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2024-11-18 10:25:52Camille's POV
I wiped my tears quickly and turned around to face her.
"What exactly is your problem with me?"
She arched an already high brow. "Why would I have a problem with you? You're already a bag full of them."
"That insult is so third-grade," I sniffed, trying to keep the tears behind my eyes. I would cry later. When the sour witch before me was gone.
Harley smirked. "But the ones that'll follow, will not be. You've had a taste of how brutal the stakeholders are. Trust me, they get worse when our stock takes a dip. And with you becoming the CEO, I can see just how low the stocks will drop,"
I frowned, shaking my head. "You're an employee in this company, why would you want that to happen? Why are you so excited to see me fail?"
She pouted, putting on a fake pity face. "Oh no honey, no. I'm no
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