The Betrayed Heiress Is Now the CEO’s Obsession novel Chapter 255

Chapter 255

Charlotte walked in and got straight to the point. “I’d like to resign.”

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Tim looked up, stunned. “What? Why? It’s the first day back after the holidays, and you’re already quitting?”

During their last business trip to South City, Charlatte had casually made a bet and ended up landing a ten–year legal counsel and representation contract with TH Corporation, the firm’s biggest client to date. In his eyes, she was a walking goldmine. There was no way he would let her go without a fight

Charlotte didn’t beat around the bush. “Vivian Xander and I have personal issues. I’m not willing to work under her.”

Lawyers who weren’t partners might have looked glamorous from the outside, but at the end of the day, they were still employees. They were working. for the firm, not for themselves. For every case they handled, the firm took a cur, and that cut was split among the partners and investors.

So no matter how many high–profile cases Charlotte had taken on, she was still just another salaried attorney.

She used to be fine with that. She had joined this firm to sharpen her skills and build experience. But things were different now.

Vivian had become one of the firm’s major investors. From now on, every case Charlotte worked would be lining her pockets. And mowing Vivian, it wouldn’t stop there. She would find ways to make her life miserable.

Charlotte didn’t want to keep putting herself through that,

Tim winced the moment he realized this had to do with Vivian, Just thinking about it gave him a headache

Vivian had dropped a cool eighty million into the firm the moment she joined as an investor. With that kind of capital behind her, she was the dream partner–wealthy, generous, and well–connected.

On top of that, she was the adopted daughter of the Jasper family. If they could leverage that connection, the firm wouldn’t just hold on to its status as the top law office in Jersey City. It could go national,

“Charlotte, think this over. Don’t rush your decision. You’re one of our top attorneys. We’re the number–one firm in the city. Our benefits and career path are better than anywhere else. You won’t find another opportunity like this easily.

Charlotte gently shook her head. “I’ve already made up my mind.”

She had already made up her mind. Once she left S&C, she would open her own firm. After more than six months of experience out in the field, she felt

Once her firm was up and running, she would use her network and resources to becruit top–tier lawyers and fresh graduates from prestigious law school. She was confident she could surpass SBG and build her firm into the leading practice in Jersey City.

She used to be proud, even a little arropant–convinced that she didn’t need her family’s background or connections to succeed. But reality had hit her hund.

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