Chapter 222
Chapter 222
Alice returned to the lounge with her coffee, thinking that Michael wouldn’t be so reckless.
After all, even though she had been with Michael for so long, they had only had sex in the office once.
Couldn’t he control himself during work hours?
Alice suddenly thought it wasn’t impossible. Even if they couldn’t have sex, there were other ways p>
She squeezed her eyes shut, struggling to push Michael out of her mind.
Another hour passed, and Michael still hadn’t called her.
Alice couldn’t hold back any longer and went to the secretary’s office.
Seeing her, Ava was stunned for a second but recovered fast to greet her, “Alice p>
Alice then noticed that Winter wasn’t in the office.
She looked towards the CEO’s office. “Can I go in? Mr. Johnson said he was looking for me, and I’ve been waiting for over three
hours.
Ava shook her head, looking a bit panicked.
Alice sighed, “I’ll knock on the door p>
Her time was worth a lot too, and she couldn’t waste it waiting for Michael to finish his sex.
Ava quickly pulled her away. “Alice, Mr. Johnson is not available right now p>
Looking at Ava’s suggestive face, Alice got the point right away.
Alice checked the time. “I have work to do later. Let’s reschedule for tomorrow. Please let him know for me p>
She didn’t want to waste any more time on Michael.
Why couldn’t Michael talk to her over the phone or online rather than requiring her to wait here?
Besides his perverse pleasure, she couldn’t think of anything else.
Ava quickly stopped her. “No, Mr. Johnson has been very busy lately, and he’s going on a business trip tomorrow. If you leave, something might go wrong.
Alice, trust me, just wait a little longer. Mr. Johnson has been in a bad mood lately p>
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Alice was speechless. When was he ever in a good mood?
But she knew that Luminary Holdings Ltd needed him, so she couldn’t just leave.
She nodded. ‘Okay, I understand. Let Mr. Johnson know I’m still waiting in the lounge p>
“Okay, don’t worry. As soon as Ms. Faye comes out, I’ll let him know,” Ava quickly assured.
Alice was lost for words. Even Ava, who was usually slow, noticed something was wrong, and Alice was left waiting around in the
living room like a fool.
As a representative of a lower-status company, she had to watch the boss’s mood in everything she did.
Back in the lounge, Alice’s phone rang.
Seeing it was a unknown number, she frowned. A scam call?
She thought for a moment and answered, “Hello, who is this p>
“Fuck! You can’t even recognize your father’s voice?” A man’s angry voice came through, and Alice’s expression hardened
immediately.
She knew this voice too well-it was Jett, her biological father.
Thinking about how he had caused her mother to be hospitalized last time, Alice instinctively wanted to hang up.
“Alice, if you don’t want me to go after your dying mother, don’t hang up on me. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee what I’ll do! If she dies, it’ll be your fault p>
‘Jett, you bastard!” Alice gritted her teeth.
When she got together with Michael, he had promised to deal with Jett, making sure he could never come back. So why was he able to contact her and her mother now?
Thinking this might be Michael’s punishment, Alice’s tone grew
“What do you want p>
“What do I want? Money, of course! What else do you have p>
colder.
Jett seemed to be drunk. “You little bitch, I just found out you’ve been keeping your mother in a high-end hospital and even want to get her a heart transplant p>
I’ve already asked around. A heart transplant costs one to two million dollars. You have that much money? You must be selling
yourself!
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“And you don’t even think about paying off your father’s debts? You should sell yourself to pay me back. Your mother is going to die
sooner or later, so the money should go to me p>
“I’m your real father, you bitch!” jett shouted.
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“No money for you. If you threaten me or my mom again, I’ll call the police!” Alice angrily hung up the phone.
She tightly gripped her phone, taking a long time to calm down.
Luckily, she had changed Ivy’s phone number early on; otherwise, this call would have gone to her mother.
She immediately blocked the number.
When she entered WhatsApp, she saw a new friend request-jett.
She rejected it and set her WhatsApp so her number couldn’t be searched.
She had been too careless. Jett hadn’t found them in ten years, so she thought he really wouldn’t.
Just as she was about to leave the Johnson Group, Jett found her.
Alice turned her gaze to the CEO’s office. Could it be that Michael did this on purpose?
Michael could make Jett disappear for ten years, not daring to return to Suncrest City, and he could also lift the restrictions on him
at any time.
Just like he stopped blacklisting her.
For Michael, it was just a matter of words.
But his words could completely change her life.
She was fuming inside but kept a calm face and continued to review the materials of the project.
The Amber District project was too large, and with the government involved, there was no room for error.
Her job was to ensure that even if there were mistakes, they wouldn’t be on Luminary Holdings Ltd’s side.
The other three companies were industry giants. If the project went wrong, Luminary Holdings Ltd would be the one to take the
blame.
At that time, she, as the person in charge, would be the first to bear the responsibility.
Dwayne had let her take charge so easily, probably hoping she would take full responsibility.
If something went wrong, it would all be her fault, and Luminary Holdings Ltd would be blameless.
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A secretary who harbored resentment towards the Johnson Group was the perfect scapegoat.
Another two hours passed, and there was still no news from Michael.
Thinking about Michael’s usual high libido, Alice sighed, guessing it would take another hour for him to finish.
She hadn’t eaten anything since noon and was hungry.
She sent Ava a message, asking if Michael had called for her, and the reply was still to wait.
Alice packed her things and went to the convenience store across the company.
She had been eating regularly with her mother lately, so she felt hungry at mealtimes.
Just as she bought a donut and milk, Michael’s call suddenly came through.
She ignored it and sat down to eat.
If she answered the call now, she would lose her appetite.
Michael had a knack for timing. She had waited in the company for four or five hours, and he noticed just as she stepped out?
Alice knew Michael was stalling just to get back at her for the jet ski incident.
Thinking about the jet ski incident, Alice ate even more slowly.
She had waited for several hours; he could wait a few minutes, right?
As she savored her donut, she suddenly saw a figure.
It was Aurora standing at the convenience store entrance, looking at something.
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