Resign with Grace Return with Fire novel Chapter 18

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Chapter 18

“It’s only been a few days, Fred. How did you turn into such a shameless liar?” Sandra asked contemptuously.

“I know you’ve got a lot of pride, but if you can’t even afford to put food on the table, maybe you should stop pretending you’re fine,” Lester chimed in. “Sandy has always been soft-hearted. If you just swallow your pride and apologize sincerely, she’ll forgive you. Getting you a job wouldn’t be out of the question…”

Sandra crossed her arms and snorted. “The only opening at the company right now is janitorial. If you come back, it’ll have to be as a cleaner.”

Lester looked smug but put on a fake show of concern. “Fred, why are you just standing there? Hurry up and thank Sandy.”

When I didn’t move, he kept up the act like he was doing me a favor. “Even being a cleaner is better than going hungry. Don’t let your ego get in the way.”

I pushed him aside and said coldly, “Step aside. Don’t block the way.”

Lester yelped and turned to Sandra, looking wounded. “I was only trying to help Fred. How could he do that to me?”

Sandra glared daggers at me. “Stop right there, Fred. Apologize to Lester now!”

I ignored her and found my seat.

Sandra, flushed with anger, lost her temper. She called security to have me thrown out. “Security! How did a fraud like this even get in here? Get him out of my sight! Don’t let any random riffraff wander in here and pollute the air!”

The guards didn’t dare to cross Sandra and started moving in on me.

Just then, a sharp voice rang out from behind us. “What’s going on? What’s all this noise about? Do you think it’s appropriate to be acting like this?”