Although Percy was extremely deferential, Wesley's sullen face didn't change. He cast an icy glance at the senior executives and said coldly, "We're leaving. Blair is going with us. Rest assured, you'll be held accountable for what you put her through."
Of course he referred to what Filberta had done to Blair. Filberta knew quite well what she did, and her heart raced wildly in her chest.
Percy's face changed dramatically. He had heard of Wesley before—Wesley himself was a man of influence in the military circles, and his family was very powerful in A Country. Carlos ran Y City with an iron fist, and Wesley wasn't shy about who his best friend was. Percy was pretty well scared of Wesley. "It's all my fault, Mr. Li. I promise you that I'll look into it personally."
No one in the Jin Group had thought that Blair had ties like that. She kept such a low profile all the time, kept her head down, and didn't rock the boat.
"It's too late for that!" Wesley grabbed Blair's hand and declared, "Blair's my friend, and I don't allow anyone to mess with her. Give her everything owed her, including bonuses. Now!"
'My friend...' Blair looked at Wesley with adoring eyes. She was really touched by his words. Although he just said that she was his friend instead of his girlfriend, she believed that it was just a matter of time before he called her "Hon." She had to believe that.
Filberta just stood there, frozen, mouth open. The woman thought that all Blair was good at was seducing men. She had to admit that Blair worked very hard, but this didn't make her likeable.
She flashed back to a time when Blair wore a certain dress—a limited edition from Tiffany and Co. Very high-priced, and Percy refused to buy it for her. Filberta was so jealous back then that she mocked Blair, spreading rumors that she was wearing a copycat brand, a knockoff version of the original. More cheaply made, and overall cheaper. A woman like Blair couldn't afford something so expensive. Now she knew she was wrong. Blair had Wesley behind her, and by extension Carlos. Blair could probably easily afford anything she wanted to wear.
Percy mopped sweat from his forehead and looked at Blair with a hopeful expression. "Blair, if you want to quit, we can be quite generous. Stock options, medical insurance, re-employment services, compensation for loss of benefits. You name it, you got it. You've always been a hard worker. I'll personally write a check to—"
Wesley cut him off, "No need for that. Just give Blair her due. No more, no less." Percy knew exactly what he was talking about. Payment for unused vacation time, severance pay based on months of service, unpaid bonuses, and back pay.
Percy nodded helplessly and turned to his subordinate. "Mr. Xu, get the financial manager over here."
"Yes, Mr. Jin."
It would take a bit for the financial manager to arrive, so Percy offered Wesley a seat. He wasn't going to put Blair out, so he secretly gestured for the employee next to her to leave and pulled her chair over. "Mr. Li, please take a seat."
Wesley checked the time before saying coldly, "No, thanks. I'm pressed for time. Ask him to hurry up. You won't be happy if I'm delayed."
Talbot chuckled inwardly and thought, 'Chief is so cool! He's a man of few words, yet what he says carries a lot of weight.'
He was already used to it. Wesley was always like this.
Percy was not enough of a fool to think Wesley was just making empty threats. He immediately urged his man, "Mr. Xu, ask the financial manager to come here! NOW!"
"Yes, Mr. Jin."
While waiting, Blair tried to slip her hand out of Wesley's grasp, but to no avail.
The blood immediately rushed to her head, and she was as red as a tomato. 'Everyone's watching us!" she thought to herself, embarrassed.
The financial manager jogged over. Without delay, he sat down at an empty workstation, logged into his network server, and started to calculate Blair's severance package in front of everyone.
Before the manager could even finish, another group arrived. When Percy saw their uniforms, his heart skipped a beat.
These people were from the fire department. They didn't even bother to greet the executives of the Jin Group, and started noting fire safety violations.
When the leader of the group saw Wesley, he walked over to make small talk with him.
The manager finished calculating everything and wired her the money under the watchful eyes of Wesley. Then Wesley led Blair out of the company, his men holding her belongings.
It was a busy day for the Jin Group. While Percy was worried about the fire safety violations, the receptionist called him and informed him that the Labor Bureau sent their people to investigate.
Percy was in a sorry state, weighed down by numerous problems. He didn't understand what was going on, or why Wesley was mad.
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