Todos los capítulos de The Quiet Exit: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

"See that, Will? I'm the top sales performer now! The company doesn't need you anymore."Donald Dixon turned to my sales team, his eyes full of contempt."From today on, all of you report directly to me. I guarantee great benefits. Your bonuses will be way better than sticking with this loser!"The 20 million dollars in sales I earned with blood and sweat became his bragging rights.Even my own wife, Chelsea Abbott, was staring at Donald with complete focus.My heart felt like it was being slowly crushed. It took me a long time before I spoke to Chelsea."So you agree with this? I don't care about the numbers anymore. I won't argue over the profit share. I just want to ask. If you fire me, who's paying back the final 60 thousand dollars?"Seven years ago, Chelsea's family business went under. Her father jumped from a building, leaving behind millions of dollars in debt.I brought Chelsea into the company and used my own performance to push her into a vice president role with

Without thinking, I rushed straight into the middle of the fight, trying to pull Tommy and Roger apart.I couldn't let my friends take the fall because of me.But in the chaos, Roger's eyes went wild. He grabbed a heavy-duty stapler off the desk and swung it at Tommy's head with everything he had."Watch out!"My vision narrowed. Instinct kicked in, and I threw myself forward, raising my arm to shield Tommy. The metal prongs of the stapler drove straight into my forearm.Roger yanked it back. Blood immediately soaked through my sleeve.The pain was blinding. Cold sweat broke out all over me. My arm went numb, as if it wasn't even part of my body anymore.The fight stopped instantly. Everyone stared at my arm in horror.Chelsea froze as well. She looked at the wound, panic flickering across her face.For a second, I thought she would say something. Anything.But she didn't."Will, do you really have to take it this far?" Her cold, disappointed gaze cut deeper than the metal

Donald was the first to recover. He let out a strained laugh, forcing his expression to settle."Will, stop putting on a show. There's no way you're the chairperson at a SkyTech Group conference! It's just someone with the same name. You don't seriously think you matter that much, do you?""Yeah. That's enough, Will." Chelsea snapped back to herself as well. She looked at me, helplessness creeping into her voice."I know you're angry about losing your job, so you ran off and used the divorce papers to scare me. As long as you come home with me, I'll pretend I never saw them. We'll forget the whole thing, alright? Once the year-end bonus hits, I'll take you to Cratesisle and give you that wedding…"Here we go again.That wedding, the dream that had carried me through countless sleepless nights, now sounded hollow and almost cruel coming from her mouth."Chelsea, I'm not playing games."I finally pulled my arm free from her grip and took a step back. My voice stayed even as I re

Before Donald could even touch me, two security guards rushed in and grabbed his arms from both sides."Let go of me! Who the hell do you think you are? You're just a bunch of guard dogs! How dare you lay hands on me!"Donald struggled wildly, kicking and cursing nonstop."That's enough! Donald, you're representing the company here. Haven't you embarrassed us enough already? We lost today because we weren't good enough. On behalf of Helios Corp, I apologize to everyone…"Chelsea listened to the shouting, her face flushed bright red.She hurriedly bowed, grabbed Donald's arm, and dragged him out together with the guards.Just before she disappeared through the door, she turned back and looked at me, her expression complicated.I didn't follow her.I simply turned around and continued scoring the remaining proposals. I didn't spare Chelsea even the slightest bit of concern.For a full month after the conference, I heard nothing about them.I thought my life would finally be pea

The moment I finished speaking, the office fell into a dead silence.Then, it exploded with cheers."SkyTech Group?!" Tommy's voice shook with excitement."You mean that top-tier industry giant, SkyTech? Did I hear that right? Damn, you really made it, man!""Yeah! Back then, our boss tried for half a year just to get a connection with SkyTech. He couldn't even meet a department manager!""Will, you didn't just get in! You went straight into headquarters!""With my trash resume, I wouldn't even dare dream of SkyTech. Will, this is the best gift you can ever give us!""Will, we're coming with you!"The guys instantly erupted, eyes blazing, as if a bright future was already right in front of them.Only Roger stood frozen in place. Then he said sourly, "You're bluffing. SkyTech Group is no joke. With your outdated methods, you couldn't even beat Donald. You really think SkyTech would want you?"I smiled, looking at him like he was an idiot."Roger, I trained you myself. I kno