The Company’s Owner Is Mad That I Got Fired

I could not be bothered to argue with Bill.

“Go ahead and have Cadence fire me, then. Let’s see if it’s me who needs the company, or the company that needs me.”

While I spoke, I picked up my phone again to call Mdm. Hall’s assistant.

Just then, a bratty female voice rang out nearby.

“Ugh. Who dares act so arrogantly in the company? Do you have any idea who owns it?”

The crowd automatically parted, and a woman in an haute couture dress approached.

Her figure was slender and graceful, while her face was stunning. However, there was an air of unshakable arrogance in her eyes.

The moment Bill saw her, he wore a fawning expression and hurried forward.

“Welcome back, Cadence.”

He hovered close to her, and his voice dripped with sickly sweet flattery.

Cadence swept her gaze across the room until it finally settled on me.

“Were you the one speaking?”

Bill quickly pointed at me.

“That’s Andy! He thinks he’s hot stuff just because he has some sales numbers. He doesn’t respect anyone in this company!

“He’s always late, but he leaves early and slacks off at work! Even our HR Department can’t do a thing about him.

“Cadence, now that you’re taking over the company, you need to crack down on these rule-breakers!”

He became teary-eyed as he spoke, as though I had deeply wronged him. “When I mentioned that he was late again earlier, he actually yelled at me.”

His cronies immediately chimed in, “That’s right, Ms. Hall! Andy does whatever he pleases in the company. He hogs most of the sales and leaves nothing for Bill!”

“Bill kindly warned him not to be so inconsiderate, but he didn’t appreciate it!”

“Exactly! Bill was his mentor and the one who actually brought him into this business!”

Cadence listened to them before letting out a cold laugh.

“A top salesperson? You just got lucky enough to ride on Hall Group’s coattails.” Her tone dripped with contempt.

“Without the company as your platform, you’re nothing.”

I had heard that Cadence was spoiled. But I never thought she would not be able to distinguish right from wrong.

I sighed in response. “Ms. Hall, I don’t want to argue about such nonsense with you.

“I’d just like to ask, how is Mdm. Hall doing now?”

Long ago, our families had arranged our marriage.

Somewhere down the line, the Hall family’s business went downhill, while my family’s flourished.

The Hall family teetered on bankruptcy several times, and only my father’s intervention saved it.

Half a year ago, my father suggested that I join the Hall family’s company. I could start from the bottom.

Part of it was to let me, their freshly graduated young heir, experience real life and hone my skills.

More importantly, it was to assess Cadence’s character.

If she proved capable of growth, the marriage would proceed.

If not, it would be called off.

Unexpectedly, Cadence happened to be studying abroad, and there was no sign of her for half a year.

To avoid pressuring my colleagues, I chose to keep a low profile.

Not only did Mdm. Hall conceal my identity, but she also treated me kindly.

Since she had fallen ill, my foremost concern was naturally her health.

However, my concern took on a different meaning to Cadence.

She suddenly broke into laughter, and her voice dripped with sarcasm. “Why are you so worried about my mom? Are you eager to be my stepfather?”