She turned to me, a trace of reproach in her eyes. "Raymond, you’re not going to be this petty, are you?"
That sentence was like a knife plunging straight into my heart.
For years, I had given up my family business and started from the bottom. When she worked overtime, I brought her meals; when she was sick, I stayed by her side through the night.
I worked myself to the bone, driving Wallace Group’s business volume to climb year after year, its market value multiplying several times over and now, in front of all the company’s senior executives, she was calling me petty?
I nearly bit my lip hard enough to draw blood and said coldly, "Miss Wallace, I resign."
For the first time, a flicker of panic appeared on Megan’s face. "Raymond, what did you say?"
"I said, I’m done. Move!" I shoved Brian out of my way.
He staggered a little, immediately putting on a wounded expression.
"Mr. Benneth, please don’t be upset. This is all my fault, I apologize to you…" he spoke pitifully, yet his eyes kept flicking toward Megan.
Megan quickly caught Brian, then turned to glare at me. "Raymond! You’ve gone too far! Brian meant well—how could you push him?"
I let out a cold snort and turned to leave.
Behind me came the sharp, rapid clicks of high heels. Megan hurried to catch up and grabbed my arm.
"Raymond, what kind of attitude is this?" Her voice was as cold as ice. "The company meeting isn’t over yet, and you haven’t apologized to Brian—how can you just walk away like this?"
I stopped in my tracks, my gaze calm as I looked at her.
Today, she was still dazzlingly beautiful. Her red lips burned like flames, her brows and eyes as if painted. But in those eyes that once drowned me, there was now only lofty arrogance and disdain.
"Miss Wallace, I’ve already resigned," I replied calmly. "The meeting has nothing to do with me. As for Brian, I will never apologize to him."
Her brows furrowed slightly. But soon, she regained that air of being in complete control.
"I haven’t approved your resignation letter, so you’re still an employee of Wallace Group." Her tone softened a little. "Let’s set the apology aside for now—go back and finish the meeting."
I tugged at the corner of my mouth in a smile. "Miss Wallace, since when have you started caring about procedure? Brian hasn’t even completed his probation, yet he was still promoted to director, wasn’t he?"