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.

to show up that day, so they were shocked to see him all of a sudden.

“Hi, Mr. Newton!”

logistics department. Why is he here all of

we had made a mistake? Is Mr. Newton here to lecture

“I don’t care if he’s here to scold us. It’s worth it because I’ll get to see him up close! Mr. Newton

right! Before this, we could only see him from a distance during general meetings. This time around,

He’s walking

Charles’ arrival, an uproar erupted in the building, and the employees could

employees had gone up to him and

look in his gaze, Charles nodded and instructed, “Be at ease, everyone. I’m just here for a casual visit. Please continue with your

was

CEO, so they quickly returned to their desks

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

the corner, was focused on keying in some information. That was when she overheard the conversation

saw Charles, dressed in a suit and exuding an intimidating aura,

been there since the morning, but she was new and drowning in work. She was so busy that she hadn’t even had the time to find out who was the owner of

be Charles? Whitney’s heart was racing as she hunched over and hid her face

was shocked to the

this Mr.

is the largest joint-stock company of Newton Group. Usually, everyone just calls

went through the company’s information on the internet.

eyes 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

Err…

company? What is he going to think of me? Would he think I deliberately came to work here so that he would see me all the time and fall for me? He would surely think I wanted to get his attention. He has an unpredictable

over her face as she was very close to sprawling on the desk to

colleague was weirded out, so she asked, “Why is that a big deal for you? Could it be

him.” Whitney shook her

standing not far away as he swept

wasn’t the case for the two employees sitting in the

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

could still make out their conversation, as the only sound in the office was