Roxana, upon realizing it was Erick, immediately turned pale and adopted a submissive attitude.

“Mr. Erick…” she said, trembling like a leaf.

“Tell me, how dare you cause such a scandal in my company? And not only that, but also spread false rumors about Miss Ventura and me,” Erick shouted, visibly angry.

“Mr. Erick, please forgive me… I apologize. It's just that I was upset that you didn’t inform me beforehand that you were going to remove me from my position,” she said timidly.

“Excuse me? Was I supposed to ask for your permission? Let me make one thing clear: this is my company, and I do whatever I want. If I decided to fire you, it’s because your designs are garbage. While you were in charge of the design department, we lost many contracts,” Erick yelled, and she immediately began to cry.

“Now, Roxana, I want you to pack your things and leave my company. You’re fired,” Erick declared.

Desperate, Roxana dropped to her knees at his feet.

“Sir, please, don’t fire me. I really need th