Mrs Hale, I Surrender
Chapter 376 - 375 Finn Hale: What you’ve touched, I find dirty (2 more updates)

Chapter 376: 375 Finn Hale: What you’ve touched, I find dirty (2 more updates)

Resign?

Finn Robinson’s hand shook, and the teacup fell to the ground.

"Mr. Hale, what do you mean by that? Resign? Why should I resign? What have I done wrong?"

Finn Hale held his teacup, blowing gently on the steam spilling over the rim.

"What do you think?"

Finn Robinson’s hands by his side tightened, "If it’s because of what happened during the competition, I indeed acted without consulting you, and that was my mistake, but I can explain."

"At that time, I truly believed that Sussie Lopez was the one who plagiarized first, and I was only trying to look out for you."

"As your assistant, it’s my duty to solve problems for you. Could it really be that you’d want me to stand by and watch her steal your hard work?"

"Everything I did, wasn’t it all for your sake?"

Finn Hale sneered lowly, "For my sake? That’s a burden I can do without."

"Mr. Hale, for all these years, I’ve been diligent and committed, never having done a thing that could harm your interests. Are you going to fire me over this trivial matter now?"

"In your eyes, is this a trivial matter?"

Finn Hale caressed the Purple Sand Cup in his hand.

"I was prepared for this incident in advance. Otherwise, were you planning to force the association to ban her on the spot? To ruin her future!"

His voice took a sharp turn, suddenly harsh.

Finn Robinson forced himself to remain calm, "I haven’t, but if she truly plagiarized, being banned would serve her right."

"What about years ago?"

"When she was just an intern assistant, you, taking advantage of being my assistant, made things difficult for her and pushed her out at every opportunity. What’s that then, did she deserve it too?"

Finn Hale’s fingers tensed, and the Purple Sand Cup flew from his grasp, shattering at Finn Robinson’s feet. The fragments of the teacup scattered, his eyes cold and icy.

"That’s because she couldn’t stay in her place!" Finn Robinson ground his teeth.

"She doesn’t work properly, just relies on her good looks to have many male colleagues in the studio wrapped around her finger."

"That would have been fine, but she even tried to seduce you and climb into your bed."

"Cough—" As soon as Finn Robinson spoke, Michale Shaw, who was drinking tea, choked.

This future auntie really is... bold!

Climb into her uncle’s bed?

As expected, only someone extraordinary could catch my uncle’s eye.

"That’s between her and me. What does it have to do with you?" Finn Hale said calmly.

"I found out that she is Junior President Payne’s junior, it’s clear she was sent deliberately to ruin you."

"You knew this all along? Why didn’t you tell me?"

"At that time, you were busy with an important project, I didn’t want to distract you."

Tim Payne poured tea with his head down.

This assistant has quite the imagination...

To think that Sussie was sent by him on purpose?

Just to destroy Finn Hale?

If the beauty trap could work on Finn Hale, then his kids would probably already be in elementary school by now.

Climbing into bed...

My little junior sister, what else have you done to Finn Hale?

What a fiery pursue-and-burn tactic, you weren’t just feeling guilty and running away, were you?

"Mr. Hale, that Sussie Lopez is no good person. Her lurking in M & R is surely for ulterior motives, and she even tried to take advantage of you when you were drunk. If I hadn’t discovered it in time, she would have succeeded!"

As soon as Finn Robinson spoke, Finn Hale’s face darkened.

William Hale spoke out faintly, "Assistant Robinson, you have been with my uncle for so long, yet you seem to know nothing about him."

"My uncle can hold his liquor very well, at least I’ve never seen him drunk..."

"If Miss Lopez could have succeeded, there would only be one possibility."

And that is:

Finn Hale consented to it.

Michale Shaw almost burst out laughing, "Uncle, he thinks you’ve been taken advantage of, but actually, you couldn’t wait to be tackled, right? Haha, what a fuss this has caused."

Finn Robinson listened to this and was stunned for a long moment.

In disbelief, he looked towards Finn Hale.

After all, many things, if one carefully recalls, always leave traces.

Finn Hale has always been cautious in matters of men and women, so he has never been involved in any scandals over the years. Yet he allowed Sussie Lopez to get close, anyone he disliked, let alone getting close, would find it hard even to be near him.

Finn Robinson was completely blinded, convinced that Sussie Lopez was a seductress, he kept tripping her up, completely forgetting...

That in matters of the heart,

there’s never a unilateral passion.

Was he wrong?

Perhaps from the very beginning, Finn Hale had his eye on Sussie Lopez.

