Chapter 227

Willow wasn’t in her office. Upon her desk lay an envelope. Tyson brought this back to Jasper. It was a letter of resignation. Frowning, Jasper read the reason she’d given: ‘Sorry, I’ve found someplace better, so I’m leaving the Hughes Corporation.’ These words had been typed out and printed… but they were undersigned by Willow herself! That was her own signature, no mistake! Jasper’s expression became grim. Willow actually had the gall to quit?! How did she plan to pay the two-hundred-dollar penalty? He called HR. The Director of Human Resources informed him, “Willow resigned of her own volition, and paid her penalty on the spot—the full total of two hundred thousand dollars. According to her, her new employer provided the necessary funds to secure her services immediately.” As per Frank’s instructions, Jasper was absolutely not to know that Willow had actually been fired. In case he asked, the HR Director was to come up with a convincing story about Willow resigning v