“Neil’s…brothers?”
“It’s… a long story.”
Zach scratched his head, embarrassed. “I know that it might seem a bit hard to believe, but we’re both good people. We’ve always obeyed every single one of Boss’ commands. We know that you’re related to our boss, so we’ll surely try our best to take care of you! “
Bethan froze in astonishment. It took a long while before she finally forced out, “Thank you…”
She followed Wesley into the building and gave herself a small knock on the head. Since when did Neil have two burly ‘brothers’ like Zach and Yuri?
“Ms. Bethan not only knows our boss, Mr. Morrison personally, but seems to be close with our security guards, too,” remarked Wesley pointedly as they got into the elevator. He pressed a button for one of the floors and added, “You shou1d’ve joined us earlier. If you did, you probably would have held a permanent position by now, instead of working as an intern.”
There was a hint of sarcasm in Wesley’s tone. Bethan gave him a faint smile. “I ‘m happy to be working as a n intern. I get paid the same amount, but the workload is lighter. It sounds good to me.”
“I’m sure that Mr. Fisher’s work must be very consuming. Besides having to work, you also have to deal with a lot of your colleagues’ problems. It sounds very tiring.”
Wesley’s expression changed upon hearing this. He glared at Bethan and said nothing in response.
The design department was located on the 18th floor.
The elevator stopped at the fifth floor, and a beautiful lady walked in holding a cup of hot coffee.
“Mr. Fisher,” she greeted, giving Wesley a polite smile. “I was in the CEO’s office just now and bumped into Lucas. Apparently, Mr. Morrison has employed a new female worker?”
Her voice was very sweet and pleasant.
Wesley pursed his lips in Bethan’s direction. “This is her. Let me introduce you. She’s the new intern working in the design department. Her name is Bethan.”
Wesley turned to Bethan and resumed, “Bethan, this is Mr. Morrison’s new assistant, Courtney Johnson.”
Courtney gave Bethan a once-over and beamed at her. “
Hello, nice to meet you. You can call me Courtney.”
Bethan lifted her head to greet the woman, but when her gaze fell onto Courtney’s face, she froze.
Courtney looked a lot like how Bethan used to before she underwent her surgery. Bethan felt as if she were staring at her past self.
She used to have features like Courtney’s: a charming smile and clear eyes as riveting as hers. It was a shame that…
Bethan glanced at her reflection in the elevator mirror. It was a shame that her new face was much prettier than her old one. Still…
“Bethan.”
Wesley’s voice pulled Bethan back to reality. Unfortunately, when Bethan came to, Courtney had already got off the elevator.
Wesley shot her a disdainful glance. “I know that you’re friends with Mr. Morrison, but that doesn’t excuse your rude behavior. Courtney was introducing herself to you. Couldn’t you have at least answered her?”
Bethan paused and let out a dry laugh. “I’m sorry, I forgot.”
She was not lying. Seeing Courtney’s face had brought up so many memories of the past, good ones and bad ones alike.
“I don’t understand why you’re so haughty, ” said Wesley as he rolled his eyes. “Just because you know Mr. Morrison doesn’t mean you can treat people like this. Mr. Morrison is very strict and particular about things like this. Besides, the reason why Courtney got employed as the CEO’s assistant is that she looks a lot like his ex-wife! You have to be careful when you come across her again in the future. You never know if she’ll turn out to be the new Mrs. Morrison.”
Bethan curled her lips into a smile. “Don’t be silly.”
Courtney resembled the old Bethan only in appearance. Besides, many years ago, Brettley had looked at that exact face with eyes full of contempt. What made anyone think he would want to marry another woman who looked like Bethan?
“What do you mean?”
Wesley rolled his eyes. “Mr. Morrison claims that his ex- wife isn’t dead and that he’s still waiting for her to return, but it’s been so many years now. I think it’s safe to say that she isn’t coming back anymore.”
He continued, “If in a couple more years Mr. Morrison gets tired of waiting for her and wants to remarry, Courtney will be his first choice for sure! “
Bethan’s lips twisted into a smile and said nothing in response. She could not understand why Wesley was so confident in his prediction, yet at the same time, it was not too far-fetched either.
