Chapter 245 She Missed the Date
“What? Who is that? Why didn’t you tell me earlier? The Human Resources department has been busy with this issue.” “Was it that hard to come up with this solution?”
Justin’s eyes were raised. “In my opinion, what the Human Resources department needs to consider is to find a new sales director instead of a general manager.”
Rachel froze slightly before she finally understood. Since the last general manager of Burton Pharmaceuticals—the Burton Group’s child company—left, the position had always been vacant.
When Justin hastily hired Rachel from abroad with a high pay, he intended for her to temporarily fill in the role of a sales director while he observed her capabilities to see if she was fit to be a general manager.
However, Rachel’s true intention of returning to the country was not for the promotion and pay raise. “Do you mean me?” she asked in shock.
Justin slightly nodded. “Apart from you, no one else is suitable for the position, isn’t it?”
“I think you should reconsider your decision. Managing a team and managing a company is different. I have no experience in the latter, so I think it’s better if you hire a professional for this position.”
“Everyone has to start somewhere. I believe that you have the capability to do so.”
With a firm expression on his face, he said, “This settles it. I already informed the Human Resources department. After Valentines’ Day, they will issue an official notice to your job scope.”
“Are you in such a rush?”
“Is that so? I even thought that it’s pretty slow. If it weren’t for the formal procedures of the company that we have to adhere to, I would just issue a notice immediately.”
Looking conflicted, Rachel wanted to say something but after a while, she remained silent.
After all, she knew Justin’s temperament very well. Once he had already made a decision, it would be very difficult to change his mind.
“Since you have already made your decision, I shall go back first.” Rachel got up from her seat. “I think you should take some time to look over the candidates that the Human Resources department gave to you—there might be someone else who is more suitable than me for the job.”
“I’ll pass.”
With that, he threw the documents in the trash right in front of her. “It’s decided, then. You don’t need to ask me to reconsider anymore. As opposed to handing the task to an outsider, I trust you better.”
Upon hearing that, Rachel smiled at him and made her move to leave.
However, Justin suddenly asked, “Wait—I assume you’re free after work? Let’s have dinner together.”
“I still have some matters to settle, so I’ll be running late.”
“I’ll wait for you at the restaurant and I’ll send the address to you later.”
Without even waiting for her reply, he continued, “You can continue with your work now and try to finish it earlier.”
Rachel wanted to say something but in the end, she did not utter a word. Her fists that were next to her body were clenched tightly as she left Justin’s office.
It’s Valentines’ Day today. It’s beyond obvious what he is implying by asking me out for dinner on this day.
When she returned to her office, she unlocked her phone and saw a message from Janice.
‘The crime scene has already been cordoned off. The suspects and the evidence have already been caught. No one has escaped, so there will be a result tonight.’
Rachel’s expression immediately tensed up.
Everything seems like it’s predestined, as if karma is real.
In the evening, dark clouds slowly covered the entire sky. With a clap of thunder, Riverdale was shrouded in thick mists as rain pelted down to the ground heavily.
Justin raised his wrist, revealing an expensive watch.
He had been sitting in a private room of the restaurant for almost an hour. When he finished work, he wanted to bring Rachel along but she had a sudden meeting, so he came here alone.
“President Burton, is Miss Hudson still not here yet?”
Slightly shocked, Frankie walked into the room with a bouquet of flowers in his hand. “It’s pouring outside. I hope that it’s not stopping her from reaching here.”
“Why are you so talkative today?” Justin shot him a glance. “Is it raining?”
The private room was sound proof, so he had no clue that it was raining outside.
When he heard Frankie’s words, he immediately opened the curtains to take a look.
When lightning flashed, the bright light was reflected in the glass windows. The rain outside was so heavy that he could not even make out the buildings outside.
“President Burton, aren’t you going to call her up? What if the rain is too heavy for her to come here? The roads are slowly getting flooded and many areas are trying to fix it.”
Of course, even without Frankie pointing it out, Justin wanted to call her. However, he did not want Rachel to think of him as a slow and indecisive man.
“That’s fine. We’ll go to the company right away.”
“What? What about the flowers?” Frankie waved the flowers in his hands. “These are what you wanted—white tulips.”
“Take it along.”
“What about dinner?”
“Ask the head chef to make it in the company.”
With that, Justin walked outside immediately.
Frankie quickly followed behind him with the flowers in his hands as he hastily took out his phone to call the manager of the restaurant. “President Burton is leaving now. Ask the head chef to bring the necessary ingredients to the company to prepare the menu for tonight’s dinner. Yes, that’s right—he will be preparing it there. Also, bring all the decorations as well, like the candles and other stuff.
As the other end replied to him, the rain became heavier.
Sitting in the car that was traveling slowly, Justin sent a message to Rachel.
‘The rain is too heavy, so you don’t have to come here. I’m going back to the office now.’
After a long time, there was no reply from the other end. After some hesitation, he called her.
‘The number you have dialed is out of service. Please try again later.’
She switched her phone off?
His eyebrows knitted into a frown.
“Frankie, please drive faster.”
“We are already going very fast. The rain is very heavy now. If we drive any faster, we will get into an accident.”
The wipers on the windscreen were not fast enough to remove the rain. All the cars on the road were moving slowly and carefully. On their way to the company, there were already countless road accidents.
In the car, the news reporter on the radio was announcing the flooded areas with a serious tone.
“Onto the next topic, Riverdale’s police caught a group of smugglers trying to smuggle an enormous batch of drugs at the pier. After further investigation, the smugglers were found out to be related to the ex-president of Hudson Pharmaceuticals, Jefferey Hudson. Currently, the drugs are being confiscated at customs…”
Hudson Pharmaceuticals?
Justin lifted his head immediately with tension in his eyes. “Frankie, what was the news just now?”
Frankie also heard the same thing. Looking shocked, he replied, “Yeah, I was listening to it too. It seems like the police caught the smugglers who are related to Jefferey. This—”
Justin immediately called Rachel again.
‘The number you have dialed is out of service. Please try again later.’
It seemed that her phone was still switched off.
As soon as they arrived at the company, Justin immediately went to her office to look for her but no one was around.
Meanwhile, Rachel’s assistant, Lisa, was working overtime in the office. When she saw Justin, she asked him politely, “President Burton, are you looking for Chris?”
Right behind him, Frankie immediately asked her, “Where is Miss Hudson?”
“She went back after work.”
Justin’s expression was icy as he questioned, “When did she leave?”
