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“Who the fuck dares to kick my door…”
George was shocked by the sudden commotion. He was about to shout when he saw all the members of the board of directors standing at his door, bowing respectfully at a middle-aged man in a suit. He stared at them in a daze as he swallowed his curse.
Zeke glared at George darkly and asked, “Are you George Harris?”
In a trance, George nodded slowly. “Yes, I am.”
Without any warning, Zeke marched forward and slapped him hard across the face!
“Fuck you! How dare you reject Miss Wilson’s application, you idiot!”
Clutching his swollen face, George was stupefied. “Who the hell are you? How dare you slap me!”
“How dare I slap you?! I’ll kill you right now!” Zeke kicked George to the floor, stomping on his head and growling, “Do you know that Master Smith had ordered that I must let Miss Wilson pass her interview!? And yet, you ruined it, you fucking idiot! If I don’t make you pay today, I’ll write my name, Zeke White, backward!”
George trembled in shock and fear upon hearing the name ‘Zeke White’. He knew that he was in deep shit now.
He was Zeke White, the owner of Spikeworth, and the head of the White family!
The entire Spikeworth belonged to the White family, and he had literally upset the ultimate boss! What was going on?!
“Mr… Mr. White, I really didn’t know that there was such an arrangement! If I knew, I wouldn’t dare to disobey you even if someone threatened me at gunpoint. Please, please forgive me!”
George could only plead desperately as Zeke stepped on him on the floor like a bloody dog.
Meanwhile, Jerry and Joanne were even more terrified, not even daring to breathe.
Smith, as in Joe Smith? Him again?!
How did Joe know Zeke, the successful businessman?! He was just a deadbeat moocher!
What they didn’t know was that the big boss standing in front of them was Joe’s lapdog who had tried his best to butter Joe up.
“George Harris, from this point forward, you’re fired! According to the employment contract, you’ve committed a major liability mistake, and you have to compensate the company for 5 million dollars!”
George was utterly stunned as if he had been struck by lightning!
5 million dollars! He wasn’t worth that much money even if he traded himself!
He knelt on the floor and pleaded vigorously, “Please, Mr. White, please give me another chance! I’ll apologize to Claire Wilson right now! Please! Please don’t fire me!”
Zeke sneered. “Apology? Who do you think you are?”
Zeke kicked George away and announced, “Release the news. George Harris has offended Master Smith, thus, the White family now blacklists him in all the industries. This piece of trash will end up on the streets and be miserable for the rest of his life!”
George collapsed to the floor, his eyes filled with despair and agony.
The reason why he was promoted to a senior executive position at such a young age had a lot to do with the strict employment contract that he had signed on his own will.
To strengthen the control of their employees, the Spikeworth Corps had issued a very demanding and biased employment contract which guaranteed a promotion after signing, but they would be fully bound by the company. The promotion was guaranteed, but they had to prove that they were worthwhile and work hard to be loyal to the company. If they failed their performance indicator or had disagreements, the company would file a huge claim against them.
Many people were afraid to sign such a contract due to its harsh and stern terms and condition, but at that moment, George was a fresh graduate who was full of ego and strived to succeed. Hence, he had signed the contract decisively despite the somewhat unfair consequences.
Indeed, he had been promoted immediately and the company appreciated him very much, but now, the bitter consequences awaited!
Kneeling on the floor, George trembled in disbelief and despair.
He had invested all his life and dedication in Spikeworth Corps, but now, not only did the company want to sue him for 5 million, but Zeke White had announced that he had shunned him…
How could he ever find a job again?! If he had no job, he would have no income, and his life would be in big trouble in addition to the 5 million dollars compensation. There would be no other possibility apart from going to jail…
He grabbed Zeke’s foot and wailed desperately, “Mr. White, please, please forgive me! Please give me another chance! Please! If you blacklist me, where would I find the money to pay the compensation?
Please give me one more chance to prove myself! I’ll do anything for you! I’ll be the slave of the company, I’ll behave and be an honest man, contributing my entire effort to the company! Please!”
Zeke kicked him away in annoyance and growled, “What’s the use of apologizing now? It’s too late! Do you think the world revolves around you? Do you think that after all this trouble, you can just get away with a simple ‘I’m sorry’? It’s too late, idiot. If Master Smith ignores me because of you, I’ll kill you with my own hands!”
George was shaking with fright, his face as pale and ghastly as a ghost. He had never expected that Joe, a deadbeat loser in his eyes, had such enormous influence and power in his hands to the point that Zeke would kill him for him!
If he knew that this was how he would end up, he would have rather knelt before Claire when they had first met rather than reject her…
Alas, it was too late now. He was done…
At this moment, Zeke noticed Joanne and Jerry in the office and asked with an irritated frown, “Who are you? Are you his friends or Spikeworth’s employees?”
Joanne and Jerry were utterly surprised, and they quickly said, “Oh! No, no, we don’t have anything to do with George! We don’t even know him.”
How could they admit that they knew him at a crucial moment like this! It was best to cut their ties with him!
Zeke asked suspiciously, “Really? Then why were you in his office, chatting and laughing?”
George said furiously, “Mr. White, they are my college mates. Failing Claire Wilson’s interview was their idea, it was they who provoked me to reject Claire!”
George glared at them indignantly. Jerry and Joanne were the main culprits of his misery. They would not get away with this!
Zeke squinted at them in annoyance. “Oh, so it’s a dog fight, huh? Blacklist these two as well!”
Jerry was in jitters. He jumped on George like a mad man and started punching him. “George Harris, you bastard! How dare you drag me down with you! I’ll kill you!”
***
Meanwhile, Joe and Claire had taken a taxi and were on their way home.
Claire was unusually quiet and deep in her thoughts. Joe took her hand and said, “You can always find another job. It’s their loss for not hiring you. In fact, from what I see, the company is too small for your future development anyway. I doubt they can provide a suitable platform for you to outshine yourself.”
Claire sighed heavily and said, “It’s hard to get a job now. I can only keep looking and see where my luck brings me.”
“How about Emgrand?”
Claire shook her head. “Are you kidding? Emgrand is not a supermarket. I can’t come and go as I please. Besides, they have a very strict employee evaluation and grading system, it would be awkward and embarrassing for me to start from the bottom.”
Joe heaved a sigh and said in a suggestive tone, “Dear, I think that maybe you should start your own business!”
“Start my own business?” Claire asked in surprise. “But how?”
“Well, you’ve been in this industry for many years, I bet you have your own professional network and connections now. I see that Doris Young of the Emgrand Group seems to be very fond of you. Moreover, Zeke White is counting on me to observe and manipulate his luck, I think he will be very supportive.”
Claire chuckled in a self-mocking way and said, “Dear, we have to have at least two to three million dollars in capital to start a business, and we need to pump more subsequent funds into the company to keep it up and running. Where and how would we get that much money?”
“I’ll help you in terms of the funding matter! I know some people that are quite generous!” Joe smiled warmly and continued, “If you are serious, money is not a problem.”