Chapter 12: Diabolical Table-Read
The next day, Hyerin woke up early despite her splitting headache.
"Where are you going?" asked Averie.
"I need to hand in my resignation letter," she said.
Averie smirked, evil thoughts swirling about his head. "No, don’t go. Call in sick."
"What?" Hyerin looked terrified. "You aren’t taking back your offer, are you?"
"Of course not. I’m telling you to make life difficult for your boss. He doesn’t know that you are planning on quitting, does he? Use up all of your paid leaves before handing in your resignation."
"That’s—" Hyerin looked torn.
She wanted to follow the malicious advice of her friend, but she had never acted so mean-spirited before, and it felt wrong.
"That’s not ethical," she mumbled.
"Neither is your boss. The company is not going to compensate you for the harassment you suffered. So, the least you can do—to gain some sort of justice—is ruin your boss’s week. You have to fight for your rights, Rin. You have to be mean and spiteful if you want your beliefs and ideals to endure."
Hyerin thought that her friend’s eyes looked especially deep at that moment. It was as if she was looking into the soul of someone who had stood at the forefront of a revolution.