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.

shocked to see him all of a sudden. In fact, there were screams in every direction

“Hi, Mr. Newton!”

logistics department. Why is he here

a mistake? Is Mr. Newton here to

“I don’t care if he’s here to scold us. It’s worth it

a distance during general meetings. This time around, we’ll see him up

He’s walking

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

had gone up to him

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

his presence was impossible to

defy their CEO, so

scrolling through their phones, all sat upright at their desks, fearing they would get

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.

intimidating aura, being led toward her respectfully by Isaac. I’m doomed! It seems like

work. She was so busy

Charles? Whitney’s heart was racing as she hunched over and

shocked to

NR Group? How is this Mr. Newton’s

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

went through the company’s information on the internet. He isn’t

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.

Err…

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 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 temper. Would

she was very close to sprawling on

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

don’t know him.” Whitney shook

was standing not far away as he swept a

sitting straight and seemingly focusing on their work. That wasn’t the case for the two employees sitting in the corner of the office. Those two skinny ladies

in displeasure. I don’t bite,

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