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Chapter Five

James Parker was astounded at the turn of events, and he stared at Melissa and the supervisor with a bitter look. 

Trying to convince the middle-aged woman, he begged profusely. “Mrs Biggs, I can explain. I was accused wrongly of everything, I didn't do any of them.  You can't just fire me like that! This job is my source of livelihood.” 

“Melissa had plotted these lies on me because I'd sworn to report them to the Management. These are….” 

The middle-aged woman known as Mrs Biggs, interrupted him rudely. 

“I don't need any further excuses from you, Mr Parker.” She snapped rudely and then continued, “All evidence is pointing against you! You need to take your leave, Mr Parker!” 

James fell onto his knees instantly, and begged profusely. “Give me one more chance, Mrs Biggs. I can't afford to lose this job! That's all I've got!”

James continuously begged the middle-aged woman but all his pleas went to deaf ear. Losing his job would cause a lot of damage to him. 

Mrs Biggs’ face was contorted with rage, “I can never allow a person who sexually assaulted a woman to stay at the company. I won't want you to influence the other workers with your rebellious character.” She said righteously, and went ahead to pick up her phone. 

She called for the security guards and yet, James Parker was still shamelessly begging her to reconsider.  

The door flung open and the security guards in their numbers, trooped into the management office and tried dragging him out of the room. 

“Miss Biggs, you have to reconsider! Please, this job is my last hope!” He implored, struggling to set free from the guards. 

Miss Biggs, on the other hand, scoffed ingratiatingly, and waved her hand dismissively, “Throw the nincompoop out of the room! Someone like him doesn't deserve a second chance.”

When the security guards saw how strong and unwilling he was, they brought their heavy bats, and got him beaten with it. 

He cried and shouted heavily as he was picked up. He begged, “I can't lose my job! That's my only source of livelihood. I can tolerate any other punishment but don't chase me out of the company. I have responsibilities to take care of, and without my job, I won't be able to.” 

He was crying and begging at the same time as he was being carried by the security guards. 

All of the yells were met by a deaf ear, the workers totally ignored him. Instead of showing remorse, they were all glancing at him with a mocking expression. 

Laughters were filled across the room, and the worker began humiliating him. Labeling him with all sorts of derogatory names. 

After he was kicked out of the company, the supervisor with a flattery smile on his face, ran towards the middle-aged woman, Mrs Biggs, and appreciated her for helping him get rid of his problems. 

“I really thank you, Mrs Biggs! I don't know what would have happened here today if it wasn't for your intervention!” He turned towards Melissa, and then continued, " We could have lost our job if you haven't agreed to help you! Thank you so much, Mrs Biggs!” His bright expression could display how grateful and joyous he was and with that, he bowed a little to the woman. 

The middle-aged woman sneered, and warned, “You should watch your behavior, supervisor! I won't render any help to you if this ever happens again. If it wasn't for the exorbitant amount of money you gave to me, I won't have ever helped you like this.

I'm giving you my final warning, supervisor! This should never happen again, and if it does, don't bother coming to me!” After saying that, she picked up her bag, and left. 

“What!?” The Supervisor breathed out heavily, “What a long day, Melissa! The Bastard could have gotten us into trouble if we hadn't managed to pull these up!” He chuckled afterwards. 

Melissa smiled viciously, and nodded her head in response, “I really thank my stars for having an intelligent man. You really planned everything perfectly.” Melissa showered praises towards her Supervisor and that got him flattered. 

He chuckled, “I'm really intelligent!” His expression changed drastically to that of seriousness, “Do you probably know the reason why James was shouting that he couldn't lose his job? There must be a reason he had said that, right?” He questioned, demanding for an answer. 

Melissa took in a deep breath, and began to explain to him. “James really has a sick sister, and with the job, he used his salaries to pay up for the weekly medical drugs, and the hospital bills! Definitely, losing his job isn't something good as he needed the money.” 

On the other hand, James Parker was kicked out of the company. He was sobbing profusely as he roamed down the street with a heavy heart. 

Today was one of the bitter days he had ever experienced in his lifetime. A heartbreak from whom he had trusted most in his life, and a termination from the company. 

Still having a thought of this, the blaring sound coming from his phone was heard. He brought it out and James realized it was the hospital on the line.

The moment he swiped the green button, an angry voice was heard from the phone. “James Parker, we are hereby warning you to pay for your sister's medical bills today, Otherwise, the hospital will terminate your sister's medical bills and throw her out of the building.” It was the doctor. 

James responded quickly, “No, you don't have to do that! Definitely, I'm going to pay! Give me a little bit of time, I will be there very soon!” He responded and the call went limped instantly. 

A worried expression spread over his face instantly. Tomorrow was supposed to be his payday but because of his termination, he wouldn't be paid by the company tomorrow. 

In a haste, he ran towards the bank and hoped they could lend him some money.