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.

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

“Hi, Mr. Newton!”

never visited the logistics department. Why is he here all

made a mistake? Is Mr. Newton here

scold us. It’s worth it because I’ll get to see him up close! Mr. Newton is so

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

walking toward

in the building, and the employees could

employees had

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

was impossible

one dared to defy their CEO, so they quickly returned to their desks

who were initially distracted and scrolling through their phones,

focused on keying in some information. That

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

was new and drowning in work. She was so busy that she hadn’t

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

she was shocked to

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

company of Newton Group. Usually,

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

“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

Err…

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 he would see me all the time and fall for me? He would surely think

she was very close to sprawling on the desk to

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

him.” Whitney shook her

standing not far away as he swept a

focusing on their work. That wasn’t the case for the two employees sitting in the corner of the office. Those two skinny ladies at the back are sprawling on their desks and hiding from

don’t bite,

that in mind, he walked 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 the