She Stole My Crown: My Best Friend, My Worst Enemy

It seemed the employee wanted to show off in front of Hazel. She glanced at her, then stepped forward to grab me.

"Ms. Moore's just doing this to spare you the embarrassment. She didn't call you a nanny and even treats you like a best friend. Now, get off the chair and help her out!" she barked.

A crisp smack echoed in the air. I slapped her across the face with the back of my hand.

"How dare you hit me!"

"Oh, I'll do more than hit you. I'm firing you," I said.

Seeing that I was serious, Richard hurried over. He said with a fake, comforting tone, "Linda is a senior employee. How can you fire her over something so trivial? Why don't you go home and cool off?"

So, an employee insulting the CEO was considered trivial.

"Max, please, don't make it any harder for me, alright?" Hazel pleaded, tugging at my arm.

She then turned to the employee. "Linda, I know you're worried about me, but you can't talk to Max like that. She's sick and can't handle this kind of provocation. Don't do it again, okay?"

I yanked my arm free and glanced at the employee's ID badge. Her name was Linda Green. Then, I immediately called HR. "Handle the termination of Linda Green from the business department, please. Thank you."

Linda burst into laughter. "Oh my gosh. Look at you go."

It wasn't long before she received a call from HR. She stood there, dumbfounded, staring at me. "You… M-Ms. Moore? What's going on here?"

Hazel immediately pulled her aside to explain. I didn't bother arguing. My priority was to get home quickly and make sure Miles was safe. Only then could I deal with these two without holding back.

Soon, our chauffeur, Leonard Clark, arrived. "Mrs. Hudson."

That only confused Linda even more. Immediately, Hazel shot Leonard a look. "Leonard, I'm here!"

Realizing an outsider was present, he respectfully turned to Hazel, treating me as if I didn't exist. She told me, "Max, I called Leonard over. Let's head home together."

Seeing her put on that fake act, I looked at her coldly. "Walk home by yourself. And get out of my house."

Hazel was stunned. "W-What are you talking about, Max?"

Linda, now completely convinced of who the "real" CEO was, let out a mocking laugh. "You're really a lunatic. How dare you tell Ms. Moore to move out of her own house? She's been far too kind not to send you into a psychiatric ward!"

Hazel kept up the act. "Why don't we let Richard drive? We can sit in the back and talk."

I scoffed and shook my head. "I don't think you heard me clearly. I told you to get out of my house. Richard, too."

Hazel's pitiful act made Leonard take her side. "Easy… Every time you had an episode, Hazel was the one taking care of you. You really shouldn't have embarrassed her like that in front of everyone."

Perfect. Yet another ingrate.

"In that case, you should pick up your last paycheck," I said to Leonard. "From now on, she'll be the one paying you."

I snatched the keys from his hand and walked off without looking back.