Chapter 2

I was the one who had to teach Cade everything he knew. I was his mentor, and I brought him along to client meetings, taught him how to negotiate contract terms, and basically helped him grow from a nobody to his current position of project head.

And now, he was already dismissing me entirely while I was still here at the company. He was showing me his true colors and how much of an ingrate he actually was.

Rafael and the other colleagues were mostly fence-sitters, and of course, they were now expressing their loyalty to their new head of department instead.

Still, I couldn't be bothered to get back at them anymore.

"That's great. Congrats on the promotion, Mr. Jefferson," I said calmly and emotionlessly. "Jett Leroy is someone who happily discards people once they're no longer of any use to him. I may be the victim today, but who's to say that you wouldn't be the next one, hmm?"

Cade's face turned red at once when he heard me.

"Don't you dare try to ruin my relationship with the boss with your stupid nonsense, Gavin Carter! You're just jealous of me! You just don't like it that I got promoted while you got fired instead. Mr. Leroy promoted me because he believes in my capabilities!"

I watched him lose his shit over my words and actually felt sorry for him. I ignored his outburst and turned to leave.

I was aware that Jett had been involved in shady dealings with dual contracts and falsified accounts over the past few years. I had only turned a blind eye to everything because he was still my boss, and I hadn't wanted to cause any trouble for myself.

However, he probably wouldn't even dream that he was going to be my first target for investigation as soon as I got acquainted with my new job next month.

I also wasn't going to spare Cade, Rafael, or the other colleagues around them who thought they were set for life after latching on to someone powerful. I was going to destroy them all, along with Jett Leroy!

So, I ignored Cade altogether and left.

Yet, when I got back to my desk, my eyes darkened when I saw the mess that was there.

Everything on my desk had been ransacked. My drawers had been emptied out on the ground, and my personal items were scattered all over the floor. Even the little potted plant I'd kept for three years had been uprooted from its pot, sending wet soil all over my place.

The notes I'd painstakingly made were also thrown on the floor with obvious signs of being trampled on.

"Who did this?" I growled in a dangerous voice.

Just then, Cade and the others slowly sauntered up to me and said with a light scoff, "The admin department is reshuffling desks, and this is my place now. Why do I need to report to you about what I'm doing at my desk?"

I saw that my laptop screen was still on, and I hurriedly checked all the files on it.

As expected, every message and conversation had been dug out, and even my encrypted files had been forcibly broken into.

"You broke into my laptop and invaded my privacy. Is that what the admin department also told you to do?" I asked, gritting my teeth as I glared at Cade.

"Well, who's to say that you wouldn't try to steal the company's files and data and bring them along with you to sell off to some competitor?" Cade asked with another scoff. "I was just doing this to protect the company's interest. Of course, I had to personally go through everything to stop you from doing that."

I quickly calmed down when I saw the fearless look on Cade's face. Then, I took out my phone and started taking photos of the crime scene.

"What photos do you think you're taking?"

Cade's expression shifted as he immediately went up to block the camera view.

I avoided him and glanced at the other people around him coldly.

"You illegally violated my personal privacy. Of course, I need to take photos for proof. Say, I wonder if this is enough for the police to lock you up for a couple of days?"

Cade was angry and terrified. Still, he held up and barked, "Gavin Carter! Who do you think you're trying to scare away? Do you really think that police would care about such trivial matters like this?"

Jett came out when he heard the commotion. There was a huge frown on his face.

"What's the noise about? Gavin, I already told you to pack up your things and leave! Why are you still here?"

I briefly explained the incident earlier, but Jett just waved his hand in my face and dismissed me after hearing everything.

"Stop talking bullshit. Everything here is the company's assets! Since when have they become part of your private property?"