The CEO Fired Me in Front of Everyone—Three Days Later He Reported to Me
CHAPTER 1: FIRED IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE COMPANY
"Get out."
The room went silent.
Forty employees sat around the conference table, staring at me.
I blinked.
"Excuse me?"
My CEO, Richard Kane, leaned back in his chair and smirked.
"You heard me, Emma. Get your things and leave."
My stomach dropped.
Three years.
Three years of twelve-hour days.
Three years of skipped vacations.
Three years of helping build this company.
And now this?
In front of everyone?
"Richard, what are you talking about?" I asked.
He tossed a folder onto the table.
The papers slid toward me.
Budget reports.
My reports.
"These numbers are wrong."
I looked down.
"They aren't."
"They cost us a client."
"They absolutely did not."
Richard laughed.
A few managers exchanged nervous looks.
Everyone knew the truth.
The client had left because Richard ignored their warnings for months.
But nobody dared say it.
Not with Richard.
He was the founder.
The king.
The untouchable genius.
Or at least that's what he liked to call himself.
I took a deep breath.
"So you're firing me for your mistake?"
His eyes narrowed.
"I'm firing you because you're replaceable."
The words hit harder than I expected.
Three years.
Replaceable.
Just like that.
Across the room, my coworker Jake lowered his head.
Sarah looked away.
Nobody said a word.
Cowards.
Every single one of them.
Richard stood.
"Security will escort you out."
The humiliation burned through my chest.
I slowly stood up.
"Fine."
Richard smiled.
"I thought you'd understand."
I picked up my bag.
Then I looked directly at him.
"No, Richard."
His smile faded.
"I don't understand."
The room froze.
"You built your entire career taking credit for other people's work."
A few gasps echoed through the conference room.
Richard's face turned red.
"You should leave now."
I laughed.
"You know what's funny?"
Nobody moved.
Nobody breathed.
"Every major account this company still has? I saved them."
Richard slammed his hand on the table.
"OUT!"
I shrugged.
"Gladly."
Then I walked out.
No tears.
No begging.
No dramatic scene.
Just anger.
Pure anger.
By the time I reached the parking lot, my phone rang.
Unknown number.
I almost ignored it.
Then I answered.
"Hello?"
A calm voice replied.
"Is this Emma Carter?"
"Yes."
"My name is David Marshall."
I frowned.
"Okay?"
"I'm calling on behalf of Sterling Global Holdings."
My heart skipped.
Everyone in the industry knew Sterling Global.
A billion-dollar investment group.
"What about them?"
There was a pause.
Then the man said something that made my knees nearly give out.
"We would like to discuss your grandfather's estate."
I froze.
"My grandfather died twenty years ago."
"Yes."
"And according to his final trust agreement..."
The man cleared his throat.
"You are now the majority owner of Kane Technologies."
My world stopped.
Because Kane Technologies...
Was Richard's company.
And in that moment, I realized something.
Richard hadn't just fired an employee.
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He had just fired his new boss.
To Be Continued...
