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!”

Newton had never visited the logistics department.

had made a

us. It’s worth it because I’ll get to see him up close!

we could only see him from a distance during general meetings. This time

He’s walking

in the building, and the employees could be heard whispering to

a few of the employees had gone up to him and

Charles nodded and instructed, “Be at ease, everyone. I’m just here for a casual visit. Please continue with

presence was

their CEO, so

employees, who were initially distracted and scrolling through their phones, all sat upright at their desks, fearing

desk in the corner, was focused on keying in

an intimidating aura, being led toward her respectfully by Isaac. I’m

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

it be Charles? Whitney’s heart was racing as she hunched over and

was shocked to the

is this Mr. Newton’s company?” Whitney asked her

you stupid? NR Group is the largest joint-stock company of Newton Group. Usually, everyone just calls it Newton Group,” the

went through the company’s information on the

it has been passed down through the generations.

Err…

known I had found a job in his company? What is he going to think of me? Would he think I deliberately came to work here so

was written all over her face as she was very

that a big deal for you?

know him.”

far away as he swept a

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 their desks and hiding

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

softly, but he could still make out their conversation, as the only sound in the office was the clicking

were talking softly, but he could still make

saying that