Unleash Me, Vol. 2 (Unleash Me, Annihilate Me Series) by Christina Ross Read Free Book Online Page A
Authors: Christina Ross
how she can prove all of it. Not that it really matters, Marco. Lisa was so upset at the end of the
night, she told everything to her boyfriend, Tank. She was furious. Everything was so fresh when she told
him that it came out in a torrent. What she just said to you now matches exactly what she said to Tank,
whom I ’ ve spoken
with. No liars on this end. I ’ ve also spoken to Alex to get his take on the
situation, and a moment ago, I asked Lisa to tell everything to me as she remembered
it. All of what I ’ ve heard is the same, and
I ’ m afraid none of it
is good for you, darling. Alex told
me to make my best assessment of the situation, and I have. You ’ re done, Boss. Kaput. Finished. Capiche ? ”
“ You ’ re firing me? ”
Her eyes widened. “ You make it sound so
final, ” she said with
her hand placed on her chest. “ You make it sound as if I ’ ve just killed a career. ” And then, with a suddenness that
surprised me, she dropped her fist onto her desk, leaned forward in her seat,
and nodded at him “ We are firing
you. Nobody behaves as you did and
gets away with it here. Today is
your last day at Wenn. ”
“ On what
grounds? ”
“ Are you
deaf? Or just dumb? ” She rolled her eyes. “ At
this point, I can ’ t
tell — and I don ’ t really care. If you haven ’ t heard every reason why your ass is being served to
you right now, I suggest that you get an interpreter and meet us here later
this afternoon. Say, threeish? We ’ ll recount everything you ’ ve done so you can properly understand it. After all, Wenn believes in
508-compliance. ”
“ You ’ ve got no proof,
Blackwell. ”
“ So, now I ’ m Blackwell and not
Barbara? How quickly things
change. How fast that core of yours
grows so icy blue. ”
“ You ’ ve set me up. ”
“ Please tell
me how. Have you and I ever met
like this before? Never. This is about your job performance and
your bullying behavior, which none of us will tolerate. If you get on your high horse and drag
us into court, they ’ ll
find no hidden agendas between us. And then they ’ ll
take everything else into account. This isn ’ t
personal, my dear. It ’ s professional. ”
“ If you let me
go, I ’ ll sue you. ”
“ Oh, my poor
little sweet piece of brick and mortar, then I suggest that you lawyer up. Find the best you can. But just remember this — if you do, you won ’ t work in this town
again. Alex will blackball
you. You ’ ll be finished. ”
She held out her hands in a way that was condescendingly helpful. “ So,
my recommendation to you is this. ” She grabbed a banker ’ s box that was on the
table behind her and held it in her lap. “ You ’ ve got one hour to clean
out your desk of your personal belongings. This box should do the trick — you
don ’ t seem like a man
who is attached to anything personal, with the exception of maybe an overpriced
Montblanc pen or two. You know — so you can mark up
your manuscripts with a flourish of important red ink. I can only imagine the grand gestures
you make when you kill — oh,
let ’ s see — something as
abrasive as an adjective. ”
“ If I ’ m to be fired, Alexander
Wenn can fire me himself. ”
And Blackwell sighed. “ You ’ ve never understood me or my position, have you? Or my power here at Wenn. That ’ s at your own peril, of course. Not taking the time to learn who I
really am in this organization can be rather devastating. Career flopping. For instance, since we ’ ve been having our little
chat about shoving you out the door, IT already has been in your office like a
swarm of wasps. At this point, you
no longer have access to your computer — it ’ s been taken away from
you. Everything that ’ s on it always has belonged
to Wenn, and now we ’ re
sure that it always will.
night, she told everything to her boyfriend, Tank. She was furious. Everything was so fresh when she told
him that it came out in a torrent. What she just said to you now matches exactly what she said to Tank,
whom I ’ ve spoken
with. No liars on this end. I ’ ve also spoken to Alex to get his take on the
situation, and a moment ago, I asked Lisa to tell everything to me as she remembered
it. All of what I ’ ve heard is the same, and
I ’ m afraid none of it
is good for you, darling. Alex told
me to make my best assessment of the situation, and I have. You ’ re done, Boss. Kaput. Finished. Capiche ? ”
“ You ’ re firing me? ”
Her eyes widened. “ You make it sound so
final, ” she said with
her hand placed on her chest. “ You make it sound as if I ’ ve just killed a career. ” And then, with a suddenness that
surprised me, she dropped her fist onto her desk, leaned forward in her seat,
and nodded at him “ We are firing
you. Nobody behaves as you did and
gets away with it here. Today is
your last day at Wenn. ”
“ On what
grounds? ”
“ Are you
deaf? Or just dumb? ” She rolled her eyes. “ At
this point, I can ’ t
tell — and I don ’ t really care. If you haven ’ t heard every reason why your ass is being served to
you right now, I suggest that you get an interpreter and meet us here later
this afternoon. Say, threeish? We ’ ll recount everything you ’ ve done so you can properly understand it. After all, Wenn believes in
508-compliance. ”
“ You ’ ve got no proof,
Blackwell. ”
“ So, now I ’ m Blackwell and not
Barbara? How quickly things
change. How fast that core of yours
grows so icy blue. ”
“ You ’ ve set me up. ”
“ Please tell
me how. Have you and I ever met
like this before? Never. This is about your job performance and
your bullying behavior, which none of us will tolerate. If you get on your high horse and drag
us into court, they ’ ll
find no hidden agendas between us. And then they ’ ll
take everything else into account. This isn ’ t
personal, my dear. It ’ s professional. ”
“ If you let me
go, I ’ ll sue you. ”
“ Oh, my poor
little sweet piece of brick and mortar, then I suggest that you lawyer up. Find the best you can. But just remember this — if you do, you won ’ t work in this town
again. Alex will blackball
you. You ’ ll be finished. ”
She held out her hands in a way that was condescendingly helpful. “ So,
my recommendation to you is this. ” She grabbed a banker ’ s box that was on the
table behind her and held it in her lap. “ You ’ ve got one hour to clean
out your desk of your personal belongings. This box should do the trick — you
don ’ t seem like a man
who is attached to anything personal, with the exception of maybe an overpriced
Montblanc pen or two. You know — so you can mark up
your manuscripts with a flourish of important red ink. I can only imagine the grand gestures
you make when you kill — oh,
let ’ s see — something as
abrasive as an adjective. ”
“ If I ’ m to be fired, Alexander
Wenn can fire me himself. ”
And Blackwell sighed. “ You ’ ve never understood me or my position, have you? Or my power here at Wenn. That ’ s at your own peril, of course. Not taking the time to learn who I
really am in this organization can be rather devastating. Career flopping. For instance, since we ’ ve been having our little
chat about shoving you out the door, IT already has been in your office like a
swarm of wasps. At this point, you
no longer have access to your computer — it ’ s been taken away from
you. Everything that ’ s on it always has belonged
to Wenn, and now we ’ re
sure that it always will.