Chapter 1916 Make Things Worse


    Nathaniel propped his chin with his hand. "Oh? What project is this, and why haven''t I heard you report on it before?"


    Since Nathaniel''s approval was required for finalization, Magnus felt a flicker of


    unease.


    "I just wanted to surprise you and Cecilia. I hoped to aplish something first, then share the sess with both of you."


    Nathaniel''s gaze was unwavering.


    "You do realize that misusingpany funds can get you thrown in jail, right?"


    The color drained from Magnus'' face.


    "Isn''t that a little extreme? It''s all part of the family business."


    "Family business?" Nathaniel scoffed. "Imminence Corporation belongs to the Rainsworth family, not the Smith family. How exactly does that make it yours?"


    Seeing the seriousness in Nathaniel''s expression, Magnus felt weak in the knees. "Nathaniel, I swear, I only had the best intentions."


    "Effective immediately, your position as general manager is revoked. I suggest you resign voluntarily," Nathaniel dered, his tone devoid of mercy.


    Shock was evident in Magnus'' eyes. "No, this can''t be happening!" He even attempted to y the sympathy card. "If you kick me out of thepany, how am I supposed to survive?"


    Nathaniel stared at him coldly. "The only reason I didn''t send you to jail is because of your sister."


    "But..." Magnus started to protest, but Nathaniel had already run out of patience.


    He summoned thepany''s human resources department to process Magnus'' resignation.


    Realizing the severity of the situation, Magnus said anxiously, "Does my sister know about this? I''m her only brother."


    Nathaniel turned to look at Magnus. "You must be mistaken. Cecilia is an only child. Since when did she have a brother?"


    Magnus'' face stiffened.


    He had momentarily forgotten that Cecilia was merely his adopted sister. There was no real blood connection between them.


    Without hesitation, Nathaniel left, and Magnus was unceremoniously escorted out.


    Refusing to ept his fate, he persistently tried calling Cecilia.


    Cecilia had already heard about Nathaniel''s decision to dismiss Magnus.


    She finally picked up the call.


    "Hey, what''s up?"


    "What took you so long to answer my calls?" Magnus'' tone was filled with irritation.


    Cecilia nced at her phone as if just noticing the missed calls. "I was in a meeting and didn''t have my phone with me. I just saw that you''ve been calling nonstop. What happened?"


    Hearing that, Magnus calmed himself down and replied, "Nathaniel came by today and fired me."


    "Huh? Why?" Cecilia acted as if she was just learning about this.


    After a moment of hesitation, Magnus revealed to her that he had misappropriated public funds.


    Disapproval tinged Cecilia''s voice as she responded, "How could you do something like that? Don''t you realize it''s illegal?"


    "I was only nning to borrow it for a while and pay it backter."


    "No wonder he fired you. You should know by now that he doesn''t tolerate even the slightest w."


    "What am I supposed to do now? When I left, the finance department demanded that I repay the money but I don''t have nearly enough. Cecilia could you talk to Nathaniel for me? I swear I''ll never make the


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    same mistake again. Could he forgive me just this once?"


    Silence stretched between them. Cecilia hesitated, then finally spoke.


    “How am I supposed to handle this? Bringing it up with Nathaniel would be difficult."


    "Why?"


    "Have you forgotten how little he valued me in the beginning? The only reason he treats me better now is because I''ve given birth to four sons for the Rainsworth family Besides, we had a disagreement over apany matter just a few days ago. If I go to him now, it''ll only make things worse."