Jade’s pretty face froze in shock. Never in her wildest dreams would she have guessed that Javier was actually serious and would transfer 1.5 million dollars to the company account. It took her a good ten seconds before she came back to reality and asked in disbelief, her eyes wide open in shock, “Where did you get so much money?!”“The wind blew them to me; the rain showered them on me; they grew out of the pot plants too…”He rambled off some nonsense then tapped the index finger of his right hand on the additional clause printed on the contract. Javier continued, “There are actually many ways I can get the money but, right now, I think we should focus on another topic, shouldn’t we?”Looking at where Javier’s finger was pointed, Jade immediately understood what he meant. A delicious pink flushed over her fair cheeks as a look of embarrassment appeared on her face. Now, she felt that her actions earlier had been too hasty. She should have let Javier brag all he wanted just now. Wh
Jade’s furious questioning caused Zack and Terry to stammer. They did not know how to answer her.Despite that, Jade could not lash too harshly as Zack had once pulled some strings behind the scenes and landed her some sizable contracts. That was how the office fell into an awkward silence for the next half a minute.Wanting to put a stop to the awkward situation, Terry spoke up and suggested, “It’s almost noon now. Let’s have lunch together and we can discuss the issue about the investment.”This suggestion was met with approving nods from Zack and Jade as they wanted out from the bubble of awkwardness, but Javier caught a crucial point in what Terry had said.“Ms. Odell has just found out about the issue with the company’s investor. Terry Hamer, how did you know?”“Huh?!”Terry had not even noticed his slip of the tongue and started panicking at Javier’s unexpected question. He put on a tough front and raised his voice to question the man back instead of explaining himself, “Wh
Just two sentences from Zack and a bill costing eight to ten thousand dollars hit Terry in the face. He dared not reject the man because Zack had yet to send him the eight thousand dollars he had promised him for sabotaging the investment. Even if Terry was fuming internally, he could only plaster on a smile. “Of course, thank you, thank you…”When the dishes were served, Terry was irked by Javier’s presence. Who knew where the latter had scouted the names of these dishes from and put up such an act, causing him to lose so much money.The more he thought about it, the more disgruntled he grew, so he spoke up with a fake grin, “Mr. Kersey, you must’ve had a hard time in the past, working in the office during the day and sending food delivery during the night. I bet you’ve never tried these delicacies before. Have more of them. Who knows if you’ll ever get another chance.”Javier ignored him, like how he had ignored the cutlery on the table, but Terry did not stop there. “Don’t worr
After Zack had finished gloating, he glanced at Jade in hopes of seeing an impressed or admiring gaze. Unfortunately for him, Jade’s head was turned toward the window and she was paying him no mind.Zack decided to speak up some more and attract the woman’s attention.“60 thousand dollars isn’t much to me actually. This sum is like a drop—”“Another 30 thousand dollars,” Javier cut in and told the server, not even giving Zack even an inch of opportunity to brag.The words “in the ocean” died in Zack’s throat as a bewildered look overcame him. Again? Where had the man got another 30 thousand dollars from?Zack's head snapped in Terry’s direction with a questioning gaze. The latter was on pins and needles. He had no idea either! He heard from Selena that Javier was close to being penniless yet the man was somehow pulling out 30 thousand dollars left and right…With a loud clap, Terry thought that he had figured out where the money had come from and whispered into Zack’s ear, “Mr. D
Javier’s promotion to the position of vice general manager ruffled Terry’s feathers. It prompted him to snatch the opportunity and show off his hard work and accomplishments, even requesting an increment and better benefits in the process.He believed that everyone at the table shared his sentiment, so he felt that he would definitely have their support. Reality proved that he was right but he had not expected Javier to step up in the final moment and voice out his disagreement.“What right do you have to disagree? You got promoted to vice GM with that meager investment you managed to pull in based on your sh*tty luck. Did you hear us say anything about that?“Ask everyone here today. Which of us hasn’t worked diligently all these years? Which of us hasn’t put in hard work and the merits to show for it? The total contributions from any one of us are greater than yours!“And you want to voice a disagreement? Did you even ask if we agree with you becoming the vice GM?!”Terry’s word
Jade was seated at the head of the table in the meeting room while Javier sat next to her. She was grateful to the man for helping her to keep the management executives who were trying to rebel in check, and building her intimidation factor on behalf of her. Despite that, she was still curious and wanted to know how Javier found these things out.How? Javier had depended on the finance hackers who hacked into Terry’s phone and computer. They then tracked down all this information for him, but Javier was not about to disclose that fact.“I’ve kept an eye on him a long time ago, so I’ve been investigating.”His answer did not satisfy Jade. “But how did you get into the details?”Not wanting to linger on the topic, Javier tried diverting the conversation.“Ms. Odell, I thought that you asked me to stay because you wanted to talk to me about the additional clause on our contract!”Jade instantly blushed at the mention of it.It had been really awkward this morning. She tried to excu
Javier put down the phone in the security booth and turned to see the security guard giving him a thumbs up.“Awesome, man. This is the first time I’m seeing a supplier threatening a purchasing manager. You’re the sh*ts!“What a pity you aren’t a robber. The police would have to run if they see you otherwise because you’re absolutely the sh*ts!”Ignoring the guard’s mocking, Javier left the security booth and found a rock to sit on in the shady area outside of the building. He pulled out his phone to call Ciara.“Ciara, I’ll send you the company’s name. I want their company’s list of tire orders. Don’t disclose my identity…”Javier had no wish to come into contact with his family, for now, so he left it to Ciara. After the call, he pulled out a cigarette and lit it up before puffing on it leisurely, not at all looking remorseful that he had just offended a purchasing manager.The security guard looked at him from afar like he was looking at an idiot, unable to understand which un
Zack was stunned. The earlier mood had been pretty friendly. What happened? He was still thinking of striking the deal and signing the new contract today, so imagine his surprise when Jeremy came in and blurted out those words.Before he could recover from the shock, Jeremy dashed to his work desk and tore up the contract that Zack had brought into shreds.“Trying to seal the deal? Deal my *ss! Leave with your car seats right now!”Zack was anxious and looked flummoxed.“Wait, Mr. Laster. Didn’t we agree that there’s no issue with the new contract? I’ve produced and sent the car seats here without having the contract signed first based on my trust for you. You can’t do this! Even if we’re not signing the new agreement, for now, that’s fine, but you could at least take this batch of car seats off my hands first!”Pulling out a pack of cigarettes, Zack wanted to go up and offer Jeremy a stick but the latter swatted it away. Not only was he not accepting the stick, but he also grabbe