Chapter 67 – His Second Chance Love: The Freezing Silence

Stunned, I took a sip of water and placed the glass on the table. “Did you say yes?”

He lowered his eyes and nodded. “Yes, I want to bring you out for good food.”

That was good excuse.

However, as a president himself, he didn’t need someone to foot the bill if he wanted to bring his pregnant wife to a nice dinner.

“You decide.” I stood up and straightened my wrinkled clothes. “I need to go back to the office.”

For the entire day, I hardly did anything at the office apart from sleeping.

At that moment, his phone rang. He nodded in acknowledgment and said, “Go ahead. I’ll come and pick you up later.”

Back at the office, Stacey didn’t look too good. She forced a smile after seeing me. “Ms. Stanhope!”

“What’s wrong?” I saw there weren’t any documents on the table and asked, “There are no documents needing my attention today?”

Stacey lowered her head and said glumly, “AC Credit’s documents have been sent back by Mr. Featherstone. He wants them to redo everything.”

“The audit for Quinn Corporation needs to be redone?”

“Yes!”

“It was Anthony’s decision?”

She nodded. “Yes!”

Now it makes sense… No wonder Joe looked furious at Anthony’s office earlier.

“Do you know why?” Anthony would not deliberately increase the workload for others for no apparent reason.

“It seems to be AC Credit had missed out on certain aspects during the audit. It wasn’t a serious issue. However, Mr. Featherstone was angry,” Stacey muttered timidly.

I did not probe further. Since Anthony had requested it to be redone, it didn’t matter what I have to say. Besides, he would know what he was doing.

I hummed in response. While I was pouring the mineral water to the planters on the balcony, I suddenly recalled something. “Is there any problems in HiTech?”

“No, the market responded very well. However, there seems to be something wrong with OrbitTech.”

I was startled and looked at her. “What’s wrong?”

“There’s a technology company in A City that is preparing to acquire them lately. The matter is still being discussed as there were differing opinions.”

Stacey had been keeping an eye on OrbitTech. I nodded and uttered, “Look up information for the company in A City. Then quickly make an appointment for me to meet with the management at OrbitTech.”

Since Anthony had been paying attention to OrbitTech, it meant that he was planning to acquire them. It seemed that the other party was also anxious to acquire OrbitTech because of their technological expertise.

After our chat, Stacey went back and continued her work. I turned on the computer and did some research on OrbitTech. Even though the company was small but the market value was decent. Clearly, the boss was only good at technical knowledge. Otherwise, the finances of the company wouldn’t be in a mess.

While I was reading up on OrbitTech’s information, Anthony entered the office. He removed his coat and revealed his tall and slender figure. Without the usual seriousness, he looked stunning at that moment.

“What are you looking at?”

I turned off the computer and stood up. “OrbitTech. Are we leaving now? Did Dr. Ludwick give you the address?”

He nodded and pulled me into a hug. “Yes, let’s go. Are you hungry?”

“No!” Even though I didn’t remember eating that afternoon. I had not been hungry for a couple of days already.

Anthony’s car was parked in the garage. Due to my bad experience with the garage, he went to his car alone while I waited for him at the exit.

It was crowded in the lobby. I couldn’t bear standing for too long, hence I took a seat on a bench.

Everyone was rushing to leave the office after working hours and it was inevitable for me to see a few familiar faces. I saw Stacey who had changed into a light yellow dress with her makeup done. After exiting the building, she happily got into a black Cadillac which was stopped in front of the office.

For someone who was about to get married, her face was filled with happiness. I was curious to know what type of man could bring a smile to Stacey’s usually rigid expression.

The driver’s side window was wound down so I managed to get a look. The man looked like he was in his late twenties He appeared well-groomed and intellectual.

Suddenly, a car honked and I returned to my senses. Turning my head around, I saw Anthony’s car.

I went into the car and glanced at the office entrance again but the Cadillac had already left.

“What are you looking at?” Anthony came closer to me and fastened my seat belt.

“A friend,” I replied while looking away.

He did not probe further and drove to the restaurant where Caleb had made a reservation.

After we arrived at the entrance of a high-end Chinese restaurant, Anthony stopped his car. Right after, he took me to the room which Caleb had reserved.

