Brian shrank into Megan’s arms like a startled quail.
She immediately glared at me. "Raymond! Are you out of your mind? Brian has already apologized—what more do you want? It’s not like he was the one who stepped on the photo!"
Brian instantly slipped into full drama mode, his tears falling even harder. "Mr. Benneth, I know you hate me, but I really didn’t mean it…"
Seeing my bloodshot eyes, Megan stepped in front of Brian. "Raymond, if you have a problem, take it out on me—don’t bully Brian!"
I hadn’t said a word.
The next second, Brian suddenly dropped to his knees without warning. His eyes were red, voice choked. "Mr. Benneth, it’s all my fault!"
With trembling hands, he took off the cufflinks and watch, holding them out to me. "I know you’re angry because Miss Wallace gave me these gifts. I’m just a kid from a poor family—completely unworthy of using these things. I shouldn’t have caused you to misunderstand and damaged the relationship between you and Miss Wallace."
I grabbed the cufflinks and watch in one swift motion. Right in front of him, I threw them straight into the nearby trash bin.
Brian’s shoulders suddenly shook, tears instantly welling up and streaming down his cheeks, looking like a bullied, pitiful victim.
"Raymond! You’ve gone too far!" Megan rushed forward, grabbing Brian’s shoulders and gently helping him up with a look of concern.
She softly wiped the tears from his face, her voice tender beyond belief. "Brian, don’t be like this—you didn’t do anything wrong."
When she turned to look at me, her gaze was as cold as ice. "Raymond, do you really have to humiliate someone like this?"
Taking the opportunity, Brian grabbed Megan’s sleeve, his voice trembling with tears. "Miss Wallace, maybe I should just resign… I don’t want Mr. Benneth to be unhappy, and I certainly don’t want to disrupt the company’s harmony."
His words sounded sincere, but the corner of his mouth curled up ever so slightly.
Sure enough, as soon as Megan heard this, she grew even more sympathetic. She clasped Brian’s hand tightly, her tone firm. "No way! You earned the director position on your own merits—why should you resign?"
"Raymond, look at what you’ve driven Brian to. Even now, he’s still thinking of you in everything he does. But you? Besides being aggressive and pushy, what else do you have?"
I watched this farce with cold eyes, feeling nothing but chill in my heart.