All Chapters of They Called Me the Freaking Rulebot: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

"What?" Bella froze, then shrieked, "Are you for real right now? Just admit you don't wanna approve them! You're clearly faking that headache!"I took a breath. Didn't bother answering.Back then, I might've broken it down for her—Reimbursement receipts had to be legit.Finance is the final checkpoint. If something's off, we're the ones in the hot seat.Not that it ever got through to her. She'd snapped at me before with that same eye-roll energy:"Rules don’t run the world—people do. Why are you so pressed?"I'd kept it professional, taught her how to review reimbursements the right way—over and over.But after what I heard in the bathroom, yeah... I went cold.If she didn't care, then why should I?I grabbed my thermos and turned to leave.Bella scowled and grabbed my arm. "What, running off now? Feeling guilty?"I didn't say a word.She raised her voice."You think it's just me? Everyone's fed up with you blocking their reimbursements. What, skimming the cash for your

Chapter 2

Bella piped up from the side. "That one's from Mr. Lawson in Sales. He even printed it in color. So thoughtful, right?"I said nothing and kept flipping.One page was just a massive QR code. Beside it, someone had scrawled: [Dear finance ladies, scan this yourselves.]I set the whole stack down and looked straight at her.The truth hovered right there—'We're in the middle of an IPO. None of this is even remotely approvable.'But I let it go.Just gave her a faint smile."My head's killing me. Gonna grab some meds. Since you care so much about the team, you can handle the approvals."***I ignored Bella's protests and walked out.It was nearly lunchtime anyway.For once, I didn't stick around to catch up on work—I just left.Barely made it through my meal before the higher-ups started blowing up my phone.In the work group chat, my department head—Winnie Dunn—blasted me directly:[@Rina Ralph, get to my office. Now.]I didn't rush.Waited till the last possible minute

Chapter 3

Didn't bother arguing. Just glanced at my phone.Still no reply to the message I sent this morning.Everyone was suddenly a critic, taking turns throwing shade."Logistics is sick of her. She wants itemized receipts like we're stealing or something.""Procurement can't move without her picking through every contract.""HR's got beef too—"White noise.I typed a follow-up to the CEO, still off on his business trip:[Mr. Gainey, can you approve my resignation today?]***The screen finally lit up.Mr. Gainey replied:[Unbelievable! We're mid-IPO. You can't just bail. Whatever's going on, I'll fix it when I'm back. Don't stir up drama right now.]And just like that, any last shred of doubt? Gone.All I felt was ice.I'd already figured him out. Mr. Gainey didn't give a damn about finance department.If he did, he wouldn't have blown off every suggestion I made to tighten up reimbursements.Or trashed my idea to give the business teams even a basic crash course in finance.

Chapter 4

I replied:[Head hurts. Can't read the reimbursement forms.]By a little after 4, the company group chat was blowing up with Bella fan club energy.[Bella's so efficient!][Finally, no more that old rule-spewing robot. Some folks really needed to make room.]And of course, Bella couldn't help herself. Drenched in compliments, she got bold.She tagged me in the main chat:[@Rina, no offense, but I think you were just overcomplicating reimbursements. Things have been way smoother since I stepped in.]I didn't reply.Bella clearly hated being ignored, so she started sending me daily updates on her "progress." Like I needed a play-by-play of her approval spree.She was greenlighting every single prepayment request now—some with extra fluff.I saw one where she handed Sales Team 2 a $100K "team-building" budget for the second half of the year. I didn't say a thing.That team had been bleeding red for two straight quarters. Mr. Gainey was already whispering about layoffs.Meanwh

Chapter 5

I gave a small smirk. "Mr. Gainey, I'm officially on vacation. By the time I'm back, it'll be thirty days since I turned in my resignation. Doesn't matter if you approve it or not—I'm out. Whatever mess comes next? Not my problem."I tapped the screen and ended the call, cutting off his angry shouting mid-rant.Winnie, who'd been all smug two seconds ago, just stood there, frozen.Then her phone lit up like crazy.Caller ID? Mr. Gainey.She picked up, barely got out a sugary "Honey" before he snapped:"What the hell did you let Bella sign off on?! Where's the money?! Tell me RIGHT NOW! Who okayed those insane expenses? Is the company even running?! Why wasn't I told?!"Winnie paused, trying to play it cool."Babe, didn't you say we're going public soon? So what if we spent a little? We've got funds—don't be so tight. I finally earned some respect around here, and now you're making me look bad."Mr. Gainey was losing it."You—! I can't even deal with you right now! If you don'

