“You’re right, Mr. Davis is already planning a board meeting,” Noel said.
“Previously, the board met once a year. And they’ve only had three meetings since Joshua Davis joined the group six months ago. His father genuinely cares about him.”
“Mr. Davis really wants his son to be the head of the legal department, right?” Noel asked after a brief pause.
“Yes. Many people were unwilling to take on the lawsuit because it was so complicated. Only Joshua agreed to do that. He’s very efficient and it worked out. The entire legal department had been working on this issue for a year with no resolution, and it only took him two months to finish dealing with it. So I’m sure his father will seize this opportunity to impose some conditions on us.”
“But he had only been in the company for six months and did not meet the promotion criteria. According to the rules, employees in our company should be promoted based on their strengths and they can only be promoted after working here in a year.”
“So? The board might make an exception for him. It depends on whether his father genuinely loves him.”
You’re right, Mr. Wright. The group also has a rule that said that if an employee owns a certain percentage of the group’s shares, they could be exempt from following this rule. People with exceptional abilities may be promoted sooner. Mr. Davis, a board member, is Joshua’s stepfather. If Mr. Davis truly wants his stepson to be the head of the legal department, he would give him a portion of his stock.
As Noel was thinking, Wayne suddenly asked, “Do you have plans for this Saturday?”
“There’s an opening ceremony for a real estate project,” Noel said, flipping through his agenda book.
“Go there with Matthew.”
Noel nodded. Wayne was used to sending Matthew to events he didn’t want to attend.
“By the way, please cancel all of my future weekend plans.”
“What are you going to do?” Noel asked, frozen.
Wayne didn’t respond; he smiled and thought of something wonderful. “I’m going to meet someone,” he said.
Noel assumed Wayne was meeting someone unusual. Wayne loved his work as much as he loved his own life. So, Noel guessed that maybe Wayne was meeting with a potentially big client, which would be very profitable for the company.
Meanwhile, Anna’s shift schedule was back to normal. She was nervous because she was going to meet Peter. But she later discovered that because there were so many interns, Peter didn’t even notice her when she stood in the crowd. As a result, Anna was finally able to relax.
She was looking forward to the weekend on Friday afternoon. And then Nancy entered her office and asked, “Dr. Gabriel, are you available now?”
Hearing that, Anna became tense.
Anna knew that Nancy must be up to something. Suddenly, she remembered that Nancy had previously asked her to go on a blind date for her. But Anna had been too preoccupied recently and had forgotten about it.
Nancy asked, “Why are you leaving so early? I’m off work as well, so let’s go out for a drink.”
Anna smiled hesitantly and said, “I’ll be leaving soon, Dr. Moore. My two daughters are still at home, and I need to go back home to cook dinner for them.”
“That’s fantastic! I’ve heard that you’re good at cooking, so let’s meet for a drink at your house instead.”
Anna was unprepared to host guests in her home. As a result, she waved her hand and said, “Actually, that’s a bad idea. My house is too messy to entertain guests. Once I clean it up, I’ll invite everyone to my house.”
“That’s okay! I’m not busy right now. How about I come to your house and clean it up for you? The hospital places a high value on harmonious relationships among coworkers.”
Anna couldn’t stop herself after they’d been talking nonsense for ten minutes. “Dr. Moore, I can’t really help you with your blind date,” she said.
Nancy said with a smile, “You don’t have to call me that anymore, I told you. I’m only a few years older than you; you can call me Nancy from now on.”
Anna got goosebumps when she saw her smile.
Nancy said, “That VIP ward patient requires a professional doctor to be with him 24 hours a day. You know that old gentleman, so you must be familiar with his habits. So, can you look after him?”
Anna blinked awkwardly. “Don’t worry, I’ll definitely go on that blind date for you tomorrow,” she said after a while.
Anna wasn’t ready to meet Peter yet, so she couldn’t take care of Peter every day. As a result, she had no choice but to say yes to Nancy’s requirement.
After Anna agreed to this, Nancy let her go. Anna got a headache when she thought she had to go on a blind date for Nancy tomorrow.
When she got home, she heard the two kids in the bedroom playing games. “Mom, Grandaunt Selina called and asked us to come to her house for dinner tomorrow night,” Tammy said.
Anna sighed and replied, “I can’t go there with you, honey. I have something to do. Why don’t you go there with Isabella?”
Tammy nodded and then walked back into the room. Anna’s phone then rang. It was a memo event alert: a prison visit.
After hesitating for a short while, Anna said to Isabella, “Plan changed. Don’t go to Selina’s place, Isabella. Tomorrow, I’ll take you somewhere.”
Hearing that, Isabella froze. Tammy, who had put down her switch, asked curiously, “Where are you taking her, Mom? I’m going too!”
Isabella coughed awkwardly and said, “You’d better go to your grandaunt’s house. I’ll go there with Anna. “
Upon seeing Isabella’s awkward expression, Anna was torn between emotions. That was the day they could pay a visit to Isabella’s father, Mike, who was imprisoned. Anna was grateful to him because he was the one who had gotten them off the island five years ago when she was kidnapped.
Later at night, Tammy fell asleep quickly. Isabella lay on her bed with her pillow in her arms while Anna sat in bed, reading.
Isabella said nothing and just stared at Anna. “Can’t you fall asleep?” Anna asked as she closed the book.
“I miss my mother,” Isabella said.
Anna looked at Isabella’s face and noticed how much she had changed from before. “Your mother would be very happy if she knew you have grown into a beautiful girl now,” Anna stroked her head while trying to comfort her.
“What? Was I that ugly?” Isabella asked, her gaze fixed on Anna.
“Yes, it’s true that you didn’t look good before. “
“Hey! You hurt my feelings. “
“So, you miss your mother, don’t you? Do you want to call me ‘mom’ because I’m kind of your mother?”
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