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.

“We’re all senior members of the company. As we’ve worked together for so

he stood up and strode out of the meeting room. Xavier followed right behind him,

leather chair behind the desk. He slowly rubbed his temples. Sometimes, handling a large company had its pressure

documents on the table and frowned. “You think they’ll

them.” His face remained indifferent. “Besides, if they were fired

knew for a fact that the man had every right to be. After all, he had built this company from the ground up not because he had entertained slackers like those bozos, but

his friend was known for his bad temper, Emmett was actually a kind person. Those bastards really

to say, you can leave.” With a wave of dismissal, he pulled

turned it on, the screen lit up and he

Thank you for giving me

sight, Emmett’s lips

phone screen. Not being able to help himself, he inquired, “Why the hell are you smiling at your phone?

text had regained his good composure. “Since you’re so scared

looking at, but just as he was

“Are you kidding me?”

The man was ruthless!

Xavier left, Emmett started typing up his

am glad you

it, he paused. That didn’t seem to fit

“Frank bought it.”

That seemed too cold.

end, he decided on this, “You’re

before it disappeared. This was getting all too ridiculous! Not only was he hiding his identity, but he was playing

“Emmett, this is the big IPO that the company had invested in recently. All

“Wait.” Emmett stopped him.

“Is there something

times. “Do you think I

“If you dare laugh at me, I’ll make sure that the little star of yours wouldn’t be able to

that the man was only playing tough,

back his laughter, he nodded. “You should tell her right away. In fact, I suggest a rather big event, like a baby shower, but instead of having a mascot pop out of the cake,

Asshole.

picked up the documents and threw them in Xavier’s

Xavier didn’t even bother trying to hide