Scott took a deep breath and said, “Julissa, I’ll give you one month to reconsider. Please think carefully before giving me your final answer.”
Julissa felt an overwhelming sense of pressure and dominance, making her instinctively nod.
But a moment later, she realized—Wait, why am I letting him control the situation?
She didn’t need a whole month to think this over.
“There’s no need to consider anything. I really don’t have those kinds of feelings for you. So, Mr. Nichols, you don’t have to force yourself to keep me employed. I’ll go to HR this afternoon to resign.”
With that, she turned on her heels to leave.
But before she could take a step, his cold voice rang out from behind her—
“Stop.”
His tone was sharp, intimidating.
She flinched inwardly but stood her ground. When she tur
