"For Christ's sake, Isabella, can't you be reasonable for once?" Marcus snarled, holding Victoria. "It's a stupid signature. Is it that big of a deal?"He grabbed the folder with one hand, scribbled his name without a single glance at the page, and threw it back at me."There! Now can we go?"I took the document, looking at his messy signature. He'd signed my resignation without even looking at it, all for her. A strange quiet settled over me."Thanks," I said, stepping aside. "You two should get to the hospital."As Marcus rushed past with Victoria, she looked back weakly and whispered, "Thank you for understanding, Isabella…"I stood alone in the empty office, carefully folded the document, and put it in my purse. Just like that, six years of my life and two years at this job were over, sealed on a single piece of paper.Ten minutes later, Marcus called."Isabella, I'm sorry about my tone earlier," he said, sounding apologetic. "It was just low blood sugar. Victoria's fine now.""It'
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