บททั้งหมดของ They Paid Me Less and Lost It All: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

A stack of financial statements slammed onto the coffee table with a dull thud."Sophia, I looked through the Shaw family's old financial records. You're a housekeeper making $50,000 a month. Do you honestly think that makes any sense in today's economy?"I looked up.The woman standing over me with her arms crossed was Bianca Vance, the fiancée of the Shaw family's heir, Arthur Shaw.I had heard she had a master's degree from overseas and was a senior finance executive.Regardless, I never expected the first thing she would do after joining the Shaw family was come after me."Ms. Vance, my salary was set personally by Old Mr. Shaw 10 years ago. That $50,000 covered all the work I performed as the family's all-around housekeeper," I said calmly."An all-around housekeeper? That's hilarious." Bianca laughed."You're just a glorified maid who serves coffee, cleans, and cooks. I could hire any middle-aged woman from an employment agency for $3,000 a month. Why should we pay you $5

Arthur came downstairs with dark circles under his eyes. He looked completely drained, and his tie hung crooked around his neck."Enough," he grumbled, rubbing his temples."Arthur, how did the international meeting go last night?" Bianca hurried over. "Did your AI earbuds steal the show?"Arthur had a complicated look on his face as he looked at her. "That stupid thing translated core technology as the core of an apple. The clients thought we were joking and ended the video call on the spot."Bianca's smile froze. "How could that happen? I paid $20,000 for the newest model."She refused to admit she was wrong."The AI is probably still learning. You need to feed it more training data. Besides, those clients probably had heavy accents. That threw off the algorithm."Arthur waved her off impatiently. "Forget it. If the project's dead, it's dead. This loss doesn't matter as long as we still hold the exclusive license for Astraea Tech's core algorithm."Audrey walked out with her

I glanced back at the lights glowing inside Shaw Estate."The 10 years are up. Spread the word. Cut off every resource line to the Shaw family. That includes their priority medical access and premium ingredient suppliers. And…"I paused as my eyes turned cold. "Terminate Astraea Tech's core technology licensing agreement with Shaw Group. Effective immediately."On the other end of the line, I could hear Chester Sterling suck in a sharp breath. "Ms. Quinn, you've finally made up your mind! I've been telling you that it wasn't worth spending 10 years just to repay a favor."Should I send someone to reclaim Shaw Estate? It was your property to begin with.""There's no rush." I looked at my shadow stretching beneath the streetlight. "Let them stay a few more days. I want them to savor every moment of their fall from disgrace."…The next day, Bianca posted a photo of my former housekeeper's room on social media.The caption read, "Clearing out low-vibration energy and embracing a h

When Frederick came home from the hospital, he returned in a wheelchair. He had lost so much weight that he was almost unrecognizable.The atmosphere in Shaw Estate was unbearably tense.Arthur stared at his inbox every single day, desperately waiting for a reply from the Quintana Bianca kept talking about."Bianca, why hasn't Quintana replied yet?" Arthur's eyes were bloodshot. His voice was hoarse.Bianca avoided his gaze, looking a little guilty."People like her are always busy with other projects. Don't worry. I've already asked my father to look into it. My parents are coming over tonight to discuss the wedding arrangements, so we'll settle this matter then."Frederick sat in his wheelchair as he looked at Bianca coldly. "If we can't secure the investment tonight, then you can forget about the wedding."The Shaws had spared no expense for that night's dinner.Audrey fought through a debilitating migraine to book an outrageously expensive banquet at an upscale restaurant.

The heavy solid-wood doors slammed into the wall with a crash that echoed through the hall. Then, a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses walked in.Arthur's raised hand froze midair as soon as he saw who it was. After all, the uninvited guest was none other than Simon York, the global CEO of Astraea Tech.Arthur had exhausted every connection he had for the past three days to salvage the situation, but he had not even managed to get through to Simon's secretary.Nevertheless, Arthur was the first to recover. He scurried over to Simon with a fawning smile spread across his face, bowing so low that his face was nearly parallel to the floor. "Oh, Mr. York! What brings you here? Are you here on Quintana's behalf to sign the investment agreement? Please, have a seat."Bianca hastily tried to fix her hair, her high heels clicking forward as she smiled brightly."Hello, Mr. York. I'm Bianca. I was the one who emailed Quintana. I'm truly honored that Quintana recognized the value