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!”

department. Why is he here

made a

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

we could only see him from a distance during general

He’s walking

uproar erupted in the building, and the employees could be

the employees had

ease, everyone. I’m just here for a casual visit. Please continue with your work and

was impossible

no one dared to defy their CEO, so they quickly returned to their

employees, who were initially distracted and scrolling through their phones, all

on keying in

she lifted her head and saw Charles, dressed in a suit and exuding an intimidating aura, being led toward her respectfully by Isaac. I’m doomed! It seems like he’s here to

new and drowning in work. She was so busy that she hadn’t even had the time to

over and

she was shocked to

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

largest joint-stock company of Newton

went through the company’s information on the internet. He

her eyes at Whitney. “Are you 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. Newton himself. However, if you had kept digging, you would’ve seen

Err…

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

she was very close to sprawling on the

out, so she asked, “Why is that a big deal for you? Could it be that you know Mr. Newton

don’t know him.”

away as he swept a glance at all the office

for the two employees sitting in the corner

furrowed his brows in displeasure. I don’t bite, do I? Why is she so scared of

talking 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 out their conversation, as

heard Whitney saying