Revenge After Divorce Novel by Black Rose

OLIVIA

With the business I got from Ethan plus the others that were coming through, which I didn’t know where they came from or how they came to know about us. I had to hire more people to help out. I hired seven more drivers, another administrator and fleet coordinator.

It was becoming too much for me to do everything on my own with the logistics side of the business and the consulting side. I would work at night. as well just to make sure that I deliver to our clients. My business was growing fast, and I didn’t know how that was happening.

It was clear that it was not just Ethan who was helping me but someone else. as well. I thought of Nick but then dismissed that thought, Nick would never help me. He hated me. “Jane, please come to my office.” I called her. Jane was helping me in the consulting side of the business, but she was not putting much effort into her work and missing deadlines. +

A few minutes later she came in chewing gum. Gosh, I hated a woman who chews gum in the workplace, I felt like it was not professional at all. But that was just me, I couldn’t control my people like that telling them what and what not to do. It was just a gum, and no one has complained about it.

“You called?” she said with an attitude and a raised eyebrow like she didn’t even want to be there. Like I was wasting her time calling her to my office. ” Take a seat.” She sighed looking annoyed. “Do I have to?” I raised an eyebrow. “Excuse me? I am your boss, and I am telling you to sit down.” She said something under her breath that I didn’t get but sat down.

She was exhausting to deal with, this would be the third time talking to her about her work. She would improve for a week and do everything right then go back to her old habits. It was exhausting, she was good at what she does, but her attitude was bad.

“I want to know what is going on with you, make me understand why you keep doing the same thing over and over again. We have spoken about this two times and both times you promised that it will never happen again. You have done it again, why?”

I could see that she didn’t like that I was calling her out. “I don’t understand why you are giving me such grief about this Olivia. You know my work and you know I do it well when I do it. I just need flexibility like you.” I raised an eyebrow, did the girl think that my job was easy? I had a lot more on my plate then she does.

I work from home sometimes because I want to concentrate without being bothered and go to meetings trying to get new business for the company to continue. For her to continue having a job and getting a salary. She had the audacity to say my job was flexible.Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

“Do you understand what I do, Jane?”

“Am not stupi Olivia, I have a business degree, I understand very well what your job entails. All I am asking is to work from home from time to time as well. Have flexible hours, so I can be more productive. What is wrong with that?” I chuckled. She wasn’t serious.

“Jane, I will give you two options because I am done reprimanding you. it’s either you pull up you socks and do the job I hired you to do or resign. I don’t have time to baby you here. This is a place of business not your mother’s house. If you don’t need this job, then leave so I can get someone who.

work.”

wants to

She looked angry and I was waiting for her to explode but she didn’t. “Fine, but can I at least get an assistant? The work is becoming too much for me alone to handle.” The girl was really pushing it. “Jane, I hired Lauren as my assistant for a reason. She might not have the same qualifications as you do but she does have the experience in the job. Use her, that is what she is here. for. We cannot afford to hire someone else right now.”

She stood. “Are we done?” the attitude she had was driving me crazy. But I was going to give her one last chance to redeem herself. “Yes, we are done, and I expect the work you are behind with on my desk before the end of business.”

She nodded then left my office. I sighed feeling exhausted. She didn’t understand that I didn’t sleep working hard to get this business to where !

wanted it to be. I wanted my son back home, but I couldn’t because I couldn’t afford to.

I continued working but when I reached for my cup. My coffee was finished, and I needed it if I wanted to finish the day. Last night I only slept for two

I hours and now I was exhausted. I walked to the kitchen but before I could enter, I heard Jane talking and I stopped and listen.

“Exactly! I do most of the work, clients come here because of me and my work. She forgets she doesn’t have a good reputation in the business because she stole her husband’s money and went to jail. Does she think people trust her with their money? No. it is not her they trust it’s me that is why she brought me here.”

Her words hurt me; this was a woman who looked like she was hungry. during the interview begging me to give her a job. Saying how much she has been struggling to get one in the current economy, now I was the villain?

“But miss Olivia works hard Jane, you are not the only one doing the work. This is her business, and she wants it to succeed. You have not seen it; she would work here till late. Three times I have stayed here with her keeping her company as she worked and helping her, she would leave before midnight and be here at six in the morning. I think you are being unfair to her.” that was Lauren my assistant.

“You shut up Lauren, of course you would say that because you are her favourite. I don’t even know what she likes about you because you don’t know anything as well. You are not even educated enough to be helping with. this job.”

I entered the kitchen right at that time. She could say anything she wanted about me, but not about a hard–working person like Lauren. “Since you no longer want to be here Jane, I will make it easy for you. Pack your things and leave the building, you are fired.”

“What! You can’t fire me, you need me!” she bellowed. “No darling, I don’t. I can find another you tomorrow. You are not the only one who is educated, a lot of people are educated out there and they are willing to do anything to have a job like yours, the one you are taking for granted. I just hope you won’t regret this one day. Now leave.”