My Sassy Boss

SHE'S THE BOSS

"MA—MA'AM, I was just following orders to destroy the entrance door," she quickly confessed that she knelt in front of her so, she could pity her.

"Orders? From who?" Toni said briefly with an emphasis in her voice as if she is ready to confront the person who intentionally destroyed her project.

"Mr. Ray and his daughter, Ma'am," Linda answered without hesitation, completely spilling the tea because she didn't want to be imprison since she knew her boss very well.

"Very well," Toni said standing up on the couch but, her eyes didn't leave Linda. "Surrender your ID and resignation letter to the HR now because from now on you are fired. I don't want to see you again. How dare you point your finger at someone else. You are nothing but, a peasant than to those two employees that I fired because of what you did," she pointed out, and she walked to her desk to pick up the telephone and dial a number. But then, she looked in front of her and saw Linda still not coming out of her office which annoyed her. "What are you waiting for? Do you want me to open the door for you? GET. OUT," she demanded.

Linda didn't answer because she knew what she did is wrong so, she didn't do anything but leave her office and go to her desk to put away her things because she's already fired.

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After some time, Mr. Ray knocked at Toni's office door.

"Come in," Toni said as she stood up from her desk, and she walked to the middle of her office.

And as to her order, Mr. Ray got inside and stood in front of her but before anything else, he bowed his head to her to pay some respect since she is higher than him.

"Good afternoon, Ms. Wayman. My secretary said that you wanted to see me. May I know why?" Mr. Ray greeted her with a smile like he didn't know anything like an innocent employee.

"Mr. Ray, can you tell me how much money did you invest here in my company?" Toni asked in a business tone of her voice while she was staring at him.

"How much? I think I owned 10 percent share, Ms. Wayman," he confidently answered with a smile on his lips, arrogantly.

"10 percent...hmm..." Toni said, and she started walking around him like she is analyzing things. "But according to my audit, you get more than 10 percent share here in my company. I just found out a lot of illegal transactions in the system. I have also talked to the people you cheated and they all said the same thing, you are a con man," she elaborated to him, and she stopped walking when they finally faced each other.

"Wh-what are you talking about?" Mr. Ray asked nervously, and he took a step backward because he didn't like what came out of her mouth.

"Please, let's not play hard to get here because I already caught you," Toni said with a smile, and she stepped closer to him, intimidating him.

"I—I don't know w-what you're talking a-about," Mr. Ray denied still doesn't want to admit it even though his heart is beating fast as if he was going to have a heart attack because of the tension he feels.

"Oh. Really? Then, explain this," Toni pointed out seriously, and she took a white folder on top of her desk and handed it to him, to show him all the proofs she got.

He anyways gets the white envelope and reads what's inside, and his eyes widened because all the illegal transactions he did are on it. "H-How—I don't know about this. This isn't true," he denied even though the evidence is in his hands already.

She scoffed at his reaction. "You are not going to tell the truth? Okay, fine. How about this...I will post your name and your daughter's name in the tabloid and I will make sure that the news will spread all over the world so, they would know what kind of a father and daughter you two are. Do you like that to happen? No one will surely hire you two ever again which will be the reason why you will suffer. And because of my influence, everyone will shoo you away. Now speak, or I will," Toni boldly and sharply threatened him, without giving him a good option.

Mr. Ray swallowed his saliva because of how scary she is. He didn't speak for a minute and just stared at her to weigh in on what he would choose if it is behind bars or being poor because no one will ever hire him and his daughter ever again. "You got me," he stated when he finally surrendered, and he lowered his eyes as he felt guilty from everything she accused of him.

"You made the right decision to speak now," she declared, and she returned to her desk. "However, I am not tolerating what you did. You hurt two innocent men because of what you did, so now, I am going to tell the whole world what kind of a person you are and your daughter. See you in prison too for destroying my project and for breaching our contract. You're done. Get out of my sight now and get ready for the charges that I will throw at you because I would want to see you behind the bars...for good," she told in a menacing tone because he made a terrible sin for colliding at her, but most importantly to the two men she expelled even they did nothing wrong.