Caleb and his wife had already arrived. Standing beside them were two other people whom we had never met.

After seeing Anthony and I had arrived, everyone introduced themselves to one another. Other than Caleb and his wife, one of the strangers was a middle-aged woman who was a gynecologist, while the other was a young lady who was Caleb’s niece. She seemed very vibrant and adorable.

“Mrs. Featherstone, I have ordered a salted chicken and their signature soup for you. It tastes pretty good. I hope you will like it.” As I was acquainted with Martha, we began to chit-chat once we were seated down.

She whispered to my ear, “You don’t know how much you have scared me. I thought you had really aborted the baby.”

I was remorseful and said embarrassingly, “I have no intention to hide it from you. I’m really sorry.”

She shook her head and smiled. “What are you apologizing for? Things are looking good now, aren’t they? Let’s not mention the past anymore.”

After Caleb and Anthony chatted for a while, he turned to me and said, “Mrs. Featherstone, Dr. Linnard is a gynecologist at our hospital. Mr. Featherstone requested for me to get a specialist to look after you during your pregnancy.”

Dr. Linnard looked at me and smiled. “Mrs. Featherstone, you are welcomed to visit me anytime if you have any problems.”

With a smile, I poured some juice into my wine glass and toasted with both of them. I looked at Caleb and said, “I might need to trouble Dr. Ludwick in the future. I would like to thank you in advance.”

After some formal exchanges, the atmosphere in the room had gotten more vibrant.

In the meantime, the young lady next to Caleb seemed to be hinting at him about something. Caleb looked at us and said, “Actually, I have a favor to ask from you both. I hope you can agree to it.”

In response, I said with a smile, “Dr. Ludwick, we have been working together for many years. Let us know what do you need from us and we will do our best to help.”

Dr. Ludwick laughed and thanked us profusely. However, he was embarrassed to make his request.

Seeing as his husband was embarrassed, Martha uttered, “Well, the truth is, our niece has just graduated from university not long ago. Joining Featherstone Corporation is her dream. She may be shy but she is really smart. Knowing that Featherstone Corporation’s hiring requirement is extremely strict, we are hoping if you guys could assign a position for her in the company.”

I was stunned for a moment before looking towards Anthony. Featherstone Corporation’s recruitment had always been strict, and every employee was carefully selected by the Human Resources department.

The strict procedure was not without reason. Firstly, Featherstone Corporation was a listed company and the remuneration was way higher than other companies.

Secondly, one could gain a lot of exposure to the industry in Featherstone Corporation. After all, employees had to go through extensive training in the company. Hence, ex-employees of Featherstone Corporation were highly sought-after by companies of the same industry.

I had to go through the selection process as well to join Featherstone Corporation. With George’s help, I was able to climb up the corporate ladder. Though, it was not without great effort on my part.

At that moment, the young lady was staring at Anthony with admiration clearly written all over her face.

After Anthony heard what Martha had said, he didn’t say anything but serve me a bowl of soup. “Drink more soup, it with calm your nerves and help you sleep better.”

I nodded and was curious about how he was going to deal with Caleb’s request. He looked at Caleb then shifted his gaze to Martha. “It’s an honor to be valued highly by the both of you. As you know, even my wife had to be assessed by Human Resources back then. Featherstone Corporation will hold a job fair in June, maybe she could go for a tryout then.”

I was speechless upon seeing how Anthony dealt with the matter, seeing as he was unconcerned about doing others a favor on goodwill.

In truth, he was telling the young lady to enter the company based on her own abilities.

After seeing Caleb turned slightly embarrassed and that young lady didn’t look too pleased as well, I couldn’t help but say, “Ms. Ludwick is a graduate of a top university. With her ability, I believe we’ll be able to work together under the same roof.”

The young lady seemed better after hearing that. She looked at Anthony timidly and asked, “Really?”

It’s normal for young graduates to be hopeful about their future. Anthony was too direct with his approach. Hence, it would be better for him to stay silent in such a situation. Fortunately, he wasn’t a man of many words. Seeing as he remained silent, the young lady interpreted his silence as agreement.

After a satisfying feast, the dinner came to an end.

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