Chapter 6

As I passed Bella, I slowed.Leaning in, I kept my voice low. "Remember that dollar you 'covered'? Small glitch, sure. But if you patched that with your own cash... what about the rest? Think those accounts are gonna survive an audit?"Bella didn't move.On her screen: a fake invoice. Over a hundred grand.***A tax officer walked up and asked for access to the computer.Bella freaked."Wait! This is my personal laptop—you can't just dig through it! What invoice? Don't accuse me! I'm the finance supervisor. I can issue whatever I want!"She tried blocking him, kept rambling, but the officers didn't even blink.They followed protocol and launched straight into the audit.After a beat of silence, the whole office exploded."The system flagged it? What the hell did Bella do?""Who sent the tip?""This is bad. We're toast..."Winnie shrieked, desperate to get control back. "Everyone calm down! No need to panic. We're a legitimate business!"But her voice cracked.Then she s

Chapter 7

First day off, I killed all the work chats and put my phone on mute. Silence hit different.No more explaining why receipts matter. No more tutorials on how to not screw up basic stuff. No more late-night number hunts over a few cents. And thank god—no more pretending my clueless superior actually knew finance.When they called me the "Rulebot," did it ever cross their minds? Maybe if they stopped messing up, I wouldn't have to keep telling them to fix it.With all that stress gone, I finally slept in—like really slept. After I woke up, I swung by the neighborhood grocery, grabbed some fresh stuff, and made myself a real breakfast.My phone lit up a few times—random numbers, a couple calls from the company landline.I didn't answer.Didn't have to. Pretty sure it was Mr. Gainey or Winnie, freaking out and begging for help.In the afternoon, I hit the library and finally grabbed a few books I'd been putting off forever.That night, I caught up with a friend I hadn't seen in ages

Chapter 8

The auditor slid a stack of papers my way. "Ms. Ralph, we're auditing the company's finances. There've been some huge, sketchy transactions right before and after you left—fake invoices, misused funds. The numbers are bad."I stayed quiet. He kept going."You were the finance supervisor. We need answers."I flipped through the docs.No surprises. Every ridiculous reimbursement Bella rubber-stamped was right there."Once I submitted my resignation and wrapped up the handover, I wasn't in charge anymore," I said. "It's all in the emails. Bella Jaeger—the intern—took over completely."Winnie Dunn, the head of finance, and the department heads who were there can confirm it. They all signed off on Bella taking over. If you need proof..."I pulled a flash drive from my bag and slid it across."I backed up the security footage. Just in case."They traded stunned glances.I stayed chill. "Old habit. I'm just careful."Shrugged. "People ignore finance until stuff blows up—then sudden

Chapter 9

A week later, my former subordinate, Lena, hit me up with a quiet message:[The company's under official investigation.]Bella's nonsense claims were just the match.She didn't stop at greenlighting shady stuff—she snuck in bonus payments for herself too. The cash wasn't crazy, but at that point, it didn't even matter.The tax bureau and cops went full bloodhound—and it got uglier.Peter's sales team had been faking invoices for years, funneling cash into some secret stash. It added up to straight-up embezzlement.Winnie? She ran the company account like her personal piggy bank—designer bags, bling, even her home repairs were on the tab.She was the finance head who didn't know jack about finance, just power-tripped her way through it.The proof was stacked. Bella, Peter, Winnie—they were already in cuffs.Anyone with half a brain could see it—they weren't getting a slap on the wrist. What was waiting for them was the law, and the law doesn't go easy on frauds.I kept thinkin

Chapter 10

"Let's talk about graduating from a toxic company—Rulebot style."No rants. No sob stories.Just ten sharp minutes: spotting red flags, staying protected in finance, and nailing your exit strategy.I wrapped it with, "My old boss said no one'd ever hire me again. So I figured—why work for anyone? I'm going solo. Starting now, I'll drop finance tips and breakdowns. Like, share, follow if you're into that."It blew up. Instant viral.The comments were like a giant group therapy for finance folks.[Wait—it's not just my company that's a mess?][@DaFrkngRulebot, please make a course! My boss wants two sets of books—how do I stay safe?][Ex-coworker here. Our place went down in flames. Mad respect, Rina.]And yeah, the trolls showed up too:[Manipulative witch. Took her own employer down and still has the nerve to talk?]I hit them all with the same reply:[Thanks for watching. All comments have been screenshotted and may be submitted as evidence if needed.]Next day, my inbox

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