Chapter 548
“That’s your folks, not my circus, not my monkeys” Arabella glanced at Ben “So, what’s it gonna be, Ben? Follow your old boss or stick around and work for me?”
Ben looked from Arabella to Yolanda, weighing his options.
Yolanda shot him a warning look, as if to say, ‘Betray me and see what happens
“Stay, and I’ll double your salary.”
At Arabella’s words, Ben quickly changed his tune. “I’ll stay and work for Ms. Bennett.”
“Well, aren’t you a flip flopper?” Yolanda was taken aback by the speed of Ben’s change of allegiance. One moment he was all respectful to her, the next he was siding with Arabella.
“Throw her out and anything related to her. Replace everything they used in this office
“Yes, Ms. Bennett,” Ben said, then politely asked, “Ms. Murphy, could you please gather your belongings and leave”
“Ben, you’re being such a jerk!” Yolanda glared at him, grifting her teeth. “I treated you well when my dad was in charge!”
“But he never missed a chance to take his anger out on nie.” Ben rolled up his sleeves to reveal a bruised arm. “He’s been losing his temper on me a lot lately because his business isn’t doing well. If it weren’t for my mortgage and car payments and a family to support, I would have quit already.”
Now, having a new boss and a doubled salary to boot was a good thing for him.
“You!”
“This way, please.” Ben gestured for her to leave.
Yolanda was livid. She glared at Arabella and said, “Don’t get too cocky!”
Upon hearing this, Arabella raised an eyebrow and said, “Ben, check if she stole anything from my office before letting her go.”
“You.” Yolanda was taken aback by Arabella’s assertiveness.
“Yes!” Ben made another inviting gesture: “Ms. Murphy, please cooperate and step into the next room.”
“What for? You want to search me? That’s illegal!”
“We’ll have law enforcement look into it.”
Sitting on the couch, Arabella added casually, “I suspect she may have brought items containing company secrets. Let’s have the police check.”
“You.” Yolanda couldn’t believe how overbearing Arabella was being.
Eventually, Yolanda was searched by law enforcement. Her belongings were turned upside down, and then she was thrown out of the company premises, belongings and all.
Meanwhile, Arabella convened a meeting, confirmed her position, announced the company’s future plans and salary packages, fired a few of Attlee’s people, and then left the company.
At the police station.
Olga was sobbing loudly, claiming her innocence one moment and blaming everything on Arabella the next. She talked until she was blue in the face, but no one paid her any attention..
The room was small and empty except for a single, wobbly light hanging from the ceiling, an unsettling sight.
Soon, the door was pushed open.
Olga thought it was Yoli’s lawyer coming to her rescue. She got a little excited, but when she looked up, it was Arabella and her two associates.
The sight of Arabella made her panic. She tried to back away but was brought before Arabella by the two associates.
“What are you trying to do? This is a police station! If you dare to mess around,”
