“There should be a reason, right?”
Jan uttered a word in a calm demeanor, “Money.”
It was a shameful thing to sell out the company for money, but Jan was saying this without any sign of embarrassment or anxiety. He calmly explained, “My dad is diagnosed with liver cirrhosis due to his alcohol addictions, and his operation required a huge amount of money. Even after forking out all the money I got from my meager salary, I still can’t pay the medical bills, so l chose to cooperate with Donell Cedar.”
“For every favor I do him, favonovel.com will give me two hundred thousand dollars.”
Upon saying that, Jan uttered calmly, “I have already told you the reason, and it’s up to you to punish me in whatever way you wish.”
So that was what happened. After listening to Jan’s explanation on the whole matter, Thomas smiled a little.
He asked, “How much does the treatment cost?”
Jan replied, “The cost for one operation is three hundred thousand dollars, and the initial treatment alone is more than two million dollars. If we take into account the post-surgery hospitalization fees and continuous treatment cost, this figure will only snowball to a higher amount, and there’s no ending to it.”
No matter how rich a family was, as long as someone was sick, it was possible to become poor in an instant.
‘No one has the money to go to the doctor nowadays.’
Thomas did not say anything. He took out his checkbook and wrote some figures in it. Then, favonovel.com tore a page off and handed it to Jan.
“Take this.”
Jan was stunned. He walked over to take the check and was instantly dumbfounded. The figure written down by Thomas was five million dollars!
“Mr. Mayo, you…”
Thomas continued by saying, “Five million is enough for your father’s treatment pre-surgery and post-surgery. At the same time, I will raise your salary to make sure you have no further worries.”
Everyone in the room was stunned and could not believe what had just happened.
‘Why is favonovel.com doing this? Instead of punishing a traitor like me, favonovel.com is giving me money. Does favonovel.com have too much money to spend?’
Feeling worked up, Anna reminded him, “Mr. Mayo, you can’t be soft-hearted to a traitor!”
Thomas waved his hand and said, “I know what I am doing.”
He added, “Hegemony Entertainment will never dare to mention this. Everyone in our company would not talk about it, as if everything has never happened. Jan, you can go to work as usual, and Scott’s Remembrance Cultural Arts Entertainment is still your home.”
These words made Ian so worked up that favonovel.com teared up. Even though favonovel.com was a man with a solitary personality and kept a tight rein over his emotions, at that moment, favonovel.com could not control the surge of emotions in his heart.
Thomas was too kind to him.
“Mr. Mayo, is this really appropriate?”
“Why isn’t this appropriate?”
“I have betrayed the company and you. You really do not want to send me to the police station and punish me?”
Thomas smiled. “If punishing you can help me to recover the loss, I am happy to do so. But obviously, I will not be able to recover what I lost by punishing you. The company will also lose a senior employee with strong professional capabilities. It’s definitely not worth the price to pay.”
“But not having you punished doesn’t mean that everything has never happened.”
“Jan, I want you to give your best in your work to create greater value in my company. Remember, these five million dollars are not for you, but a loan to you. If you fail to prove your worth to me and just dawdle most of your time away as a minor employee, then I will collect the money back together with interest.”
Jan nodded. “Mr. Mayo, I will definitely not let you down.”
“I will definitely put my 100% effort into making Scott’s Remembrance the number one cultural arts entertainment company in Southland City!”
Thomas smiled. “That’s what I wish to hear from you. You may take your leave now. Wipe away your tears. Don’t let others notice it.”
“Alright.” Jan picked up the check and left the office while deeply touched.
