Broken Dreams Stories

Chapter 95

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The shrill ring of Evelyn’s phone shattered the quiet of her office, palling her out of her reverie. She glanced at the screen, and her heart så

beat Susan.

She had been dreading this call all day since her encounter with Derek’s Mom, a call she thought

might come but still hoped it wouldn’t

For a moment, she considered not answering it, letting it ring until it stopped, but that would only delay the inevitable. With a deep breath, she siriped so answer and brought the phone to her ear, hoping that she was wrong; and Susan was only calling to find out her plans for Derek’s Intendew that week.

“Hello, Susan,” she said, trying to keep her voice calm despite the anxiety bubbling inside her.

“Evelyn,” her boss’s voice came through, uncharacteristically seilt, and Evelyn inurediately knew something was wrong. “T. I’m sorry to do is over. the phone. You’re a great employer, and if it were up to just me, this wouldn’t be happening, but unfortunately, the board has made their decision.” Evelyn sat up straight, her pulse quickening. “What decision?” she asked, though a part of her already knew

to let you go

Susan passed before she spoke again, and that brief hesitation felt like a hammer waiting to drop. “The board has decided to

The words hit Evelyn like a blow to the chest, but she didn’t react immediately. She sat frozen, her mind racing, trying to make sense of it. “Let me go?” she repeated slowly as if hearing the words again might change them. “Susan why are they doing this? Why am I being punished for doing my job?”

There was another pause. “I’m really sorry. Evelyn. This decision wasn’t mine. There’s nothing I can do. Wes will be stepping in to take over.”

Her grip tightened around the phone as she hit back her initial response. After all the hard work, the loyalty, the sacrifices, and

frustration. “Why do I have to keep putting up with any of this? Why can’t an international brand like Empowered protect its employees? I did everything you asked of me, Susan I dedicated years

wavered with guilt. “But my hands are tied. It’s out of my

hear it,” Evelyn snapped, unable to hold back her frustration any longer. “This is unfair, Susan, and you know

sorry.” Susan whispered again, but Evelyn had

but it didn’t last long. The anger swelled inside her, hot and sharp, until it bubbled over. She grabbed the edge of her desk, forcing

seeing as the board had always wanted Wes here, and she had

and anger, there was no sorrow. She wasn’t devastated. Instead, a calm realization began to creep in. Maybe this was

her father anyway, hadn’t she? She had always

pushing her out of her comfort zone and making

felt deliberate and final. As she looked around the office one last time, she fel a surprising sense

to it. And although Empowered Magazine had been her life for

corridors, her steps felt ligler than expected. It was over. She was free. Now, they had

the time and realized that Maya had

the couch and headed straight for the kitchen to get a glass the

taking a long sap from

her clothes, she decided to freshen up and get some rest before she focused on planning her

Chapter 95

her skin, soothing the remnants of tension that clung to her body. She stood under the stream for a long time, letting the

to

final push she