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
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