She quickly surveyed Anna and said, “Hello there, young lady. Charlotte told me that you are an employee of Wayne‘s May I know your name, please”
Anna froze and said hesitantly, “Ms. Wilson, hi. I‘m Anna Gabriel. I wanted to say hello to you just now, but you seemed so busy So, I didn‘t dare to disturb you. I‘m really sorry.”
Evelyn smiled gently and said, “Gee, that’s okay You don’t have to apologize to me. You know, it‘s the first time that Randal let us see him , um his girlfriend.”
When Anna realized that Evelyn had misunderstood something, she immediately explained, “Oh, no Ms Wilson I‘m just a friend of Randal, and I‘m not his girlfriend”
Evelyn winked and smiled, “Oh, that‘s okay You two can take your time and get along. Randal may seem aloof, but he treats everyone around him very well. You know, Randal’s assistant is a man But, he doesn‘t even let him carry heavy things.”
Speaking of Randal‘s assistant, Anna immediately thought of that fussy man He didn‘t come today? What happened? Anna thought to herself
Anna knew that there was a reason why Randal didn‘t let his assistant do the heavy lifting. Evelyn didn’t seem to know that Randal might treat his assistant as a girl. He was so nice to his assistant because he took pity on him.
Evelyn was very enthusiastic and walked them to the front door. Afterward, she invited Anna to visit their home someday, which made Anna so flattered
So, Anna still felt confused when she got into the car
“Randal, I think your mother seems to have misunderstood something.” Anna said in a daze
Randal folded his arms and looked at Anna with a poker face. He said, “Oh, yes. It‘s obvious that she wants to make us a couple.”
Scott immediately snapped He tried to stand up, but accidentally hit his head on the car‘s roof. Although he felt pain, he yelled at Randal. “What the hell?! Jesus Christ! You know what you should tell your mother to knock it off You‘re the last man Anna would date in the world.”
Randal smiled at him and asked, “What‘s wrong? Are you jealous?”
Scott was outraged and roared, “S**t! Stop your bullst! How can I be jealous because of you? Damn!”
Scott had always been a gentle and polite young man. Also, this was the first time in Anna‘s life that she had heard Scott say so many swear words in a row. What he said completely changed his image in her mind and overwhelmed her for a moment.
Moreover, she had experienced too many things at the party. So, she felt a pain in her chest in the face of these ridiculous things.
“Anna, are you okay?” Peace felt worried and asked her Anna waved her hand and said, “Oh, thanks, I‘m fine. I just need to have some rest.”
At that moment, Randal and Scott stopped arguing. Randal then asked, “Anna, will you resign from the hotel? Also, do you want to work in my company?”
“I know how the hotel treated you this time. So, are you going to work for them?” Randal asked playfully.
Anna frowned and felt there was a deep void in her heart.
She knew that the Carousel Hotel had really treated her badly in handling the fire. It was the employees of the security department that should have been responsible for the fire, not Anna, the lobby manager. However, Anna was the only one who was suspended.
However, Anna knew who told them to do this.
Wayne did this because he didn‘t want me to leave. He was using his power to get back our personal grudge. So, if Randal invited me to work at his company, I could certainly agree. And, I have the right to do so.
Anna thought to herself.
“Well, then what kind of job would you ask me to do? Are you doing this because you value my ability to work? If you are sympathizing with me, or because you like Scott, then I’m sorry, I won’t accept your favor.”
Scott looked extremely embarrassed when he heard the last word.
“Oh, I certainly think you’re capable. Anna, I think you are qualified for a better position. I have no idea why Wayne only made you a lobby manager.” Randal said firmly, as if he had already decided to let Anna work in his company.
“Well, like what?”
“How about being my executive secretary?”
Before Anna could say anything, Scott said reluctantly, “No way! Randal, she can’t be your secretary. Forget it! Anna, don’t say yes to him. You know, he’s not a nice guy.”
When Anna saw how anxious Scott was, she felt helpless. She then looked at Randal and said, “Oh, thank you for your kind proposal,
Randal. But, I don’t think I can work for you. You see, Scott knew you long before I did. But, he told me that you’re not a nice person.”
Randal didn’t seem to want to argue any more. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, “Well, it looks like you don’t want to leave the Carousel Group. So, I’m not going to persuade you anymore. If you change your mind, you can call me.”
“Oh no, it’s not like that.I can certainly leave Carousel. But, I just think that your company may not be the one for me. So, I’ll find another way to make a living.”
Randal blinked and asked, “You mean you’re not going to work at Carousel anymore?”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t want to talk about that right now.” Anna smiled at Randal and didn’t want to continue the conversation.
She felt that although the Wilson and the Wrights were close, they were business rivals. Therefore, as an employee of Carousel
Group, she thought that she couldn’t tell Randal about the staff changes in the company,
Moreover, Anna sensed that Randall had some bad intentions for some unknown reasons. So, she thought she’d better watch out for him.
“Are you going to resign or not?” As soon as they got home, Peace asked Anna about what they had just mentioned.
Anna was just putting on her slippers and looking for the kettle in the kitchen. She said, with her back to Peace, “Well, yes. I always have to deal with my personal grudges when I work there. You know, I‘ve always liked to make a clear distinction between work and personal matters.”
“What? So, why did you reluse Randal’s offer? I think being his executive secretary is actually a perfect job. You know, it’s much better than being a hotel lobby manager.” Peace said as she took off her party dress. She then put on an oversize white t-shirt and sat down on the couch.
“Oh, I don’t think it’s a good idea. You know, he wanted to dale Scott. So, I could never get involved in this matter.”
What Randal does every day is to do business, not charity. When he knew I would lose my job, he immediately offered to give me a good one. He definitely didn‘t do it out of pity. Maybe, he wanted to take advantage of me or Scott.
Anna thought.
Peace raised her eyebrows and seemed to disagree with her. She said, “Oh, Anna, I think you’re overthinking it. If you do this, you will do yourself no good and harm others. So, I think you should have a good talk to Wayne and work things out between you two.”
At this point, the water boiled. Anna made two cups of tea, handed one to Peace, and then sat down next to her.
“Oh, this is not as easy as you think. Besides, I can’t tell him the truth now anyway. If I tell him and we happen to break up, he’ll want Tammy back. So, both the kids would be his. He’s so rich and powerful, and there’s no way I can compete with him.”
Anna was aware that the Wright family was a very mighty one in Birmingham. And, if Wayne really wanted Tammy back, Anna couldn’t fight back no matter what she did.
“Hey, think of the bright side. If Wayne knew that both children were his, he wouldn’t wonder which one you really liked. That way, the misunderstanding between you would be resolved.”
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