Plan A or B

Patrick placed the tablet in front of Tita and placed a CCtv clip of her tossing a cup of coffee at Naomi.

‘Are you dumb! I said I want it warm! Lukewarm. Not too warm nor too lukewarm!’ Tita had yelled at Naomi who glanced at her shirt in shock.

'But you said lukewarm and I only followed your instructions. I wouldn't intentionally make a mistake like this and you know it!’ Naomi tried to explain but Tita tossed the cup in her head instead.

“Shut up you liar! I told you lukewarm and you know exactly how I like it!”

“You didn't have to throw the cup at me, you know? I could get you sued for this..”

“Then be prepared to lose your job along the line! You forgot what the rules here are right? You signed them, remember?” Tita threatened.

In the video, Naomi was quiet and moments later she walked out of the office only for Tita to burst into a hideous laughter afterwards.

Tita glances up at Damon in shock..

“It's…it…it's not what it looks like! Naomi is not exactly a sweet person either. I was only getting back at her. I'm only human and I was also trying to feel like I had something under control…”

Damon chuckled, there seems to be no end to how much lies she's willing to tell.

“You know, I thought so too. Until I went through every footage and found out that, if Naomi wanted to sue you, she had every bloody right to.” Damon explained, standing on his feet.

“Sir, I'm telling you it's not what you think it is! She…she has a group chat with the other workers gossiping about me! She…she called me a whore! She degraded me in the worst way possible! I was only trying to put her in her place! I promise you, it's not what it looks like. I would never bully any of my teammates!” Tita lies.

“I'm glad you realize this is bullying.” Damon sa8d as he got even closer to her.

“I'm telling you this is a misunderstanding! Mr Damon, please you have to believe me! I've been here longer than she has!”

“That doesn't change anything Miss Tita. This is wrong and you could go to jail for it.” Patrick said calmly.

W”hy would she sue me? She's…she's the one who started this! I was only trying to defend myself! I know the way I went about it is completely wrong, but you have to give me time to bring proof..”

“How sure are we that the proof you are about to provide is not fabricated? From my knowledge, many of your team members are willing to side with you as long as they don't get on your bad side. Am I wrong?” Patrick asked.

“I am their team leader!I'm sure they are just…”

“I don't think that is the case. You know, Miss Tita, I don't believe that your team members are doing this out of respect. It is clearly out of fear and that is not an environment anyone should work in..” Patrick said.

Tita turns to Damon helplessly. “Please Mr Damon, you have to believe me. Naomi is not a good person either! She's making it extremely difficult for me to be a team leader.” She whined.

“Or maybe you are just no good enough for the position!” Damien said sternly.

“I am more than qualified for this position sir! One else is well suited for this position!” Tita said defensively.

“Is that so? Yet you try to bully your team members into submission. If anyone was being difficult to work with, you could have made a report to the HR. Why didn't you?’ Damon asked.

“I…I” Tita stammered.

“Can you see how inadequate your story is? You could have reported that to HR but you choose not to. Something isn't right.” Damon said, pulling a stop in front of Tita.

“If Mrs Naomi were to walk in here and tell me she wants to sue you, I will be more than willing to give her my lawyer. You know why? There are several videos proving you treat her like trash.”

“No, no, sir. You're misunderstanding the whole situation! I'm telling you!” Tita panicked.

“Do you realize how much she's going to make out of you when she takes tbiz to court? By the time she's done, I doubt you'll have anything left in your name. And, in a bid to keep the reputation of the company, I would have to keep her employed and get you fired. Do you understand the implication of all of this now?” Damon explained.

“I..”

“And your face would be plastered all over a hundred tabloids and millions of people online would call you names and drag you to filth..” Damon leaned forward, meeting Tita's eyes with nothing but coldness.

“And you know the interesting part? No one would want to explore you after the scandal dies down. You would live from hand to mouth despite your degrees and as time goes on, you'd have two options.” Damon smirked.

Tita swallowed, beads of sweat formed around her forehead.

“One, sell everything you own to survive because not even your family would want to associate with you or two, end up on the streets where very dangerous people lurk in the shadows, looking for their next victim.”

Tita gasped in horror.

“Regardless, you'll end up on the streets and your fate will be decided from there. Sounds..great to me.”

“Great?!” Tita asked in horror.

“Yeah. Society loves to see people like you get karma and so I say, it is quite fair.. “

With eyes filled with fear, she glances from one man to another, falls to the ground on her knees pleading for mercy.

“Please sir. I'm willing to do anything! This was a horrible mistake. Please, have mercy.”

Damon heads back to his desk and settles back on his seat with a satisfied smile.

“Or we could settle this with less heartache.” He said.

Tita glances up at him in relief. “Really? Oh thank you! Thank you so much sir!”

“Henceforth, you're no longer team lead. Naomi will take your place and you'll be her errand girl.”