On the early Monday morning, Sadie took the three children to the new kindergarten with Brenda before she hurriedly headed to the VIC Group.
In the past few days, Sadie had sent out 35 resumes and went to 17 interviews.
Despite being rejected almost every time, either directly or indirectly, she finally got a job offer.
It was from the VIC Group. Yes, the legendary company that candidates would kill for!
Excited, Sadie found it weird at the same time. 'How could the VIC take the initiative to call me when even the less famed companies rejected me? The VIC is the top of its kind!'
It wasn't until she arrived at the VIC Group's HR Department that she figured out the reason.
"It's you!"
"It's been a while!" Samuel Brown greeted her with a grin while his eyes showed evil designs. "After all these years, you haven't changed a bit. You look just as gorgeous as before!"
"Samuel! When Dad kicked you out of the Roth Group years ago, he banished you from Newark! How dare you come back?"
Sadie remembered him. Samuel used to be the Deputy CEO of the Roth Group. Edmond drove him out of the company because he was having some man thoughts on Sadie. She never expected to meet Samuel at the VIC Group after all these years.
"The Roth family is down! Do you still think you're the little princess you used to be?" Samuel sneered mockingly. "You are nothing! You got the offer at my mercy!"
Sadie glared at him in anger and walked away.
Samuel's arrogant voice echoed from behind. "Sadie, this is your last chance. Once you walk out that door, I guarantee that you won't be able to find a job in Newark again unless you become Mr. Clemens' sex toy!"
Sadie felt a surge of anger and quickened her pace to leave.
She would never ever yield to such a jerk!
As she arrived at the reception, Sadie was surprised to see the entrance crowded with people.
A middle-aged man was holding a handgun, threatening the people around him. "Don't come any closer! I want to see Micah. Tell him to see me! Now!"
No one dared to approach, and the security guards stood by, ready to take him down at any minute.
Several senior executives tried to calm him down.
"Darian, calm down. We can still talk!"
"Calm down? I never meant to offend him! Yet what did he do? He made me go bust overnight! And look at me now! I'm homeless and jobless! How the fuck can I calm down?" Darian got worked up.
That reminded Sadie of Edmond.
Back then, the Roth Group went bankrupt overnight, but she never understood why. After all, the company seemed to be doing well all the time.
Yet all of a sudden, she was told that Edmond died. She was not even there for him when he passed away.
She couldn't help but thought to herself, 'Could it be that someone else took Dad down?'
"Mr. Clemens is here!" someone suddenly shouted.
Sadie looked up and saw a Rolls-Royce Phantom slowly approaching.
The security guards immediately cleared the way while the onlookers quickly stepped back.
The man with the gun rushed forward to block the car and shouted, "Micah! You owe me an explanation!"
Holding their breaths, the surrounding people watched the black Rolls-Royce nervously.
The man in the car could rock the whole city.
Through the half-blocked window, Sadie seemed to have seen a well-dressed figure in the back seat. He was checking his phone, unaffected by whatever was going on out there.
The driver and the bodyguard in the front seat were waiting for his instructions. Even the air turned solemn and cold.
With a single gesture from him, the car sped up to rush towards Darian.
Everyone was shocked, especially Darian. He stood frozen in place, completely unprepared for such ruthlessness.
Just as the car was about to crash into him, Sadie rushed forward and pulled him away.
Micah looked over from the car. The moment his gaze fell on Sadie's face, his eyes showed a flicker of complex emotions.