Scarlett was rendered speechless by him again. She didn't want to admit it, but he was right. He'd never said that he'd let her answer the phone after a kiss; she'd just assumed that's what he'd meant. She'd only kissed him to get him off her back; if she'd known that a simple kiss would've made things more difficult, she wouldn't have kissed him to begin with.In the end, she could only blame her own rotten luck for meeting a man like him in the first place. There was nothing left to say now, nor was there any point in regretting her actions. "Alright, fine. Can I pick up my phone now?" Scarlett asked angrily. What more did he want from her? She'd already kissed him and allowed him to take advantage of her. He couldn't possibly want any more than that, right?Her unpleasant tone made his mood sour as well. He'd been in a perfectly good mood up until her annoyed retort, and he roared, "What are you trying to say? Don't forget, I paid for you, so I own you!"Scarlett was fuming at
Christopher flashed her a light smile as he said, "You can't be too sure of that. My cousin is actually renting her house out at a cheap price. Her family is about to migrate to Amerstica, so she's looking for a tenant to look after her house. She's renting it out at a low price since her end goal isn't to earn money. The house is still vacant right now. If you're interested, I could help you ask her how much she's willing to rent it out for. I can guarantee that it'll be well below the market price!""Really?" Scarlett was overjoyed to find out about this. She would be so lucky if she could rent a cheap house in the area."Yeah, let me ask her first. Could you give me your phone number? I'll contact you once I get an answer from her.Christopher was a straight-forward man and didn't like to mince his words, and Scarlett was naturally a trusting woman, so she didn't suspect a thing. Besides, who in their right mind would refuse such a good offer? She hurriedly took his phone from hi
"You see, my cousin is in desperate need of a tenant. Her requirements are simple; since she isn't renting the house out to earn money, all she's looking for is a reliable tenant, preferably a single female working an honest job nearby. If you feel as if these conditions apply to you, then it's actually a win-win situation for both you and my cousin. She needs a good tenant, and you need a cheap house, so the two of you can help each other out," Christopher explained smoothly. He was the president of Zart Enterprise, so of course he knew how to deal with fresh-faced women like Scarlett, who was just starting to work in the city. If he couldn't even convince an innocent woman, then he'd be the laughing stock of the town.Scarlett immediately nodded at his words and reassured him, "Don't worry! I'm working an honest job, and I don't have any bad habits like drinking or smoking. Besides, I'm also single …" Scarlett trailed off hesitatingly at her relationship status because she herself
One thing Christopher was thankful for was that Lucille had no interest in him at all. She only pestered him to get information about Jonathan, which was a relief. If she'd been interested in him and pestered him because of that, then he'd really want to kill himself and be rid of her. He had no energy to deal with her right now, so he could only say placatingly, "Alright Lucy, I'm busy now. I'll call you back later."However, even though Christopher had explicitly made it clear that he didn't want to talk, Lucille was unrelenting and whined, "Why are you being like this as well? You're the one who told me that I could look for you if I wanted to know more about Jonathan, so why are you acting like this? Jonathan told me that he's busy, and now you're also saying that you're busy. Are the both of you just conspiring against me? I don't care; you have to help me with my problem today!"Christopher really couldn't deal with her anymore. Even though he was visibly irritated with Lucille
Isabelle also knew that the solution she was proposing wasn't an easy one. However, she had to give it a try. She couldn't just stand by and do nothing as her savior's company fell into ruin. Besides, her boss had also been looking quite troubled for the past few days, which worried her."Scar, I know it's not easy, but I can't just give up. This matter is way too important for me to give up on. I don't know what else I can say to persuade you … Will you help me? You told me that you know someone who works in the housekeeping department at that hotel. Could you please ask her to place a hidden camera in the room? Of course, once my plan is successful, I'll reward her well for her efforts too. In fact, I can give her around one million dollars. What do you say, Scarlett?" Isabelle had her mind set on catching the president of Leonard Corporations in the act, and it didn't seem like anything could change her mind anymore.Scarlett did indeed have a good friend, Serena Jenson, who worke
Scarlett was persistent and refused to let others diminish her spirit by bullying her. If Candace wanted her to copy the company rules and regulations by hand, she would gladly do so. After all, there weren't too many rules at this company, and besides, she was new and had to comply with whatever people asked her to do.Furthermore, she already knew that Candice wasn't someone to be trifled with, so she decided to just follow the instructions given to her obediently. Now that she thought about it, what had she ever done to make Candace hate her so much? She wondered what other tricks Candace had up her sleeve once she finished copying the rules.Ultimately, Scarlett worked overtime to finish copying the company rules. When she passed the rule book back to Shirley the next day, she was met with Shirley's hesitant eyes. She looked like she had to tell Scarlett something but couldn't."The exam about the rules is today? But I just finished copying the rules last night!" Scarlett had th
"There's no need to thank me. In fact, I have yet to thank you for helping me out yesterday," Scarlett assured her as she took the test paper with her. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly thought of another question. She turned back to Shirley to ask, "Why is her office on the 21st floor?""The leaders of each department are stationed on the 21st floor. Since Candace is the manager of the HR department, her office is also there," Shirley explained."Oh, I see. Maybe that's why I have yet to meet the owner of the company," Scarlett mumbled to herself as she left the meeting room.Shirley had caught Scarlett's mumbling and frowned. What an odd thing to say! What did she mean by saying that she hadn't met the boss yet? The way she said it sounded as if she didn't know Christopher at all, but she was in his car yesterday; there was no way that she didn't know who the boss was.Shirley thought about it a while longer and came to the conclusion that Scarlett had only said that t
However, she'd had four years of experience in this field, so she quickly composed herself before asking her calmly, "What is the meaning of this?"Scarlett shrugged. "There's no special meaning behind this. I was taught at a young age that it was alright if I didn't know how to do my exams, but I should never cheat or lie. That's why I'm submitting an empty paper."Candace's face turned red at this, and she was momentarily rendered speechless by Scarlett's indifference. She'd indeed claimed that Scarlett had cheated because she was submitting the paper early, so she couldn't say anything in retaliation. That would just mean that she was going back on her own words.She glared frostily at Scarlett. She didn't know what Scarlett was planning. Nevertheless, Candace had to admit that even though she hated Scarlett, the latter was just a university student who had yet to graduate. Besides, she'd done well in the last two days at the company. She could've complained about her mistreatmen