Upset, Mr. Ray falls down on his knees as he surrender because everything that he owns will be gone because of what he did.

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Meanwhile, Zion was walking home when he saw from afar that three men are going out of his house. The three were familiar to him because he owed them debt that he still couldn't pay so, he hurriedly ran inside only to see his younger sister on the floor with blood on her mouth and two arms, which means they touched and hurt her. He also found that the house was very messy because of the three boys messing around. His temper immediately rose when he saw the situation of his younger sister and so, he walked to his room and took the wrecking crowbar from under his bed as he is ready to attack the three men who hurt his only family.

"Brother! No! Zion!!!" Sarah shouted who was forced to stand up to stop her elder brother from putting blood on his hands because she knew what was going through his mind right now and that is to kill them so that, they would stop bullying them.

But he didn't hear her, and when he came out, he saw the three big men walking with their backs facing him. He took that chance and hit them one by one on their heads so hard that they immediately lost consciousness. After seeing them all on the ground, he let go of the crowbar he was holding and ran inside the house to fetch his younger sister and all the things that they need to live, like a few clothes, and pictures of album of their family when they were still complete and happy.

Afterward, they took the bus and sat down like nothing happened and everything is fine.

"Zion..." Sarah modestly called her older brother who was on her right and looking from far away like he is thinking of the next move they will do.

"We did nothing wrong, Sarah. We are just protecting ourselves. Self-defense was all I just did," Zion explained their situation to her then, he took his phone and changed the sim card on it to make sure that he will not receive any more texts or calls from their debtors.

"Where are we going?" Sarah asked curiously when she noticed the view from the window.

"I don't know. Just far from this terrible hometown," Zion answered briefly, and he leaned his back on the chair as he relaxes and free his mind from thinking too much.

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TONI, on the other hand, breathed out while she is staring at her business phone as she is hesitant to call.

"I hope they agreed to come back," she mumbled, and she started to dial Drew's number.

After two rings, someone picked up the call.

"Good afternoon, is this Drew Kano?" she asked for assurance. "Hi, Mr. Kano, this is Toni Wayman, the owner of Tri-Way Company and I am here to call you because I want you back here in my company. There's a misunderstanding about what happened at the entrance door so tomorrow, I want you to report on duty. Thank you so much for answering, and I apologize for the misunderstanding. Bye," she directly mentioned without telling the full details of what happened at the entrance door.

Then, she dialed Zion's number but, he is not answering until she finally put down the phone.

She stared at the phone and says, "Is he that upset, and he's not answering my calls? Well, his loss, not mine."

And she stood to walk out of her office without minding it because she had other things to do.

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Lunchtime, Toni is patiently sitting in the fancy dining restaurant when she heard her stomach rumbling and so, she ordered food and it arrived after few minutes.

"To hell with that man, I am starving," Toni whispered to herself, and she started eating.

She had finished the main course when suddenly a man came, and stood in front of her.

"Hi, I am so sorry and I'm late. I can see that you have already eaten. Sorry if I keep you waiting," the man said with a smile, and he sat down in front of her.

"Stand up," she spoke in a menacing tone, and she wiped her mouth with a white napkin.

"Excuse me?" replied the man who lost the smile on his face.

"I said stand up. Don't tell me you have a problem in hearing?" Toni seriously commanded, giving him a sharp look.

"And, why would I?" bravely asked the man who didn't budge from it.

"Because I didn't let you just yet. Don't you have manners?" she annoyingly responded, and raised an eyebrow to intimidate him.

"What?" He chuckled at the behavior she was showing that he didn't expect. "Do you even know who I am?" he asked and his facial expression suddenly changed into a serious one.

"I don't care who you are but as far as I know, I am richer than you. Now, get out of my face before I call the guards. You are one hell of a sight," she madly stated with so much control in her voice but still, with authority.

The guy smirked with annoyance, and he got up from his chair, throwing the napkin he was holding on the table, and then, he left without saying a word because he knew that he have nothing against someone who is richer than him.

And with that, Toni continued eating as if nothing had happened.

To be continued...