How the Tables Turned

Grandsun Group?

Wasn't that the company whose boss had asked me again and again to go work at her place?

"I've never thought about doing that," I said when Jessica mentioned my trying to squeeze the company of its funds.

"Ha! I know exactly what you're thinking! I'll spell it out for you today! I'll never give you a chance! Your feelings for me are worthless to me!" Jessica's eyes were full of open disdain.

"You really mean that?" My eyes slowly turned red as I asked, unwilling to accept it.

"Take a good look at yourself. You're broke and pathetic, and you make me sick. You will never be the man that I want!" Jessica declared.

At that moment, I gave up completely. The feelings I had held for Jessica for a decade finally vanished without a trace. I then said, "Fine. Then I quit."

"If you want to leave, leave right now! Do you think I'm scared of you? Once you walk out that door, never come back! Do not come begging me later, and I'll never give you a second chance!"

"Fine." My expression went flat, but I somehow felt calm.

"He's just threatening you, Ms. White. Once he leaves this company, he's nothing. He'll never find another job! After that, he'll have no choice but to crawl back and kneel in front of you like a dog! It's not like he has never barked like a dog before." Timmy said with a smug look on his face.

I knew that they were both sure I could not leave the company or Jessica.

That night, I called Cecilia Weaver, the owner of Grandsun Group, and agreed to join her company as a director.

Cecilia was thrilled, and she immediately set my annual salary at 144,000 dollars on the spot, putting me in charge of a fifty-million-dollar project, with Jessica's company as the investment target.

I was sitting in my office when the internal line suddenly rang.

"Is this Director Arkwright? This is Jessica White. Ms. Weaver asked me to contact you about the investment. Can I meet with you now?"

"Sure," I said.

So, she wanted to see me? I would make sure we had a proper meeting.

I let out a cold chuckle.

Jessica and Timmy soon arrived at my office, and she pushed the door open. The moment she looked up and saw me, her face filled with contempt. "Claude? What are you doing here? Are you here to stir up trouble? Or are you back to begging already? I told you I would never give you another chance. You should get out!"

"Ms. White, I told you he would never find a job, right? He's completely useless," Timmy said.

"You're the ones who asked to see me," I said as I let my lips curl into a faint smile.

"Who do you think you are? Don't think you're someone special just because you have the same last name as the director! He's someone important, while you're just trash I kicked out!" Jessica said.

"I heard the person we're supposed to meet today is someone Ms. Weaver begged over and over to join her. Who do you think you are, sitting in his chair?" Timmy's expression was full of disdain.

"Is that so?" I cared little about what was happening.

"The director will be here any minute, so get out of here right now! I'm warning you, if you ruin my deal with Grandsun, you'll regret it!" Jessica hissed.

I stayed seated, completely calm. Seeing that, Jessica became even angrier and shouted, "Is anyone there? Get this man out of here!"