The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Charles sensed it and turned around to shoot Isaac a death stare.

Isaac suppressed his smile instantly. “I suddenly recalled a funny clip I saw on my phone just now, so I accidentally let out a chuckle.”

Arching an eyebrow, Charles looked at Isaac sarcastically and said, “What clip? Show it to me.”

Isaac was startled. How am I supposed to respond to that?

“It was a video that showed up randomly. I didn’t like it or save it, so I don’t think I can find it again, Mr. Newton…”

“Well, tell me the story, then,” Charles uttered casually.

“Umm…” Isaac’s expression turned bitter, and he whispered, “Mr. Newton, I—”

“If you can’t recall the story, I’ll deduct your salary. Fair enough, right?”

That’s far from fair! Isaac racked his brain and decided to tell Charles a lame joke he heard before.

“Okay… It was a clip showing a pair of banana brothers walking on the street. The older banana had longer legs, so he was walking in front. As he walked, he felt hot, so he decided to peel off his skin. Mr. Newton, you won’t believe what happens next…”

While stifling a laugh, Isaac told the joke in the most animated way he could. “The younger brother stepped on the peel and fell! Haha! The sound effect was hilarious!”

With one hand on the elevator wall for support, Isaac held his tummy with the other and laughed out loud. “How’s that? Isn’t that joke funny?”

Charles stared at Isaac expressionlessly. The former’s gaze was so icy that it could freeze someone in sight.

Seeing that, Isaac immediately composed himself and bowed respectfully with a straight face. “Okay. I got it. It was lame.”

Charles felt satisfied when he saw how disappointed Isaac looked. With a slightly eased-up expression, Charles advised, “It wasn’t funny at all. You should stop wasting your time on such meaningless content.”

“Yes. I’ll never do that again.”

As they chatted, the lift arrived on the fifteenth floor.

None of the employees knew Charles was going to show up that day, so they were shocked to see him all of a sudden. In fact, there were screams in every direction on the entire floor.

“Hi, Mr. Newton!”

had never visited the logistics department. Why is he

had made a mistake? Is Mr. Newton here

don’t care if he’s here to scold us. It’s worth it because I’ll get to see him

see him from a distance during general meetings. This time around, we’ll see him

He’s walking

uproar erupted in the building, and the

the employees had gone up to him and

a friendly look in his gaze, Charles nodded and instructed, “Be at ease, everyone. I’m just here for a casual visit. Please continue with your work and

his presence was impossible to

no one dared to defy their CEO, so they quickly

and scrolling through their phones, all sat upright at

at the desk in the corner, was focused on keying in some information. That was when

intimidating aura, being led toward her respectfully by Isaac. I’m doomed! It seems

but she was new and drowning in work. She was so busy that she hadn’t even had the time to find out who was the owner of

over and hid her face before the computer. I mustn’t let him

was shocked to the

this Mr. Newton’s company?” Whitney

company of Newton Group. Usually, everyone just calls it Newton

the company’s information on the internet.

family business, and it has been passed down through the generations. Obviously,

Err…

going to think of me? Would he think I deliberately came to work here so that he would see me all the time and fall for me? He would surely

face as she was very close to sprawling on the

a big deal for you?

know him.” Whitney shook her

far away as he

sitting straight and seemingly focusing on their work. That wasn’t the case for the two employees sitting in the corner of the office. Those two skinny ladies at the back are sprawling on

brows in displeasure. I don’t bite, do I? Why is

talking softly, but he could still make out their conversation, as the

talking softly, but he could

Charles heard Whitney saying that she didn’t