Chapter: 6435

Seeing this message, Jimmy's mouth went dry, but he still unconsciously swallowed hard to get rid of the discomfort. His throat felt parched and dry.

But at this moment, he didn't care about any of these things because his boss was calling again.

Because of the message, Jimmy couldn't hesitate anymore and could only nervously answer the phone with his eyes fixed on Steve's arrogant face, tremblingly saying: "Old... boss..."

The phone immediately transmitted a furious roar: "Smith, what have you done outside?! Why is the Rosenthal family unhappy with you? I've been serving the Rosenthal family for so many years without seeing the big boss, and now you're getting on his bad side? What's going on?!"

Jimmy's heart finally crashed down.

He still hoped that the boss was just calling at this moment by chance and had nothing to do with the man in front of him who claimed to be a member of the Rosenthal family core.

But as soon as the boss spoke, he knew he had really annoyed a major person today.

He looked at Steve's gaze for an instant, filled with despair and pleading, muttering through his teeth: "Boss, this... this is just a misunderstanding. I'll explain it to Mr. Rosenthal personally..."

"You can't explain anything!" the other party yelled: "What do you want to explain? I'm telling you, you're already fired by Ellis & Co! You don't need to process your resignation, I'll have someone send your things to your home from now on, and I never want to see you again. Don't let me see you either!"

Jimmy heard the boss wanted to fire him and subconsciously said: "Boss, you don't have the right to do this! My work has always been very excellent, with an A+ every year, and I'm a high-level partner of the firm. You don't have the authority to dismiss me directly! If you're going to force it, I'll sue Ellis & Co for compensation!"

"I don't have the right?" the other party sneered: "Jimmy, let me remind you that in the past few years at our law firm, you've single-handedly exceeded company transactions of not less than five times. Anyway, but just last year's Merrell Goodmann and IBM patent dispute case... if I'm not mistaken, we gave him a 20% risk proxy, which he thought was too high and secretly reached a 10% proxy agreement with your university friend through you and that person took charge of the trial proceedings and helped him get 4.5 million dollars in royalties from IBM, earning 450 thousand dollars back. This isn't a lie, but just this one case could send you to jail!"

He chuckled, "Jimmy, come on, we're all adults here. Some things don't need me to explain them clearly. You and your university friend have seen Mel Goodmann many times privately, and you've also had many closed-door meetings discussing the lawsuit direction and breakthroughs for this case. All of these recordings are in my possession."

Jimmy's heart skipped a beat as he exclaimed, "You... you must be lying! How is this possible?"

The other party said, "Jimmy, mature a bit. Any partner who wants to become a high-level partner must have enough leverage in my hands. Otherwise, even if their business ability is strong, I won't give them that opportunity. It's to prevent one of our high-level partners from snatching away my resources or kicking me when I'm down! Think carefully about when you became a high-level partner... wasn't it right after the Mel Goodmann case?"

Jimmy stared blankly and muttered, "The Mel Goodmann case ended two months later, and I became a high-level partner then... could it be that you planned all this?"

The other party laughed, "You're finally being clever."

Jimmy gritted his teeth and snarled, "Ellis, you're a dog! We worked hard for the law firm, and you intentionally framed us!"

"It's not framing," the other party said. "I just want to have some extra security guarantees. You have leverage in my hands, but I won't do anything to harm you unless you've wronged the Rosenthal family big shot. I can't be bothered with that."

As he finished speaking, the other party continued, "Jimmy, what you need to focus on now isn't me firing you. This is just the smallest punishment you'll receive for offending the Rosenthal family. They won't let you off easily."

He then added, "Oh, by the way, all the evidence from the Mel Goodmann case has been given to the Rosenthal family's butler. If they're not satisfied with my handling of this situation, it's possible that you'll end up in prison. In that case, I advise you not to return to the United States. A sum like that would mean a lifetime sentence, and even if you were released on parole, it would be when you're over 75 years old. Even though we're colleagues, I won't be able to help you. You'd better take care of yourself."

Jimmy's expression was now in disarray. He never thought he would actually offend Steve Rosenthal, a man whose identity and status could be counted on one hand globally, in this Chinese city. The probability of attracting his attention was lower than the odds of winning a major lottery.

At this moment, Jimmy's air of nonchalance had vanished, and he looked at Steve with a contrite expression, saying, "Mr. Rosenthal... I'm truly sorry. I didn't think it was really you... Just now, everything was just a misunderstanding. Please don't hold me accountable."

Steve, who had spent many days in Jinling as the heir to the Rosenthal family inheritance, finally managed to put on an air of superiority. However, he was unexpectedly ridiculed by Jimmy, and his anger began to simmer beneath the surface. Seeing this nephew now trying to beg for mercy, Steve's anger surged forth, his voice laced with venom as he scolded, "I've grown up to be someone who dares to defy me! You're the first person to do so!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Steve suddenly realized something was off and glanced at Ye Chen, who also looked at him with a puzzled expression, his face hinting at both surprise and mockery.

Steve quickly cleared his throat and changed his tone, saying, "Someone who dares to defy me is not unheard of, but those people are all ones I greatly respect. You, a small-time lawyer, dare to defy me? What kind of person are you?" JrNovels.com