At the meeting, Howard announced the dismissal of Laura and Manager Carter, which caused a commotion among the colleagues, who immediately started gossiping.

Howard shook his head. "How would I know? I was fishing over the weekend. When I got back, I received a notice from HR. Apparently, Mr. Forrest personally ordered it and requested that the termination be handled swiftly."

"Even Manager Carter got caught up in this? What could he have done? I heard he couldn't even do much ...