The Man’s Decree

“Squad Leader, to be honest, my company is in trouble too. If I can’t overcome this crisis, I’m afraid I will go bankrupt. Therefore, I would only be impeding his career by hiring him,” Franklin confessed with a sigh.

Feeling embarrassed, Gary said, “Franklin, I’m sorry to have made trouble for you. Anyway, don’t worry about Kai. Instead, what problems are your company facing?”

“Our problems? Can you solve them?” Frieda sneered.

“I…” Gary blushed in humiliation.

“Shut up!” Franklin glared at Frieda before saying apologetically, “Squad Leader, ignore her bitchiness. My company has dealings with Glamorous Designs. Unfortunately, they have stopped supplying goods to us, causing our cash flow to be stuck. Consequently, I don’t know how long I can hold out for. As for finding Kai a job, I’ll get Maria to check with her company, since it’s a conglomerate and it provides good benefits. Kai can slowly work his way up from the bottom.”

Visibly upset by Franklin’s words, Maria retorted, “Dad, I’m nothing but a salesperson. I don’t have such authority at all. You’d better not cause me any trouble.”

“You might not be able to do so, but isn’t Zayne the sales manager? Can’t he hire just one person?” Franklin demanded.

“He—”

could finish, Franklin threatened, “Enough! This is how it’s going to be. If Zayne doesn’t have

in response. All she could do was pout

her? Besides, does that company even

feeling upset at being called an ex-convict, Kai kept his temper

me be frank here. I’ll get him in the door, but whether

her eyes before returning

Leader, please don’t mind her attitude. That girl has a

was in no position to be upset about her unfriendly

what you have done. Anyway, I have something on, and I’ll have to

staying any longer. The last thing he wanted was to cause trouble for Franklin and his

lunch first, as I have already made reservations,” Franklin

right. Next time, perhaps.” Gary waved his