Chapter 221
Chapter 221
Alice arrived at the office and finally understood what was going on.
There was a beautiful woman sitting next to Clifton.
Unlike a typical secretary, she was dressed casually, with her wavy hair down, giving off a lazy vibe.
Alice recognized the woman at a glance-Celestia.
She was the woman Michael had taken away from the island last time, and the next day she was wearing Michael’s shirt.
Like Alice, she was one of the women exchanged among partners.
Why was she here?
Alice took a deep breath and maintained a professional smile. “Long time no see p>
Clifton thought she was greeting him and was about to speak when Celestia spoke first, “Yes, it’s been a few months since the last island gathering. You look much better now; it seems like you’re doing well p>
“You two know each other?” Clifton raised an eyebrow.
At that moment, the conference room door was pushed open, and Michael walked in with a cold expression.
Alice stepped aside and then took her seat.
Clifton didn’t continue to pursue the previous topic. “Mr. Johnson, you want to add a subsidiary, Luminary Holdings Ltd. I’ll add the Savage Group on my end. From now on, the four of us will meet together. Is that okay p>
Michael glanced at Celestia. “That’s fine p>
Alice lowered her eyes, understanding a bit more.
Without Michael’s consent, how could Celestia represent the Savage Group and join in?
They had only slept together once, but Michael seemed to be quite taken with Celestia.
Alice suddenly remembered their intimate actions that day. If they were to meet frequently in the future, there would probably be a
lot of such interactions.
Clifton smiled politely. “Let me introduce; Celestia, the representative of the Savage Group. And this is Alice; you should know each other, but she now represents Luminary Holdings Ltd p>
As soon as Clifton finished speaking, Celestia stood up and extended her hand. “Ms. Baker, long time no see. I hope we can work
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well together p>
Alice graciously shook her hand. “Looking forward to it p>
Celestia then walked over to Michael. “Mr. Johnson, I’m Celestia. I’ll be relying on your guidance from now on p>
“Of course. Michael stood up and shook her hand.
Alice saw clearly that Celestia rubbed Michael’s hand a few times, and Michael didn’t show any displeasure.
It seemed the two of them had a good relationship. Maybe they had been in contact since that time.
Alice averted her gaze, unwilling to witness their interaction any further.
What she didn’t see was Michael frowning slightly and secretly wiping his hand.
His gaze occasionally drifted towards Alice, who was focused on her computer as if it contained some treasure.
“Ms. Baker, please start your report. Michael sounded a bit impatient.
Alice pressed her lips together; it was indeed her place to report.
Among the four companies, Luminary Holdings Ltd was just there to make up the numbers. The other three were above it, so she had to handle these miscellaneous tasks.
Although she was the representative of Luminary Holdings Ltd, at this table, she was essentially the secretary for the three of them.
Her status was even lower than Celestia’s.
After all, Celestia was Elijah’s woman and could potentially become Michael’s woman.
Fortunately, Alice was prepared and immediately began introducing the project’s status.
In terms of work ability, few could match Alice.
Even Celestia nodded repeatedly while listening.
She looked at Alice, who was bright-eyed, had a graceful figure, and maintained a businesslike demeanor.
Celestia thought that if she were the one reporting, she might not do as well as Alice.
An hour later, Alice finished her report.
Clifton looked at her meaningfully. “That was remarkable. You’ve only been on this project for a week, and you’re already so familiar
with it?
O
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Alice smiled, “I’m just doing my job p>
Job for your new boss’s business?” Clifton teased.
It’s also my business,” Alice replied calmly.
Clifton glanced at Michael’s grim expression and said no more.
In the showdown between the new boss and the old boss, it was clear Alice was willing to support her new boss.
“Alright, let’s start the meeting.” Michael waved his hand, and the meeting began.
Once in meeting mode, everyone was fully focused.
This project was indeed significant, and Alice didn’t dare to relax at all.
She took notes throughout and occasionally offered important suggestions.
Clifton glanced at Alice. He hadn’t expected her to be so capabale at analyzing.
It turned out she was the one who was truly hiding her talents.
Celestia also put away her flirtatiousness and impressed Alice with her professionalism.
The meeting lasted for four hours.
Apart from Alice and Michael, who were used to high-intensity work, the other two were a bit exhausted.
Winter, who was responsible for taking notes, kept stretching her neck.
After the meeting, Clifton and Michael left together.
Celestia approached Alice. “How are you adjusting to the new job p>
Alice smiled politely, “Not bad p>
Although the salary wasn’t very high, the commission made it more worthwhile than joining the Savage Group.
After all, Elijah had said he would only give her a base salary with no commission for three years.
Celestia looked at her thoughtfully. “You’re very capable. Mr. Savage might regret it p>
Alice smiled without saying anything.
Elijah was a businessman, he wouldn’t do anything that wasn’t in his best interest.
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Celestia patted her shoulder. “I’ll head out first. Take your time packing up. We’ll be working together a lot in the future p>
Alice nodded politely. “Looking forward to it p>
After exchanging pleasantries, Alice began organizing the documents on the table.
Luminary Holdings Ltd was the last to join, so she had prepared the most materials.
Just as she was about to leave, Winter burried back. “Alice, don’t go yet. Mr. Johnson needs to see you p>
“What for? Alice asked.
She didn’t really want to meet Michael alone; it felt strange.
Winter shook her head. He just told me so. I saw Mr. Farley go in just now p>
Alice nodded. “I’ll wait in the lounge p>
Michael’s guests usually waited in the lounge on the same floor. Since Alice was no longer an employee here, she couldn’t go to the
secretary’s office.
In the lounge, she continued reviewing the project materials for another two hours.
But Michael still hadn’t called her in.
She glanced towards the secretary’s office and sent Winter a WhatsApp message.
[Has he called for me yet p>
[No p>
Alice didn’t mind much. After all, Michael often chatted with Clifton for hours.
She stood up and went to get a cup of coffee.
As she came out of the break room, she saw Celestia heading towards the CEO’s office. Celestia waved and then went inside.
The blinds in the CEO’s office were then closed.
Alice was momentarily stunned but quickly understood.
Those blinds were never closed unless they were having sex.
So, was Celestia there for work or to have sex?
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