Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 497 Forbidden From Working Overtime

"What do you want, then?" Anne gritted her teeth and looked at me.

I raised an eyebrow. "Can you call the shot on this?"

Then, I looked at Mr. Finnley. "Don't you think the company has to give me an explanation?"

Jack pursed his lips. It looked like he was massively displeased. It was understandable, though. He told me he wanted to stand up for me yesterday, but I turned down his offer.

I gave Jack an apologetic look before I turned my gaze back to Mr. Finnley. "I guess I can come back, but don't you think you have to deal with the comments on the forum? Moreover, I haven't reported to work for a while. Does that count as paid leave or absence from work? How's the firing process coming along?"

Mr. Finnley seemed to be pissed off. It was evident by his chest, which was rising and falling rapidly. Eventually, he shook off Jack's hand and walked toward me.

He took several deep breaths before he slowly said, "I'll delete the posts on the forum, and the company will not take legal actions against... No, you're innocent. So, you won't be fired. As for your recent absence from work, it'll be counted as paid leave. I want you to rest assured that you'll receive every penny of your salary and bonus!"

Mr. Finnley thought he had made a great compromise, but I didn't respond to him. Did he think this was enough to make up for the false accusations he hurled in my face? No, not by a long shot.

Mr. Finnley felt a bit embarrassed when he saw the icy expression on my face. What was worse, this was happening in front of Jack, the owner of the company. That made him angrier. "What more do you want?"

"Someone is slandering me. Obviously, they're trying to paint the company in a bad light." I raised my head and looked at Jack. "How can the company not pursue legal rights for this, Mr. McLennan? I didn't realize you were this forgiving."

expression darkened when

expression also shifted. "Know when to quit while you're ahead, Rinatta. Mr. Finnley has made concessions.

ensure the company is well taken care of. After

and Anne made quite the team. At first, they slandered me. Now, they wanted me to suffer their mistreatment and

it seemed like Jack

little impatient. He

us and

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handle it. You have a day to find the culprit hiding in the back scenes. Then, you are to give Rinatta and the company a satisfactory

his

to retort to him. Instead, he turned around

I sighed in response. Then, I

He didn't say anything until after we arrived at his office. He said to Ms. Tanness, "Leave us alone and close

bolted out of his office without a second thought. Then, she

approaching, and I instinctively stood upright. "Actually, they didn't

close to

the left field, leaving me

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