Stolen Promotion

Synopsis

Alex Carter and I had been rivals since we were kids, and he always managed to stay one step ahead of me. Back in school, he was first in the grade, while I was the forgettable second place. After we started working, he kept winning top salesperson year after year, and I became the company's eternal runner-up all over again. I thought I'd spend my whole life losing to him until the director promotion opened up and the boss called us both into his office. "This company rewards results. Alex Carter, you're getting promoted to director. Emily Lane, you'll be the associate director." "If neither of you has a problem with that, sign the contract." I nodded, accepted my fate, and picked up the pen. But just as I was about to sign, Alex, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly moved. He snatched the pen from my hand, snapped it in two, tossed it onto the desk, and said coldly, "I object. Fine, I'll take the director job. But the associate director has to be Sophie." I almost laughed from anger. Sophie? Sophie Reed, the one who's dead last every single year and calls herself "the bravest little lamb"? Wow. When a man loses his mind over love, he really goes all in. He'd even gamble his future on it.