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Chapter 6 Turns out, she can be mischievous too!

"Hahaha!!!" Mr. Parker burst into fits of laughter upon hearing Michael's words.

"Am I hearing this correctly? He thinks he can ruin my career and take my manager position? Who does he think he is, just a useless piece of garbage? What does he have to challenge me, the mighty Mr. Parker?" Mr. Parker scoffed.

"Hahaha!!!" The male and female employees present joined in laughter, mocking Michael.

"He's just a good-for-nothing son-in-law, not even worthy of being compared to a dog. His mother-in-law controls his salary card, and he spends his days smoking cheap cigarettes. What does he have to ruin Mr. Parker's career, who smokes Newport’s?"

"He's the slowest delivery guy in the entire company, with the lowest monthly salary. A typical incompetent loser. He got fired by Mr. Parker, and now he thinks he can fire Mr. Parker. He should reconsider his own worth!"

"I have no respect for such a despicable waste. He must go home at 11 and 5 every day to cook, afraid of being scolded by his mother-in-law. With this kind of quality, he thinks Mr. Parker will lose his job? Come back to life as a real man in your next life!".

"..."

A man named Mr. Campbell, whom Michael called, couldn't bear to listen anymore. He told everyone to calm down and then pulled Michael aside, advising him, "Michael, since Mr. Parker fired you, just leave. You can't win against him; how can you ruin his career?"

"People should know when to give up. Losing a job is not a big deal. If you can't find work, I can ask my friend at Victory Express if they need anyone. If they do, I can introduce you."

"Just hang up the phone and walk away. Complaining won't do you any good. It's normal for Mr. Parker to fire people!"

At that moment, Michael's phone call was answered.

"Sir, what can I do for you?" Natalie Mitchell asked.

"FastTrack Delivery, Xander, the manager of the Zenith City branch. I want him to receive notice of his termination within five minutes," Michael said.

Beep beep...

Michael hung up the phone directly.

Natalie Mitchell was the president of the South branch of the Nexus Industries, while Jiuding

Ding Group is FastTrack Delivery's third largest shareholder, and he believes that Natalie Mitchell can handle this matter well.

"Hahaha!!!"

Once Michael hung up the phone, it caused another burst of laughter.

"I can't believe this useless idiot. He acts as if he's the son of the CEO of South Corporation. He takes pretending to another level."

"And within five minutes, Mr. Parker should receive the notice of his dismissal. You had five years, and you still couldn't manage to get Mr. Parker fired!"

"... "

Michael's colleagues didn't believe he had the capability. They all looked at him with dumbfounded expressions.

Mr. Parker was laughing so hard that his stomach hurt. He pointed at Michael and exclaimed, "Forget five minutes, if you can get me fired within five days, I'll kneel down and call you Dad!"

"Well, get ready to kneel down and call me Dad," Michael said calmly.

"What the hell..." Xander was about to start cursing.

Suddenly!

His phone rang.

Instantly, silence fell, and everyone's gaze landed on Xander.

The call seemed a bit strange.

Even Xander himself was stunned.

"If your dismissal notice has arrived, answer it." Seeing Xander frozen in place, Michael lightly taunted.

"I still don't believe that a useless idiot like you can get me fired!"

Refusing to surrender, Xander took out his phone. As it was a call from the CEO of South Corporation, he immediately answered the call with a smile, "Hello, boss. How may I help you?"

But to his surprise, as soon as he finished speaking, a string of profanities came through the phone, "Well, you piece of sh*t. What did you do to offend someone important? The CEO of the headquarters just called me, demanding that I fire you within three minutes, or else I'll be fired too. So, I'm officially notifying you that you have been fired. Go pack your things and get the hell out!"

Click...

The call ended.

Thunk!

The phone slipped from Xander's hand and fell to the ground.

"What's going on?"

The colleagues present were all dumbfounded, looking at each other.

Could it be that Mr. Parker was actually fired?

Just as everyone was puzzled, a woman in her thirties walked out wearing high heels and said, "Xander, the CEO of South Corporation, Mr. Lin, just called me. He said you offended someone important and have been fired by the headquarters. I will temporarily take over your position. Come with me to complete your resignation handover procedures."

"What the hell!"

All the colleagues in the room jumped up, their gazes unanimously directed at Michael, as if they had seen a ghost.

Michael is an important person.

At that moment, Xander kneeled down in front of Michael with a thud and cried out, "Dad, please don't fire me, Dad! I was wrong, Dad. I shouldn't have helped Daniel’s act to make you misunderstand."

