Called a Loser, Revealed I Own Her Office

A female coworker who'd only been at the company for a month asked to borrow $400,000 from me.

I said no. She called me a loser to my face.

"A guy in his thirties who doesn't even have $400k? That's pathetic if I've ever heard it. If I were you, I wouldn't even want to show my face in public!"

She started spreading rumors around the office that I must be a gambling addict. Otherwise, why else would I be broke?

What she didn't realize was my family owns eight rental properties—including the very office building where she works.

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