Joseph looked at her coldly and replied, "No.""Okay…"Chloe did not dwell on the matter too much, thinking that she must have been hearing things."Are all your clothes this revealing?" Joseph suddenly asked in a cold voice.Perplexed, she looked down at her nightgown, which reached her calves. "Revealing? What do you mean by revealing?""Your collar," he answered.Chloe was speechless. "Only a little of my collarbone is shown…"Joseph was not much older than Jake. She assumed that he was at most eight years older than him, so why was he so conservative?"Others won't see a thing now, but what if you're lying down?" Joseph stared at her, his magnetic voice pleasing to the ear.Chloe was stunned when she heard what he said and suddenly realized what the closing sound from earlier was all about. Her cheeks grew hot but kept calm and met his gaze. "If I were lying down, it‘d only be in my own room. Unless...you have some sinister plot to secretly watch me."Joseph laughed and s
The interview began with a written test, followed by a face-to-face interview.Chloe excelled in the written test and submitted her paper confidently. As she was leaving, she noticed that there were many blanks on Melody’s test paper. However, Melody was calmly admiring her freshly painted nails and showed no signs of concern.Suddenly, Chloe had a feeling that passing the interview would be an uphill battle for her.Sure enough, when the results of the written test were announced, Chloe had not been selected and had received the lowest score among all the candidates."This is impossible. I couldn't have scored so low!" Chloe confronted the interviewer. "I want to see my test paper and I want to know a clear explanation of where points were deducted."The interviewer, William Grace, stood up and arrogantly replied, "Each interviewer has their own criteria, but one thing is consistent: low scores represent failure. Please don't make a scene and leave immediately. Our time is valuab
Lucas remembered that HR was holding an interview. He assumed that this was the resume of someone who had failed to pass.Just as he was about to toss the resume in the bin, he was suddenly stopped in his tracks."Hold on.”Upon hearing the familiar name on the resume, Joseph furrowed his brows and reached out to take it from Lucas.At the top floor of the building, the HR manager nervously handed over a stack of interviewee information forms to the CEO’s assistant. Lucas took them and pushed open the door to the office. The HR manager strained to get a look but did not manage to see anything and left disappointed."Find out more about this person named Chloe Johnson," Joseph ordered emotionlessly."Right away, sir," Lucas replied, and within ten minutes, he had found Chloe's information. "Mr. Joseph, here’s her information. She was rejected in the first round.""Given her qualifications, that shouldn't have happened," Joseph said as he laid the previously crumpled resume flat o
Finding a young and resilient person with a C2 certification in Estrenian was not easy these days, as many young people tend to quit their jobs at the slightest difficulty and value their freedom greatly.Perhaps Joseph was just cherishing talent?William was leisurely sipping on a coffee in his office when he received notice of his dismissal. The HR manager placed the termination letter in front of him, and it took him a while to realize what was happening."Are you kidding me? I've been with Fairlight for fifteen years, and I’m being fired just like that?!" William shouted.The HR manager had harbored resentment toward William for quite some time. His smirk conveyed a sense of satisfaction as he said, "I'm not responsible for this decision. It was made by the CEO."William's spirits plummeted as he spoke, "You may dismiss me but I demand an explanation and compensation.""There's no compensation," the manager chuckled. "As for the reason, I'm not quite sure. But many things don
It was nine at night by the time Joseph got home.The villa was dark and quiet. He changed into his house slippers at the entrance and walked past Chloe's room, stopping for a moment before raising his hand to knock a few times.Chloe's hoarse voice came from inside, "Just a moment."As she spoke, a ray of light shone through the crack under the door. After a few seconds, Chloe got to the door. Following a brief pause, she turned the handle and the door creaked open. However, her usual beaming expression had vanished, replaced instead by puffy, reddened eyes and nose, a clear indication that she had been crying for quite some time.Looking at Chloe in this manner was unsettling for Joseph. She appeared disheartened, akin to a drooping flower drenched by a storm."Have you been crying?" he asked.Chloe sniffled and turned her face to the side. "No.""I'm not blind," he replied calmly.Chloe was in no mood to argue with him and asked weakly, "What do you want?"Joseph froze for
"A security guard?"Lucas had not told Joseph that a security guard had been involved as well.Chloe nodded, and as she recounted the incident, she felt aggravated. Rolling up her sleeves, she showed him the scratches."This is what he did to me. There’s a wound on my calf too."The two scabs on her fair skin looked like damage on a priceless piece of artwork, and the sight was jarring.As she continued to complain about Fairlight, his expression grew increasingly dark. Chloe only noticed something was amiss with Joseph's expression after she had finished venting. She cautiously prodded him with her finger and asked, "What's the matter?"'Is he a friend to the CEO of Fairlight?'"Nothing," Joseph replied."Okay…"Joseph lowered his gaze and suppressed his emotions. "Go to bed early, and please wash the dishes.""Sure," Chloe said readily. She did not find any issue in taking care of the dishes since Joseph was the one who cooked.The lights were still on at the Johnson resid
The previous security guard had been replaced by two honest and kindly-looking young men.Spotting Chloe looking around, they thought she had lost her way and approached her."No, no, I'm not lost. I'm here for an interview," she explained. After a short pause, she continued, "I didn't see you two yesterday when I came for an interview. Do you work on a shift system?""I was taking care of the warehouse yesterday and just transferred here today," one of the guards replied."What about the guard who was previously in charge of this area?" Chloe asked out of curiosity.The man on the other side hesitated for a moment, scratching his head and struggling to find an answer. Chloe suddenly realized what had happened and was somewhat shocked. It seemed that he had been fired.Initially, she had come for the high salary Fairlight offered, but now she felt that the company’s management was willing to own up to their mistakes instead of covering up for their own people.After yesterday's
A satisfied smile crossed Ava's face as she hung up the phone.Under Ava's guidance, Melody quickly reached out to a paparazzo and even went as far as to hire a team of internet trolls.In the afternoon, Chloe was learning how to cook by following a tutorial on the Internet. When Joseph came home and saw her in the kitchen wearing an apron, listening to instructions on her phone, and putting various spices into the pot.He said, "If you can't cook, stop pretending. Food is meant to be eaten, not wasted."He did not want to eat takeout or poorly made food again.Chloe turned to look at him, and a bashful smile appeared on her face. "Don't worry. I think I did a pretty good job this time."Joseph glanced at the food she called "pretty good" and chuckled, "You can eat it. Remember to call an ambulance in advance if you do.""Come on, just give it a try. I promise I've gotten a lot better than last time!"“No thank you," Joseph replied as he took off his coat and hung it on the rac