He Stopped My Wedding, Then Promoted Me Instead

Synopsis

I took five days off from work to travel home for my engagement party. During the department meeting, our CEO, Charles Reed, announced with a face carved from granite that I, Anna Grant, was being bumped down to a junior role and my salary was being cut by fifty percent. The whole office turned to stare at me. Their eyes held a mixture of smug satisfaction and pity that made my cheeks flame with shame. What made the situation completely ridiculous was that my fiancé's family heard about the demotion and called off the engagement that same afternoon. His mother's laugh was sharp as broken glass when she said, "She cannot handle a simple holiday request. Do you honestly imagine that kind of woman fits in with our family?" I sent my resignation email before midnight. The next morning, a loud knock at the door yanked me out of a restless sleep. I opened it to find the CEO standing on my doorstep, dressed in a flawless suit and holding a paper bag of takeout breakfast. He locked his gaze onto mine, and his voice came out low and steady. "I did not approve your resignation."