Chapter 105: Cheap to the Core

This was the second time he'd told me to leave the company. Was his goal really to force me out? I swallowed the lump in my throat and refused to let the tears fall. After a long breath, I managed to keep my voice steady. "I understand. I'll keep revising until it meets your standards." If this was his way of pushing me out, he was going to fail. No matter how hard he made it, I wasn't backing down. He gave me one of those cold, dismissive glances that always felt like a slap. "If there's nothing else, I'll head out," I said, desperate to get away from his suffocating presence. I had just turned to leave when my phone rang. Zachary Ford. My heart jerked. Arthur was still right here, his icy stare drilling into me like he could read my thoughts. I froze, torn about answering. Honestly, I didn't want Arthur to know I was with Zachary. But then I remembered every cruel thing he'd said to me tonight. If he didn't care, why should I? So what if I was seeing someone else? It wasn't his busin