Chapter 11

Layla

"Why should I quit?" I look down at the phone like Pamela can see me.

"Isn't it obvious? Your ex-husband is your boss," she replies from the other end of the line.

"Is that enough reason for me to quit?" I then press my lips together to finish off my lipstick application.

"Are you saying you want to work for him?"

"I just want to wait and see what happens."

"Why do you want to wait when you know he's definitely going to fire you?"

"On what grounds? That I'm his ex-wife?"

"Actually, firing you isn't even the right thing to say. You've done nothing wrong, but it's like you said, you're the one most likely to be laid off because of how you recently started working at Tech-Beet."

"When you put it that way, you're right. I'll most likely find out when I go to work tomorrow. I'm leaving the company anyway, so I won't look weak in front of Nathan by handing in my resignation letter for personal reasons. It has nothing to do with my job and I refuse to let him get to me."

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