"Hello, Mister Wick," greeted Ava and Janice in unison, albeit nervously.Jensen was a powerful figure in Springfield City, and the two felt anxious to be in such close proximity to him.After a brief exchange of pleasantry, Jensen asked, "Mister Wolf, is there anything you need from me?""Here's the thing. I've just ruined the meeting between Acme Group and Westpraise Group. As compensation, I'd like to get them a chance to work with Wick Group instead..." Leon explained."Sure! That's not a problem," came Jensen's swift reply.Seeing how close Leon was to the Wicks, Jensen could not possibly refuse to help on such small matters."T—That's it?" Ava gaped in disbelief. She would have to be a fool to know that Leon truly was a friend of Jensen. However, since Acme Group's products did not belong to the category that Wick Group usually worked with, she thought that Jensen would refuse or at least propose conditions that would be hard to fulfill. To her bewilderment, Jensen agreed t
Jensen agreed to work for Acme Group only because Leon asked him to."Thank you, Leon..." Ava smiled sheepishly, unable to meet Leon's gaze.Leon offered to assist them in contacting Wick Group before Mister Lynch arrived, and Ava, who assumed he was bluffing, scorned him.It wasn't until this moment that she realized he'd been telling the truth the whole time, and she'd underestimated him."You're very welcome. I'd appreciate it if you could forgive me for destroying your deal with Westpraise Group," Leon joked."I... How would I know that you're capable of all of this? I was mistaken, okay? When you offered to help us out of kindness, I should not have suspected you. Please accept my apologies..." Ava flushed and sincerely apologized.If she had believed Leon immediately, she and Janice would not have had to deal with Mister Lynch, and Leon would not have felt the need to strike Mister Lynch, so Ava admitted that it was her fault."It's all right. Ignore it." Leon grinned. He
Judging from Jensen's attitude, it seemed as though Leon was the superior one between the two, and Ava simply could not comprehend how that came to be, so she assumed that perhaps Jensen was simply a respectful person to begin with. She had no other explanation for this matter otherwise."Leon, let's go home now that we've signed the contract," said Janice."There's no rush. You were too occupied with work and haven't eaten at all. We can leave after finishing the food," said Leon. He was used to being thrifty and did not want to let the food go to waste."Forget about that! Mister Lynch is a narrow-minded, resentful man. You've just injured him, and I don't think he will let that pass! We'll leave this place as soon as possible, or he might come back with others!" Ava explained."Revenge? If he dares to do that, I'll make sure that he doesn't step out of here alive!" Leon snorted.He was no longer the good-for-nothing that anyone could bully with no concerns for consequences. If
"You..." Ava was frustrated. She could not understand why Leon was this confident and grumbled internally, 'Does he think he's the king of Springfield City simply because he got lucky and became friends with Mister Wick, or does he truly think that he can reason with the Wests? What a joke!'Just then, the door to the room was pushed open, and a man in his fifties strode in, followed by two bodyguards in black suits.'Has Mister Lynch come back to seek revenge?' Ava and Janice's hearts sank as they turned to look at the door, but soon relaxed when they saw the man who walked in.It was not Mister Lynch, but the chairman of Acme Group, Mister Javner."Mister Javner, why are you here?" Ava and Janice got up to welcome Mister Javner.Ava, as the person in charge of the meeting, knew that she had achieved a great accomplishment for securing a partnership with Wick Group.She thought that the chairman would be over the moon once he found out and both Janice and her would receive a rai
"Why you...!" Janice's eyes reddened.Despite having secured the deal with Wick Group and saved their company billions of dollars, Mister Javner had fired them without giving them any chance to explain themselves. She felt both depressed and frustrated; on the contrary, Ava kept her composure.She was born in an ordinary family and though they were not wealthy, her parents had loved her and had never hit her no matter what happened, yet Mister Javner, who was only her supervisor, slapped her across the face.It was humiliating and though she was furious, she remained calm."Mister Javner, I've been in this company for over six years and I've worked hard to secure countless orders and clients for our firm! Though things did happen to the partnership with Westpraise Group, but don't you think you are way out of line here to slap me in the face and fire us without giving us the chance to explain?!" Ava questioned sharply."So what if I am? Did I not pay you for working for Acme Group? Who
"That's great news!" Overjoyed, Mister Javner grinned from ear to ear."That's right, Mister Javner, Janice and I signed the contract with Wick Group! Unfortunately, since we've already been fired, this contract will no longer be effective!" Ava sneered and snatched the contract from Mister Javner's hands.Reminded of the fact that he had just fired Ava and Janice, the grin on Mister Javner's face froze when Ava snatched the contract away from his hands. Ava and Janice had secured a partnership with Wick Group and that was a great accomplishment; however, he had not given them any chance to explain before slapping Ava on the face and firing her and Janice.'I've been a fool!' He thought to himself. Instantly, his heart was filled with regret."Miss Addice, it was a misunderstanding. I've wrongly accused you... I will take back my words. I hope you won't hold a grudge against me." Mister Javner smiled; his attitude and tone taking a sharp turn compared to earlier.He knew that he was su
"Whether I can find another high-paying job is not your concern!" Ava snorted. Despite what she said, she knew that it had taken her incredible hard work to finally rise to the position of sales director after working for over six years in Acme Group. If she left the company, it would be extremely difficult for her to find a job with an equal offer and she might even have to start over.It was a hard price to pay."You both should know that since you've secured the contract with Wick Group, you are now the heroes of the company and I will definitely reward you. Miss Addice, if you agree to stay, I will assign you as our Region Manager and your pay will double! As for Miss Lynch, you will take over Miss Addice original position as the new sales director! Do you still want to quit now?" Mister Javner said calmly.Both Ava and Janice hesitated as they felt their determination wavering. Though it had been humiliating to be slapped across the face, it would be a lie for Ava to say that she
"As for salary, I can offer you forty-five thousand a year without counting other incentives and benefits!""What? Forty-five thousand? Leon, are you joking? When did you start your own company? I didn't even know about it!" Janice gasped in shock."It's kind of a long story. I will tell you all about it later. You just need to trust me!"Janice had helped him on numerous occasions back in university and he had always been grateful.Since he had found a certain extent of success in Springfield City, he knew that it was time to repay the ones who had helped him in the past. Offering Janice a job with forty-five annual income was partially his effort in repaying her, but was also done out of consideration for Cynthia, who often had to take care of everything in Cynthion Group.Janice was one of his most trusted friends and Leon would love to make Janice someone who could be of assistance to Cynthia. It was an idea that happened upon Leon at that very moment.Janice hesitated for a moment