Finn Robinson’s gaze was shocked, incredulous, and in disbelief. "Mr. Hale, this can’t be possible. What’s Sussie Lopez compared to you? Is she worthy? Sure, she’s pretty, I admit that, and she’s somewhat talented, but even so, she’s not worthy of you!"

"She’ll only hold you back, she doesn’t deserve to stand by your side, only I..."

"Only I truly have your best interests at heart!"

"We’ve already signed the partnership agreement. You said it yourself, we were to stand shoulder to shoulder, sharing the glory."

"Is this the agreement you’re talking about?" Finn Hale picked up the contract that had been on the table for some time, lifted his hand, and tossed it directly in front of him, "Take a look for yourself, what does that say?"

Finn Robinson bent down to pick up the document from the floor stained with tea, the contract tainted with amber tea stains. He had signed so quickly at the time that he hadn’t had a chance to thoroughly read it. The cover was the partnership agreement, but a few pages in, it turned into...

a [Resignation Agreement]!

Finn Robinson’s pupils suddenly dilated.

"How can this be?"

Previously, M & R couldn’t have functioned without him, but in the past few days, he had handed over all his materials as well as his network of resources, without any reservations...

Now, he was completely sidelined.

It was all fake, all deceit from the beginning.

"Why, why would you do this to me!" Finn Robinson suddenly couldn’t hold it in any longer, clenching the contract in his hands and yelling at Finn Hale, "Even if I did something wrong, it was all for you, Mr. Hale, you can’t treat me like this..."

He instinctively rushed towards Finn Hale, as if trying to get closer to ask for clarity.

"Mr. Robinson, show some self-respect!"

Kyle Lowe extended his hand to block his path.

"Get out of my way—"

He reached out, trying to push Kyle Lowe aside, but the person in front of him remained immovable. He grew agitated and, acting on impulse, tried to strike out, his arm lifting and swinging a punch...

Weak and feeble, it was easily caught by Kyle Lowe.

He glanced at William Hale, "Sir, I’ve been hit."

William Hale sipped his tea, silent.

Then,

In "self-defense," Kyle Lowe landed a punch on Finn Robinson’s face.

Just one punch,

A crisp crack, breaking his nose.

Finn Robinson, frail of body, couldn’t withstand such a heavy blow. Staggering, he collapsed to the ground. The pen he had treasured and kept in his pocket slid out, and he hurriedly picked it up, "Mr. Hale, this is your favorite pen, the one you gave me!"

"I’ve been with you for nearly ten years, you wouldn’t fire me like this, would you?"

"I don’t believe it, don’t you have even a sliver of affection for me?"

Michale Shaw coughed twice, pricking up his ears:

The boss and his assistant,

Two men?

What affection?

Was Finn Robinson out of his mind?

Although he too was a boss, he always believed: Work is work, the boss pays, you do the job, and you should never get emotionally involved with the boss, as it only leads to unhappiness.

"Why would I give you the pen?" Finn Hale chuckled softly, "That’s only because you used it..."

"I found it dirty."

With those words, Finn Robinson’s face drained of all color.

He had dedicated ten years to Finn Hale, which wasn’t just his youth but his entire life. Finn Hale’s words felt like a knife slicing through his throat, rendering him instantly speechless.

William Hale glanced at him, noting that despite following his uncle for ten years, Finn Robinson still didn’t understand him at all.

On the surface, he appeared graceful and reserved, but in reality, his heart was cold and compassionless.

As long as his critical point wasn’t touched, everything seemed negotiable. Finn Robinson had overstepped his bounds first, and then he went after someone who mattered to him. How could he possibly keep him?

The people of M & R had only seen Finn Robinson enter Finn Hale’s office with a beaming face, but then he was dragged out like a walking corpse, and his possessions, due to the need to clear out the assistant’s office, had also been collected in one place.

He was forcibly pulled out of M & R, along with his belongings, pushed into the cold winds of winter.

At the same time, M & R released a statement:

[M & R has terminated the employment relationship with Finn Robinson and will never rehire him.]

Ordinarily, a company severing ties with an employee is only an internal matter, hardly worth broadcasting a notice.

Finn Hale’s intention was:

First, to inform his peers that he and Finn Robinson were no longer connected, to prevent him from using his name to swindle others.

Second, the words "will never rehire" made it clear to everyone that they had parted ways badly.

Those who wanted to curry favor with Finn Hale probably wouldn’t dare to hire him.

It was akin to an indirect, soft banishment.

He had wanted to ban Sussie Lopez, but this boomerang had ultimately landed on himself!