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"Mr. Chandler, I've decided to accept your offer. Is there still room to negotiate the salary you mentioned last time?"As I placed the heavy file on the office table, I started the conversation in a cold and composed tone."Of course."The man sitting at the desk readily agreed. "Ms. Lane, you're the type of woman I admire most in the workplace. If you're willing to join us, I personally guarantee your annual dividends will be at least eight figures."Upon hearing that, any lingering hesitation about leaving my current job—where I earned only three thousand a month—vanished instantly. I signed the contract on the spot.As I headed back to my old office to complete the handover, I sighed while looking at the familiar decoration around me.Fresh out of university, I’d been full of ambition. That was how Kai Moran convinced me to join his new startup.I climbed my way up from the very bottom to become Head of Product. It took ten long years of grinding work, drinking at endless bu

I took a deep breath and took photos of the situation before swiftly calling the police."Hi, I'd like to make a report. Someone has stolen two of my necklaces that cost me around a million."Mary's face went pale. She instantly snatched my phone away while shouting as loud as she could. "No one stole anything! Stop trying to twist the facts!"Once she said that, the door slowly swung open to reveal Kai, who'd arrive late as usual. The moment he saw me, his face contorted into a scowl."Eliza, how many times must I tell you? Your name was accidentally included in the Counseling-Out List. Still, if you're willing to start over from the very bottom with a reduced salary, I can give you another chance."You rejected me, and now you're causing a scene. Will you only be happy when everyone hates you?" he snapped out.I forced myself to swallow back my rage and told him everything that happened.With an impatient look on his face, he retorted, "It's just a search. What about it? You'r

In less than two weeks, Mary was knocking on my door."Eliza, you bitch! How dare you set me up! You knew the original code was stored in those folders, yet you provoked me into deleting them!"I frowned and made sure to block the doorway so that she could not force her way into my home.When Mary noticed the suit I was wearing, she let out a cold scoff. "I never knew you could be so vain. You've been unemployed for days, yet you still have the mood to buy new office clothing," she said in a biting, passive-aggressive tone.As I had just returned home from work, I was too exhausted to continue arguing with her.However, my silence was an implicit confession in Mary's eyes. With glee written all over her face, she said, "While you set me up, I'm not a petty woman. As long as you bow and apologize, then restore the original code, I can be gracious enough to forgive you. I'll even hire you as my assistant."That demand only made me laugh. I pulled out my phone and played the video

Kai was completely thrown off guard by Mary's words. Shock and fury crashed through his eyes as he roared, "Don't you dare, Eliza! That source code is the company's private property. "You would be committing a crime if you leaked it to others! Plus, we signed a non-compete agreement, and the penalty is one billion. No one could afford to pay for it!"Now that the facade had crumbled, he revealed his true colors instantly.I let out a soft laugh and said coldly, "I don't need you to remind me about this. Of course, I am aware of the non-compete agreement. "However, talking about the penalty won't help you, Mr. Moran. After all, you still haven't paid me the monthly non-compete compensation I'm owed."Kai was infuriated. Gritting his teeth, he snarled, "You've already resigned. What's the point of holding onto the source code? This is just your revenge on me, to force me into admitting that I was wrong."Then, with dramatic self-pity, he called all the employees over. In front

Instead, it was Mary who ran after me. Her eyes filled with desperate pleading as she said, "Eliza, you joined Mr. Chandler's company, right? Could you take me with you?"In our industry, it was common to bring trusted subordinates along when switching jobs.Even Rory was looking at me pitifully and begged, "Eliza, for the sake of our years of friendship, you can't just watch me die here!"I refused without hesitation."Once bitten, twice shy. Mary, taking you with me would mean I haven't learned my lesson. Do you think I'm going to wait for you to backstab me again? If I really took you two with me, that would be a crime. I'd go to prison."Before they could say anything else, I got into the cab and left.In the rear-view mirror, the two crying figures shrank into tiny dots, then disappeared completely.…Half a year later, after finishing my probation, I was officially hired.The new job didn't pay much, but it was stable. My coworkers were friendly, and there were no endl