Substitute Marriage With the Illegitimate Son novel Chapter 41

The next day, Janet went to work. Her stomach churned with unease the entire time. She knew that Ike wouldn't spare her for what happened last night.

As soon as she arrived at her desk and sat down, Ike stormed out of his office and threw a stack of documents on her table. "You are fired! Pack your things and get out of here now!"

Janet picked up the documents and looked at them — they were all design drafts she had previously submitted. "May I know why you're firing me, Mr. Lyman?" she asked calmly.

There was still a Band-Aid on the bridge of his nose to cover the injury he had suffered last night. His eyes were blazing with rage. Janet's words reminded him of the way he was humiliated last night. "You're incompetent for your current position!" he spat venomously. "Pack your things and get out of the Larson Group. You're just a graduate. I'll make sure you don't flourish in the fashion field, ever. As long as I'm in the industry, you won't be able to get a job, let alone succeed in your career."

"You already approved my designs. Why do you say I'm incompetent now?" Janet retorted, clutching her design documents. Her sharp gaze met his, and she didn't seem afraid in the slightest.

Ike's screams drew the attention of other employees.

Everyone stopped working and looked up at them. "That's right. Mr. Lyman. We have already started executing Lind's design plan after you approved them," said one of Janet's colleagues.

Janet had a good relationship with everyone in the department, and her colleagues liked and respected her.

"Is there any misunderstanding? Mr. Lyman, we all have witnessed Lind's exceptional talent. She is dynamic and diligent."

Ike's face darkened when he saw his colleagues standing up for Janet. He cleared his throat and said, "There is no misunderstanding. The design plan is changed now. She is fired! I'll pick a new design from what you all submitted earlier. No more questions! I'm the director. If I say she is incompetent, it means she is!"

The people around fell silent and cast a sympathetic look at Janet.

By now, everyone guessed that Janet had offended Ike in some way, and that was probably why he was firing her. Ike had made his decision. Moreover, he was a respected senior designer in the design industry, and no one dared to question his decisions or argue with him.

Janet breathed a long sigh of relief. Considering what happened last night, she knew things would end this way.