"Mr. Lowell is a national lawyer and the face of our law firm. His reputation is directly tied to our performance."
"Besides, you're married. You can make up … "
"You're fired."
"That's it."
I didn't feel like arguing with him, so I fired him on the spot.
Then, in the main group chat for the law firm, I announced that I would immediately appeal the verdict for my father's case and launch an investigation into Hans and Pamela.
However, no one in the group of over one hundred people responded. Instead, many tagged Hans.
[Pamela was appearing in court independently for the first time, so it's understandable that she was nervous. Losing the case is normal. You can't say that just because the case involving the director's father was lost, the director should make a big deal out of it, right?]
[Mr. Lowell, I think the director is jealous. You should comfort her.]
[Yes, Mr. Lowell, as a newcomer to the legal profession, we should protect Pamela and give her enough understanding.]
Finally, the deputy director I had dismissed tagged me.
[Did you see that?]
[This is what the people want!]
The two comments were filled with a strong sense of provocation and sarcasm.
At that moment, I suddenly realized that, at some point, I had been sidelined as the director of the law firm.
These people had probably long forgotten who had funded the establishment of the law firm.
And who had invested a significant amount of money to provide them with the highest-level training and continuously introduced them to high-quality clients.
They grew from newcomers in the legal field to seasoned lawyers step by step.
Their salaries had also risen from a few thousand initially to over a hundred thousand, or even several hundred thousand now.
Perhaps from the day Hans quickly rose to fame and became a nationally renowned lawyer, they no longer saw me, who was not a lawyer, as their director.
They all looked up to Hans Lowell.
Not long after I sent the message, that man called me.
No comfort, no explanation.
He launched into a fierce tirade right away.
"Esther LaRue, are you crazy?"
"Even if you're upset because your parents died and you're taking it out on me, that's fine. I'm your husband and I can tolerate that. But why drag Pamela into this?"
"She's still a newcomer who just started appearing in court independently and is in her probationary period. What you're doing could ruin her future!"