Kol stared in shock at the resignation letter on his table. He looked from the letter to her in disbelief. “You’re resigning?” He stated, but it came out as a question instead.
Autumn nodded nonchalantly, “Yes sir, I’m resigning,” she went on, “I made sure I followed all procedures, and I assure you–”
“Why are you resigning?” He broke in. His voice was so low that she could barely hear him.
She raised her eyebrows at him questioningly, “With all due respect sir, you of all people should know why I’m resigning,” the tone of her voice was edging closer to anger and so she paused, “I refuse to be employed for reasons other than my qualification.”
“I don–”
“I refuse to be disrespected,” she broke in, “I might be desperate for a job, but I won’t stoop so low as to sell myself f
