“You’re taking away half my company—are you trying to bankrupt me?”
I shrugged. “They’re leaving of their own free will. Not my problem.”
“Why don’t you ask your precious Emily what she’s been doing since she arrived?”
“I… I did it all for the company!” Emily stammered.
“Oh really? Like fining people $200 for being one minute late, $300 for staying in the restroom over ten minutes, $500 for taking a private call?”
Other employees shouted in agreement:
“Exactly! With Emily here, working became unbearable. Even Richard wasn’t this cruel.”
“Get out, all of you!” Richard roared. “I was too soft before. You broke the rules—you should be punished! These days, with high salaries, I can always hire new people.”
I sneered inwardly. “We’ll see if you can really compete once I make my move.”
The next day, my team and I reported to Ethan Walker’s company.
Seeing us, he was stunned.
“Sophia Anderson, I thought you were joking. I can’t believe you actually brought me an entire team.”
“There’s more.”
I opened my laptop and showed him the new blockbuster product I had just developed.
“This product is yours now.”
His eyes lit up as he threw his arms around me.