The Ex and Her Riches

“Mr. Newton, as per your instructions, I’ve assigned tasks to Ms. Mellor and downloaded the surveillance footage from the night before the meeting,” Queenie reported before handing the flash drive to Charles respectfully and stepping aside.

Charles promptly plugged the flash drive into the computer, his expression growing colder. as he watched the video on the screen.

All the surveillance cameras in the Newton Group were equipped with night vision capabilities, so it was clear to see that the two figures were Lana and Sissi,

They stealthily approached Whitney’s desk, fiddled around with her computer for a while, and then took away the printed documents she had left on her desk.

As it turned out, Charles had grown suspicious when Whitney said the proposal was missing.

For a while, the latter had spent almost all her time working on the project, whether at the office or home.

Moreover, based on Charles’ understanding of Whitney, she was certainly not the type to be careless. If her documents were missing, the only explanation was that someone had tampered with them behind her back.

“Don’t act rashly on this matter for now,” Charles instructed as he turned off the computer screen. “Continue to monitor those individuals, but don’t arouse any suspicion.”

“Yes, Mr. Newton.”

With that, Queenie left the office, unable to curb the growing sense of perplexity.

Hmm… Generally speaking, there are only two reasons a CEO would take special care of an ordinary employee. The first reason is that he has become smitten with her, while the second is that she pulled strings to get into the company. From what I’ve observed recently, it doesn’t seem like Whitney’s related to any big shots. If any, the rumors revolve around her and the assistant, Isaac. Besides, after my private interactions with her, it’s pretty clear she isn’t the kind of woman who’d resort to unscrupulous methods to climb the social ladder. That means there’s only one possibility left-Mr. Newton likes Whitney! Otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken the trouble of dismissing the previous manager, transferring me from the branch office, and entrusting Whitney to my care. There’s one thing I don’t understand, though… Why doesn’t Mr. Newton assign Whitney to a large department if he fancies her? After all, working in the logistics department offers little room for advancement and minimal contact with the CEO…

The next second, everything suddenly became clear to Queenie.

Oh! Mr. Newton is doing this to protect Whitney! The office gossip is so rampant that if he showed favoritism toward Whitney, it’d undoubtedly draw criticism from others. When that happens, more people will pick on her, making her days at the company even more difficult.

Having understood the situation, Queenie couldn’t help but shake her head as she returned to her office.

sweat after delivering

with work all afternoon and couldn’t

was delivered, Whitney stepped into the elevator and leaned against the wall, so exhausted that she failed to notice who was sharing the ride with

please press the button for the fifteenth floor for me? Thank you,”

behind her was none other

the fifteenth floor, Charles silently stepped in front of Whitney, only to

because when Whitney opened her eyes, she immediately looked away

her eyes, Charles asked,

it’s at the house or the office, she always looks at me with a hint of terror… Why, though?

awkward smile, her palms slightly sweaty. “No, you aren’t scary, Mr. Newton. I was only startled because I wasn’t expecting to see

Ding!

to flee when the elevator reached the fifteenth floor, but to her surprise, Charles followed behind her.

the woman was

about me and Isaac had already given me a massive headache. I’ll lose my mind if the staff spreads rumors about me

briskly ahead, determined to keep her distance from the

exhausted before, but now, all she could feel was

long before the employees in the logistics department noticed Charles’ arrival. Those who were slacking off only

from her previous attempt of chatting Charles up alone, Lana knew better than to overstep her boundaries again,

Whitney, lingered around for two minutes, and then.

in the logistics department

for an inspection? Are there no other

was gone, the office area erupted into

comparison game. “I think Mr. Newton was looking

words, the others teased