Chapter 2

When Marcus noticed the girl staring at him without any hesitation, he frowned slightly.

Even ignoring his position as the president of the Hartley Group, his good looks attracted many women to approach him, which made him feel annoyed.

Helena noticed this and nudged Cornelia, “What are you daydreaming about?”

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Cornelia snapped back to reality, adjusting her mood quickly, “President Hartley, nice to meet you, I’m Cornelia. I’ve been working at the Hartley Group headquarters for less than a year.”

Her self–introduction was full of power, making her stand out more than the previous two people.

“Comelia?” Marcus silently repeated the name, feeling somewhat familiar.

He looked at Cornelia again, and she didn’t stare back this time, making him feel much more comfortable, “Let her stay.”

Helena agreed and then led the three out of the office, “Cornelia, go move your stuff to the special assistant’s office.”

“Alright.” Cornelia returned to her desk, starting to pack her personal belongings.

Working alongside the president meant their salaries would at least double. All three of them were the winners of a series of selection rounds, all wanting this promotion.

But the good promotion ultimately fell on Cornelia, the one with the least experience, which made the other two somewhat dissatisfied. However, Yolanda soon realized this wasn’t right. Cornelia’s abilities were well known, and they couldn’t deny her skills just because she was young and inexperienced.

She smiled and gave Cornelia a hug, “Cornelia, congratulations!”

Cornelia replied, “Thank you!”

“Yolanda, you should learn more. It’s not just strong work abilities that get you promotions, you also need to learn

names, so whoever jumped out to refute would

“Eden, do you think you’re qualified to

made Eden realize the implications

seeing a woman more outstanding than you

there now.” Cornelia gave Yolanda

arrived at the special assistant’s office, and Helena watched her for a moment, “President Hartley chose you today, but whether you can work by his side

her voice somewhat serious, “Remember, President Hartley really dislikes subordinates with ulterior motives. Don’t ruin your

the public didn’t know what he looked like. But for many years in a row, he topped the list of Riverton’s

so wouldn’t necessarily be believed.

“Thank you for the reminder,

saw her sincere attitude and softened her gaze, “I’ll hand

only two special assistants were with him – Helena and Ben, both with

assistant, caring about all details

taboos, etc. were essential for the president’s secretary,

over work, so Cornelia had to face

cup of iced Americano and knocked on the president’s office door. A deep and pleasant male voice came

and saw Marcus sitting at his desk, reading a

thirty centimeters to his left, “President Hartley, the meeting with

minutes.”

Chapter 21

didn’t even lift his head, accurately picking

later, the other special assistant Ben and

Cornelia prepared the materials the president needed. Marcus rarely spoke, mostly

raise of his hand or a change in his gaze,

two were so in sync at the meeting

he didn’t know Cornelia had just been promoted, he’d think she’d been working with President Hartley for many years. More than three hours later,

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