"The drama of my wife having an affair with him, I shouldn't have listened to Daniel and fired you. I shouldn't have deducted your salary. Please, father, forgive me for being dishonest. I still have my parents and girlfriend to support. I can't lose this job, father!"

"Hmph!"

Michael sneered, "When you fired me and deducted my salary, did you ever think that I also have in-laws and a wife to support?"

As he said this, Michael looked at the woman and said, "I had a salary of over three thousand, but Xander instructed the finance department to only deposit two hundred and fifty into my account. Within half an hour, have them complete the payment and deposit it into my account. If you can't handle it, you shouldn't be the manager."

"Also," Michael pointed at Mr. Campbell and said, "Mr. Campbell is a good person and should be promoted."

After finishing his words, Michael walked away confidently.

"Yes, Manager... Manager Davis!"

The female manager bowed respectfully.

Michael then drove away in a Mercedes S65.

"Oh my God, when did Michael start driving a Mercedes worth two to three million?"

Mr. Campbell was shocked. "Damn it!"

The colleagues who had mocked Michael were now dumbfounded.

"Could Michael be the son of some big shot at headquarters, here to participate in The Metamorphosis with us?"

"It's possible." One colleague nodded. "It looks like he's succeeded in transforming, driving a Mercedes. It's laughable that we actually mocked him. Compared to him, we're nothing."

...

Since he hadn't slept all night, after Michael left, he went to a hotel and booked an hourly room. He fell asleep immediately and only woke up when the alarm clock rang at five in the afternoon. He then drove back home.

Parking the car on the road near the community, Michael walked to the supermarket in the neighborhood, bought some groceries, and returned home to cook.

Gradually, his mother-in-law and younger sister-in-law came back home and sat on the couch playing with their phones while waiting for dinner.

It was past six when dinner was almost ready, and Charlotte returned home exhausted.

"Charlotte, couldn't you get the loan approved?" Sophia asked.

Charlotte shook her head. "I went to several banks today, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get it approved. I even got scolded."

"Serves you right!" Sophia glared at Charlotte. "Divorce that useless man and marry Daniel. And you won’t be this exhausted."

"Yeah, sis," Emily, the younger sister-in-law, chimed in. "My friends' brothers-in-law are all rich. They give them tens of thousands in pocket money. I also want a brother-in-law like that."

Already tired, Charlotte felt even more exhausted hearing their words. She plopped onto the sofa without the energy to say anything.

"Hold on, Emily. Just hold on for two more days, and that useless man will be out of our house!" Sophia said, not forgetting her determination.

Staring at Michael, who was cooking in the Kitchen, she shot him a fierce glance.

"Alright, Mom. I'll wait for two more days," Emily said with a bright smile, eagerly anticipating the arrival of that day.

...

After dinner and finishing the chores, Michael went to clean his father-in-law's body. He then returned to the room, where Charlotte was sitting on the edge of the bed in her pajamas. When she saw him enter, she lightly opened her rosy lips and said, "Can you wash my feet twice more and get some water?"

This time, Michael didn't go to get the water. Instead, he walked up to Charlotte, took out a gold card, and handed it to her. "I want to wash your feet for the rest of my life," he said.

Charlotte was taken aback. "What's this?"

"It's from my classmate. He said that with this card, you can get a loan of one hundred million at Citibank," Michael explained.

"What! A one hundred million loan?"

Charlotte was astonished, immediately snatching the gold card and inspecting it.

Soon, she exclaimed, "Heavens! It's the gold card for Citibank's VIP customers! The Wright Group is saved!"

"Yahoo!!"

She was as happy as a child.

Seeing her happiness, Michael's lips curved into a smile. He quickly took out his phone and snapped a photo.

"What are you doing?" Charlotte asked, ceasing her laughter.

Scratching his head, Michael replied, "We've been married for three years, and I've never seen you smile. Now that I know how beautiful you look when you do, I took a picture to use as my phone wallpaper."

Charlotte fell silent.

She didn't expect that her smile alone could heal his wounded soul. It was truly remarkable.

"Wearing pajamas isn't a good look. Delete the photo, and I'll send you one," Charlotte said.

"Sure."

Michael immediately deleted the photo.

Charlotte slyly smiled, "Come with me tomorrow to apply for the loan. Once it's approved, I'll send you the photo."

With that, she lay down in bed.

Michael was stunned for a while before his lips gradually curved upwards. "So, she can be mischievous too."

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