Chapter 618 I''ll Take Responsibility


    Although Percy was extremely deferential, Wesley''s sullen face didn''t change. He cast an icy nce at


    the senior executives and said coldly, "We''re leaving. ir is going with us. Rest assured, you''ll be held


    ountable for what you put her through."


    Of course he referred to what Filberta had done to ir. 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 ir 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 toote for that!" Wesley grabbed ir''s hand and dered, "ir''s my friend, and I don''t allow


    anyone to mess with her. Give her everything owed her, including bonuses. Now!"


    ''My friend...'' ir 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 ir was good at was


    seducing men. She had to admit that ir worked very hard, but this didn''t make her likeable.


    She shed back to a time when ir 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


    ir, spreading rumors that she was wearing a copycat brand, a knockoff version of the original. More


    cheaply made, and overall cheaper. A woman like ir couldn''t afford something so expensive. NowAll text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org.


    she knew she was wrong. ir had Wesley behind her, and by extension Carlos. ir could probably


    easily afford anything she wanted to wear.


    Percy mopped sweat from his forehead and looked at ir with a hopeful expression. "ir, if you


    want to quit, we can be quite generous. Stock options, medical insurance, re-employment services,


    personally write a check to—"


    Wesley cut him off, "No need for that. Just give ir 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 ir 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 dyed."


    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 toe here! NOW!"


    "Yes, Mr. Jin."


    While waiting, ir 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 dy, he sat down at an empty workstation, logged into his


    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 vitions.


    When the leader of the group saw Wesley, he walked over to make small talk with him.


    The manager finished calcting everything and wired her the money under the watchful eyes of


    Wesley. Then Wesley led ir out of thepany, his men holding her belongings.


    It was a busy day for the Jin Group. While Percy was worried about the fire safety vitions, 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.


    When they left the building, ir saw vehicles from many different agencies parked outside. Obviously,


    they were here to deal with the Jin Group, and Wesley did this for her.


    Wesley let go of ir''s hand and went to greet some acquaintances. Talbot and the other two escorted


    her to their car.


    "What is it with you and our chief, anyway? Why didn''t you post an update to let everyone know?"


    Talbot asked in a low voice.


    ir was so engrossed in Wesley''s actions that she didn''t know what Talbot was getting at. "What?"


    Talbot winked at her. "When did you two be boyfriend-girlfriend? We had no idea."


    ir then sighed and shook her head. "No. You got things twisted. We''re just friends."


    Lenard joined in the conversation. "So you haven''t said yes to him?"


    ir shed a self-mocking smile. "I''d do that in a heartbeat, but he never asked."


    Talbot, Lenard and Bowman looked at each other in disbelief. "Don''t give up, ir. Our chief might be


    gruff on the outside, but he has feelings for you. Just go for it!"


    When she heard this, ir couldn''t help but burst intoughter.


    Wesley happened toe back at this moment. Seeing ir and Talbot happily chatting back and


    forth, he was infuriated. "Talbot!" he shouted.


    "Yes, Chief!" Talbot immediately stood up straight.


    Wesley cast a sidelong nce at him and demanded, "Back to base! Now! And report to me when you


    get there. If you take longer than 20 minutes..." He didn''t have to say anything more.


    "Yes, Chief!"


    Though Talbot was totally confused, he left without further ado.


    ir was also confused. Wesley had just showed up, handed in her resignation, forced the Jin Group


    to give her money to her, and taken her away. Unreal!


    When they got into the car, ir asked Wesley, who was driving, "So, Joslyn told you everything?"


    "Of course." Wesley wasn''t lying.


    ir rubbed her temples and said, "Actually I already wrote a letter of resignation. You didn''t need to


    do this." She was very grateful to him, and meanwhile felt a little embarrassed.


    Wesley cast a casual nce at her through the rear-view mirror. "You saying I should mind my own


    business?"


    ''What? I didn''t say that.'' "Of course not. I''m very grateful to you. But won''t you get in trouble?" ir


    asked honestly.


    "No one will do that."


    "Do what?"


    "No one will say I abused my power," he said firmly.


    ir was speechless again.


    They rode in silence for a while. Then the car stopped at a red light. "Don''t worry about work. I''ll take


    responsibility," Wesley said.


    ir sighed inwardly. ''He can be responsible for my safety. He can be responsible for my work. But he


    can''t be responsible for my happiness.''


    She shook her head. "No, thanks. I can handle it myself. I''ve gotten you in enough trouble."