The Bound Between Us

Selena was basking in the glory of Anastasia’s departure, pouring hersell a glass of red to celebrate

The office door was pushed open just as she took her first sip

Seeing Victor stride in with a serious expression, she asked with a puzzled smile, “What’s up, Victor? You look pretty rushed.”

“Did you fire Anastasia?” questioned Victor

“Sure did” Selena admitted, swirling her wine glass leisurely “She quit on her own. She wasn’t a good fit here. She pissed off Blake, I emailed you about it ages ago, didn’t you get it?!

“So what if she pissed off Blake? Victor crossed his arms, standing his ground. Even if she screwed up big time, there’s always someone to fix it. That’s not your problem. You fired her. Are you expecting us to cover for your mistake? How long has she been gone? Call her right now and get her back here.”

Selena was taken aback as she said. “Victor, I’ve never seen you this ticked off. Its just a new assistant I fired. How bad could it be? She’s already gone. I’m not gonna call her back”

his cool, and it was quite a sight to see him get all rough

of elegance, always warm and friendly towards his subordinates

a sort of friendship beyond work. Victor always had a smile for her, never anything but polite.

Victor paced around with hands on his

with Anastasia. If you

Everlee called me, insisting on firing Anastasia If you want me to bring her back, then tell me, who is she?” Victor couldn’t spill the beans about Herman backing Anastasia, so he just said, if you trust me, do as I say

decade. He

one to get her back.

immediately reporting the situation

at the company for long before she was fired, and since he was the branch manager, he might also be held accountable. Victor must have figured out what had happened last night at the Eclipse Lounge. Blake had the nerve to mess

in this situation. Even if other employees were bullied by those rich kids, Elysian Technologies should stand by their own, not fire them without understanding the full story, just to appease those