Chapter 4

Seeing that I actually agreed to hand over the projects I had worked so hard to secure, Victoria was momentarily stunned, then smiled triumphantly.

"See? Wouldn't that have been easier?"

"Given how sensible you're being, I'll consider that raise later."

With that, Victoria hung up.

But she had no idea that she would never get a raise again. By the time she returned tomorrow, the company would be ruined.

…

The next day, I arrived to pick up my resignation certificate as HR had instructed.

As soon as I entered, I ran right into Blake, who had just returned from the business trip.

The moment he saw me, Blake couldn't wait to show off all the luxury items Victoria had bought him during their three-day trip.

"Alex, look at you. Your clothes and shoes combined, forget a hundred bucks, do they even cost fifty?"

"You work yourself to death with all that overtime, and in the end, it all just benefits me, doesn't it?"

"If you still want to stay at this company, hurry up and hand over those contracts. Otherwise… I can't guarantee what might happen to you."

Listening to Blake's threats, I just smiled faintly.

"You're too late. The contracts are gone."

Blake frowned.

"You gave them to someone else?"

I glanced out the window and sneered.

"I threw them away a long time ago."

Blake was so furious he was about to raise his hand, but then he saw Victoria approaching and immediately started putting on an act.

"Alex, I know you must be upset that a new guy like me closed such a huge deal."

"But I was doing it for the company. How could you just throw away the contract?"

Victoria immediately glared at me.

"Alex, you should know, I hate people who don't keep their word."

"If you don't want to get fired, hurry up and re-sign a contract."

Hearing that, I simply handed her my resignation certificate.

"Excuse me, I've already resigned."

Victoria was stunned for a moment, then, as if realizing something, she scoffed.

"Alex, do you think I'm still some naive girl fresh out of college?"

"That kind of manipulative game doesn't work on me anymore."

"I knew you'd back out, so I already had HR use the system to contact the client. They're on their way. Your resignation means nothing."

Suddenly, colleagues from across the department were secretly laughing at me, thinking I had brought this on myself, that I really thought I was the main event of the company.

But I just looked out the window.

A black Maybach had pulled up downstairs.

It was Mr. Henderson's private car from Aether Corp.

Seeing their CEO personally arrive, Blake instantly beamed with delight.

"Vicky, it looks like they really value their cooperation with us; even Mr. Henderson came himself!"

"And he brought his legal team too! They must be so afraid we'll break the contract."

The words had barely left his lips when Mr. Henderson stormed in, radiating fury. He swept his gaze over everyone.

"Who is responsible for this cooperation?"

Hearing that, Victoria smiled and stepped forward.

"Mr. Henderson, I'm the head of the company. This cooperation was personally handled by our sales champion, Blake."

Watching Victoria's triumphant expression, I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

She really had no shame when she lied.

Blake had been out of town, yet she still claimed it was his achievement.

But this time, she would finally pay the price for her greed.

Sure enough.

The moment the words left her lips, Mr. Henderson instructed someone to bring two cups of iced coffee.

As Blake and Victoria smiled, reaching out to take them, Mr. Henderson snorted coldly. Without a word, he snatched the cups and splashed their contents directly onto their faces.

"Didn't you say our company wasn't worthy of such high-class coffee?"

"Legal team, issue an immediate industry-wide notice: Aether Corp. is severing all ties with VCM Solutions. Any company that chooses to collaborate with them will face the same blacklisting!"