The Boss Who Begged Me Back

Synopsis

To land that 300-million-dollar project, I led my team to basically live in the office for three straight months. The day we closed the deal, everyone around me kept saying the same thing. They said my year-end bonus would be at least one million dollars. But when my pay stub came in, I stared at it for a long time just to be sure I was reading it right. It clearly showed that my bonus was one dollar. People nearby started looking over. Some of them looked sorry for me. Others did not even bother to hide their smirks. I picked up my phone and walked straight into the chairman's office. He was sitting there as if nothing had happened, slowly sipping his coffee. "Mr. Wade, I need an explanation," I said. He leaned back in his expensive chair and let out a short, careless laugh. "You should be grateful you even got a bonus. This company doesn't keep useless people around. If you don't like it, you can leave." I smiled at him, gave a small nod, and walked out without saying another word. Back at my desk, I sent out two things at the same time: my resignation letter and a property sale agreement. A week later, I was lying on a beach in Maienstal, soaking up the sun, when my phone started ringing nonstop. The number was unfamiliar, but it just would not stop. I finally picked up. On the other end was Baxter Wade's sharp, panicked voice. "Where did you put the core client data? Come back. I was wrong."