He happens to run at Mike once. But Mike just stares at him coldly without saying anything. And Leonard also glares back at Mike with a mad face.
After getting in the car, he is still silent there pondering with some serious thoughts. He begins to think, whether he should just quit the job with Counterbrand or not.
But it’s not an easy decision for him to make. Simply quitting the job only after a mere few weeks, will only leave a bad impression on his CV.
There’s a high risk that he will find it hard to get another job. And it’s not like Counterbrand will just accept his resignation that easily. He hasn’t been with them for a month, there’s no way he can just resign now.
He had always believed that Counterbrand won’t keep someone like Victor for long as the president. He has been waiting for a chance that the company would kick Victor, whic
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