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"Her father was once a shareholder in our company and he didn't have any other investments... he and my father were friends, very close friends..."

They were friends? Does that mean I once knew Claudia too?were we friends too before?

"...after my father's death, Claudia's father was the one that put me through so many things...he helped me a lot, when everyone was against me being the president of this enterprise...he stood by me and helped me acquire my rightful position...."

He paused briefly, then continued.

"... unfortunately, two years ago, he caught a strange disease and died...but before he died, he entrusted his wife, daughter and sick mother to me... I can't fire her for their sake...they all depend on this job to feed!"

Hmm, now I understand why he doesn't want to fire her... he's just repaying a favour!

"But you've fined her two months salary, how is her mother and grandmother gonna feed?" I asked.