Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

Josefina continued, her voice firm and resolute, "Noel, the company gave you the chance to be a manager, and instead, you lined your own pockets with its money. Effective immediately, you are terminated! The company will pursue legal action to hold you accountable for your actions!"

Before Noel could muster a response, the police arrived and whisked him away without delay. Caught off guard, Noel had met his downfall.

A murmur rippled through the gathered employees; none had expected Josefina to act with such swift decisiveness. Once again, the staff had witnessed Josefina's shrewd tactics, and none dared challenge her authority now.

Josefina's gaze settled on a thirty-six-year-old woman, Angel, and she addressed her, "Angel, as of this moment, you're the new manager of the procurement department."

Angel stood, stunned, hardly believing what she was hearing. "Ms. Josefina, are you serious? You want me to take Noel's place? To be the manager?" For years, she had been just another face in the crowd of employees.

of our staff, I've taken note of your contributions over the years. You've never been a brown- noser and always stuck to your own moral

be fired was a stroke of

the managerial role, their feelings a tangled mix of envy and resignation. After all, their own lack of effort had led them

sooner had Josefina settled into her office

her. One proposed that her company help produce clothing, while the other, a fashion wholesaler, sought her design expertise.

CEO, Mr. Tyson, and asked, perplexed, "Mr. Tyson, by giving us such a generous cut of the profits, what's

a smile, "We're banking on reputation, Ms. Josefina. Your company's

the contract was airtight, Josefina decided there was no sense in passing up free

crème de la crème of the industry. It's an honor to work with you. You boldly design, and we'll cover the costs. If agreeable, you