The next morning, the moment I walked into the company building, I could tell something was wrong.
People were staring at me.
Some were whispering.
Karen even walked up to me with a cold smile.
“Well, now it makes sense why he always treated you differently.”
“What are you talking about?”
She simply pointed toward the director’s office.
When I walked closer, my heart dropped.
The photo from the lake had been printed in a large size and hung directly on his office door. The continuation read in the
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There was no explanation beneath it.
Only the date.
My face started burning.
People had already made up all kinds of stories.
Some probably believed there was some kind of secret relationship between us.
And at that exact moment, Mr. Wilson opened the door.
“Emily, come in.”
Inside the office were five members of the company board, the chief financial officer, the company lawyer, and Mark.
I immediately realized this was much more serious than I had thought.
Mr. Wilson closed the door.
“Sit down.”
Then he placed a folder on the table.
“Three months ago, I noticed money disappearing from the company’s accounts.”
Mark went pale.
“At first, we thought it was an accounting error,” Mr. Wilson continued. “But then we realized someone inside the company had been creating fake contracts.”
I still didn’t understand what any of this had to do with me.
He turned toward me.
“Two weeks ago, you accidentally sent me a report that contained three numbers no one else had noticed.”
I remembered.
It had seemed like an ordinary Excel spreadsheet.
“Those three numbers led us to start an internal investigation,” he said. “And yesterday, we needed one final piece of evidence.”
“That’s why you fired me?”
“Yes.”
The room fell silent.
He opened the folder.
