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.”

initial response. After all the hard work, the loyalty, the sacrifices, and this

any of this? Why can’t an international brand like Empowered protect its employees? I did

are tied. It’s out of my control. You know how these things

it,” Evelyn snapped, unable to hold back her frustration any longer. “This is unfair,

so sorry.” Susan whispered again,

ended the 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 over. She grabbed the edge of her desk, forcing

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

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

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 and take her rightful place

out of her comfort zone and making her go

methodically clearing her desk. She gathered her personal items. Every movement felt deliberate and final. As she looked around the office one last time, she fel a surprising sense

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

than expected. It was over. She was free. Now, they

the time and realized that Maya had already left to pick Samantha

on the couch and headed straight for the kitchen to

taking a long sap from

and get some rest before

Chapter 95

into the shower, the water hit her skin, soothing the remnants of tension that clung to her body.

she wrapped herself in her bathrobe and headed to the bedroom. She sank

her job was the final push she needed to focus on herself, her family,