“Mister Gills, isn’t that a bit too much? I’m not going to say anything, and I’ll remove myself from this project altogether,” Chloe protested.
Telford smirked. “This is your punishment. You can just quit if you don’t want to do it.”
Anger flared up in Chloe’s chest. She had done nothing wrong. Why was she being treated like this?
“Keep in mind that once you quit, you can forget about rejoining the industry in Seechertown, or anywhere in Kardon
Province.”
“Sir, I’ve promised not to say a word. What more do you want?
“That’s not f*cking enough!” Telford shouted. “You wouldn’t even be alive right now if I hadn’t spoken up for you!”
Chloe exploded at last, all her indignance and fury spilling out.
She slammed her permit onto the table, shouting, “I quit, then! So what if I’ll be blacklisted in the industry, I’m more than fine working as a pizza delivery driver! I’ll survive anyway!!
She stormed out of Telford’s office with tears in her eyes, driving home right after.
Telford’s expression was ashen. “The f*cking nerve of this girl. I’ll see how long that lasts! You’ll come crying to me one day!”
A while later, he called for his secretary.
“Get Mariah in here.”
“Yes, Mister Gills.”
“Also, mention in Chlor’s resignation papers that she was fired due to severe misconduct.”
“Got it, Mister Gills.
The secretary left, and Telford smirked to himself.
He knew that Chloe loved journalism and would never let it go.
But with such a remark on her record and Telford’s connections, it was pretty much impossible for her to work in journalism
at all anymore.
She would eventually have no choice but to beg him for help, and he was going to teach her a good lesson on just what it took to do the job.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Living With My Lady Boss by Blue Silver