But before I left, someone kicked my ankle and said in disgust, “Why are you pretending? Fortunately, our CEO is not a love-brained person. He is wise and brave. Also, without her, he will definitely help us make more money."

***

It was winter and snow was falling outside. I held the document in my arms, feeling cold, but my heart was even colder.

Once we graduated, Mike and I started Ritchie Group.

Over the past few years, I had devoted my heart and soul to the company.

In the end, because I had no shares and only empty power, I became a thorn in his side. So, when the company laid off employees, I was the first person he thought of.

Of course, I couldn't just walk away without knowing why.

 

 

I arrived at the company the next day, when a woman had already moved into my private office.

I actually wanted to take the boxes that contained my notebooks and personal belongings that day. But to my surprise, when I pushed open the office door expressionlessly, Camilla Avery, my cousin, looked at me with a smile.

“Katherine, it must be hard to have everything taken away from you, right?"