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When I Stopped Carrying Her

When I Stopped Carrying Her

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Workplace

Revenge

Bias

Face Slapping

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At the company holiday party raffle, I'd barely stepped on stage when my superior, Victor Grant, shoved a crumpled slip into my hand. "Special prize for our top sales guy. Go on, open it. Let's show everyone." All eyes were on me as I unfolded it. Scrawled across the paper: [VIP janitor status unlocked—every toilet in the company, three days.] The room lost it—laughter everywhere. Victor crossed his arms, grinning. "Fair, right? Everyone knows you climbed the ranks hooking up with rich cougars. Gotta avoid hard feelings for the others, yeah? While the rest of us take a break, you can get busy. You're not gonna back out, are you?" The crowd cracked up. My girlfriend—and CEO—Rachel Sullivan stood off to the side, watching. Didn't say a word. Everyone waited for me to explode. Instead, I just nodded. Next day, over 300 refund requests hit. Cash flow flatlined. Victor and Rachel begged me to talk the buyers down. I shrugged. "Nah. Don't wanna save the company and make my performance too good. That'd just cause more ' hard feelings,' right?"

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10 Chapters
Chapter 1
The room went quiet for a beat when I said I'd take the prize—then the laughter came back even louder.Victor lost it, practically doubled over, wiping tears from his face."Now THAT'S how you make it to the top, huh? That kind of thick skin? Most people couldn't do it!"I let the jab slide and said, steady, "Just to be clear—since the company gave me bathroom duty, that'll be my only task for the next three days. I won't be doing anything else."Victor froze, clearly didn't see that coming.Thing was, it was year-end—and every target had already been crushed because of me. All that was left were client bank transfers to lock things in.Me stepping back now? That was handing over $100 million in deals, gift-wrapped.He probably thought I'd finally snapped. Didn't even hesitate. "Fine, no sales for you. You think this place can't survive without you? Go scrub toilets. And if I find ONE hair on the floor, don't bother coming back!"I didn't say a word. Just turned and walked off.
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Chapter 2
Under the stares of coworkers—some sympathetic, others straight-up entertained—I stepped into the janitor's closet and changed into cleaning gear.Just as I grabbed the bucket and headed for the restroom, a voice snapped from behind me:"Aaron Lawson, stop right there!"Rachel.She usually treated me like a ghost at work. This was the first time she called me out in front of everyone.She walked over, stone-faced, towering over me. "I told you to come to my office. Why didn't you?"I didn't explain. Just said, calm as ever, "Busy working. Didn't have time to check."That was a line she used on me all the time. Hearing it thrown back at her made her flinch."It's just a small thing. Do you really need to be mad over it?"Once she was sure no one could hear, she sighed and dialed it back. "I know you're upset about Victor's reward, and yeah, I didn't defend you."But he's the sales manager I just promoted. He DID bring in real results. I couldn't call him out in front of everyo
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Chapter 3
Rachel spun around, stunned. "Are you insane? Do you even hear yourself right now? We're just 300 deals away from hitting that $1 billion mark I promised you. Once those payments clear, we're done. If you screw this up now, don't expect a second chance!"I didn't say a word.I just walked out.Back home, just as I was kicking off my shoes, my phone rang.The second I picked up, my dad's voice exploded through the line. "Aaron, are you out of your mind? How dare you fight with Rachel?!"Listen to me—right now, this minute—you go apologize to her! You're a grown man, and everything you have is thanks to her. Don't be ungrateful!"His tone dropped, all weight and pressure. "Rachel's young and beautiful. A woman like that sticking with you for twelve years? That's a damn miracle. Now you've pissed her off—who else is gonna want you?"It's better to be with someone capable than struggle alone. Go back, say sorry, and get that marriage locked down. Quit stirring up drama."Without Ra
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Chapter 4
I didn't sleep a second, but I wasn't even tired.Next morning, I showed up right on time. Didn't bother with the stares—just headed straight to my desk to pack.Victor strolled up, fake-concern mode activated."Aaron, can't you take a joke? It was just some toilet duty. Why'd you go and tell Ms. Sullivan you're quitting? No need to blow it up like that. Look, I'll even make it up to you. Outta my own pocket."He held out an envelope like it was charity. "Here—$25," he said, dragging out the number with that smug little smile.The company crushed its revenue goals this year. Everyone who joined the holiday raffle walked away with at least a grand—even the ones who barely showed up.And me? Longtime employee. Top sales guy. I got $25—like I was some kind of charity case.That hit hard.Anger flared, and I smacked his hand away. Not soft, but not enough to knock him down either.Victor blinked, stared at his hand, then eased back against my desk."Aaron, I was just trying to be
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Chapter 5
