Being Pursued By Ex-husband novel Chapter 615

Chapter 615 Just Friends

Charlize could tell that Charles was going to go after Jacqueline. He had shown her mercy once when they were in the second year of university, but even after graduating from university, Jacqueline was still the same as ever. If she were to still put in a good word for Jacqueline, she would be a saint and a fool.

Moreover, Charles was not holding her accountable for her late return. Charlize was not an idiot. If she were to stick around any longer, Charles might change his mind about her late return and start chiding her.

There was no need for Charlize to bring disaster upon herself for a woman who always talked bad about her, so she swiftly made herself scarce.

Charles was quick to exact his revenge. On Monday, Jacqueline returned to the office, hoping that Charles was only joking back on Saturday night.

Alas, at noon, her department supervisor summoned her for a talk. He did not say anything too specific—he just subtly asked her how she came to know Charlize and talked about things unrelated to work before asking her about the new program evaluation.

The program evaluation did not work well in practice. Initially, Prosperity Enterprise was not too keen on working with the other company, and Jacqueline was equally unwilling when the company’s collaboration ended up in her hands. After all, no matter how well she did the evaluation, the company still would not invest in it. At the end of the day, she would only be wasting her time and efforts.

Therefore, when someone offered her money to make the program evaluation seem better, Jacqueline only hesitated for a brief while before accepting the bribe.

It was a company that Prosperity Enterprise was not keen on, anyway. No matter how wonderfully or terribly she wrote the evaluation, no one would spend their time reading it.

On the other hand, if she changed some of the data before handing in the report, she would receive a hundred thousand. It was a simple yet fruitful opportunity that would rarely come by.

It had been over a year since Jacqueline began working at Prosperity Enterprise, and she was not the only one who had made alterations to the data. Furthermore, the higher-ups showed no interest in investing in the program, so she thought she would get away with the incident.

Unfortunately, luck was not on her side, and she bumped into Charlize.

Charles could easily find ways to fire her, and that evaluation had become the leverage against her.

Now, all the department head had done was throw the evaluation report on the table with a stern look, and Jacqueline already knew that she was doomed.

She had been caught.

How unlucky I am!

Of course, Jacqueline still thought that it was purely her ill luck that had gotten her in trouble—she did not think that she had done anything wrong.

“Jacqueline, what do you have to say about this?”

Jacqueline was pale and speechless.

At that point, she could no longer shamelessly stick with Prosperity Enterprise. Before lunch break was over, she was already leaving the building with her belongings.

Without a doubt, a terrible mark would be left on her resume.

As a matter of fact, it could be said that Jacqueline would no longer be able to work in the same field anymore.

Jacqueline thought that she would still have other places to go besides Prosperity Enterprise, though the other companies would not be offering as many benefits as Prosperity Enterprise.

It was only half a month later, when her job search remained unsuccessful, that she realized how influential Prosperity Enterprise was in the industry.

Jacqueline thought that was as terrible as her fate could be. Though she was sad about it, she knew she was no match for the Johnson family.

Still, her parents had some connections back in her hometown. Since things were not going well for her in Livingsfill, she thought it would be a good idea to return to her hometown. Life would be easier, but she would have a harder time escaping from her hometown from then on.

There were pros to living in a small town, but Jacqueline was not one for a peaceful life.

She had been fired from Prosperity Enterprise, and the reason for her termination was on her resume. Even if she were to go to another city, any company that was doing a little better than average would not recruit her. Thus, Livingsfill was not the only city she would no longer be able to thrive in.

Jacqueline had originally thought of returning to her hometown for a break.

But before she could get home, news of her father having an affair and her parents getting reported to the government spread.

By the time Jacqueline reached home, her parents had already been taken away by government officials. Jacqueline finally realized what Charles’ gaze that night meant.

He planned to make her regret ever crossing Charlize.

Jacqueline realized that her parents would only come out of this safe and sound if she were to beg Charlize for mercy.