Chapter 4The $88,000 Corporate Mascot: Getting Paid to Do Absolutely Nothing

The noisy conference room fell instantly silent.

Everyone looked at me.

Director Mike Dawson looked at me in disbelief, appearing as though he was about to cry.

"P-Penny, what did you say? You want to leave? You're abandoning us?"

The Director of Sales Department 2, Lily Henderson, lunged over and hugged my arm in a death grip.

"Penny, you can't go! If you leave, how am I supposed to survive..."

The usually aloof, professional woman was crying like a child in front of me.

I patted her head.

"Ah, well, all gatherings must come to an end. Since the VP doesn't like me and finds me to be an eyesore, staying at the company would just be a thorn in her side, wouldn't it?"

"Anyway, I'm tired of this job too. As long as she can give me three months' severance, I'll pack my things and leave immediately."

"Lily, don't stop me. We're talking about over two hundred and sixty thousand dollars here..."

Saying this, I looked at the crowd with a bright smile.

"Plus, everyone knows that a lot of companies have been trying to poach me. The offers they're giving aren't any worse than here..."

Victoria let out a cold scoff.

"You? Other companies want to poach you? You must be dreaming."

"Once you leave our company, you useless piece of trash, you won't even find a job paying a thousand bucks!"

At this point, everyone clearly saw that Victoria was not someone to be reasoned with.

If I stayed, there would definitely be endless conflict.

So everyone stopped trying to make me stay and instead offered me their sincere blessings.

"Penny, wishing you a bright future. Keep in touch, and come back to visit us when you have time."

I smiled and thanked them.

Laughing secretly to myself, of course I'd come back to see them.

After all, my front foot steps out of this company, and my back foot steps right upstairs.

Hehehe.

Finally, I met Victoria's gaze.

"VP, do you accept my proposal? Three months' severance, paid immediately. As soon as I get the money, I walk."

There was a reason I insisted on getting paid immediately.

My best friend, Goldie Price, told me two months ago that she was opening a company, and she picked the location right upstairs from us.

It officially opened just two days ago, and she had already rushed me several times, asking when I was going to come work for her.

I was stressing over how to break it to Harrison Cole.

Now this was perfect. Victoria handed me a pillow just as I wanted to sleep.

But I was still worried that when Harrison came back, he'd refuse to honor it, and use withholding the triple severance to force me to come back.

So, it was definitely better to settle it instantly.

Victoria's brain was currently a bit scrambled from being stimulated by the colleagues' defense of me.

She finalized it on the spot. "Fine! Three months' severance it is! As long as you're willing to leave, it's just over two hundred grand. I can afford it!"

HR processed my resignation on the spot and wired me my final paycheck and severance, totaling $264,000.

The moment I received the money, my colleagues cast sympathetic looks at Victoria.

At the same time, they started worrying about their own futures.

I happily counted my bank balance, turned back to my desk, and began packing.

All my colleagues watched me leave.

The two Sales Directors escorted me out, flanking me on the left and right, as we walked out the company doors together.

Victoria followed right behind us, keeping a distance of about two meters.

The three of us had just stepped out the door, while she was just reaching the entrance.

Suddenly, the company's sign hanging overhead detached and plummeted straight down toward Victoria.

A chorus of gasps erupted.

"VP!"

"Get out of the way!"

Victoria realized something was wrong, looked up, and let out a terrified scream.

"Ah!"

"Help!"