Chapter 2

When Marcus noticed the girl staring at him without any hesitation, he frowned slightly.

Even ignoring his position as the president of the Hartley Group, his good looks attracted many women to approach him, which made him feel annoyed.

Helena noticed this and nudged Cornelia, “What are you daydreaming about?”

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Cornelia snapped back to reality, adjusting her mood quickly, “President Hartley, nice to meet you, I’m Cornelia. I’ve been working at the Hartley Group headquarters for less than a year.”

Her self–introduction was full of power, making her stand out more than the previous two people.

“Comelia?” Marcus silently repeated the name, feeling somewhat familiar.

He looked at Cornelia again, and she didn’t stare back this time, making him feel much more comfortable, “Let her stay.”

Helena agreed and then led the three out of the office, “Cornelia, go move your stuff to the special assistant’s office.”

“Alright.” Cornelia returned to her desk, starting to pack her personal belongings.

Working alongside the president meant their salaries would at least double. All three of them were the winners of a series of selection rounds, all wanting this promotion.

But the good promotion ultimately fell on Cornelia, the one with the least experience, which made the other two somewhat dissatisfied. However, Yolanda soon realized this wasn’t right. Cornelia’s abilities were well known, and they couldn’t deny her skills just because she was young and inexperienced.

She smiled and gave Cornelia a hug, “Cornelia, congratulations!”

Cornelia replied, “Thank you!”

wasn’t so generous. He sarcastically commented, “Yolanda, you should learn more. It’s not just strong work abilities

would seem guilty. He thought

her eyes cold, “Eden, do you think you’re qualified to slander

realize the implications and his face turned

also chimed in, “Eden, seeing a woman more outstanding than you and then

there now.” Cornelia gave Yolanda a grateful

“President Hartley chose you today, but whether you

serious, “Remember, President Hartley really dislikes subordinates with

showed his face in the media, and the public didn’t know what he looked like. But for many years in a row, he topped the list of Riverton’s

Marcus, but saying so wouldn’t necessarily be believed. She thought it would be more convincing to excel at work than

for the reminder, I’ll

her gaze,

only two

more like his private assistant, caring about all

taboos, etc. were essential for

over work, so Cornelia had to face the president alone in

iced Americano and knocked on the president’s office door. A deep and pleasant male voice came from inside, “Come

saw Marcus sitting at his desk, reading a

to his left, “President Hartley, the meeting with Digital Sports Technology is at 2:10,

minutes.”

Chapter 21

head, accurately picking up the coffee and taking a

later, the other special assistant Ben and Cornelia followed

prepared the materials the president needed. Marcus rarely spoke, mostly just listening to his subordinates and the other party. Occasionally he’d interject, always hitting the nail on

raise of his hand or a change in his gaze, Cornelia knew what he wanted and promptly

sync at the meeting that even Ben

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