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!”

never visited the logistics department. Why is he here

had made a mistake? Is

if he’s here to scold us. It’s worth it because I’ll get to see him up close! Mr.

right! Before this, we could only see him from a distance during general meetings. This time around, we’ll see him

walking toward

the building, and the employees could be heard whispering

employees had gone up

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

his presence was

dared to defy their CEO, so

distracted and scrolling through their phones, all sat upright at their desks, fearing they would

who was sitting at the desk in the corner, was focused on keying in some information.

in a suit and exuding an intimidating aura, being led toward her

but she was new and drowning in work. She was so busy that

she hunched over and hid her face

shocked

Mr. Newton’s company?”

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 internet. He

a dimwit? Newton Group is a family business, and it has been passed down through the generations. Obviously, the company wasn’t founded by Mr.

Err…

last night. Who would’ve 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 that he would see me all the time and fall for me? He would surely think I wanted to get his attention. He has an unpredictable temper. Would he mock

she was very close

is that a big deal for you? Could it be that you

him.” Whitney shook her

away as he

in the corner of

in displeasure. I don’t bite, do I?

could still make out their conversation, as

talking softly, but he could still make out their

Whitney saying that she