Chapter 216 - Apologize

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

As soon as Jerry Wood said so, hundreds of eyes shot their gazes toward Shawn Kleine. Everyone was waiting to see how he would deal with Harry Jones.

The Jones family and the Kleine family were both second-tier families in San Diego. Because of his father’s wishes, Harry Jones had joined Shawn Kleine’s company as a form of training.

Of course, there was no way a rich second-generation heir would work hard. The moment he entered the company, he started dating Minnie Jensen—who was also a rich second-generation heir from the Jensen family.

Then, he even started harassing the company’s female employees.

Lindsey Taylor was definitely not the first, but Shawn Kleine had always turned a blind eye to these matters.

Initially, everything had been fine until Lindsey Taylor blew the matter up. Now, things had spiraled downhill.

“Harry Jones, how dare you harass my female employees? As the chairman, I hereby declare that you’ve been fired.” Shawn Kleine turned to Jerry Wood, awaiting his approval.

But the latter merely sneered. “A lady’s reputation is important. I think it’s best that she receives an apology for this.”

Jerry Wood’s words were obviously directed at Harry Jones, but the latter stubbornly stood there with an ashen face, refusing to apologize.

Shawn Kleine knew Jerry Wood all too well. ‘If I don’t force Harry Jones to apologize today, this will mark the end of the Jones family. I’m friends with Harry Jones’s father; I can’t just let Harry Jones commit such a foolish mistake.’

As such, he kneed Harry Jones, causing the latter to fall to the ground and into a kneel.

“Look, Mr. Wood,” Shawn Kleine tested.

Jerry Wood patted the other on the shoulder, laughing. “Mr. Kleine, you’ve done well by upholding the rules, but it’s not perfect.”

‘I’ve done well, but it isn’t good enough! Jerry Wood has made himself clear.’ Shawn Kleine naturally knew exactly what the other was referring to.

The other was clearly saying that he had let Lindsey Taylor down, yet he didn’t kneel down.

‘This is my company. Hundreds of employees are looking at me! I’ll lose all authority and respect if I kneel down here today, but nor can I afford to offend these four men! All I wanted to do was fire Lindsey Taylor. Why would they want to interfere in such a trivial matter? That makes absolutely no sense!’ But eventually, Shawn Kleine gave in.

He went down on his knees. “Lindsey Taylor, I was wrong. I’m kneeling down to ask for your forgiveness now. I took Harry Jones’s bribe to frame you; I deserve death. I’ll kowtow to you as an apology.”

With that, Shawn Kleine actually kowtowed to the other.

Seeing their boss’s head hit the ground, the few hundred employees were dumbfounded.

Nobody was more stunned than Minnie Jensen because she had bullied Lindsey Taylor too, but it didn’t make any sense to her. ‘Lindsey Taylor is nobody important. How could she command such power to gather those four men here?’

As Finn Taylor brought Lindsey Taylor away, the four men left as well.

Shawn Kleine stole a glance and clearly saw that Finn Taylor and Lindsey Taylor were walking ahead of the four old men.

Even the richest man in San Diego and the once-richest man of San Diego—Jerry Wood and Philip Smith—acted like Finn Taylor’s lackeys. This could only mean that the young man had an even higher status than those two old men.

Minnie Jensen had witnessed this sight too.

As soon as the meeting ended, she escaped to the washroom to call her father—Arthur Jensen. She was in tears throughout the conversation. “Dad, I think I made a mistake.”

On the other end of the call, Arthur Jensen didn’t take his daughter’s words very seriously. “Oh, a mistake? What kind of mistake?”

“Dad, I messed with someone I shouldn’t have.”

“What do you mean?”

Minnie Jensen then told her father about the whole incident involving Lindsey Taylor.

Once he heard the story, Arthur Jensen was taken aback. ‘Someone who can command prominent figures like Jerry Wood and Philip Smith!? Who is he? And of all people, Minnie offended him! That won’t do. I have to apologize to him personally, or else our family might very well die without my knowledge.’

At the same time, Finn Taylor brought Lindsey Taylor to a restaurant for a meal.

The former had ordered many dishes, delighting the young girl.

Just like Diane Taylor, this young girl had grown up in poverty and had never eaten such a lavish meal.

Seeing how ravenously she was gobbling down the meal, Finn Taylor couldn’t help but chuckle.

Just then, a well-dressed woman glanced over. Her gaze was filled with disdain.

She probably looked down on people like Lindsey Taylor and felt that it was an insult to eat with someone like this here. However, she held her tongue.

“Slow down. You’re going to choke.”

Right at that moment, Arthur Jensen arrived with his daughter—Minnie Jensen.

The father and daughter rushed over, and Arthur Jensen immediately bowed down. “I’m so sorry, Mr. Taylor. My daughter was insensible. I’ll apologize on her behalf.”

Paying no heed to him, Finn Taylor addressed a waiter, “Bring us another glass of milk tea.”

As soon as Arthur Jensen heard that, he rushed over to grab a glass of milk tea.

But the moment he placed it on the table, Finn Taylor flung it to the ground. “How dare you touch my food with your filthy hands?”

Arthur Jensen was stunned. He knew he had interfered in something he shouldn’t have.

He reached out to slap himself in the face, and he didn’t spare any effort in doing so.

The sound was proof of that.

This scared that lady who was sitting at the next table. ‘This can’t be true. Arthur Jensen is a respected figure in San Diego. Who is this young man? Why would Arthur Jensen go so far just to apologize to him?’

Nonetheless, Finn Taylor acted as though he hadn’t seen anything. He continued with his meal with Lindsey Taylor.

Finally, the pair finished their meal after half an hour. Without sparing Arthur Jensen a glance, they left.

Only after the two of them had left the restaurant did Arthur Jensen stop slapping himself. By now, his face had already swelled up.

“Dad, h-has he forgiven me?” Minnie Jensen feared for her life as she glanced at her father’s face, and she couldn’t help but stutter.

Arthur Jensen sat there, void of all energy. Eventually, he spat out, “He didn’t embarrass me in public, and that means that he won’t pursue the matter. That’s how people like him are, but this is far from being enough. There’s no way Lindsey Taylor will be able to work at that company anymore. You’ll have to hire her and offer her the position of manager in a department of her choice.. Her annual salary has to be 450,000 dollars at the very minimum, and it’ll be open to discussion if she’s unhappy about it.”