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Remi’s phone rang as she left the school and got into the car that was waiting for her outside. It was Lacy calling, but she did not pick it. But Lacy kept calling and calling, until Remi had to silence her phone.
“Where to Ma’am?” The driver asked.
“The Web Group.” Remi said and the driver nodded.
Lacy wanted a new wife, and Ian wanted a new mom, so she’ll grant them their wish.
She was ready to leave the selfish father and son.
As the car stopped at the Web Group, she went straight to the HR Mason Frump’s office, where she gave Mason her resignation letter.
When Mason looked at the resignation, he was shocked for a moment. "Mrs Web, are you really going to resign? You know that Mr. Web needs to approve this, right?”
Mason was one of the few people who understood the complicated relationship between her and Lacy.
In the beginning, Lacy was against her joining this company. But with his grandpa’s help, Mona got the business development manager role.
Remi smirked as she saw the worried on Mason’s face. "Don’t worry, Lacy will sign it. After all, he was against me working in this company in the beginning.”
Mason’s mouth opened a little. The letter of resignation he was holding felt like a knife stabbing his hand. He never thought Remi would resign one day.
When she first started working here, Mason thought Remi only had a pretty face but not hardworking. But Remi proved him wrong. Even though she was Lacy’s wife, she never got close to Lacy deliberately except for when they were working together.
She could have gone to other big companies like the biggest Garvey Group owned by Finn Garvey in the whole of Sky city to work, but instead she decided to work for Lacy and take his company to greater height.
Despite being Lacy’s wife, she never used that to her own advantage. Instead, she decided to work hard like every other person in the company.
Mason had seen her hard work and sacrifices up close for the two years. He could tell that she really cared for Lacy. She might easily get a better-paying job with her skills. But she stayed at the Web Group and put up with Lacy’s cold shoulder. Now, it was evident that things had gone very bad between them.
Mason looked at the letter of resignation for while before calling Lacy.
When Lacy picked the call, Mason said, "Mr. Web, Mrs. Web wants to resign from the company. She’s here right now.”
Lacy snarled, his voice full with scorn, "Resign? She's not that important. Treat her resignation the same as anyone else's. No special treatment! Is she trying so hard for me to pity her? That's a dirty trick!"
"Mr. Web, I don't think Mrs. Web is kidding this time. She….”
"Don’t be foolish and do as I say.” Lacy ended the call. He looked at Remi’s recent Insta-gram post after hanging up the phone. He squinted his eyes and his face got darker.
"What's the matter, Lac?" Bernice asked in a gentle voice, appearing weak. She bit her lip, and her eyes shone with tears that hadn't fallen yet.
"Remi still won't forgive me, will she? I should probably go to the company tomorrow and say sorry to her in person. I don't want to mess things up between you two because of me.” Bernice said, pretending to be sorry.”
She was sitting on the hospital bed and spoke in a very low voice.
Lacy shook his head. "Bernice, stop being such a wimp. You didn't do anything wrong, therefore you don't have to say you're sorry.” He thought Remi’s resignation was just a way to trap him and have the upper hand. She was too clever to give up something so valuable. He thought he was the only one who really understood Remi’s endless greed and ambition.
Bernice bit her lip and looked at her phone. "I want to take a short nap, Lacy."
"Of course. I'll be right here when you wake up.” He answered, "Then I'll take you home."
He wrapped the blankets around her and then sat down on the chair next to her with his laptop.
Bernice hurriedly typed a message on her phone and clicked send while her back was facing Lacy.
[Carry the plan out now]
*****
After the resignation letter was signed by Mason, Remi took out her phone and posted on Insta-gram when she finally left the company.
[Finally resigned from Web Group]
She had built a strong network while working in Web’s Group in this two years. This Insta-gram post she just made wasn't only for her friends to see that she was no longer working in Web Group, It was also a warning to everyone in her business circle not to contact her from now on regarding the Web Group.
A lot of companies started sending her direct messages with inquiries not long after she posted.
Remi answered some message and went offline. But her phone started vibrating again before she could even get in the car waiting for her. She frowned as she saw the name on the screen. She never imagine it was Finn Garvey, Lacy’s business rival, who was calling.
Remi had taken several clients from his company in the past, and Finn never missed a chance to quarrel her when they saw each other. She thought he was only calling to quarrel her again.
The phone kept ringing and ringing. Remi finally gave in and hit the answer button. "Stop it, Mr. Garvey, if you're calling to gloat!"
"Hey, calm down a little. I'm here to hire you!Ms. Puth, if you join the Garvey Group, I'll pay you three times what you're making now from Lacy,”
Finn’s voice sounded honest. He went on, "Look, you've taken a lot of clients from me, and yes, I wasn't always the friendliest. I truly like how good you are at what you do. I'd be happy to take you because Lacy Web doesn't value you anymore.”
Lacy didn't care about her, even though she had gotten him a lot of clients and business deals. He thought all of her hard work was merely a ruse to get on his good side.
Remi answered, "Mr. Garvey, I've been working like a machine for the last two years. I really need a break right now.”
"No problem! Take as long time as you want. I’ll wait.” Finn responded.
She took a deep breath and hung up the call. She got a notification of Finn’s comments on her post.
His comment was "Ms. Puth, the Garvey Group's doors are always open for you! Tell me how much you want. I can pay you. The Garvey Group can’t wait to have you.”
Remi laughed softly.
As soon as she got to the Web villa, she went straight to her room and started getting rid of everything that reminded her of her life here.
She took Lacy’s bank card before she left, thinking it was her money for the seven years of her suffering in this marriage. It would only be dumb if she left without getting anything.
She gave Evie Rotwood, the maid, a file with the divorce papers and stated, "This is an important document. Make sure Mr. Web gets it, and also sign it.”
Evie didn't notice Remi was now addressing Lacy as “Mr. Web” instead of hubby like she usually called him.
"Mrs. Web, are you traveling?” Evie asked.
Remi looked at her small suitcase and said. "Yeah, just a business trip."
She was going away for good and would never come back again.
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