She Is A CEO

Chapter 1143 Drunken Talk

"Let's hang out when you're free. I'll invite Brendon too. You guys are people I trust, and I'll tell you the reason later," Miles said.

"Sure, I just saw Brendon a few days ago, but it's been a while since we all got together. Let me arrange it for you when you have time," Markus replied with a smile.

Exiting the elevator and walking into the lobby of Tready Threads Finance, Kevin walked forward with heavy thoughts on his mind. He was feeling frustrated and annoyed at this moment. Just as he was about to walk out of the door, he suddenly heard a teasing voice from his side.

"Go for wool and come home shorn. Kevin, how does that feel?"

Kevin paused in his steps and stiffly turned to his left side where Jacob was leaning against a column looking smug. He had clearly left twenty minutes earlier than Kevin but hadn't gone yet because he wanted to see him fail!

Realizing this fact made Kevin hold his breath and focus all of his attention on raising his eyebrows high while coldly retorting, "What do you mean by that? Mr. Hale and I are in business cooperation that will bring profits no matter what happens. Unlike you who brought people here without understanding anything about our situation! But thanks to you though because it is my first time seeing you acting so subservient."

"Kevin! You've grown some balls!" Upon hearing Kevin mock him like that, Leon couldn't help but explode in anger, charging towards him and wanting to teach him a lesson. But, before he could get close, seven or eight black-clad men rushed into the building, surrounding Kevin tightly protecting him; they were bodyguards waiting outside.

"Not bad huh? You're hiring people now?" Jacob wasn't planning on doing anything physical anyway so upon seeing how confident Kevin looked surrounded by guards, he began clapping sarcastically. "Of course! There are too many wicked people in this world whom I've encountered before, so naturally one must always be vigilant." Retorted Kevin, not willing to lose face.

"People will always let their guard down at some point," Jacob narrowed his eyes staring intently at Kevin and saying softly, "You're afraid someone might harm you which means you must be careful all the time."

"Thanks for reminding me." Kevin sneered back at Jacob then disdainfully glanced over Leon like an arrogant peacock before leading everyone away.

Seeing how proud and confident Kevin looked, Leon couldn't swallow the insult, constantly complaining into Jacob's ear,

"Appeasement brings disaster. You shouldn't have trusted this ungrateful person from day one! Wasting your hard work cultivating him these past few years!"

Jacob didn't say anything but just gave Leon a cold glance. In fact, he knew in his heart that if it weren't for the appearance of Leon and his group, Kevin might not have had the idea of betrayal. Even if he did, he wouldn't have had the guts to do it.

"Mr. Wood! We definitely can't let him go!" Regardless of whether Jacob paid attention to him or not, Leon continued to vent his anger incessantly.

"Enough," Jacob waved his hand, "What's the use of cursing here? If cursing him could kill him, why bother?"

Leon closed his mouth.

"Sage," Jacob turned to Sage who had been following behind him, "keep monitoring Kevin and Nia. You did a great job this time."

"Thank you, Mr. Wood," Sage said respectfully.

In the evening, Jacob was called back home by Libby for dinner. Leon was still upset today, so he dragged Sage and a few other men to drink together. The private room was filled with smoke, and Leon drank more and more until he could barely speak coherently.

"I think it's because Mr. Wood is timid. He's afraid of many thing that might happen, so follow me and kill Kevin and Nia right away. So there won't be any future problems!" Leon complained drunkenly, holding a beer bottle in one hand.

"He's not like this before. We follow him because he's ruthless and stable in his actions. But now, he's always worried about Lucia and Arthur being too strong or Nia having Lauren behind her back. He's become indecisive and, to be blunt, acting like a woman." One of the younger guys had also had too much to drink and was starting to slur his words.

Sage remained silent, holding onto the bottle of wine and listening to others' nonsense. In reality, these people were just being stirred up emotionally. Jacob couldn't act as recklessly as before because the business world was not like the streets where he can gain respect by beating someone up or smashing things.

At this thought, Sage became even more certain that this path would not be a long one.

"Sage, why don't you say a few words too?" Leon patted his shoulder heavily, seeing that Sage had been silent like a clam.

"I don't have any particular thoughts. I just want to focus on doing well with what's in front of me, and as for the future, I'll take it one step at a time."

"Are you still so negative?" Leon asked him with drunken eyes and a loose smile.NôvelDrama.Org content.

"I'm not being negative, I'm just afraid, afraid of people like us..." Sage glanced at the person next to him, hesitating to finish his words due to Leon's previous warning.

Leon knew what Sage meant. He let out a heavy sigh, turned his head and poured himself half a bottle of alcohol, his brow furrowed tightly together.

"Leon, let's face it. We're not cultured people. Even though Mr. Wood has taught us a lot, it's not realistic for us to sit in an office all day dealing with paperwork. Sometimes I wonder what will happen to us if Mr. Wood actually succeeds."

"What will happen?" Leon's eyes were bloodshot as he spoke, "There are two options - either we successfully transition or we get silenced."

As soon as Leon finished speaking, his brothers around him fell silent and looked at each other with complicated expressions - it seemed like more than just him had thought about this before. "Leon," Sage spoke up first, "Mr. Wood isn't that kind of person."

"When he needs you, he'll be sincere," Leon scoffed coldly, "When it comes to loyalty, who can compare to me? But even I'm afraid of being left behind by Mr. Wood once he succeeds. Don't forget our identities are all fake! If he succeeds, how will he take care of us? And if he fails, would Lucia and Arthur spare any of us?"

"Yeah," someone sighed softly, "We're caught in the middle and no one wants to claim responsibility for us anymore... I just hope that after Mr. Wood succeeds, we'll get a good severance package so that everyone can go back home."

"You're thinking too much," Leon gave a sideways glance at the speaker and smiled, "Mr. Wood won't let any of us go."

"Why not?"

"Don't forget every one of us knows his true identity. Jacob is an unforgivable wanted criminal here. Do you really think he'd feel safe letting any one of his men return home?"