Chapter 57 Don't Ever Need Me Again

"Speak," Dominic Hawthorne said. "I'm going to work at Prosperity Design, and you must promise—once and for all—that you'll never move against Prosperity Design again." I have to protect Luke Jordan's company. "Fine. I agree," Dominic nodded. I wasn't reassured. "President Hawthorne, I expect you to keep your word—don't do what you did last time, pretending to agree while secretly sabotaging Prosperity Design behind my back." Dominic looked at me, his expression darkening. "I never break a promise. After that, I didn't lay a finger on Prosperity Design." "Whether you did or not, you know the truth in your heart." Now, I could no longer trust Dominic Hawthorne. But I had no choice but to believe him. The next day, I returned to Prosperity Design. Luke Jordan welcomed me warmly, but the others did not. When I walked out of Luke's office and returned to my desk, a freshly killed rat lay there. Blood stained the entire surface. In the past, I would have endured it silently. But now, I'd de