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    The Romano empire fractured into absolute bankruptcy within the month.With the family’s front-company assets frozen by federal courts following Arthur Sterling's massive lawsuit, the laid-off employees never received a single dime of their mandated severance packages. The legal department simply stalled, letting the paperwork rot in probate while the legacy crew was left entirely out in the cold. Without the syndicate's protection and the off-the-books wealth I had spent a decade securing for them, reality hit the frontline workers with a vicious, unyielding cruelty.Joseph’s daughter never got her specialized surgery. The medical clearance was delayed indefinitely due to his sudden lack of funds and the total cancellation of the year-end bonuses. Late one Tuesday night, while the rest of the city slept, the little girl’s heart gave out, and she flatlined in her ICU bed.Joseph completely lost his mind.Armed with a heavy iron crowbar smuggled from his old warehouse days, he slipped i

  • They Regretted Firing Me   Chapter 11

    The moment I opened the door, Beatrice’s face distorted with pure rage."You orchestrated this whole audit, didn't you?!"I didn't bother denying it. I simply leaned against the heavy oak frame.She shook with fury, pointing a manicured finger at my chest. "You absolute psycho! You let an outsider raid our family assets right when we were vulnerable! You ruined everything!"I stared at her, my expression completely flat, my voice dropping to a dangerous whisper."How do you have the audacity to speak to me about ruin? If I hadn't spent the last ten years laundering the blood cash from the docks, this entire syndicate would have rotted in a federal prison long ago. I built the infrastructure you tried to steal. I don't owe you, or anyone else on that floor, a single breath."I locked my eyes onto her trembling frame."Besides, isn't this exactly what you preached to the floor? Inclusivity, transparency, and absolute fairness?""I simply reported a massive quality deficit to a major clie

  • They Regretted Firing Me   Chapter 10

    The very next afternoon, the absolute hammer dropped on our front company’s remaining operations. Our largest, most critical international distribution partner—Arthur Sterling, the notoriously ruthless titan commanding the empire behind Sterling Global Maritime—made his move.He didn't send a standard email warning, nor did he issue a formal corporate notice. Instead, he staged a completely unannounced, highly tactical raid on our primary shipping terminal to catch the new administration entirely off guard.When his convoy of black luxury SUVs pulled past the security gates, Sterling completely bypassed the pristine, polished showroom where clients were usually coddled. He had zero interest in corporate illusions. Flanked by a grim-faced team of federal inspectors and regulatory auditors, he marched directly onto the loud, grease-stained loading docks.Without waiting for management’s permission, Sterling sharply ordered an immediate, random diagnostic sweep of the heavy freight trucks

  • They Regretted Firing Me   Chapter 9

    "But it was your choice to pull the trigger against me, wasn't it? In our line of work, adults pay for their tactical blunders. You pay with your livelihood."Elena desperately dragged herself forward two inches on her knees, her grip tightening on the hem of my silk robe. "But Victoria... I can't lose the family's protection! My youngest is enrolled in a high-end private academy out of state. Without my syndicate clearance and salary, the tuition bounces next month! They will throw him out onto the street, and his future will be completely ruined. Please, you know how hard I worked to get him into that school!"Marco dropped to his knees right beside her, his tough-guy demeanor completely shattered. He slammed his calloused hands onto the stone deck, his face twisted in panic. "Boss, we were fools. Help us out of this hole! My new wife forced me into a massive mortgage on a luxury estate last month. I put down the bare minimum cash advance, and without the dock lines, I can't clear t

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    Sitting in my private villa, my former personal secretary relayed the updates over an encrypted line. I simply sipped my drink and laughed. It was a masterclass in operational bleeding, executed perfectly by Dominic."They thought they were dealing with a soft corporate target, but they forgot you were the only shield standing between them and the meat grinder," my secretary chuckled on the other end. "They mistook your calculated protection for weakness because you actually balanced the ledgers to keep them safe from the family's worst impulses. Now they're learning what real exploitation looks like under Dominic's iron fist.""Are the drivers and foremen just taking it?" I asked, genuinely curious. "No talk of a strike or a warehouse slowdown?""Oh, Marco and a few of the senior handlers tried to flex," she said. "They actually blocked Dominic's town car in the secure parking garage last week, demanding he sign a guarantee for the year-end payouts. They swore they wouldn't let him le

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    But as the weeks dragged on, the screws only tightened. Dominic instituted strict fines for clocking in three minutes late, fines for taking an extra ten minutes on lunch, fines for wrinkled uniforms, and even fines if a dock worker's hair grew past their collar. By mid-month, the accumulated penalties were easily wiping out two thousand dollars per worker.The staff was trapped like rats in a burning warehouse. Terrified of approaching Dominic directly, they swarmed Elena’s desk day and night, demanding answers. Finally, unable to take the heat, Elena cornered Dominic outside the executive suite."Boss Dominic, do you have a moment? The warehouse crew needs to discuss the operational penalties."Dominic stared through her with cold, vacant eyes, then turned to Beatrice. "Who is this person? Is she on my schedule for today?"Beatrice shook her head, instantly stepping between them and physically guiding Elena away from the door."Elena, you’ve been with the family long enough to know h

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