Chapter 427
When Amelia went down to the second floor, she received a phone call from Doris that thepany
was going to give out their year-end bonus today and that Amelia shoulde over earlier to
collect it.
Generally speaking, money motivated Amelia the most. But today, the word bonus was less
attractive to her. In the end, Amelia concluded that it must be that the bonus was not enough.
"Amelia, where... where did Mr. Hopper take youst night? Why didn''t youe back when we
left?"
Amelia tried toe up with an excuse and realized that she had kept doing such a thing to deal
with her colleagues all the time, which she was tired of. Finally, she answered, "I don''t know, Doris...
I really don''t know, don''t ask me..."
She had long been lost in Patrick''s vague attitude. Perhaps someday she would be able to tell Doris
and others directly that she was their boss''s wife. But that would have to wait until Patrick was
willing to admit it. Otherwise, Amelia would only be regarded as being out of her mind.
After hanging up the phone, Amelia had a quick breakfast before carrying her handbag and going
out. It was the way that she had been taking thousands of times, but for the first time, she felt
uncertain about it...
In the president''s office.
Informed by the secretary, Manager Reed from the PR went to Patrick''s office in fancy dress and
asked, "Mr. Hopper, what can I do for you?"
Patrick leaned back in his hug chair and asked with concern, "I heard Mamie say that the finance
department has never funded the PR enough and you''ve always had a hard time?"
Reed opened her mouth in surprise and started to me Mamie for mentioning it. "How could she
tell you such a thing? I''ve reminded her countless times not toin in front of you so as not to
result in your revolting us. I''m surprised she couldn''t hold her tongue. I''ll teach her a lesson when I
get back!"
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Patrick looked at her calmly and said, "Ms. Reed, ording to you, it seems that it is true?"
Reed said hypocritically, "There''s no such thing..."
But she was stepping backward to gain more advantages. And that finally brought about Patrick''s
unsolicited inquiry. "Ms. Reed, if you have any difficulties, just tell me. I''ll see if I can help you with
them once and for all."
Reed cheered inwardly. Sure enough, Mamie did not disappoint her. Reed sighed before slowly
telling him the problems the PR was facing. "Here''s the thing, Mr. Hopper..."
After listening to her quietly, Patrick concluded. "Ms. Reed, you mean that the finance department
refused to pay for your spending on activities and caused you a lot of losses?"
"Yes." Reed nodded. "Mr. Hopper, you know that the PR represents thepany''s public image. If
we stop paying attention to improve
ourselves, Roxxon''s image would be going downhill. That''s why I recruit good-looking men and
women. Mr. Hopper, please understand me for being the leader. It''s not easy to train them..."
Patrick curled his lips. "It is not easy. Your expense on beauty salon every month alone was almost
the monthly sry of other departments."
Panic was obvious in Reed''s eyes. "Mr. Hopper, who told you that?"
Patrick''s cold face was filled with mockery. "Who else could it be? Of course, it''s the leader of the
finance department. Besides, you often ask the finance to pay you ording to the invoice of your
expense for nightclubs, hotels, and other entertainment. At most, there were nearly 100 thousand in
total, which is just your monthly spending."
Reed curled her lips awkwardly. "But Mr. Hopper, to attract sponsorship and customers, we have to
spend money on social activities. The more thepany invested in us in the early stage, the more
rewards thepany will gain in the long run, right?"
"Are you still trying to argue at this point?" Changing into a disgusted tone, Patrick said quickly as
he red at Reed. "I haven''t talked about it with you, but it doesn''t mean that I don''t know what you
have done with thepany''s money!"
"The most ridiculous thing is that you tried to treat me the way you did to the sponsors. You sent
Mamie and Leslie to tempt me so that you could manipte me and have me ignore your
department''s absurd behavior. If I have been a little fool, I might even ask the finance to pay you for
any expenses. Am I right?"
"Other departments all know how indecent the private lives of the PR employees are under your
leadership, but you still have the audacity to portray your indiscretions as serving thepany!
Well, in that case, I will fulfill your wish!"
Reed asked, somewhat a little scared, "Mr. Hopper, what... will you fulfill?"
Patrick said coldly, "From next year on, the PR will have an overall renewal of the membership. Ms.
Reed, you''re fired."
Reed''s face turned pale. It took her quite a while to regain her voice. "Mr. Hopper, you... you
shouldn''t make such a hasty decision!"
"Of course I''m not making such a hasty decision to fire you only." After a pause, Patrick said
ruthlessly, "You, and those subordinates you''ve trained, are all fired."
Unprepared for such a great blow, Reed could not help crying bitterly. "Mr. Hopper, why are you so
heartless! Even if we did make some mistakes, isn''t the punishment you gave us too harsh?"
A cold look was on Patrick''s face. "You bloodsuckers, when I didn''t see you, I was able to tolerate
that you live in the darkest corner. But since you insisted on taking advantage of me, I will cut you
off and let you know what will happen when you try to milk from your boss!"
Today, except for the PR, which was shrouded in depression, all the other departments were in a
festive air.
Amelia took over her year-end bonus from Lily with both hands and said politely, "Thank you."
That was when she saw an unexpected figure approaching her. It was Timothy.
Different from his sparkling look yesterday, he seemed to be extremely dispirited now.
He dropped his hands on Amelia''s desk like a dog that would starve if it lost its bones. "Hey, I''m
here to say goodbye to you."
"Goodbye?" Amelia thought that Timothy was talking about going home to celebrate Christmas, so
she replied casually, "Then be safe on the way back home..."
Timothy waved his hand to interrupt her. "Silly woman, I''m not talking about going home. Precisely,
after Christmas, there''s no need for me toe back to thepany anymore."
Perplexed, Amelia asked, "You... resign?"
Timothy shrugged, "Wrong. I was fired."
Given that Patrick was the one who would fire anyone he didn''t like, it was not unusual for him to
make such a decision. Amelia touched her nose and assumed that her joke yesterday had caused
Timothy to be dismissed. She could not help but feel guilty. "I''m sorry, Timothy. I... It''s my fault."