บททั้งหมดของ My Exile Was the Start of Her Bankruptcy: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

After hearing what I said, Julia Stewart let out a soft chuckle. "Well, I'm sure you know just how much I love causing trouble for Vanessa."That being said, you rejected all of my previous attempts to poach you. Why have you changed your mind right when you're about to be promoted to vice president and have your relationship with her made public?"Instead of answering her questions, I said calmly, "In that case, I'll trouble you to get things ready for my onboarding in three days, Ms. Stewart. I'll deliver on the one-billion-dollar project within two months."The moment I finished speaking, a stir rose from the dining hall behind me. I looked over and saw Vanessa Oswalrd announcing that Cameron Ingall would be promoted to vice president and take over the one-billion-dollar project.Having heard it over the phone, Julia laughed. "Settle things with her first. If you need any help, feel free to reach out. I'll be waiting."I hummed in acknowledgment before ending the call.Amid th

Only then did I remember that the bonuses from projects I had led before still hadn't been paid out, each project worth hundreds of millions of dollars.Previously, Vanessa kept claiming the company was short on funds and that she would pay me my bonuses later. At the time, I figured that we would eventually become a family anyway, so I said there was no rush.Who would've thought those bonuses would now become her leverage against me?Snorting, I shot back at her, "I don't want the bonuses. Process my resignation now."Vanessa flew off the handle. "Fine! Have it your way! Don't even think about ever coming back to the company!"Did she seriously think her company was some kind of heaven that everyone was trying to get into?I wanted to laugh, but I didn't make a sound. Once she approved my resignation, I turned around and walked off without pause.When I got back to the house, I immediately reported Vanessa to the SEC, the Securities and Exchange Commission, for violating legal

Dolly had spent five years with us, witnessing the happiest moments of our lives with us. Back then, Vanessa loved Dolly and treated her like a daughter.She'd been devastated when Dolly died and suggested keeping Dolly's ashes in the house with us.But now, she was calling Dolly's ashes trash. Perhaps the trash wasn't Dolly's ashes but me.After bending down and painstakingly gathering the ashes, I said to Vanessa in a calm voice, "I won't be returning to the company, and neither will I delete what I posted on Instagram. You can forget about the one-billion-dollar project, too."Vanessa didn't take me seriously. Sneering, she retorted, "Don't make me laugh. The contract's already signed! I doubt you can change anything."Without speaking, I threw down my set of keys to the house and walked off.…The next day, I met Julia at a restaurant. She brought an industry giant with her, a businessman by the name of Graham White.We'd only just taken our seats and exchanged a short roun

In the previous round of bidding for the project, Stewart Group had been one of the strongest contenders.But unfortunately, the company's cost estimate had fallen slightly short compared to Vanessa's company. Coupled with the fact that Vanessa had indeed engaged in certain illegal acts behind the scenes, it wasn't surprising that Julia lost the bid.With Vanessa's company out of the running this time, Stewart Group's victory in securing the project was all but guaranteed.While I led the project team in pulling all-nighters to prepare for the bid, Vanessa was agonizing over the penalties she was facing.She'd never imagined that something as simple as treating the other party to a meal would cause the deal to slip right back out of her hands. It also left her with having to pay millions in compensation, and even the risk of prison time.Vanessa sat in her office, clenching the penalty notice. The more she thought about it, the more infuriated she became.She firmly believed it w

Unfortunately for Vanessa, judges didn't decide cases based on who cried more or who made themselves seem more pitiful. With how complete and infallible my evidence was, it was no surprise that she lost her case.Standing on the courthouse steps, I looked into her reddened eyes and flashed her a gracious smile."You didn't think that even after you'd deleted the surveillance footage, I'd still have a way to capture evidence of Cameron tampering with the bidding documents, huh?"Sometime ago, under the pretense of wanting to see me at all times, Vanessa had installed a security camera above my desk at the office.At the time, I actually believed her nonsense, thinking she wanted to ease her longing through the surveillance footage.But in reality, that camera was just something that made it easier for Vanessa and Cameron to flirt in the office without having to worry about me.However, around that time, I kept getting the feeling that someone was going through the things on my des