Then Alexander spoke again, his voice tight.
“Why?”
Sophia leaned back in her chair.
“I assume Lauren Hayes explained it to you.”
Silence.
Then he said slowly,
“She told me there was a performance adjustment discussion.”
Sophia laughed.
“A performance adjustment? That’s a creative way to describe cutting someone’s salary from nine thousand dollars to six hundred.”
The silence on the other end became heavy.
“What?” Alexander whispered.
“She said my performance didn’t meet company standards.”
“That’s impossible,” he snapped. “You run half the recovery operations in this company.”
“Well,” Sophia replied calmly, “apparently I’m not doing it well enough to earn more than a grocery clerk.”
Alexander exhaled sharply.
“Sophia… you were never supposed to have your salary reviewed. Your contract is under executive protection status. HR cannot modify it.”
Sophia frowned slightly.
“Apparently they can.”
