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.

knew Charles was going to show up that day, so they were shocked to see him all

“Hi, Mr. Newton!”

visited the logistics department. Why is he here all

had made a mistake? Is Mr. Newton here to

Charles’ fan girls quickly said, “I don’t care if he’s here to scold us. It’s worth it because

from a distance during general meetings.

He’s walking toward

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

employees had gone up to

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

presence was impossible

so they quickly

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

who 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.

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 he’s here to supervise

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

it be Charles? Whitney’s heart was racing as she hunched over and hid her face before the computer. I mustn’t

shocked

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

NR Group is the largest joint-stock company of Newton Group.

the company’s information on the

family business, and it has been passed down through the generations. Obviously, the company wasn’t founded by Mr. Newton himself. However, if

Err…

his 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

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

weirded out, so she asked, “Why is that a big deal for you? Could it be that you know Mr. Newton

him.” Whitney shook

as he swept a glance at all the

he saw everyone sitting straight and seemingly focusing on their work. That wasn’t the case for the two employees sitting in

his brows in displeasure. I don’t bite, do

her casually. Whitney and her colleague were talking softly, but he could still make out their conversation, as the only sound in the