It was clear that being fired hit Gray Carroll hard.

He sat there stunned for a while, the water dripping from his soaked clothes.

When he saw me, tears welled up in his bloodshot eyes.

He slumped against the wall, sliding to the floor.

“Selena, I was wrong. Please, help me. You can’t just watch me be fired like this!”

“Can’t you let me rejoin the company? I’ll start from the bottom!”

From my vantage point above him, I observed his desperate plea with a calm demeanor, and my words were unrelenting.

“Gray Carroll, I won’t help you, and I won’t let you rejoin the company. People like you would...