"You were sacked? Oh my God! That's wonderful news!"

Angela jumped into Matt's arms, and he twirled her around, ignoring the glares of the people around them. What did he care if people had to step off the path to go around them? They had something to celebrate, and this beautiful park, where they'd first met, was the perfect place for it.

"We've done it again, babe."

Angela had just gotten herself fired a few days ago. With two severance packages from large, filthy rich companies, they'd live in luxury for months, if not years, without having to work a single day. It was almost sad how easy it was to get a high-ranking job at those companies, if you were as good at lying and manipulating as Matt was.

"How much is it?" Her eyes shone with eagerness.

"Enough."

She shoved him for the tease, demanding, "How much, Matt?"

A grin spread across his face. "Enough for me to do this." He sunk to one knee and pulled a little box out of his pocket. She gasped when he opened it. "Angela Sallow, will you marry me?"

Her squeal attracted the attention of people around them. A few started applauding. But he only had eyes for the beautiful woman in front of him. She was the epitome of perfection – not a hair out of place. Her kissable lips a cherry red. And her legs underneath that short skirt... Damn.

"Yes! Oh my God, yes, Matt! I'll marry you!"

There was no relief. He'd never expected her to say no. She was his woman, and they both knew it. It was a simple fact of life. Still, putting that ring with the enormous diamond around her finger gave him a euphoric sense of power. She was his, and now the world would see it, too.

"Okay. Show me." She looked at him with childish glee, all but jumping up and down in excitement like a child. "Show me how big a wedding we can have."

With a grin, he fished his phone out of his pocket. While scrolling, he said, "Don't be fooled by the severance package itself. I've had them increase the bonus just weeks ago. Charles said the shareholders were all convinced."

"Oh, wow, you're right, that severance package is terrible. Ha, look at that." Angela pointed at the screen, reading over his shoulder. "Due to the recent shareholder vote, your bonus has changed. You will find the exact amount in the attachment. Go on, open it!"

He clicked on the attachment, waiting impatiently while it loaded. When it finally opened, he froze.

"What the hell?" Angela screeched in his ear. "You call that a bonus?"

"I don't... I don't understand." He scrolled through the attachment and the email again. "The shareholders... They must've voted against it. Charles screwed me over!"

"Yeah," said Angela. "And you screwed me over." She pulled the ring from her finger and tossed it at his chest, before stomping out of the park. 

Qualifying round

Prompt: "You call that a bonus?"

Wordcount: 500 words exactly