Chapter 6

"You can't just fire me without a valid reason. I've always met my targets—this isn't fair!"

I tossed another document at him. It clearly listed every single mistake Mike had made during his time here.

I had wanted to fire him for a while now, but since his mistakes were minor, I would've had to pay severance if I fired him right away.

Normally, I'd just pay it and be done. But I wasn't going to let Mike off that easily.

His focus had never really been on work. I pretended to look the other way, letting him get comfortable and careless, making mistake after mistake. Once there was enough to justify termination without severance, it was the perfect time to make him leave empty-handed.

Mike's face turned ashen as he shouted, "You're driving me to my death!"

"If you're serious about that, I won't stop you."

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After Mike was fired, my coworkers' attitudes toward me noticeably shifted.

I poured all my energy into work, determined to become a worthy successor.

Then one day, I go