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.”

tightened around the phone as she hit back her initial response. After all the hard work, the loyalty, the sacrifices, and this is how it ended? She wasn’t even worth a proper meeting; it was just a phone

you all keep toying with me like this?” Evelyn’s voice shook with 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 to this company,

understand, I really do,” Susan’s voice wavered with guilt. “But my hands are tied. It’s out of my control. You know how

unable to hold back her frustration any longer. “This is

again, but Evelyn had already

call, dropping her phone on the desk with a sharp thud. The silence that followed was deafening, but it didn’t last long. The anger swelled inside her, hot and sharp, until it bubbled

seen this coming. It shouldn’t have been so surprising, seeing as the board had always wanted Wes here, and she had narrowly escaped being

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

her father anyway, hadn’t she? She had always known that one day, she would return to her

of pushing her out of her comfort zone and making her go there sooner than

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

office long enough to be attached to it. And although Empowered Magazine had been her life for so long, in was

office, walking through the corridors, her steps felt ligler than expected. It was over. She was free. Now, they

in. She checked the time and realized

straight for the kitchen to get a glass

of water. After taking a long sap from it, she

her clothes, she decided to freshen up and get some rest

Chapter 95

she stepped into the shower, the water hit her skin, soothing the remnants of tension that clung to

in her bathrobe and headed to

happened in the past few days. Losing her job was the final push she needed to focus on herself, her family, and her future. She was going to make sure Sandra