Resign with Grace Return with Fire novel Chapter 13

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Chapter 13

Lester tried several times to win Sandra’s favor again, but she was cold and indifferent toward him.

Before long, Wendell Group found itself entangled in lawsuits again. Every project Lester had recently taken over ended in disaster.

Clients stormed the company demanding contract cancellations and tenfold compensation.

The whole industry buzzed with gossip, and many near-deals collapsed.

Shareholders came to demand accountability. Leading the charge was Lester’s father, David Hale. He publicly scolded Sandra in front of all employees for ten full minutes while pointing at her like a criminal.

Then, he stormed into the shareholders’ conference room for a formal reprimand.

Throughout all this, Sandra never interrupted to explain that it was Lester who had caused the mess.

Seeing David, Lester didn’t dare utter a single word, showing zero responsibility.

For someone as proud as Sandra, this was the first time she’d ever looked so powerless. But the Lester she had so fiercely defended behaved like a coward.

Eventually, some colleagues couldn’t stand it anymore and clarified the whole mess. That finally ended the chaos.

With the losses spiraling out of control, David and several shareholders withdrew their investments, leaving Sandra to clean up the mess.

These details came from a former colleague who messaged me privately.

I was a little saddened, but since it was all over between us, it didn’t matter anymore.

What surprised me was that, in the following days, Sandra relentlessly pursued me. She cooked three meals a day for me and waited at the entrance to my workplace with flowers and surprises.