The Ex and Her Riches

Charles sensed it and turned around to shoot Isaac a death stare.

Isaac suppressed his smile instantly. “I suddenly recalled a funny clip I saw on my phone just now, so I accidentally let out a chuckle.”

Arching an eyebrow, Charles looked at Isaac sarcastically and said, “What clip? Show it to me.”

Isaac was startled. How am I supposed to respond to that?

“It was a video that showed up randomly. I didn’t like it or save it, so I don’t think I can find it again, Mr. Newton…”

“Well, tell me the story, then,” Charles uttered casually.

“Umm…” Isaac’s expression turned bitter, and he whispered, “Mr. Newton, I—”

“If you can’t recall the story, I’ll deduct your salary. Fair enough, right?”

That’s far from fair! Isaac racked his brain and decided to tell Charles a lame joke he heard before.

“Okay… It was a clip showing a pair of banana brothers walking on the street. The older banana had longer legs, so he was walking in front. As he walked, he felt hot, so he decided to peel off his skin. Mr. Newton, you won’t believe what happens next…”

While stifling a laugh, Isaac told the joke in the most animated way he could. “The younger brother stepped on the peel and fell! Haha! The sound effect was hilarious!”

With one hand on the elevator wall for support, Isaac held his tummy with the other and laughed out loud. “How’s that? Isn’t that joke funny?”

Charles stared at Isaac expressionlessly. The former’s gaze was so icy that it could freeze someone in sight.

Seeing that, Isaac immediately composed himself and bowed respectfully with a straight face. “Okay. I got it. It was lame.”

Charles felt satisfied when he saw how disappointed Isaac looked. With a slightly eased-up expression, Charles advised, “It wasn’t funny at all. You should stop wasting your time on such meaningless content.”

“Yes. I’ll never do that again.”

As they chatted, the lift arrived on the fifteenth floor.

that day, so they were shocked to see him all of a sudden. In fact, there were screams in every direction on

“Hi, Mr. Newton!”

visited the logistics department. Why is he here all of a

a mistake? Is Mr. Newton

he’s here to scold us. It’s worth it because I’ll get to

only see him from a distance during general meetings.

walking toward

an uproar erupted in the building, and the

of the employees had gone up to him and bowed

at ease, everyone. I’m

was

defy their CEO, so they quickly returned to their desks

initially distracted and scrolling through their phones, all sat upright at their desks, fearing they

was sitting at the desk in the corner, was focused on keying in some information. That was when she overheard the conversation between her colleagues.

in mind, she lifted her head and saw Charles, dressed in a suit and exuding an intimidating aura, being led toward her respectfully by Isaac. I’m doomed! It seems like

in work. She was so busy that she hadn’t even had the time to find out who was the owner of

heart was racing as she hunched over and hid her face before the computer. I mustn’t let him

she was shocked

is this Mr. Newton’s company?” Whitney asked her female

you stupid? NR Group is the largest joint-stock company of Newton Group. Usually, everyone just calls it Newton Group,”

went through the company’s information on the

at Whitney. “Are you a dimwit? Newton Group is a family business, and it has been passed down through the generations. Obviously, the company wasn’t founded by Mr. Newton himself. However, if you had kept digging, you would’ve seen that Mr. Newton was the

Err…

I found a job last night. Who would’ve known I had found a job in his company? What is he going to think of me? Would he think I deliberately came to work here so that

was very close to sprawling on the desk to

big deal for you?

don’t know him.” Whitney shook

was standing not far away as he swept a

sitting in the corner of the office. Those two skinny ladies at the back are sprawling

brows in displeasure. I don’t bite, do I? Why is she

softly, but he could still make out their conversation, as the only sound in the office