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“I’m leaving ThomKnox, effective immediately,” he said as the room erupted in excited chatter. “Gia will take over where I left off, and your upper management is more than capable of filling in the gaps. If there are any.”
He stepped off the chair and that chatter grew louder. Panic laced through her stomach until she realized that she could take her power back rather than stand idly by.
“Jayson Cooper!” she shouted. No way would she allow him to make this huge of a mistake.
“My mind is made up, Gia,” he said as he walked for the exit.
“And what makes you think you have the final say?” she asked his back.
He turned. Slowly. His face was a beautiful shadow of confusion and hope. She loved his face. She loved him.
The room grew eerily quiet. She felt every eyeball snap to her as she closed the gap between her and Jayson, her arms folded at her chest.
“As the newly named vice president of this company,” she told him, her voice firm. “I don’t accept your resignation.”
