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 of

“Hi, Mr. Newton!”

Newton had never visited the logistics department. Why

a mistake? Is Mr. Newton here to lecture

girls quickly said, “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 is so

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

He’s walking toward

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

a few of the employees had gone up to him

and instructed, “Be at ease, everyone. I’m just here for a casual visit. Please continue with your work

his presence was impossible to

to defy their CEO, so they quickly returned to their

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

the desk in the corner, was focused on keying in

that in mind, she lifted her head and saw Charles, dressed in a suit and exuding an intimidating aura, being led

there since the morning, but she was new and drowning in work. She was so

Whitney’s heart was racing as she hunched over and hid her face before the computer.

was shocked to

Mr. Newton’s company?” Whitney asked her

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

information on the internet. He isn’t

the generations. Obviously, the company wasn’t founded by Mr. Newton himself. However, if you had kept

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 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 he

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

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

him.” Whitney shook her

as he swept a glance at

two employees sitting in the corner of the

don’t bite, do I? Why is

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