CEO's substitute bride (Alyssa)

‘What’s wrong with me?’ She ran her fingers down her hair irritably as she placed her phone on the corner of her desk, not wanting to look at it any longer. She had never been this nervous with Henry before! And to be this anxious for a man she had never actually seen was…weird.

Just as she was concentrating on her documents, she heard a few whispers from the other cubicle.

“I heard that Dawson applied for a leave.”

“What? He used to be so eager in coming to work.”

So the man had already retired? Alyssa leaned against her seat as she pushed herself to the wall behind her, interested in hearing more of this. Just then, another colleague quickly joined the discussion and she frowned.

Their voices had become much softer now.

However, she still caught a few words, “I heard Alyssa’s the one who did it yesterday.”

At that, she suddenly sneezed. Were they talking about her?

…

At Nine Clouds Media.

The meeting room was so silent that they could hear a pin drop. With the unnerving tension rising every second, Emmett took his time as he flipped the project report in his hands. His face showed no expression as he scanned through the documents.

All the senior management staff sat upright, not daring to make a sound. Sweat trickled down their foreheads as they all exchanged looks of anxiety and worry. After all, the man behind the scenes had a worse temper than Xavier.

The outside world only recognized Xavier as the boss of Nine Clouds Media. When in actuality, only the senior management knew the man sitting in front him was the real man working behind the scenes. Although his whereabouts and identity were kept a secret from all of them, they knew that every major decision was run through by him. As such, they knew just how important he was.

Emmett hadn’t come to the company for a very long time, and all his responsibilities had fallen to Xavier. Even today alone, he had to admit that it was tough to do all the groundwork. However, it still must be done.

As Alyssa had gone to Moore Group today, he thought of handling these matters himself.

There were a few directors in Nine Clouds Media who were determined in creating beef between some senior management staff, but that wasn’t a big problem. As long as these things don’t escalate, then they could easily be managed.

Finally, once Emmett was done reading through all the documents, he picked up a few folders and placed them neatly on one side. The rest was thrown directly onto the middle of the conference table. The sound echoed across the room, as a few papers fluttered to the side.

Everyone froze.

He said sternly. “We’re all senior members of the company. As we’ve worked together for so long, I’ll give you one last chance

room. Xavier followed right behind him, with the neatly folded documents under his

tie and rested on the leather chair behind the desk. He slowly rubbed his temples. Sometimes, handling a large company had its pressure points, but it

table and frowned. “You think

face remained indifferent. “Besides, if they were fired by Nine Clouds itself, who’d dare accept

fact that the man had every right to be. After all, he had built this company from the ground up

a kind person. Those bastards really had gone too far this time by providing such substandard

wave of dismissal, he pulled open one of his drawers and

turned it on, the screen lit up

you for giving me this phone. I

sight, Emmett’s lips curled

to help himself, he inquired, “Why the hell are you smiling at your phone? You know how scary it is to

Emmett would’ve glared at him, but the text had regained his good composure. “Since you’re so scared of me,

see what the man was looking at, but just as he was moving closer, Emmett

“Are you kidding me?”

The man was ruthless!

left, Emmett started typing up

am glad you

he could send it, he paused. That

“Frank bought it.”

That seemed too cold.

decided on this, “You’re

irritation flashed in his dark eyes before it

office, bringing a few documents with him. “Emmett, this is the big IPO that the company had invested in recently. All

“Wait.” Emmett stopped him.

“Is there something

a couple of times. “Do you think I

little star of yours wouldn’t be able to

the man was only playing tough, Xavier

tell her right away. In fact, I suggest a rather big event, like a baby

Asshole.

up the documents and threw them in Xavier’s direction.

Xavier didn’t even bother trying to hide his laughter