“Josephine, I know that Katrina has gone overboard this time, but as long as you withdraw the charges


    against her, I assure you that I’ll fire her, and she’ll disappear from your life. Also, I’llpensate you


    appropriately and ask her to apologize to you,’ Atticus promised..


    Unfortunately, Josephine could feel her blood boiling in her veins this time as she sneered, “Mr.


    Kowalski, this matter has breached my bottom line and you can forget that I’ll ever settle this matter


    peacefully. If you have any opinions against me, then I’ll submit my resignation first thing tomorrow


    morning. I’ll leave thepany!”


    “No, Josephine. That’s not what I mean. I’m not asking you to leave. I just want to know if we can settle


    this matter in private. After all, we’re colleagues and I would like you to make an exception for my


    sake.”


    “No, I will not. Not only Katrina but Tori is involved in this as well. Please ensure that Tori is also well


    taken care of. If she remains in thepany, I’ll resign as well. I do not want to see these two as long


    as I continue working here,” Josephine threatened.


    Atticus gulped. It didn’t matter who resigned, but that person should never be Josephine! Otherwise,


    Ethan would be the one asking for him to tender his resignation. “Is there really no other solution,


    Josephine?”


    “No. There’s no other way aside from tossing her into prison. Also, my grandfather is still hale and


    hearty, so I won’t be allowing anyone to pull any connections to get her out of serving time,” she


    warned coldly.


    Finally, Atticus understood her intentions and could only let Katrina pay the price for her actions. “Okay,


    thepany will take action against Tori as well. Don’t worry and please.e back to work.”


    At midnight, Tori sobbed while cleaning herself in the hotel bathtub, retching from time to time. Even if


    she didn’t end up in jail, the Heavens had bestowed upon her a different punishment because of what


    she did with Katrina.


    After Ethan left the hotel, he went to the TV station. As the biggest shareholder of the station, he had a


    spacious and bright office that he didn’t usually use for work. Instead, he was here for fun. Right after


    he arrived, he checked the list of phone number extensions next to the phone. He narrowed his eyes


    as he carefully scanned the list until he found Josephine’s extension number and dialed it with his


    slender fingers.


    Meanwhile, Josephine had only sat down for a few minutes after that farce of a meeting when the


    phone on her desk started ringing, and she instinctively picked it up. “Hello, this is the reporters’ office.


    How may I help you today?”


    “Come to my office upstairs,” a husky male voice said. Josephine’s beautiful eyes widened a little. “Mr.


    Quarles?” “Yes. Eighteenth floor,” he replied. “Are you here to work?” The man showing up at the


    company was thest thing she expected.


    “Come upstairs,” he repeated once more and hung up. Immediately, Josephine rose from her seat and


    sneaked toward the elevators like a thief. After she sneakily nced around, she pressed the button for


    the eighteenth floor and went all the way up. The eighteenth floor was reserved for higher


    management, and she didn’t know which way to go. Just as she was anxiously pacing, sounds of


    footsteps echoed from a corner and Ethan’s gorgeous face appeared.


    “This way.” He was here to pick her up. She had her head lowered as she trotted to him. Her entire


    demeanor made him grin in amusement. as heined, “Why are you acting like a thief?”


    “Why did you call me here?” she asked instead. After Ethan led her into his office, he closed the door,


    slumped backzily on the couch, and answered, “I just want to see you.” Josephine could feel her face


    burning. “I’m still at work!”


    “I bought a sports car for you,” he said with a raised brow. She jerked her head at him and was stunned


    to silence for a few seconds. Is this guy okay? Why did he buy me a sports car? “No! I can’t and won’t


    be epting this gift,” she hurriedly rejected.


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    s, he tossed the problem back to her. “I’ve already ced my purchase and it will be delivered in the


    afternoon. What am I going to do if you won’t ept it?” She blinked as she bit her lip and tentatively.


    inquired, “Can you return it?”


    “Nope.” ‘Then, you should’ve asked for my opinion in the first ce before making such a purchase!”


    Isn’t this guy a little reckless? she thought in bewilderment.


    ‘The car will be parked at the VIP spot in the basement parking lot, and you can use it whenever you


    want.” Ethan had always been at rather overbearing person, so he would never take back the gift that


    he had specifically bought for someone else. The instant it was out of his hands, it wasn’t his problem


    any longer. The other party could do anything with it, except return it to him.