Chapter 710 Big Man


    "If she were a good manager, yourpany couldn''t have fired her like that. It wasn''t hard. The wrong


    word went in the right ear. Think about it. Anyway, it''s not your fault. You don''t need to feel sorry for


    her," Wesley said on the other end.


    ir didn''t know what to say, unconvinced by his exnation. She guessed it had to do with Wesley''s


    family. They had considerable influence in the city. Whoever fired Reba might have wanted to get


    on Wesley''s good side.


    She touched her forehead, baffled. "Don''t do this. I didn''t earn this. Everyone knows," she said in a low


    voice.


    What would her colleagues think about her? Probably what she was thinking already. That she knew


    someone, and that someone got her promoted.


    "I didn''t do anything. They were already thinking of promoting you. I just upped their timetable some. I


    don''t have that much pull."


    ir frowned, not knowing how to get him to stop this. He seemed to have an answer for everything,


    and insisted he had nothing to do with it. She sighed, "Come on. I was constantly taking time off. And I


    was bing a liability. If my manager got on my case, then she probably felt justified doing so."


    "I can''t understand why you''ve put up with her for such a long time. What''s done is done, though. She


    gives you any more grief, I''ll handle it in person."


    "No, no... Please, don''t," ir begged anxiously.


    She was confused. That wasn''t Wesley''s style. He was generally a reasonable man, but why didn''t he


    listen to her? He was stubbornly digging in, determined to see Reba fired.


    He even said he woulde to herpany to handle it in person. Suddenly, ir recalled the time


    she resigned from the Jin Group. If Wesley got involved, she was afraid Orion''spany might go up


    in mes too. She didn''t need that.


    Wesley said with a smile, "Just leave it alone. I''ll have someone handle it."


    ir thought she was in the wrong and Wesley was too harsh. She took a look at Reba, who was


    now glowering at her. Obviously, there was no way to smooth things over with her. So she had no


    choice but to agree. "Okay."


    Reba saw ir hang up, but she didn''t say anything.


    When she didn''t speak, ir had to say something first. "Um...I can''t do anything now. You ticked off


    the wrong guy..."


    "What do you mean you can''t do anything? Are you kidding me? He''s your husband. Get him to back


    off. Or does he have you on a short leash?" Reba snarled. She didn''t believe ir''s words.


    ir didn''t think it was the right time to exin that Wesley wasn''t her husband. It would just cause


    more problems. Moreover, the manager''s snippy attitude made ir unhappy. She couldn''t just ignore


    it and retorted, "See, that''s your problem. He didn''t like your attitude. Come to think of it, neither do I.


    Why should I do anything to help you? So don''t take it out on me. I was asleep when I got the email


    telling me about my promotion. I knew nothing about it either. Still want to give him a piece of your


    mind? Here''s his number. Talk to him yourself. What do you think?"


    All of ir''s colleagues envied her right now.


    She was promoted to manager while she was sleepingfortably at home.


    It was a good thing to have a powerful husband. ir didn''t even brag about it. The helpless look in her


    eyes was evident. This made her coworkers even more envious.


    Reba clutched her own phone tightly. In fact, she had ir''s so-called husband''s number. When


    she found out she was fired, she blew up his phone. But he rejected all her calls.


    As she was wondering what to do next, everyone in the office began to whisper to each other. Their


    sarcasticments added fuel to the fire. Reba was seething in anger. Indeed, everybody hits a


    guy when he''s down.


    "Reba never stops. She gets fired, and now she''s harping on ir because of it. I agree with ir. If


    she''s such a badass, why not talk to ir''s husband herself?" a colleague said.


    "Talk to ir''s husband? Not after the way Reba treated her," another colleague mocked.


    "You''ll never guess what I heard. ir''s hubby is a big shot, maybe a higher-up. Now I believe it. He


    didn''t even have to show his face, but got her fired just like that! ir''s so spoiled!"


    "It probably goes something like this: ir''s husband called Reba and helped his wife ask for


    vacation time, but Reba showed off her usual sparkling personality. She pissed him off, and now he


    taught her a lesson. He made thepany fire Reba and reced her with his wife. Reba''s


    angry, but what can she do?"


    "I think you''re right. It makes sense. I think ir''s husband would listen to ir if she begged him. But


    ir didn''t do anything to save her."


    Everyone nodded their heads, thinking that they had the whole story.


    But now there was another problem. ir''s employee profile showed she was single when she started


    here, and no one had heard one word about a marriage. So when did she get married? Who was her


    husband?


    Maybe Orion? The old-timers there all knew their CEO had the hots for ir. He always gave her


    flowers and took care of her. But then he all of a sudden stopped cold turkey. So had he already won


    her over? Or had he just given up?


    Hearing everyone gossiping, Reba felt so humiliated she decided to do anything to save her career.


    "Call him back. I''ll talk to him," she urged.


    After a moment''s hesitation, ir called Wesley again.


    Before the call was connected, Reba suddenly yanked her phone away. ir pulled a long face at


    her.


    The call went through. Reba put ir''s phone to her ear, and immediately heard an attractive voice.


    "Honey."


    The gentle and maic voice melted Reba''s heart. He sounded so different from the guy who


    called on his wife''s behalf asking for more time off. ''He sounds so hot!'' she thought.


    ir noticed the change on her face. She leaned forward and reminded her, "So? Did he answer?


    Now''s your chance."


    Reba came back to her senses and cleared her throat. She turned around and walked off to a


    private alcove.


    ir''s lips twitched. ''Hey, that''s my phone.''


    Reba suddenly stopped in her tracks. ir heard her say, "I have something to say to you."


    ir didn''t know what Wesley had said on the other end, but Reba suddenly raised her voice and


    shouted, "What do you mean I''m not qualified? Who are you? I want to see youe here and say


    that to my face! Is that your M.O.? Dealing with a weak woman over the phone? Ooh! Big man."


    ir''s brows knitted tightly as she heard Reba talk to Wesley like this. In a fit of anger, she strode


    towards her and grabbed her phone back. She hung it up and ended the call. "Who do you think you


    are? You can''t talk to my husband like that! You wanted my husband toe talk to you? You''re not


    good enough to warrant a face-to-face firing."


    Reba''s face twisted in anger. When she was about to retort, Orion and his assistant stormed into


    the trantion department.


    For a moment, everyone thought that Orion was ir''s mysterious husband.


    After all, Orion was the boss. He could fire or promote anyone at his whim.


    When they caught sight of their boss, they all went back to work. They weren''t going to hang around


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