Tom was shocked. "Fire who?"
Eliza nodded. "The reason I'm here, isn't...isn't it because of the news being spread online?"
"What are you talking about?"
Tom turned to look at his secretary with a puzzled expression, "Update me. What happened?"
The secretary paused. He inched closer and whispered into Tom's ears.
Tom frowned and his demeanor turned serious almost instantly.
Eliza sighed.
It seemed like she could not escape the fate of being fired after all.
Just as she was about to take the initiative to resign, Tom smiled at her and said, "Eliza, rest assured. I will deal with that."
"I'll fire Madeleine Robinson right now!"
Aside from Eliza, the curious onlookers were also stunned beyond words.
The secretary reminded Tom discreetly, "You're talking about Eliza right?"
Tom frowned and said, "No! The one who should be fired is Madeleine! How dare she frame my staff in my company!"
"Eliza is a professional stuntwoman with outstanding work ethics and qualities. There's absolutely no way she'd seduce a small fry like Jay Carr!"
He added while smiling at Eliza, "Eliza, let's go upstairs to discuss the issue further."
Eliza was so shocked that her jaw literally dropped to the ground.
"What's going on?" she thought.
Still in a state of confusion, she followed Tom to the VIP lounge.
Tom poured her tea and said, "Don't worry, I've ordered my subordinates to delete that video. I assure you, that post will not affect your career prospects in any way."
After Beau left, Tom pondered about the incident that happened yesterday for the entire night.
He was shocked to discover that Mr. Valentine was nothing like the rumors described.
Rumors had it that Mr. Valentine didn't love his wife at all and he treated her poorly. However, what happened last night had opened his eyes. Unexpectedly, he was a loving husband who cared deeply for Eliza!
Though Tom didn't know why Beau would marry a lowly stuntwoman, he knew for a fact that Valentine's Group would definitely invest in Parson Media if he treated Eliza well.
Tom couldn't help but widen his smile at the thought of the endless benefits that Valentine's Group could offer. "Eliza, I will do my best to nurture talented actresses like you."
"As long as you focus on your work, I will definitely offer you the position as the female lead in the near future!"
Eliza looked at Tom in amazement. She didn't know if she should accept the teacup handed to her or not.
After a while, she received the cup and asked, "Why... why are you so nice to me?"
She knew that Tom wasn't a kind person.
His sudden change in attitude was really alarming and Eliza couldn't help but squirm nervously in her seat.
"That's because..."
Before Tom could finish speaking, someone pushed open the door.
The chief director of the film, 'Snowy Night', entered the VIP lounge.
"Mr. Ellis, I hope you could grant me permission to fire Eliza Lawson, the stuntwoman."
He sat down just opposite Eliza and complained, "I was arguing with Roseane just now because she refused to fire that stuntwoman. Since I can't get on terms with her, I'm hoping that you could..."
Obviously, the director did not recognize Eliza as he continued blabbering,
"Jay's manager just informed me that the incident has affected the couple's relationship drastically. If we don't fire that stuntwoman, they threatened to resign."
"I think we should fire her. Someone as unprofessional as her should be fired. The sooner the better."
"Let them resign."
Tom interrupted him while sipping on the cup of tea. "Does Jay really think that he's that great? He's not in any position to act all cocky."
He smiled at Eliza and added, "Eliza, am I right?"
She didn't know what to say.
The chief director was dumbstruck.
He whispered into Tom's ears, "The drama series is worth 2 billion dollars and we are already halfway through the filming process. If they resign now, we will lose everything."
Tom snorted, "2 billion dollars is nothing to me."
"You shouldn't fire Eliza for something she didn't do!"
Tom said in a righteous and imposing manner.
Deep down, he knew that 2 billion was nothing to Mr. Valentine. If he could win Eliza's favor, he could get the money back easily. If anything, Mr. Valentine would return the favor tenfold!
The chief director glared at Tom incredulously and said, "Are you out of your mind right now?"
"I don't know what's wrong with you but I will never fire Jay!"
After that, he rose furiously and roared in disdain, "If you don't fire Eliza, I will go against you by asking everyone in Parson Media to quit!"
Bang!
He slammed the door and stormed away.
"Such a rude person!"
After expressing his disapproval of the chief director's attitude, Tom turned to Eliza and grinned. "I truly apologize for what happened just now."
She gritted her teeth nervously.
No matter how dense she was, she could tell that there was something wrong with Tom today.
Tom was the kind of boss who liked exploiting his employees whenever he could.
He would never risk 2 billion dollars for a small fry like herself.
She bit her lips and said, "Mr. Ellis, you don't have to do this, I can resign."
"I'm not worth 2 billion dollars."
Tom looked at her cheerfully, "You are definitely worth that money."
"You are Mr. Valentine's wife. Investing in you is definitely worth it. I could easily get back 2 billion with you on my side. If anything, 20 billion would still be a small sum to your husband."
Eliza was taken aback.
Everything was clear as day now.
It seemed like Tom's drastic change in attitude stemmed from his discovery of Eliza's identity as Mr. Valentine's wife.
She was the wife of a multi-billionaire.
An uncomfortable feeling surged inside her as she grinned at Tom, "Mr. Ellis, I think you might've misunderstood something."
"You can't rely on me to get what you want."
"I'm sorry to tell you that I won't be relying on my husband to get whatever I want in my career."
She took a deep breath and rose to her feet. "I think I've made things clear to you."
"Since I can't promise you the return of 2 billion dollars, I think it's better if you listen to the chief director's advice."
After that, Eliza picked up her handbag and turned to leave. "You don't have to fire me. I'll resign myself."
Eliza let out a sigh of relief as she left the main office of Parson Media.
She would rather lose her job than using Beau to pave her future career.
Most importantly, she could still remain a sense of integrity.
While she was preoccupied with her thoughts, a car stopped beside her.
The window was rolled down, revealing Beau's handsome face. "Braint told me that you're getting fired."
"He ordered me to bring you home."
Beau's sudden appearance was comforting.
She opened the door and went into the car. "If you're aware of that, why didn't you help me to save my job?"
Beau smiled, "They'll definitely ask you back."
Eliza grimaced and replied, "I'm sure Tom will beg me to come back."
After all, Tom was now treating her like a cash cow.
Beau narrowed his eyes. "I'm not talking about him."
He turned to look at her. "I will make sure Jay begs you for forgiveness."