"Hahaha! Have you tried looking for other jobs after graduation?" Avery asked with amusement."No. I was still thinking if I wanted to keep studying, but recently decided against it," Juliet explained. "I don't intend on getting married. I probably never will, so I'm definitely not getting a child. I can accept working overtime and highly intensive schedules..."The smile on Avery's face froze. "Juliet, why won't you consider getting married? If you work here, we would never deduct your salary or fire you simply because you are getting married or because you want a child. We have a lot of women working here. If you don't believe me, you can ask them in person."Juliet shook her head. "I'm not getting married because the person I love is dead."Avery was instantly rendered speechless. "I'm sorry!""It's fine. He wouldn't have married me even if he was alive anyway." Juliet’s lips curled into a bitter smile. "He likes someone else.""..."Avery felt a lump in her throat as she str
"Sure! Thank you for giving me this chance, Miss. Tate. I will work hard.""Yeah. Contact me if you need anything."The two exchanged contacts and Juliet took her leave.Avery walked toward her desk and picked up her glass to take a sip of water, when she suddenly remembered Elliot asking her to share her impression on Juliet after the interview, so she made a call to Elliot, who picked up right away."Are you goofing off? Why did you answer the phone so quickly?" She teased."Let's make a video call instead!" He hung up and made a video call to her, to which she answered with a smile.Elliot's face popped up on the screen and she couldn't tell that he was in the office, but he wasn't alone; there were a few other managers standing in his office.Elliot was using his front camera so Avery could see all of their faces. Though the managers couldn't see her, she still blushed in embarrassment. "Fine. I get that you are not goofing off. I'm hanging up now if you are working. Just ca
"Miss. Tate already asked me about that. I said that I didn't have any expectation in particular so you can just offer with the lowest wage you have.""The minimum salary for this position would be three to four thousand, so we are going to offer you three thousand at first. Once you pass the probation, you will get a raise. We do an appraisal every half a year depending on your performance.""Thank you! That salary is considered quite high already. I'm happy with it. I'll work hard." Juliet was overwhelmed by different emotions. She was happy that the interview went so smoothly, surprised because Avery accepted her despite her lack of experience, concerned because she didn't know if she could fulfill her duty well, and worried if she could find the truth of the Goulds Family's downfall....In the afternoon, Natalie walked out of her apartment with a bag of trash on her way to a salon for a haircut.Two minutes later, she noticed that she was being followed.It was during the da
Holly's interest was instantly piqued."I referred a person to apply for Elliot's assistant role, right? That guy passed the first interview," Natalie said confidently. "I know Elliot far too well. Everything is in my control.""Natalie, you can't really do much if Elliot's men have their eyes on you, right?""It's not easy, but I don't need to do much for most of the parts. If my guy successfully becomes Elliot's assistant, Elliot's every move will be under our supervision. If that scarred woman goes to Elliot, we will find out immediately," Natalie said smugly."Yeah. You are good at this, Natalie. Be careful," Holly said. "Is this phone call safe?""Haha! My number is a foreign number. Besides, there's no need for them to bug our phones. All the things you did were my order, so they won't do anything to you. Elliot has already punished me for it, so as long as I stay in line, he won't do anything to me either.""You are taking this lightly. If he is sending his men after you,
"Alright. Are you getting off work now?" Melvin checked the time and asked.Avery hummed in response.Elliot had just texted her, reminding her to go home."Is there anything else you wish to discuss?" She asked."Nothing much. Maybe just a chat... If you are in a hurry, you should go! It's not important..." Melvin smiled.Curious, she asked, "what is it? Go ahead! Elliot's isn't coming to pick me up today so I'm in no hurry!""Oh. Why isn't he coming? Busy?""I told him not to." She studied Melvin's face and guessed, "is that something you want from me? Money, or something else...""Pfftt!" He let a laugh escape. "It's really nothing important... I'm just curious as to why you chose Juliet Sutton to be your assistant. I've seen her resume and there isn't anything special about her. I met her in person this morning as well and she seemed pretty shy. Can someone like that handle the job?"Relieved, Avery said, "so that's what this is all about! SHe's not as shy as you think. Af
"I'll see what she can do first. As long as she has the right mindset, she should be able to get used to the job soon. Everyone was fresh and green when they first graduated." Avery came to a decision. "Let's eat!""I'm already done." He set his spoon down and glanced at her plate. "You were chewing on a bite of pasta for over a few minutes.""That bad?" She blushed and changed the subject. "What about your assistant? I suppose a lot of people have submitted their resume to your end, right? Should be easy enough to hire one.""Human resources has started interviewing them," he said. "Once they are done with filtering the candidate, I'll interview them myself.""You really don't care, huh? How could you not when they are hiring your assistant?""It's just an assistant. Anyone who fulfills all my requirements couldn't be too bad," he said calmly."Talent is one thing, but isn't it important to know if they are a good match to your personality as well? Just look at you and Chad!" Av
"Leave me alone! I haven't finished my homework!"Robert stood pathetically next to her, not daring to move or speak.Seeing how upset he seemed, she patted his head like she was petting a puppy. "I haven't finished my homework! Go find Mom and Dad!""They went into their room to talk. I don't know what they are talking about, but they closed the door." Robert pouted. "No one wants to play with me.""What about Mrs. Cooper?""I don't want to play with Mrs. Cooper. I want to play with you, with Mom and Dad," he demanded."I already told you that I'm not done with my homework. If I play with you, I will fail my exam and I won't be able to go outside to play," she said impatiently.Robert couldn't possibly understand why his sister was anxious. "You can stay home and play with me if you can't go outside! I love playing with you, Layla!" He took her hand and begged.All patience Layla had for her little brother was drained from her at that moment, replaced by anger. "Go away! If I
A few minutes later, Avery's face was filled with disbelief and shock. She immediately found Melvin's number and made a call to him."Is there something you need, President Tate?" Melvin was slightly surprised to receive a call from her. "Have you eaten?""Melvin, I just saw your proposal and saw that you want to hire a spokesperson, which is fine by me, but why do you have to choose Eric out of all people? Don't you know he's my friend? If we reach out to him, he's definitely not going to take any money from us."A few years ago, there had been a crisis in the Tate Industries and Eric had chosen to resume his job as an idol to support Tate Industries; not only did he write a song over the Tate Industries' drones, he even reviewed the drones on a video he posted on social media.After that, Tate Industries had collaborated with Eric and Eric refused to accept any payment.Avery knew how much Eric's effort was worth, and she refused to take advantage of him."President Tate, I kno