Choose All, Survive All
Language: en
End-of-year bonuses were being distributed, and the boss called me into his office alone. He tapped his fingers on the desk, cutting straight to the chase: “Sophia, you’re a key technical asset to the company. For this year’s bonus, I’m giving you three choices.” “First, an apartment in the city center, valued at five million.” “Second, a cash bonus of one million.” “Third, a month’s paid long leave.” I’d dreamed of owning a home in this city my whole life! I decisively declared: “I choose the apartment!” The words had barely left my lips when a flash of cold steel appeared. The boss,…