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. Now 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 insuran


    bot 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."