Jenny found Mr. Caiman waiting for her on the 12th floor."This is your cubicle, Miss Jenny. Our department handles sales. I'll give you a rundown of everything we do," the man said kindly. He wasn't an idiot. Jenny was obviously starting from the bottom in order to thoroughly learn the workings of the company. There was a high chance she would be his boss one day, so he didn't dare offend her now.Jenny nodded. "You can just call me Jenny, sir.""Um…" He really didn't want to risk it."Really, it's fine," Jenny insisted. She knew what the manager's concern was. Might as well try to alleviate it.Mr. Caiman relented. "Alright, Jenny. Take a look at these documents first. You're welcome to ask me if you have any questions."Jenny went to her cubicle and started studying the papers given to her. The information listed was much more detailed than what she had dug up herself, so she soon grew quite invested, turning oblivious to everyone else's attention on her.The other employees
"Miss Jolene," Philippa greeted cheerfully, walking into Jolene's office on the 17th floor. "Here are the documents you wanted.""Mm. You can leave it there." Jolene nodded at the table. "How long have you been working here?""Two months, miss," Philippa reported, fearful she might get picked on because of it. She'd heard Jolene was tough to handle. Surprisingly, the woman only smiled.Two months was a good time; not too new, not too experienced either. Philippa would be of good use to Jolene in the coming days. "Not bad. Work hard, and I'll make sure you get your worth," she praised, then unclasped the bangle on her wrist, placing it on the desk. "Here, a gift. Take it."Philippa gazed at her in shock. "I can't possibly, miss—""I said take it," Jolene snapped. "You're my assistant, and my assistant should be able to own fine things."Philippa bit back her refusal and hurriedly tucked the bracelet into her bag with gratitude.Jolene hissed internally at the sight. That bangle
Jenny spotted Adrian and immediately asked, "Come join us for dinner, sir!""Miss J—" Adrian quickly stopped himself. "You've just started here, Jenny. I can't let you treat us. It'll be my treat instead.""Ooh, Mr. Caiman is treating us tonight. I've never seen him so generous," someone teased, making several other employees hoot along, embarrassing Adrian. He wasn't that stingy. He was just occupied with work usually, so he didn't have time to have dinner with his staff.Jenny nodded. "Alright. If Mr. Caiman treats us to dinner, we'll go for karaoke afterward. My treat.""Yeah!" Someone cried happily, eliciting a flurry of cheers. "Free dinner and free karaoke!"This news just happened to reach Jolene's ears on the 17th floor. Her expression immediately turned dark. "Fucking rabble."Philippa said nothing, standing to the side of the table.Jolene hadn't expected Jenny to be able to build connections that fast at work. Her plans to cause some trouble downstairs were disrupted
Jenny tried her best to ignore Jolene throughout the meal, but her half-sister kept throwing insults across the room now and then. If only she could switch off her hearing."You should have greeted me politely when you saw me earlier. After all, I'm a manager, and you're just a lowly saleswoman. Anyway, I'll let this go just once since you're my big sister. But keep that in mind next time," Jolene shot out again after Jenny ignored her the nth time.Jenny's colleagues all shot each other helpless, annoyed looks. "Now she's done it," Jenny thought. She sighed and turned to Jolene. "Did you forget to take your psych meds, or are you just plain dumb?"Her response had everyone tense up in shock. None of them had expected Jenny to be so blatant."What did you say to me?" Jolene stood up angrily, not expecting Jenny to speak to her like that in public. "How dare you?!" she screeched, pointing her finger at Jenny.Jenny left her table and went up to her. "I just do. What are you going t
The staff's respect for Jenny only increased upon hearing that. Jenny had a powerful background, and it took a truly selfless person to be able to not care about it all.After dinner, Jenny brought them out for karaoke before finally going back home. It was already late when she reached Walter Castle. Jolene spotted her in the doorway and tucked herself beside her mother, murmuring, "Wonder what shady business she's been up to, coming home so late.""You're young, Jenny, so we understand if you want to have some fun after hours. But you still need to watch yourself. The public now knows you're Graham's daughter, after all," Rowena cautioned, seemingly kind.Jenny spotted Graham sitting beside the mother and daughter too. "He must've stayed up to wait for me," Jenny thought."I had dinner with friends at work, Dad. Got caught up in traffic. You don't need to wait for me to come back from now on. I can handle myself," she explained. "Dinner." Graham nodded. "Already making friend
Jade clocked out from Jeneration Group once she was done with her work. There was barely anyone out and about in the streets anymore. She sighed and was prepared to hail a taxi when a white luxury car stopped before her. Her expression fell the moment she recognized it.The car doors opened, revealing a man and a woman Jade knew very well."What are you doing back in Bardoff City, Jade Weston?" The woman asked, hooking her arm around the man.Jade sneered. She was Maria Biscotti, her best friend, once upon a time. The man she was holding was none other than Hayden Lowe, the man she had deeply loved long ago. These two people had betrayed her trust, forcing her to divorce Hayden without taking even a cent for alimony, and even made her leave the city.Jade ignored them and walked off, but the two swiftly caught up with her. Hayden even grabbed her wrist, dragging her back. "You said you'd never come back to Bardoff, Jade. What are you doing here now? Having second thoughts?"Jade b
"This is for your own good, Jade. You could expand your skills anywhere and however you wanted outside of Bardoff City," Hayden insisted, stopping her from leaving.Jade frowned. "You want me to leave because you're scared I'll take away everything you have, aren't you?""Scared?" Hayden stiffened. "You really are still as proud as ever. Do you think you're that capable? Trust me, I have nothing to be afraid of, whether it's Jeneration Group or some startup of yours."Hayden was only giving her this alternative because killing her would claim a lot of resources. "Funny that it gave her this impression," he thought.Jade wasn't upset at all. She had long grown out of the limited perspectives that held her back all those years ago, especially her uncontrollable temper. "Then there's no need to waste your breath here. Goodnight." She made to walk away, but Maria stepped in front of her."I know you hated me for stealing Hayden from you, Jade," Maria began. "But I truly do love him. B
"How dare you?" Jade yelled angrily. Hayden really hadn't changed one bit. He was still as violent as ever."Try me, bitch!" Hayden snapped back, swinging his hand. Though he had divorced Jade, in his mind, she still belonged to him, so he felt he had the right to do whatever he wanted to her.Jade stood still, waiting for Hayden's hand to land. The moment it did, she would call the cops on the bastard. But the slap never landed. Instead, a man stepped in front of Jade, protecting her."Max?" Jade gasped. Shouldn't he be in Parrington?"You alright?" he asked briefly, turning to glance at her.Jade nodded, still curious as to what he was doing there.Max didn't explain. He turned to glare at Hayden instead, flinging his hand away. "What kind of cockless sonuvabitch would hurt a woman?"Hayden stumbled back from the force. Jealousy burned in his chest when he saw how close Jade was to Max. Jade was his whether or not they had divorced, so there was no way he would allow her to be