It was undeniable that Maple Court, as the largest urbanized housing developer in the nation, was incredibly efficient. If it had been other companies, the election of a sales office manager would have to go through meetings and discussions. This was not the case with Maple Court. They discussed transferring Sofia to the marketing office in the morning and sent out the notice the same afternoon.Everyone in the office was happy for Sofia upon learning that she would be transferred to the marketing office and could not help the envy dripping off their gazes. It was apparent. She had only been the sales office manager for less than a month and was promoted again. There was no way it would not garner envy.There was someone who was happy without any sense of envy, too—Leila, who came around when they were about to finish work.“What’s that? I heard that Ms. Jenner’s promoted tomorrow onward? Congratulations!”Leila congratulated her, but there was no sense of sincerity in it. She then
In the end, Javier did not lay a finger on Sofia and merely adjusted the temperature warmer. It was not that he had no ulterior thoughts about her. Quite the contrary, he was feeling the urge very much right now.However, the consequences of sleeping with a drunk woman were troublesome. If it were not reported to the police, he would have to provide various explanations and coax and sort out the relationship. If it were reported to the police, it would be much simpler since the busy party would be the police, as he only had to be put behind bars.Although both methods would not actually cause Javier practical troubles, they would still waste a lot of time—and he was pressed for time, hoping he could split a day into two. He could not afford to spend time on such triviality, so he could only forbear it with his willpower.He managed to withstand it, but the night was a long one. As he tossed and turned in bed, all he could think of was Sofia…Javier woke up the next morning—woken up
The reality proved that Sofia had overthought. Javier and Tucker were both gentlemen at the table. No one forced her to drink.It was just that Javier drank quite a lot and was rather tipsy tonight since he did not have a high alcohol tolerance to begin with, and had no more medication in his pocket to help him now.Tucker was also tipsy and found a driver to drive him back.Sofia took the initiative to send Javier home since he had taken care of her so many times. She was worried about his safety. Fortunately for her, she had peace of mind as Javier was unlike her, who threw up everywhere when she was drunk.When she helped Javier to bed and was about to leave to fetch him some water, he hugged her. Sofia had a great figure, but she was on the petite side, so she was pinned against the bed directly, unable to fight against Javier’s powerful pull.In the next instant, Javier pushed his head forward and kissed her cherry lips fiercely. Sofia could not even reject him when he was pr
On The first day of the program, Javier let the group slack. They could do whatever they wanted, and he did not care about them at all. Everyone thought that Javier had left out of anger and was quite happy about it, enjoying themselves even more as they fooled around.Lou was happy as well, but he had another scheme up his sleeve. There was no way he was accepting his fate with Javier overriding him when the latter started off under him. His lover, Leila, was repeatedly annoyed by Javier as well, so he was going to avenge her.The next morning, Lou slipped off to Tucker’s office when he saw that Javier was letting them slack again.It was a coincidence that Herschel came to the room when Lou was out to go to Tucker. Initially, no one paid attention to this young man who came in, but the entire room went silent when he declared his identity.The identity Herschel had announced was…“I’m Herschel Lord from Reivaj Group. May I know who Mr. Javier Kersey is?”No one spoke, having no
Tucker’s incessant questioning got Lou in the tongue. He was adamant that the account he witnessed was nothing like that. He was being framed! “Mr. Goldwater, please! It isn’t like that at all! I mean it! Please, m-maybe you can ask everyone around about what happened if you don’t believe me!”Tucker ignored him as the man in the room spoke. “Mr. Goldwater, Reivaj Group’s rep came to see us.”He described everything Herschel had done since his arrival in unsparingly vivid details, not skimping on minutia such as the price. It baffled Lou while Goldwater looked on, stunned.The others in the crowd voiced their assent as soon as the man finished, vouching for how strongly Javier had voiced his rejection. “Mr. Kersey is an exceptionally talented person, and there’s more proof to it than how much money Reivaj Group is willing to shell out for him. Heck, we realize that since listening to his immaculate theories!”“Exactly! We love hearing his talks, don’t we, folks? It’s so profound an
“I’m going home. See you tomorrow.” Javier turned around with a nod and a wave and left. He never wanted to be invited upstairs. He was only with her till her door because the lights in the neighborhood were dark, and he worried for her safety.Sofia gawked at his retreating figure vanishing into the distance, nonplussed. She had been in the middle of an internal debate about what to do, yet this fellow closed it by turning away and bidding farewell.Honestly? She was a little bummed out. She really saw something that was not there, huh?While Sofia puzzled over her insignificant speculations, Lou was hiding in the shadow at the far end of the corridor. He was livid and clenched his jaw, his teeth grinding against themselves.He had given today’s incident a whole day’s thought.He was sure that Sofia had orchestrated it. How else could it be explained why Javier, a complete nobody with no close ties or connections within the office, managed to garner so much support?It must have
Sofia’s cheeks turned hot pink as soon as she finished. She realized her wording could cause quite a misunderstanding…“I mean, I’m literally scared. Literally!” she hurriedly added. “That’s what I meant when I asked you not to leave me tonight. I don’t, um, I don’t mean that as, uh, an invitation to sex.”The more she tried to clarify herself, the more flushed her cheeks were. She was inching closer and closer to outright inability to explain herself.Luckily for her, Javier understood. “You’re worried that Lou’s gonna come back and continue his vile, vindictive assault, aren’t you? So you want me to stay and keep an eye out for you. Doesn’t mean it as a ploy to seduce me for sex. That what you’re saying?”Sofia bobbed her head, her blushing cheeks rattling with the movement. “R-Right! That’s exactly what I was thinking!”Javier hummed. As he considered the young woman retreating away from his arms, he wondered aloud, “And you’re not worried that I might coerce you into it while
Javier himself had no idea he was going to spring so far to the top that he would land on his cushy position. On the surface, the fact that a newbie had catapulted to such a role defied any logic and reason, but there were many factors that made it understandable.For starters, Tucker needed a loyalist. There was also the fact that Reivaj Group had spent an obscene amount of money in an attempt to poach Javier. Then, there was Javier’s exceptional abilities and loyalty, his cordial relationship with the sales managers, and much more. All these factors seemed to justify why he should be where he was.It did not mean it was any less of a surprise to the rest of the company. Even Sofia was shocked. Now that she was in Javier’s office, she was staring at him in confusion. “I remember walking into the sales department and telling you people that if any one of you ever became my boss, I’d congratulate them for real. But becoming my boss so soon? That’s just too fast, isn’t it?”She found