Even if Brettley changed his mind and wanted to marry someone who looked like the past Bethan, it was none of her business anymore. The only thing she had in mind was to get pregnant and give birth to Brettley’s child so she could cure Nigel.
While Bethan was deep in thought, the elevator arrived on the 18th floor.
Wesley cleared his throat and led Bethan into the department. “Hello, everyone, I’d like to introduce you to a new member of our company, ” he announced.
“This is Bethan. Our CEO, Mr. Morrison, hired her to be a design intern and assistant. If there’s anything you need, feel free to ask her for help! “
Wesley patted Bethan’s shoulder gently. “Please get to know your colleagues.”
With that, he turned around and walked out, leaving Bethan to fend for herself.
Shannon McCartney, the department head, gave Bethan a dismissive glance and led her to an empty desk. “You can sit here, ” she ordered, tossing a stack of documents onto the desk that sent a cloud of dust flying through the air.
“These are the proposals that the CEO sent back to u s for amendments. I want you to run up to his office and resubmit them to him.”
She gave Bethan a smirk before leaving. “Don’t mess this up.”
There was a girl sitting next to Bethan’s desk, who appeared to be a university student. She nudged her glasses and whispered to her, “Bethan, please be careful. This proposal has been sent back to us five times now, and every single person who submitted it ended up getting scolded by the CEO. Shannon sent you because she’s trying to make things difficult for you.”
Bethan gave her a small smile. “Do you happen to have some tissue?”
The girl paused and handed her a packet of tissue papers.
“Thank you.”
Bethan wiped the desk clean. Instead of heading up to resubmit the proposal, however, she sat down in her chair. After finding a comfortable position, she opened the file to take a look.
After skimming through a few pages, Bethan could not help but frown. The work was so bad that even if Brettley had nothing against her, she would still get into trouble because of this.
Bethan immediately borrowed a pen and paper from a nearby colleague and scribbled some stuff on the piece of paper. Then, she got up as she held the file in her hand. “Where’s the CEO’s office?”
The girl at the desk next to her gave a pause before answering, “It’s…on the top floor.”
“Thank you.”
Bethan let out a sigh before turning around to leave.
“What did she write, Bonnie?” another colleague asked the university student next to Bethan’s desk.
Bonnie pursed her lips. “I’m not sure, but…she seems good.”
However, if Bethan truly was talented, why did she accept the position of an intern? Why did she let Shannon bully her like that? Bonnie was a little perplexed.
With the proposal in hand, Bethan soon reached the top floor of the building. When she arrived, she caught a glimpse of Courtney inside Brettley’s office.
Through the glass windows, Bethan saw Brettley sitting in his chair as he read some documents while Courtney stood next to him, offering him a cup of coffee.
From afar, the two did not look like a boss and an assistant. In fact, they looked like a married couple.
Bethan’s heart leaped into her throat at the sight. It was not that she felt something was going on between Brettley and Courtney, but this scene reminded her so much of herself.
Many, many years ago, she had dreamed of doing the exact same thing, of becoming a power couple that everyone looked up to. However, Brettley never gave her the chance to do so.
Yet, six years later, he allowed another woman to get close to him. A woman that resembled the old Bethan so much that it was uncanny.
Maybe, the problem was not with Bethan’s appearance at all. Brettley did not hate her looks –he hated her person.
Perhaps Bethan’s gaze was too intense.
Brettley, from his office, looked up and noticed her eyes.
Their gazes met.
Her gaze shifted from dazed to startled, while his changed from shock to aloofness.
They looked at each other for a long time before Courtney realized that something was off.
She looked up and saw Bethan.
“That is Bethan, “
Courtney introduced to Brettley. “
When I was in the elevator just now, I saw Mr. Fisher leading her to the department of design to report.”
She then smiled gently. “Ms. Bethan is very gorgeous. Her beauty mesmerized me in the elevator just now.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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