Chapter 24 The Secretary Does It All
Heather remained silent but was disappointed in Alex all the same.
After dinner, she helped Stanley with his homework while Alex lay on a mattress on the floor, playing games on his phone.
After Heather came out from her bath, she felt an inexplicable sense of frustration when she saw Alex on the mattress.
“Do you intend to sleep on the mattress forever?” Heather snorted.
“I don’t mind either way,” Alex replied plainly.
Heather flew into a rage and threw a pillow at him.
Alex caught it and placed it under his head, making Heather even angrier.
“Alright then, have fun sleeping there for the rest of your life!” Heather grabbed the hairdryer angrily and ignored Alex.
She wanted to use this to invite Alex back onto the bed and repair their relationship.
However, it ended with her fighting with Alex. Hence, she fumed in rage and lay on the bed without a word.
Alex felt heartbroken when he saw Heather in a fit of rage, but he could not overcome the psychological shadow of what happened in the past.
He was still angry at Heather.
The following morning, just as Alex wanted to send Stanley to school, he made an offer to Heather, “Wait for twenty minutes, and I’ll send you to work after sending Stanley.”
“I can’t afford to sit in such an expensive car,” Heather spat. She was still angry that even though she had taken the initiative to patch things up with Alex, he had not accepted it.
Yet Alex only smiled, picked Stanley’s bag up, and brought him to school. Should I get Heather a car? If I do, how expensive should it be? If it’s too expensive, I can’t explain myself and have to reveal my identity. But if it’s too cheap, I might as well not give her one!
Now that Heather did not want a divorce, he had not wanted one either.
A broken family would be detrimental to a child’s growth.
Thus, he would rather suffer than affect his son negatively.
It was his responsibility as a father.
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Jessica was especially excited that day.
After all, countless women could only dream of being the secretary to the chairman of the Four Seas Corporation.
It was natural to be excited that she had outshone her competition.
Furthermore, she heard that her boss was a young and rich man. This made the twenty-six-year-old woman with no dating experience harbor some unrealistic thoughts.
Knock knock knock.
Jessica combed her hair and checked her makeup using her phone’s camera function before knocking on the door in trepidation.
She wanted to uphold an image of perfection so that the chairman would not feel that she was a shallow woman.
“Enter,” a familiar voice called out. Jessica did not pay it any mind and pushed the door to the office.
The moment she entered, she stared at the man with her mouth agape.
She was completely overwhelmed. My boss is Heather’s good-for-nothing husband!
When she recalled how she made snide remarks at him the previous day, Jessica nearly broke down on the spot.
“Are you surprised?” Alex inquired plainly and felt like laughing.
“Yes, very much so,” Jessica replied embarrassedly. She apologized, “Mr. Jefferson, I’m sorry for my disrespectful comments yesterday. Please don’t hold it against me.”
“Of course I won’t,” Alex teased. “I just feel that it’s a pity that you’ll be fired after working so hard to get this job.”
“Huh?” Jessica gasped in shock. Is he going to fire me on the spot?
She felt indignant. I spent half a year after my studies abroad to find such a good job. It’ll be embarrassing to be fired on my first day at work!
“Mr. Jefferson, please let me off on account of my friendship with Heather. I’m sorry, Mr. Jefferson, I truly am!” Heather tried to save the situation.
Alex simply stared at her calmly.
When Jessica stole a glance at him, she realized that Alex was still dressed plainly. Just then, she recalled how his relationship with Heather was strained, and something clicked in her head.
“Don’t worry, Mr. Jefferson, although Heather and I have been close friends for many years, I won’t tell Heather about you at all,” Jessica mustered her courage and said.
When your husband is the chairman of the Four Seas Corporation but ended up being known as a live-in son-in-law… This definitely means that Heather and her family definitely don’t know his true identity! Since their relationship is strained, I definitely can’t tell Heather about this.
Is that a threat? Alex’s facial expressions had not varied much, but he felt that his secretary was more observant than the average person. As expected.
“I don’t believe that you’d dare to tell her either,” Alex smiled amiably.
However, that smile sent chills down Jessica’s spine.
It was truly a horrifying smile.
“Congratulations, you’ve been hired,” Alex straightened up and started to evaluate the documents on his table.
“Thanks, Mr. Jefferson. I won’t disappoint!” Jessica proclaimed cheerfully. She had not expected to get away so easily.
She glanced at Alex and felt that although he dressed plainly, he had sharp and defined features which made him charming.
The calm expression in his eyes gave Jessica the impression that he had been through a lot in the past and resonated with her.
The boss is someone with a complicated past.
Jessica approached him and asked gently, “Mr. Jefferson, do you have any work for me?”
Alex looked into Jessica’s eyes. Jessica flushed red and averted his gaze.
His eyes seemed to have a mysterious charm to them and sent her heart aflutter.
“If the water dispenser is dirty, clean it. If the windows are dirty, clean them. If the floor or sofa are dirty, clean them,” Alex smiled.
“Huh?” Jessica was taken aback. Um… I’m your secretary. I’m taking a secretary’s pay. Why are you asking me to do the janitor’s job?
“What do you mean, huh? That’s all part of a secretary’s job, isn’t it?” Alex scowled.
Well, you should have known better.
As she thought of that, Jessica blushed. He’s definitely trying to get his revenge on me. What a petty man.
Despite her complaints, she quickly found a piece of cloth and started to wipe the windows.
This boss is one of the pettiest men I’ve seen!
When he saw Jessica wiping the windows furiously, Alex’s lips formed a smirk.
