This is it. The unexpected squabble begins.
Yna arrived at the workplace 30 minutes earlier than the rest. She pushed the baby stroller and placed it beside her while Adan was asleep. When Amelia came, she would visit Yna and her child. She would carry him for a bit before everyone arrived. Amelia was divorced and had no children. She envied Yna for having one. She sometimes brought soft shortbreads for Adan during a coffee break when Hugo was not around. Yna was thankful to have such a kind employer like Amelia.
When most of the staff arrived, she would greet them from a distance while feeding Adan with bottled milk. The staff was friendly to her when she came and made coffee for Mr. Hugo in the kitchen area and had a little chat. Because of Amelia's advice, nobody knew that she had a child. However, hiding her child will not last long, and she knew that herself; after all, it's almost a month. She needs to save enough money first to put Adan in a daycare for a half-day because daycare centers are expensive. Although Daniel was a big help in taking care of Adan in the afternoon and on Fridays, still, she's worried that Mr. Hugo will find out. She is still determining what Mr. Hugo will do if that happens. She needed to be prepared in case.
"What's my schedule for the day?" Mr. Hugo asked while he scrolled through the document.
"You will have your second meeting with Mr. Kim at 11:00 am in the boardroom. Also, Ms. Alison called to know when you can meet her. She's been trying to reach you but said you don't pick up her calls."
"If she calls back again, tell her not to disturb me. It's annoying." Mr. Hugo said with a familiar annoyed face.
Yna was quite stunned, "Is he in a relationship with Ms. Alison? Never mind, not my business." in her thoughts.
"By the way, what's happening with our proposal with Mr. Maxim?"
"His secretary emailed back; he's currently in the city meeting with some potential clients to invest and expand the business in advertising. And, about the proposal, he mentioned that Mr. Maxim will check on it once he has free time before returning to Moscow."
"I see. Once you hear from them, arrange a meeting with him; the sooner, the better."
"Yes, sir, I will."
"And grab me a cup of coffee when you leave."
"Yes, sir."
Just after eleven o'clock, Amelia called Yna to see her in the office. Hugo needs to check some documents she had drafted. Hugo attended the meeting in the boardroom at the same time. The bottled milk slid in on his right side while Adan was playing happily with his rubber toy in the pram. He was behaving himself, but his good luck ran out when his toy dropped on the floor. Noticing that his mother was not around, he looked around and wondered, and his efforts to undo the lap belt buckle were successful. He slipped slowly down to the floor and sat down. He chuckled and finally got the toy.
Unfortunately, Adan developed an unusual curiosity about his surroundings. He began to crawl. With a sneak peek, he noticed a large wooden door off to his right. He slowly got up and walked, wobbling to the door while nobody was in sight. With a hearty chuckle, he called for his mom and tapped his palm against the door like he was knocking.
"Ma - ma."
Mr. Hugo finished his meeting earlier than expected and returned to his office when he suddenly saw a toddler knocking in front of his door. His eyes widened in disbelief at how the baby got there. No, how come there was a baby in the building without the presence of an adult? He walked toward and stood behind Adan's back. Adan saw a big shadow and looked up to see Mr. Hugo's furrowed face, which startled and scared him. He took Adan by carrying on his right hand and not on his arm. He was carrying him like a handy bag.
He went to the workspace and presented Adan to everyone else by his hand upward.
"Who's baby is this?" his cold tone [furrowed]
Everyone was shocked as they were not aware.
"Sir, we do not know whose baby it is," Claudia said. Suddenly, Yna and Amelia came together from her office and were shocked to see Hugo and Adan. Hugo has found them out.
"Mr. Hugo - Adan." Yna hastily went in front.
With a furrowed look, he said, "Is this your baby, Ms. Yna?"
Ashamed, Yna cast her gaze around the room. Amelia, meanwhile, was distressed by what had happened.
"Yes, Sir. He's my son." with her calm tone as she nodded.
Everyone was surprised.
"Huh?" a few of the colleagues reacted and were dumbfounded.
"Why are you bringing your child here? Amelia, do you know about this?" he started to get angry.
Adan got scared of his angry voice and looked at his mom in tears.
"Hugo, you're scaring the child," Amelia said worriedly.
"I don't care! Answer my question! Do you know about this?!" he abruptly shouted.
Yna hastily grabbed his son away from his hand.
"Sir, you're scaring my son. You don't need to shout." Yna's tense tone while everyone else looked.
"I brought my baby here because no one can watch him at home, and I am sorry. In two weeks, I hope to have enough money saved to pay for daycare. The only time his babysitter can pick him up from here is in the afternoon. Please, Sir, allow me two weeks to bring my son here. He is well-behaved and won't be a distraction." Yna explained tensely.
"I don't want to listen to such an excuse. You're fired, Ms. Yna. Get your stuff, and don't come back. And, you, Amelia, we need to talk." Hugo said in his cold and selfish tone.
"What?" Yna was stunned while holding Adan in her arms.
Amelia felt ashamed of how her brother reacted and treated Yna and her son. His brother just gave her a final blow for her to take necessary action towards his brother's bad attitude.
"Sir, I've done my job well and never made a mistake. How come you are firing me over my son?" Yna tried but couldn't stop herself from questioning the man, trying to convince him to listen to her at least.
"As I said, you're fired, Ms. Yna." not looking at her.
At that point, everyone had different reactions. They felt terrible and sorry for Yna as she was an excellent employee and colleague to all of them.
Yna walked towards the glass door but couldn't believe she was fired because of her son. It's not reasonable at all. "This man never listens to anyone. This man doesn't have a heart at all. This man needs to learn." And so, she stopped and turned around with a displeasing look towards Hugo. She told Adan to cover his ears, and Adan did.
"Why are you still here?" Mr. Hugo looked at her just like everyone else. Yna [intense look] looked at Amelia, who was worried and sorry for her.
"You know what, Sir? You're not a perfectionist. You're a man with no heart and cruel towards people like us."
"What did you just say?!" Mr. Hugo fired up [yell out loud].
"You fired me because of my son. I have every right to say whatever I want! You're a despicable man with a bad personality. You never listen to anyone's reason! You treat us as if we are not humans! Right - we are your employees on a salary based that you can throw away anytime you want. You're cruel, and you don't deserve to be respected at all!" Yna yelled loud.
"How dare you yell at me! You better keep your mouth shut or else -" Hugo's action is uncontrollable.
"Or else what?! Report me to the police?! Be my guest! Who are you to earn my respect?! You're nothing without your employees Mr. Hugo. So don't act as if you own us." Yna's tense voice and her strong personality made it clear that Hugo couldn't win over her.
Hugo was taken aback that he couldn't retaliate further at how Yna got angry with him. It was the first time someone had yelled at him with such blatant hatred and anger. His heart trembled, and a frightening silence descended upon him.
Everyone was shocked by her words and actions. Yna left with a red angry face.
Afterward, she texted Daniel about everything that happened in the company.
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