A Thanksgiving He'll Never Forget의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 10

"I trusted you with this assignment, Leo," Simon snapped. "And what did you do? You go straight to the company group chat and make Ms. Dugan look bad. Was that your plan all along?"I looked up at him, feeling surprisingly calm.He'd pulled the exact same stunt in my previous life. Back then, he'd made it sound like Kate had approved of this idea."Look, Leo, business has been slow lately, and Ms. Dugan wants us to save money. Thanksgiving gift baskets are just a routine this year. You're young. Try a bit harder and make the best of what you have."I'd foolishly believed every word he sold me.I'd spent days going from one discount store to another, checking prices and looking for bargains, trying to make those 100 dollars last long enough to buy gift baskets for over 200 employees. Alas, it didn't matter how hard I tried as the money just wasn't enough.In the end, I even used 600 dollars from the savings I'd set aside from my first paycheck as an intern, just to make sure every

"I need to get a picture for Instagram," Megan said enthusiastically.However, the excitement in the pantry died the moment I opened the boxes.There were no gift baskets, nuts, fruit, or even a single gift card. Instead, cheap Thanksgiving cookies, each wrapped in flimsy plastic with a label so faded it was barely readable, greeted their eyes.Jake's grin disappeared. "What the hell is this?"Linda picked up a cookie and turned it over. "Seriously? This is all we're getting?""Didn't you say you'd try to get us what we wanted?" Megan asked with a frown.Eric gave a bitter laugh. "We've got over 200 employees, and all we get is one lousy cookie each?"Everyone turned to me, waiting for an explanation."The budget was 100 dollars," I said calmly. "That's all I had to work with."That was all it took to set everyone off again."100 dollars? Seriously?""I thought that was just for samples!""You'd better not have pocketed the rest!""There's no way these cheap cookies cost 1

The finance manager quickly took out his phone and logged into the company's system."Ms. Dugan, let me check the budget approval records."A moment later, he looked up and said, "The company approved 10 grand for Thanksgiving gifts. You approved it yourself, and the records show that Simon collected the full amount for Admin."The pantry exploded right then and there."Wait, so the budget was 10 grand?""Then, where's the money?""Simon took 10 grand and only gave Leo 100 dollars?""Where the hell did the other 9,900 dollars go?"Simon went pale as everyone's eyes fell on him."No, you're mistaken!" he blurted. "I just haven't given Leo the rest yet! I still have the money!"Kate fixed him with a cold stare. "Then, where is it?" she questioned sharply.He opened his mouth, but nothing came out.One of the officers stepped forward and demanded, "Mr. Brant, the records show you collected 10 grand from the company. We need you to confess just what happened to that money."Si

"We can't afford our mortgage anymore!" Karen shouted. "And who's supposed to take care of our child now?"Ryan frowned. "Your husband stole from the company. What's that got to do with Leo?""Exactly," Jake chimed in. "If your husband hadn't stolen the money, then none of this would've happened.""He almost got Leo sent to prison," Megan added.Karen drew her child closer and changed her tune upon realizing that no one was going to side with her. "It was just a loan! He was going to return every cent! Where is your compassion?"I stared at her, suddenly recalling a conversation I'd overheard after my death in my previous life."That 10 grand already went toward our mortgage.""It's not my fault the idiot was dumb enough to accept the cash."Simon had said those words to his wife, and she'd laughed along with him.She knew exactly where the money came from, but she still spent it anyway. She knew full well that I'd take the blame, and now she had the nerve to come here and act

In the beginning, some of my coworkers thought I was being difficult with all my questions and requests for written confirmation. However, they noticed over time that the projects I handled rarely ran into problems. Eventually, people started coming to me because they knew they could count on me to get things done right.…Six months later, I was offered a permanent position.This time, I didn't get the job because someone up top had put in a good word for me or because I'd kept my head down and done whatever people wanted. Instead, I'd earned the position through my own merit.My supervisor bought me coffee to celebrate."Leo, you've got a real eye for detail," she praised. "I think you'd do well in project management someday."For a moment, I didn't know what to say.In my previous life, nobody had ever talked to me about my potential or what I might accomplish. All I'd ever heard were people finding new ways to dump more work on me."Leo, can you put in a little extra effo