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 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 call to cast her aside like an expendable

Empowered protect its employees? I did everything you asked of me, Susan I dedicated years to this company, and this is how I’m repaid? Fired

hands are tied. It’s

snapped, unable to hold back her frustration any longer. “This

Susan whispered again, but Evelyn had already

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 over. She grabbed the edge of her desk, forcing

board had always wanted Wes here, and she had narrowly escaped being

was no sorrow. She wasn’t devastated. Instead, a calm

planned to leave Empowered after resolving things with her father anyway, hadn’t she? She had always known that one day, she would return to her family’s company

was just life’s way of pushing her out of her comfort zone

desk. She gathered her personal items. Every movement felt deliberate and final.

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

expected. It was over. She was free. Now, they had nothing more to hold over her. No one would exercise such control over

in. She checked the time and realized that Maya

on the couch and headed straight for the kitchen to get

a long sap

to freshen up and get some rest before she focused on planning

Chapter 95

to her

headed to the bedroom. She sank

past few days. Losing her job was the final push she needed to focus on herself,