Chapter 4

Jett's company was very lavishly decorated on the day of the launch event. Jett, Cade, and the rest wore suits and ties and looked confident as the spotlights shone on them.

I entered the venue as discreetly as I could, just as Cade was confidently explaining the "groundbreaking innovation" strategy that they were planning to implement.

At once, I could tell that the core of their strategy was lifted straight from the work I'd put my heart and soul into before I left the company.

No wonder Cade had dug through all the files on my laptop the other day. It was because he wanted to steal my work and claim it as his own.

The only thing he changed was the superficial details that didn't mean much. And then, he'd confidently called it his own design.

During the break in the middle of the event, Cade suddenly caught sight of me sitting in the last row of seats while he was still onstage.

He was first stunned to see me. However, a mocking grin soon replaced his shocked face. He hurried down the stage and approached me.

"Look, isn't this Gavin Carter? What's the matter? Were you not able to find a job for yourself, and now you're back here to beg Mr. Leroy for some leftovers?"

The guests in the crowd immediately turned their attention toward us.

Cade seemed even more delighted when he saw all eyes on us. He reached out and patted me on the shoulders, saying, "My, my. It has only been a few days, and you can't even afford to put together a decent outfit anymore.

"Didn't I warn you before that you'd only be worse off if you left the company? Look at you now! It's all coming true!"

Right after that, Jett walked over to us with a glass of wine in his hand. He glanced at me coldly and then dumped all the wine over my head.

"Our company does not welcome random people from the streets. If you're here to beg me to take you back, Gavin Carter, then you'd better get down on all fours and lick up every drop of wine on the floor.

"Maybe I'd consider it if I see how sincere you are about it."

I wiped off the wine dripping down my face and looked at the two of them with an icy stare. Yet, I didn't show a hint of anger on my face.

Instead, I said calmly, "Mr. Leroy. I never thought that the proposal I made would end up being such a valuable asset to the company, even after such a long time.

"What's the matter? Were you not able to come up with anything else on your own? You couldn't do a thing without me, could you?"

Cade hadn't just completely lifted my work. He had even copied all of the errors and loopholes in it that I hadn't managed to correct before I was fired.

When I pointed out all the loopholes to him, Cade's face turned dark immediately.

"Stop spewing nonsense! I was the one who wrote every single word in this proposal! Since when did it become your work instead?

"You're just jealous that I'm now more successful than you and about to be ten times or even a hundred times more accomplished than you!"

A split second later, Jett grabbed me by my collar and growled at me with a twisted sneer. "So what if we used your proposal, you moron? Go ahead and report it to the police, then! Let's see if the police believe us or someone as useless as you!"

I pushed him off me and hurriedly sent out a text message on my phone.

Then, I looked at Jett's and Cade's challenging stares and said, "You're right. The police are arriving soon. Good luck to you both."

However, Jett and Cade looked like they'd just heard the biggest joke of the century as they burst out in mad laughter.

"Aren't you a little too naive, Gavin? Did you really think we'd be scared just because you called the police on us?

"This proposal was made by you before you left the company, and it is therefore considered a company asset. Nothing about this will change even if you get the police involved!"

Just as he was done speaking, Jett's phone suddenly rang. He answered the call and heard his secretary's anxious voice at once.

"Mr. Leroy! We're in big trouble! Hurry up to the office, quick!"

Jett's face paled when he heard his secretary's words.