My father’s voice suddenly rose sharply on the other end of the line. "What did you say? Son, ever since you were little, that girl was the only one in your eyes. For her, you didn’t even care about the family business and went to work as a salesman at Wallace Group. Now that the wedding is just around the corner, you suddenly say you want to call off the engagement? What on earth is going on?"
My knuckles turned slightly white as I gripped the phone, but my tone remained calm. "Dad, do you remember the goldfish I had when I was little? I changed its water every day, fed it, yet it always wanted to jump out of the tank and then one day, it really did jump out."
I paused for a moment. "When I found it, it had already dried up and died…"
There was a long silence on the other end of the line. When my dad spoke again, his voice was a little hoarse. "You… have really decided?"
"Mm, I’ve decided."
After hanging up the phone, I turned on my computer and sent my resignation letter to the HR email.
The next day, as soon as I arrived at the company, Taylor at the front desk informed me to attend a meeting.
When I pushed open the conference room door, more than twenty pairs of eyes turned to look at me in unison.
Megan sat at the head of the table, dressed in a crisp white suit. Her long hair was pinned up, revealing her slender neck.
She looked up at me, her eyes flickering for a moment before quickly returning to calm. "Everyone’s here, let’s begin."
Her voice was as cool and detached as ever.
I walked to my seat and sat down—directly across from Brian.
Today, he looked especially sharp, his hair neatly combed without a strand out of place. The cuffs of his light blue shirt were fastened with a pair of dark gold cufflinks. They were an antique I had specially brought back from France the year before last for Megan’s birthday.
"There’s only one item on the agenda for today’s meeting," Megan said, sweeping her gaze around the room. "The appointment of the Marketing Director."
My fingers tapped unconsciously on the table. This position should have been mine.
From the moment I gave up the family business five years ago and joined Wallace Group, I had worked my way up step by step from the bottom to deputy director—everyone believed it was a done deal.
"After careful consideration, I’ve decided to appoint Brian as the new Marketing Director, effective next month."