“Enough.”
Anya’s heavy words rang. Jessie could only bite her lips and kept quiet. Randy also lowered his head silently, couldn’t utter a single word.
The room was filled in silence and only their breath was heard.
Anya once again sighed, as she already had a decision. And it was not an easy one. Anya’s heart was clenching, but she still showed a tough façade in front of them.
There was no more room for them to argue. Everything had already happened. There was no use for pointing figure.
She stared at the documents before her. The name Reignya she nurtured and held pride with. When she first started, she didn’t expect she will reach far. Despite that, she was given even more. More than she could ever imagine.
But it was taken way from her just as fast as it came.
She didn’t have time to cling unto this sadly. She didn’t have the luxury bury herself in misery, as she has many things to pay for.
Maybe this was the world telling her she shouldn’t dream that high? That all of this was not for her, and she should dwell to this any longer.
That’s why when she straightened her back, she had come to a conclusion.
“I’ll disband the studio. And I’ll pay all the damages by default.” Anya said in one breath. “Miss!” Jessie exclaimed as she gasped. Tears welled her eyes as she watches her boss trying to be tough, carrying everything on her shoulders.
Anya smiled sadly at Jessie, clearly knowing what she was thinking off. She was really grateful for everyone of them, and she wouldn’t forsake and leave them hanging on their own.
“I’ll give all of you compensation and your final paycheck. And also, I’ll write a recommendation for everyone to good companies, and try my best to transfer you to a new job.” Anya added professionally.
This is what she should do. Enough with the crying and remorse. She needed to move and do her job as their boss for the last time.
“You can be dismissed. I’ll ask of you to announced it to the others.” She said to the both of them. She nodded, encouraging them to go and that, she was fine.
Jessie and Randy had no choice but to leave, and they could only reluctantly turn their backs. When the two people went out, Anya was left alone in her office.
She looked around and took in the view of her office, which feels this will be the last time she could do so.
She smiled bitterly.
Her thoughts then drifted back to Damon. Did he hear the news already? He must have had. The scandal was very big, that even big companies knew of her studio right now.
But that is as a scammer and a contract breaker in the field.
If Damon had heard this, then was he laughing at her right now? She didn’t listen when he warned her about Randy, and even fought with him when he said not to give Randy the arrangements for the bidding.
He might say ‘I told you so.’, but she would prefer to hear this, if it means he would be by her side.
Although she appeared to be strong in this time of crisis, she badly needed someone beside her. When she’s alone like at this moment, her heart would honestly shout she wanted to see him.
Anya then took her phone out to dial his number. She wanted to tell him herself, and she wanted to say sorry for doubting him.
It rang and rang but no one was picking up. ‘Please pick up.”
Anya dialed Damon’s number again. ‘I was wrong.’
No one was still answering. She did this again ten more times, but Damon didn’t pick up. Is he mad? Is he disappointed at her?
She knew he had the right to do so, and it perfectly made sense if he feels this was.
Anya pursed her lips and change the number she was calling. This time, she called Gabe. He was Damon’s head secretary, and he would mostly be with Damon all the time. She wanted to ask him about Damon. If Damon was ignoring her, then she would like to talk to him at least. ‘I’m sorry. Please, I want to talk to you.’
Anya whispered in her heart, but in the end, no one answered.
Damon slumped on his seat as he tiredly loosened his neck tie. He was very busy that day, not even having the chance to rest or close his eyes.
In the day and night, he was constantly going back and forth in a lot of meetings. He was busy meeting with his team, business associates, and partners. He was also delegating tasks, planning with his team and monitoring their every action for possible loopholes.
He was in quite a tight situation in the company as someone was trying to create issue for him or yet, bring him down. Although this wouldn’t be enough to suppress and beat him, he was still very busy as he could only execute his power.
With power comes responsibility, so Damon busied to the point he could hardly get a wink. He could only close his eyes and rest for a bit during travel and rides, and when he opens his eyes, it was another meeting.
Gabe was Damon’s right hand and he didn’t have it easy either. More so, his work loads increase as every miscellaneous task to big tasks, he need to do and supervise. He was also only carrying with him his work laptop and phone, and did not have the time to manage his personal things.
It was only right now that he opened his personal phone. Only his family, friend and acquaintance contact him in here, so there were quite a few messages but not so much.
At this moment, his gaze landed in a certain name he would hardly expect he would encounter. It was Anya. And she had a bunch of missed calls to him. Why would she contact him?
Gabe immediately turned to Damon.
“Sir, I received a missed call from Ms. Anya. I wonder why she would call?” Gabe asked carefully to Damon.
Damon, who was resting his eyes, abruptly opened them when he heard this. He was very busy today, and he was in another city. It was hard for him to talk to Anya or others back home. And he was so preoccupied, that he couldn’t even check his phone. His professional phone was handled by Gabe and all contacts to him was answered by his secretary.
Damon looked for his personal phone and opened it. He immediately saw a bunch of missed calls too from Anya.
He wrinkled his brows. Did something happen?