In the Bridgedale branch of Tate Industries, the president's secretary notified all management level employees to gather in the meeting room as soon as the office opened.
Most of the employees in the branch were hired by Natalie, and she was the most powerful figure they had ever been in contact with, which was why everyone was shocked when Chad informed them that Natalie had resigned.
"Why would Ms. Jennings resign?"
"She was just fine two days ago. We even discussed the sales in the fourth quarter... This is so out of the blue."
Chad listened to everyone quietly, before proceeding to explain, "Due to personal reasons, Natalie Jennings has left Tate Industries. As for her future plans, you are welcome to ask her about it in private.
From now on, she has nothing to do with Tate Industries."
"Chad, that's not the real reason, right? You don't need to make excuses. If you won't tell us why she really left, she definitely won't dare to tell us anything."
"You fired Natalie, didn't you?"
The managers were not fools. Natalie had been doing great in Tate Industries before Elliot arrived, so she couldn’t have possibly resigned.
"She was fired. Do you want to meet the same fate?" Chad's expression darkened as he raised his voice. "The main objective for this meeting today is to inform you about her resignation, and that there will be a major shift in human resources. Once the new human resource manager is in, he will come and talk to each and every one of you in person!"
Most of the employees were loyal to Natalie, and they had to be eradicated.
No one else dared to raise any questions after what Chad said. They all knew that Natalie was fired, and they could very well be the next.
Once the meeting was over, the others left the meeting room in order, while Elliot sat on his chair, unmoving.
"Mr. Foster, grades aren't really that important. There's no point in thinking about it on your own. Why don't you go home and discuss it with Avery tonight and see what she says? You can just leave it to her to decide."
Just then, they heard a knock on the door.
Chad immediately went over to open the door and found the receptionist standing outside.
"Chad, there's a woman out there claiming that she’s Mr. Foster's relative and wants to see him."
Chad scowled. "Relative? I'll go check it out.
After Chad left with the receptionist, Elliot unlocked his phone to check for messages. If one of his relatives had indeed come to visit, they would surely inform him ahead of time. However, he had received no messages on his phone.
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