Archer sighed, he ran a shaky hand through his hair. He sank into a nearby chair as a breath escaped him.He looked at Madison and whispered a broken, "What?"It was all his fault. To defend him, the company is now in trouble. He hid his head in his palm."Don't blame yourself," she said.Archer said nothing.Madison took a deep breath as she sat down, her eyes fixed on Archer's clenched fist. She gently reached out and grabbed a hold of his hand as she explained."Archer, you need to calm down," Madison started, her voice calm but laced with concern. "Mrs. Wheeler spoke to the press, accusing us of unlawful termination. It's all over the news."Archer leaned back, scoffing at the accusation. His jaw tightened, but he opted to remain silent for the moment, waiting for Madison to reveal more details."It gets worse," Madison continued, her grip on Archer's hand tightening slightly. "The manager we fired also spoke to the press, claiming we have some sort of nonexistent relationship. T

Archer walked briskly back to his office, the reports weighing on his mind.He chuckled under his breath. Eric's report was the most lacking and surprisingly, he expected Lola's to be.He has nominated Eric because he heard the guy works like a machine but seeing him give a half-assed job on the report made Archer doubt everything in the first place.He grabbed some papers he needed to look at.Just as he settled into his chair, Lola barged in, a glare directed at Archer. She planted her hand on her hip and demanded an explanation for his actions during the meeting.Archer oblivious to the rage in her heart stared up at her with a smile, "Hey, Lola. What brings you to my...""What on earth was that, Archer?" Lola's tone cut through the air.Archer, taken aback by her tone, furrowed his brows. "What are you talking about?"Lola shot him an incredulous look and mimicked his words to Charles in the conference room. "That!" she exclaimed, her voice dripping with sarcasm after she was do

Archer's laughter echoed through the room, his eyes sparkling with amusement as he threw his head back.He couldn't remember the last time he had laughed like this with no care in the world."Oh my God, that was epic," he said as he slapped his knee, still laughing so hard that tears escaped his eyes.The others exchanged perplexed glances, uncertain about what had triggered the reaction.Finally regaining composure, Archer wiped a tear from his eye and faced them. He noticed the three of them staring at him. Madison stared at him with confusion while the other two stared at him with irritated gazes.All he seemed to enjoy the hell out of.Their slightly annoyed lips pulled into a pout and Marcus's hand pulled into a fist was so adorable, that Archer almost made googly eyes at it.He knew coming here armed was a good idea. Thank the heavens. Archer pursed his lips as he faced Marcus "Marcus, Marcus, those demands of yours are far-fetched. I especially love the part about giving yo

Archer sighed. It didn't help that Madison's gaze was piercing into his skull. He made his to the chair and sank on it.He might as well give in."Well?" Madison prompted."I had someone look into him. He has been taking money for research and putting it into personal accounts then pushes others harder so they have no choice but to use their resources,""Few people complained but I never got to stick and they were accused of trying to be lazy around in their work. The ones that insisted got fired for interfering,""He has a case that almost went around but suddenly got hushed up. Turns out he used the money to settle the victim so it could be under wraps. He is into debts, a heavy amount, and could only resort to this."Madison started to talk but Archer shook his head signaling that he was not done."He cheated on his wife and she left him, ruining him hence the debts. Rumor has it that she found something incriminating.""Any idea what that is?" she asked.Archer shook his head."He

Everybody had different reactions to what Archer did. Some screamed when Marcus dropped on the floor while others the rest stepped back out of fear.Archer smiled when he saw the body snoring on the floor, he had been dreaming of doing that for a long time and life presented an opportunity. "You shouldn't have done that," Lola whispered.She was scared Marcus would sue Archer because of this. Rich men and their huge empty egos.Lola had worked hard to stay away from people like Marcus, who wanted what they couldn't have. They liked the chase and didn't care if the other party got hurt, as long as they got what they wanted."Hey, hey, how could I leave him after he said those horrible things to you?" Archer asked."But people will talk.""Let them. When are they not talking? Look at them, they chose to talk instead of save you from this embarrassment. That kind of people should not matter to you." Archer reassured her.Lola nodded, she was still petrified of the aftermath of Archer's a