The guy wasn't even done talking before Rachel snapped."What did you say? Over a hundred cancellations?"She lunged forward and grabbed him by the collar. "You sure you didn't screw up the count? They already paid deposits. Why would they all suddenly bail?"Victor pushed in, eyes locked on the guy. "There's gotta be a mistake. Go check again! Maybe someone's faking calls, pretending to be clients!"The employee shook his head hard, voice shaky. "I triple-checked. The calls came from the official numbers we have on file. A bunch of them even sent emails. This isn't a prank!"Rachel's face drained of color. She whipped around just as I hit the elevator."Aaron Lawson! This is your doing, isn't it? You couldn't just leave—you had to stir things up and wreck the company!"Victor jumped in, yelling too. "Yeah, who else could've hit up that many clients? You're seriously that bitter? You'd burn the whole place down just to get back at us?"I stood there in the elevator, calm as eve
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Chapter 6
At Sullivan Properties, I had a basic sales title, carried the entire department, and got toilet duty as a thank-you.Here? They saw my worth. And they matched it.I said, "Evercore's offer sounds solid. I'm definitely open to talking more."Daniel's voice warmed. "That's great to hear, Mr. Lawson! If you're free, we'd love to have you visit Evercore's headquarters—meet senior leadership in person."And don't worry, the contract's flexible. We'll make sure it fits what you're looking for."We talked another twenty minutes, locked in a meeting three days out at Evercore's HQ.After I hung up, the weight I'd been carrying for years finally let up.Then my phone buzzed again—private messages from clients who'd just filed for refunds:[Aaron, I already submitted the cancellation with Sullivan Properties. Once it's approved, I'll follow you wherever you go. Just let me know when you're ready to pick things up again.][Aaron, they just offered me a 2 percent discount to stay. I said
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Chapter 7
She added, "I spent three years building this company. I'm not letting Aaron wreck it in one day!"If he could land clients, so can everyone else! Tell the team—drop everything and sell. I don't buy that hundreds of employees can't compete with one guy!"But the truth was, things were even worse than she thought.The next morning, right as the sales office opened, a group of suppliers showed up with contracts in hand, blocking the front desk and demanding Rachel handle the overdue payments herself.They gave her three days to clear the construction material debts—or they'd sue and cut off all future deliveries.Then came the bank reps.An old loan had gone delinquent, and they weren't playing around. Full repayment, plus interest, was due in a week—or they'd start seizing company assets.While each group took turns making a scene, the few potential buyers who had walked in took one look and bailed.The once-busy office emptied fast.Employees stopped caring. They grouped up, w
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Chapter 8
[Aaron, it's been twelve years. You can't just let me crash like this. If you help me now, we'll get married right away.][I know you're mad. Name your price—I'll make it right. Just come back and help me through this.]I stared at the screen, numb. All I felt was disgust.She really thought a few weak apologies would make me fix her mess? Unreal.I blocked her number. Finally, silence.Didn't expect her to show up at my door."Aaron, I know you're in there. Please, just talk to me! Just a few words! Aaron, open up!"I stood still behind the door. "Go away. We're done. There's nothing left to say."She started banging harder. "I messed up, okay? I know I did. I never should've let Victor treat you like that. I shouldn't have ignored what you brought to the company."Just one more chance—I'll fix it. The clients trust you, not me. If you talk to them, they'll pull their refunds."Please, Aaron. Just this once."I didn't care. Just sank into the couch and started scrolling the
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Chapter 9
I wasn't done. "The clients didn't cancel because I told them to. They left because they only trusted me. Without me, of course the company tanked."That's not on me. Rachel didn't value her people. She wrecked it."I gave everything for that place—for her—and you never once asked what that cost me. But she throws you a few perks and suddenly she's the victim?"Did it ever cross your mind that I'm your son?"I got it all out in one breath. My throat was dry. The last words barely made it out.Silence on the other end.Then finally, he spoke. "All of this... is it true? Rachel really treated you like that?""Every word," I said quietly. "I've got no reason to lie just to tear her down. Dad, I get it—you think it's smart to stick with someone capable, someone who lifts you up. But I need you to understand something: I can stand on my own."Rachel's not worth it. Not worth sacrificing myself for. We're done. Her company isn't my problem anymore. So from now on, don't bring her up
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Chapter 10
During questioning, Victor tried to weasel out—blamed it all on "company orders" and threw Rachel under the bus. But the receipts told a different story. He knew exactly what he was doing.In the end, he got nailed for embezzlement, sentenced, and slapped with a court order to pay it all back.His record went straight into the industry's blacklist. No legit real estate firm could touch him after that.***Aaron's POVI was already moving on.Three days after walking out of Sullivan Properties, I showed up for my interview at Evercore Realty Group.The meeting was chill—senior leadership liked what I brought to the table and offered me the job right then.Day one, I had my own office and a team backing me up.Everyone treated me like I belonged.For once, I was in a place that actually respected me.The moment word got out that I'd joined Evercore, the clients who'd canceled after I left Sullivan Properties came straight to me. They rebooked everything through my new firm, no
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