I Take the Fall, but They Pay the Price Chapter 02
Author: 12 Cents
Liam immediately put on a pitiful expression and said to Megan, “Ms. Grant, since I’m that useless, maybe I should just leave.”
He turned to walk out the door.
Megan panicked and grabbed him. “Who said you’re useless? As long as I’m around, no one can kick you out!”
Then, she turned to me and snapped, “Flynn, I’m so disappointed in you! How could you use your seniority to bully your junior? Liam works hard and takes his job seriously. He may only be an assistant now, but I believe that with enough time, he’ll become one of the industry’s rising stars!”
I couldn’t help but laugh when I heard that.
Ever since Liam joined the company, Megan had blindly believed in his abilities and repeatedly handed him important projects to give him experience.
The result? He had botched several major deals and nearly offended one of our long-standing suppliers.
If I hadn’t swallowed my pride and personally gone to apologize and make amends, the supplier would have escalated the matter to our headquarters.
If that had happened, neither of them would have been able to sit here acting so smug.
When I said nothing, Megan mistook my silence as an admission that I had realized my mistake.
After a moment, she softened her tone. “Enough. Liam only made the suggestion in good faith. It would silence the rumors and give you a reason to stay with the company. It’ll also allow the other employees opportunities to benefit from those projects. What’s so wrong with that?”
The employees who had been exchanging glances suddenly caught on.
Any one of the projects under my name would be a major boost to their resumes.
One of them quickly chimed in. “Flynn, you handle so much of the company’s business. The rest of us usually only get the leftovers. Why not take this chance to give us a piece of the action? Besides, your reputation is already ruined. If you leave here, no other company is going to want you.”
“That’s right,” another staff member echoed. “You should apologize to Liam and ask him to forgive you.”
For years, I worked myself to the bone bringing new clients and business partners to the company.
I had turned this branch into the most profitable division under HQ.
Every year, I made sure the entire team received substantial bonuses and incentives.
Now, they were turning around and accusing me of hoarding too much of the business?
I looked at the faces of the ones who had spoken. Some of them were people I personally mentored.
Liam could no longer hide the smug satisfaction in his eyes, though he still maintained his kind expression. “Flynn, as long as you apologize to me, I can forgive you for what you said.”
Megan looked relieved. “Liam, you’re so kind and generous. Even without Flynn, I believe someone with your abilities can take over those projects and get everything running smoothly.”
Then, she shot me an impatient look, lowering her voice. “Stop being stubborn. I’m giving you a chance here, so take it. Don’t worry. Once this whole thing blows over, I’ll make it up to you. I’ll make our marriage public.”
I could not help but laugh.
She had dangled that promise in front of me so many times that I had gotten completely sick of it.
Besides, it was Liam who secretly misappropriated company funds and falsified the accounts.
Megan dumped all the blame on me to protect him.
Yet now, they were acting like saviors, expecting me to be grateful?
Did they really think I was an idiot?
I simply shrugged and said mockingly, “If Liam is really that capable, then give him everything. I’ll be looking forward to hearing about your success.”
