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I was the sales champion, bringing in millions for the company. When my boss's boyfriend took over, he fired me without a second thought, just because I didn't gush about how handsome he was in the company's WhatsApp group. He even put his cousin in my place. Later, when the company's sales plummeted to zero, he showed up at my door, begging. "Please, come back. My girlfriend says if you don't, she'll leave me." My boss, Jessica, went on a business trip for a month, leaving her boyfriend, Spencer, in charge. Who knew he'd come after me on his very first day? I walked into the office promptly at ten that morning. Chloe, a colleague, looked panicked. She pointed towards the boss's office and whispered, "Spencer's here. He wants to see you!" Spencer was Jessica's new boyfriend, notorious for being a total tyrant. He'd snap at anyone he didn't like. Once, a female colleague, Harper, accidentally bumped into him, and Spencer started spreading vile rumors about her, saying she slept her way to the top. But he had a way with words, always sweet-talking Jessica, so she usually just let him do his thing. Now, he was fixated on me. I put down my coffee and pushed open the office door. The moment I stepped in, a folder flew past my face and hit the wall with a thud. "Do you even know what time it is? Company policy says eight AM! Why are you just showing up at ten?!" The sharp edge of the folder left a thin cut on my forehead. I clutched my head, staring at Spencer, who was lording it over