From Ruin She Rose novel Chapter 102

Chapter 102

Under Emily’s puzzled gaze, the boss leaned in and whispered, “Here’s two months’ pay. Someone told me not to give it to you, but I’m determined anyway.”

Emily was momentarily stunned, then hastily pushed the money back. “This is way too much,” she stammered, “and I haven’t even worked a full month yet.”

“Just take it. No arguments,” the boss said, his tone brooking no refusal. “I’m truly ashamed of firing you without cause. Keep this. It’ll put my conscience at ease.”

Emily’s heart swelled with gratitude. She couldn’t help but think, ‘If anyone should apologize, it should be me. None of this would have happened to the Bennett family if it weren’t for me.’

With her voice trembling, Emily said, “Thank you, and I’m sorry.”

“This isn’t your fault. What on earth are you apologizing for?” the boss snapped. “The ones who should be apologizing are those jerks who targeted you on purpose.

“Whoever’s scheming against a young girl like you behind your back is nothing but a low-life scumbag.”

Emily stared at him in stunned silence. Ever since her eighteenth birthday, all she had ever heard were demands for her to admit her mistakes and apologize.

And shockingly, these demands came from the very people she’d lived with day in and day out for eighteen years, the ones she once called “family.”

It was the first time anyone had ever told Emily she didn’t need to apologize, and, ironically, that person was a stranger she’d only known for two months.

“Thank you…” Emily murmured, her voice thick with emotion; this simple gratitude was not just for his kindness today, but even more for those precious words.

Not wanting to drag the boss into further trouble, Emily packed up and left that very day.

She still had no idea who was behind the schemes against her, but she was sure they had more tricks up their sleeves. To survive, she had to keep job-hunting.

With only a high school diploma and having been completely out of touch with society for the past two years, Emily found her job prospects severely limited.

Fortunately, Emily wasn’t picky. Waitressing, sales, and customer service, whatever the job was, as long as someone gave her a chance, she was ready to take it.

But without exception, none of these jobs lasted more than three days before she was fired under various pretexts. Some sympathetic employers, taking pity on her, would vaguely hint that there was pressure from above. “Whoever can pressure companies across so many different industries must wield considerable influence in Cloudridge, Emily thought to herself. “The only people I can think of with that kind of clout are from my

old

social circle.’

Chapter 102

But ever since Lydia appeared, those who once called Emily their “closest friend” began avoiding her like the plague. Some even went out of their way to make trouble for her, just to curry favor with Lydia.

Still, she had no clue who it could be. To avoid dragging Austin into her troubles, Emily stopped going to the rented apartment. Little did she know that her sudden disappearance left him frantic with worry.

Emily had never disappeared for this long before. With no way to reach her, Austin had no choice but to go to her workplace in hopes of finding her.

When Austin arrived at the shop, he was surprised to learn that Emily had already been let go, and the boss explained why.

Remembering Emily’s number, Austin quickly borrowed the boss’s phone to call her.

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