Chapter 29 Secretary Number Two
The next morning, Alex sent Stanley to school before heading back to the office himself.
Kate’s flight was scheduled to arrive at 10.30 am. It was still early, so Alex planned to head to the airport at 10 am sharp.
He had just sat down in his chair when Jack rushed into the room.
“Mr. Jefferson, we’ve found the perfect candidate for the position of Secretary Number Two. She’ll be arriving in the afternoon.” As he spoke, Jack handed him a resume.
Alex was the chairman of a Fortune 500 company, so one secretary wouldn’t be able to handle all the workload.
The resume belonged to Kate Sutton. A cold smile appeared on Alex’s face as he glanced through it.
He was right, after all, Kate was in Nebula City for him.
“I know this woman. She’s a very talented person, and it’ll be a huge waste of her abilities if we hire her as a secretary. Transfer her to the Marketing Department.”
Putting down the resume, Alex turned to Jack and said, “Give her the position of Assistant Manager in the Marketing Department.”
Unfortunately, the Marketing Department already had a Manager. Alex thought it was a pity or he would have given her that position otherwise.
Kate was trying to get close to him, but he wasn’t going to give her the opportunity.
Jack nodded. “Alright.” Seeing that Alex had no further orders, he left the room to make the necessary arrangements.
As soon as Jack left, Jessica stepped into the room.
“Mr. Jefferson, Madison Zucker wants to meet you. I haven’t promised her anything yet. Will you be able to fit her into your schedule?”
Alex turned her down immediately. “Nope, I don’t have time. I might not even be in the office for the next two days.”
He knew Madison Zucker wanted to treat him to a meal because she wanted to rub shoulders with him. However, he had no time to engage in theatrics with her.
He knew the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry. However, he wanted to send the message to his employees, that he only cared about results and would not regard those who engaged in those unspoken rules in the industry.
The talented ones rose up in the industry, while the lousy ones sank back into relative obscurity for the rest of their careers. The friendly competition formed the basis for the growth of their company. On the other hand, those who engaged in underhanded methods only dragged the company’s name through the mud.
Seeing how quickly Alex rejected Madison Zucker, Jessica couldn’t help but feel a little happy.
She wanted to ask Alex out for a meal, but she didn’t dare to tell him that right now.
However, she knew deep down that this boss of hers was a man with principle.
At 10 am sharp, Alex left for the airport to pick up Kate.
On the way there, he called Derek Fleming and told him to reserve the best room in the restaurant for him.
Derek opened a high-class restaurant called Happy Living, and it was very popular in Nebula City.
Alex’s car rolled to a stop next to a large Maserati. As soon as he got out of the car, he spotted Jacob and Harper Jennings standing next to it.
Jacob looked at him and frowned, as his sister assumed a similar expression of confusion. “What are you doing here?”
Alex glanced at them but didn’t reply. Leaning on the hood of his car, he took out a pack of cigarettes and lit one.
He harbored a strong dislike towards the Jenningses, and had no wish to engage them in conversation.
Seeing how Alex was ignoring him, Jacob felt a little annoyed. Tauntingly, he said, “You don’t have to say it. I know you’re here to pick up Ms. Sutton. Why don’t you take a good look at yourself, you loser? You might have borrowed a car from your boss to make a good first impression, but that doesn’t change the fact that you’re a piece of trash and a disgrace to our family. Do you really think Ms. Sutton will go with you?”
Harper cautioned him in a low voice, “Watch it, brother mine. Ms. Sutton is coming out in a few moments, and it won’t do for you to leave a poor impression on her.”
Jacob’s heart skipped a beat. He was here to fetch Kate Sutton on the orders of his grandmother.
Demi wanted him to leave a good impression on Kate and win her over.
As long as she married into the Jennings family, the Jenningses would be able to rise above their station again.
With the backing of the Sutton family, the Jenningses would be able to hold their head high in Nebula City no matter how badly they were struggling before.
For this purpose, Demi had given Jacob a million to take care of Kate’s need when she arrived.
Jacob nodded and refused to pay further attention to Alex. Alex finally got some peace and quiet moments.
Very quickly, a crowd of people exited from the airport gate and moved toward the car park. A delicate-looking girl of immeasurable beauty and an exceptional aura walked out of the gates with her luggage.
Even among a crowd of people, she stood out like a crane standing among chickens.
She was none other than Kate Sutton.
Alex and the Jennings siblings spotted her at once. The Jennings siblings gawked openly at her, mesmerized by her beauty.
“She truly is the most beautiful woman in Lumenopolis. Ms. Sutton is exquisite!” Jacob sighed wistfully. Now, he had to get into the good graces of Kate Sutton more than ever.
Only a woman like this could match up to him.
Harper Jennings tapped her brother’s arm urgently and hissed, “Jacob, what are you doing? Go and welcome her.”
“Oh, yes.” Jacob nodded and practically ran up to Kate.
Putting on a friendly smile, he said, “Ms. Sutton, someone told me that you’ll be starting your new job in Nebula City soon. I came over to pick you up as soon as I heard that.”
Kate looked him up and down before returning his smile. “Hello, Jacob! Unfortunately, I’ve already asked Heather to pick me up. She has sent her husband to fetch me.”
“How do you do, Ms. Sutton.” Harper had come forward as well.
“Oh, Harper, you’re here too!” Kate said, smiling.
Glancing over at the cars, she immediately spotted Alex smoking while leaning against the hood of his car.
Walking over, she took a hard look at Alex’s RS7 before turning to the Jenningses’s Maserati. With a huge smile, she gushed, “I see your family has been doing well! You can all afford these luxurious cars now.”
Jacob shrugged. “This Maserati belongs to me, but Alex’s car belongs to his boss. This piece of trash got incredibly lucky, I guess he got promoted from being a security guard to become his boss’s personal chauffeur. Now, he drives his boss around in this fancy car.”
Kate raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Alex.
She knew all about his background. If he hadn’t been so outlandishly handsome back in the day, Heather would never have gotten married to him. Of course, Alex had been willing to humble himself and become a live-in son-in-law, too.
Kate was actually quite contemptuous of men like him who lived off their wives.
She preferred it when men took responsibility for themselves and their families. A man who took up a job, even as a low-wage coolie, was much better than one who sat around at home and mooched off his wife.
However, as the heiress of a rich family, she had mastered enough social graces to hide her expression of contempt.
Seeing the perplexed expression on her face, Alex said plainly, “Yes, this belongs to my boss. Since you’re here, then get in, or I’ll have a lot of explaining to do to Heather.”
Jacob jumped in gleefully, “Ms. Sutton, I’ve already booked the most expensive VIP room at Happy Living for us. I believe the reservation cost two hundred thousand at the very least. Only a room like this befits your status.”
Turning to look at Alex with contempt, “You must have reserved a room for Ms. Sutton’s lunch as well. I wonder how much it cost you?”
His voice dripped with malice.
There was no way he was going to let Alex go off with Kate. He had been running around to make arrangements the entire day just to make sure that she left with him.
Kate wavered a little at Jacob’s offer. She was accustomed to eating at fancy restaurants. If Alex brought her to eat at some dingy hawker stalls, she might just die of embarrassment.
However, Alex was the husband of her friend, and he had taken time off to pick her up from the airport. It would be inappropriate for her to leave with Jacob just like that.
With that, Kate turned to look at Alex. If Alex were really going to bring her for lunch at a hawker stall, she would leave with the Jennings siblings immediately.
It wouldn’t be a big deal. She would just call Heather and inform her and treat her to lunch another time to make it up to her.
