Chapter 177

Chapter 177:

“But Ms. Nelson—”

“I said, out!”

Waldo glared at Rosita, his eyes beginning to glisten with suppressed anger.

“Fine! Have it your way,” he snarled, nodding sharply. “You’ll all regret this, just wait and see. Even if you come crawling back and pleading for me to return, I won’t!”

With a furious stride, he stormed out of the office, slamming the door shut with a resounding thud.

Outside, his colleagues took one look at his furious face and instantly knew his meeting with Rosita hadn’t helped save his position in the company.

“What are you all staring at? Is something funny?” Waldo barked as he stomped past. “I’ve wanted out of this dump for ages! Other companies have been offering me top dollar, but I stayed here out of loyalty. Clearly, it wasn’t worth it!”

His coworkers exchanged knowing looks, choosing to stay silent rather than poke holes in his fragile pride.

Everyone was well aware of his true nature. If a better offer had come along, his greed would have driven him to take it without a second thought. Did he honestly believe he was fooling anyone?

Waldo muttered to himself bitterly as he packed his belongings, dragging out the process as though it might delay the inevitable. A few minutes later, the company’s security team arrived, having been called in by Fernanda.

One of the guards stepped forward and said, “Miss Morgan has asked that you speed this up.”

Waldo remained silent and moved at a snail’s pace as though stalling would change anything.

The security team lost patience and took matters into their own hands, grabbing the boxes Waldo had packed and carrying them out.

“Wait! I’m not finished yet! Bring those back!” Waldo yelled after them. His protests fell on deaf ears. Fernanda had already pointed out that it had been nearly thirty minutes, and he should have wrapped up by now.

Panicking at the thought of leaving something behind or losing his possessions, Waldo scrambled to grab the rest of his items and hurried after them.

The office broke into laughter again, unable to contain their amusement.

“Finally! He’s out of here. I was so done with him!”

“I can’t tell you how relieved I am. No more snide remarks about my clothes or makeup behind my back!”

“Good riddance! No more unpaid overtime while he takes all the credit. I’m so glad I don’t have to deal with his orders anymore!”

The team buzzed with excitement, already making plans to celebrate with dinner and karaoke later that evening.

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