“This project proposal is urgent. Have it done before you leave work,” Fiona said coldly, dropping a thick stack of documents on my desk before turning to leave.As soon as she disappeared around the corner, my colleagues gathered around, chattering away.
“Isn’t this Zack’s project?””His projects are the hardest, with lots of requirements and difficult research. Forget finishing by tonight, it might not even be done by tomorrow evening.””The boss is really biased towards him. He doesn’t do his own projects but pawns them off to others.””…”They clustered around me, speaking without restraint. I knew full well they weren’t really speaking up for me, just stirring up drama.Everyone knew that CEO Fiona was my girlfriend, yet she heavily favored my rival, Zack.
Back then, she not only broke protocol to promote Zack to project manager, but she even handed him the million-dollar project I had spent a month securing and over a month of sleepless nights nearly completing.When I protested, Fiona put it to a public vote to decide the project’s ownership.These colleagues who pretended to speak up for me unanimously voted for Zack when it came time to cast ballots.
Afterwards, they explained to me that they were pressured by Fiona’s intimidation and asked me to look after the new colleague.This kind of thing happened many times after that.My colleagues were still “sympathizing” with me, but this time I didn’t storm off to Fiona’s office to confront her like before. Instead, I calmly accepted the project brief.Seeing this, my colleagues’ eyes widened. They were about to say something more when Fiona came down from upstairs. They immediately fell silent and hurried back to their desks.Fiona seemed to be in a good mood and ignored their little movements.
She reminded me to leave the completed proposal on her desk.Seeing me nod, she turned on her heel and left without looking back.She had put on elaborate makeup and was wearing a skirt that barely reached her knees. It didn’t take much imagination to know she was off to meet Zack.This had been happening frequently over the years.It all started when I discovered Fiona and Zack’s goodnight messages to each other. When I confronted her about it, Fiona thought I was being petty and angrily brought Zack into the company, breaking protocol.
