Chapter 5

Lionel looked at Manager Chris with pity

" He's a goner "he mouthed to Topper,the Big boss's assistant, who nodded his head in agreement.

Filled with arrogance, Manager Chris continued " I've come up with this new chocolate bars-"immediately he said the, the projector started displaying different packs of chocolates, with a song playing at the background " I call them Creepy Crisp. They are dark chocolates filled with dry peanuts inside'em. When little children eat them, it'll be soft at first,but when they get in the middle, cru-"

" So your idea is the same with our last project, but with a new name and wrapper?" Lionel interrupted, winking at Topper. Topper tried his best to not laugh, and threw a thumbs up at him. The other managers also held their laugh.

Finally, someone to shut the mother hole up, they all thought.

Manager Chris was a bit scared, but he composed himself and opened his mouth to continue, when he heard the word he thought will not be said to him

" Fired " the Big boss said.

Manager Chris froze. He mouth was left wide open as he stared in awe. Fired! He was fired! Did he just get fired! How dare this little punk! From shock to anger, his mood shifted and he yell on top of his lungs

" What did you just say?!?!?!? "

Lionel chuckled out loud and said " He said you're fired, bruh. Go pack your thing and exit the premises."

Lionel words only anger him more and he was about yelling again, when the big boss's assistant snapped his fingers, and two hefty man came in. The grabbed both limbs of Manager Chris and took him out.

" Get your hands of me ,you dirty things. Do you know who I am?.I'm the foundation of this company,you can't fire me. I'm the only one with ide-"the door was shut and they couldn't hear his voice.

Silence roamed around the atmosphere, as the staffs stared at each other. The scene they just witnessed was somehow , good to watch but also scary. Sure they've gotten ride of the lousy manager, but that doesn't mean they're out of the pot of soup yet.

" Next "Topper broke the silence. MJ and Matilda stared at each other as they stood up, walking towards the projector. Matilda had been cross checking their project over and over so much that she didn't even pay attention to the other managers. She took out her the tab and connected it to the projector. Both she and MJ took a deep breath, then she started

" Our company's greatest consumers are children, they are also the key to their parents wallet. Many parents today want to satisfy their kids and provide to them whatever they need. And I've observed that most children today, only needs one thing, which is sweets. The only thing they think most of the time is to try out different flavors of sweets, and that's why Manager John and I have come up with the idea of our new project called Lolly-o "she paused as she looked at the faces of the managers. Her eyes travel from one person to another until it met the Big boss's eyes. Her eyes almost fell out when she met with those unusual grey eyes. She quickly adverted her gaze and continued before anyone noticed.

The Big boss smiled upon seeing her reaction. The smile was quick that no one could notice , but even though everyone's attention and was on the projector, four pair of eyes weren't.

Topper eyes widen as he saw the little gesture. He's eyes met with Lionel's and he mouthed " Did you see that??"

Lionel nodded with great astonishment, a.d mouthed back " We will discuss it later."

They tried their best to focus on the projector, but their eyes kept wondering to the dark skinned girl.

Matilda panicked as she tried her best to focus. The elevator creep was her boss?? And she had called him names?? Oh, she is doomed!

" Lolly-o is a healthy sweet made out of glucose and fruits. It comes in different shapes and sizes with a non-permanent tattoo of their favorite superheroes. Heroes like spiderman batman superman hulk and many others,for the boys and for the girls we have barbie supergirl wonder wo-"

The Big boss stood up and they all held their breaths and waited for the F word. Fear gripped the heart of Matilda as she await her fate.

" Production begins immediately" with that the Big boss, Topper and Lionel left the boardroom.

Silence roamed around the board room as they process what happened. He said production begins immediately? Does that mean they are not getting fired??

The whole room suddenly roared with cheers as they lifted MJ and Matilda up. The men chanted MJ, while the women chanted MM( Manager Matilda).

Matilda was a bit shocked. Her project was beginning immediately?? She was not getting fired?? Is this a dream? Because if it was, she doesn't wanna wake?? Tears filled her eyes as she stared at MJ, who has always supported her. He advices her and respected her. He was like a father figure towards her. She smiled back at him, revealing two cute dimple's on her cheek.

It was days like this that she felt genuinely loved and happy.

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