novelxo Chapter 1404
*The love story of Julien Glover Kyle*
Early in the morning, Vanessa Love was lying in bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. The soreness in her weak body was telling her that everything that happened the night before was real. However, she had never expected that she would get herself into such a mess.
She had a decent family background and even graduated from a prestigious university. However, she ended up being a secret lover for over a year.
A year's time was neither long nor short...
As she was thinking about it, the showering sound in the bathroom stopped, followed by the sound of the door opening. In the next second, a tall man wrapped in a bath towel stepped out of the bathroom. He didn't even look at her and went straight to the dressing room to put on his clothes.
Vanessa could see the man's back from her perspective. Just looking at his figure, she could not help but sigh in admiration. God had indeed favored him too much! His body was already so perfect, not to mention his ultra-charming face!
With his family background, education, appearance, figure, and so on, this man was one of the most outstanding people she had ever seen. It was as if God wanted to pile up all the beautiful things in the world onto him alone.
However, this man was too cold. He was as cold as a piece of ice that had been frozen for thousands of years. She had been by his side all the time, but she rarely had the chance to speak to him.
After putting on his clothes, the man looked back and took a glance at her. Then, he turned around and walked out of the door...
After confirming that he had left, Vanessa hurriedly got up and went to the bathroom to wash up. She finished washing up within the shortest time because she had to rush for work.
Her immediate manager had already left for work, so Vanessa had to hurry up. She had to arrive at the company before working hours began and could not even be a minute late! After washing up, Vanessa put on some light make-up.
In fact, she was in her early twenties and looked pretty too. Her bare face was already much more attractive than most people, but it was a basic workplace etiquette to keep herself in the best condition, so she would always put on light makeup.
It was the morning rush hour, so the roads were extremely busy. It was almost impossible to get a cab. Moreover, the subway station was quite a distance away, and even if she could get there, the entire station would be crowded with people. Hence, Vanessa chose to wait for a little longer. If she was lucky enough, she might be able to hitch a ride.
When she was looking around, a familiar car pulled over. The person sitting in the car did not speak while she pretended not to see it and tried to avoid the car.
However, just as she had taken the first step, the person in the car rolled down the window. The man sitting in the back seat was really cold. Even on such a hot day, she could still feel his coldness. "Get in!" Since he had invited her, Vanessa didn't dare to pretend that she didn't see him. No matter how unwilling she was, she still had to get into the car. However, instead of getting in the back seat, Vanessa chose to sit in the front passenger seat.
The man didn't stop her, but Vanessa could vaguely feel that the man in the back seat had become even colder. She didn't dare to look behind, so she looked ahead and didn't want to think about anything. She told herself not to think about anything, but she could feel that there was a cold gaze staring at her from behind, making her feel extremely uneasy.
If she could choose, she would never get in this car even if she were to get beaten to death. However, there were no 'ifs' in this world. The moment she had chosen to stay in Rovio with this means, she no longer had a second choice.
Fortunately, her house was not too far away from the company. It took about half an hour for them to arrive. After the driver had stopped the car, she opened the door and got off immediately. She was running away as if she was running for her life.
"Vanessa, why are you running?" Queenie Allen, Vanessa's colleague and also one of the members from the president's secretary team, greeted Vanessa. Queenie was a people pleaser and a diplomatic person. She would never do or say anything that would offend others. This was the conclusion that Vanessa had come to after joining the president's secretary team for nearly a year.
"I'm going to be late." Vanessa never wanted to get involved with people like Queenie, but since they both worked in the same team, she could not just ignore her.
"There're still ten minutes left though." Queenie reached out her hand to pull Vanessa affectionately. However, Vanessa subtly avoided her. She smiled politely and said, "Let's go up together then." In the headquarters of Rovio Corporation Inc, Chatterton Town.
A year ago, the President of Rovio Corporation Inc, Kevin Kyle, had announced his retirement. So, his youngest son, Julien Glover Kyle, took over the position as company president. Now, it had been a year since Julien had taken over Rovio Corporation Inc.
Although Julien was young, he had shown his unparalleled business talent after taking over the company. Under his leadership, Rovio Corporation Inc had expanded rapidly over the past year.
Of course, he did not achieve this all by himself. His committed employees and well organised various departments worked together to make this happen.
Now, he had four personal assistants working under him, and his secretarial team had a total of forty members. Vanessa and Queenie were both on that team.
Both of them joined the team after the new president took over the post. Although they had been working for a year now, they could only be regarded as rookies compared to the seniors who had worked at the company for more than twenty years.
Vanessa was very self-aware. She knew that most of the employees at Rovio were graduates from prestigious universities. Most of them had much more work experience than she had. Therefore, she had always worked hard and did her very best.
However, there were always busybodies in society. No matter how hard one worked, no matter if they had gotten a job with their own ability, there would always be others who would make carping comments... Because of a restless night, Vanessa was feeling very sleepy. After finishing her work, she went to the pantry to make a cup of coffee for herself. However, as soon as she arrived at the door, she could hear someone gossiping about her.
Someone said, "Vanessa has the face of a sl*tty vixen. She obviously got this job by sleeping with the new president, but she actually thought that she got it with her own ability."
Someone continued, "Keep your voice down. If she hears you speaking ill of her behind her back, you're going to lose your job if she tells Director Julien about it."
The person who spoke first was a little afraid, but she still could not accept it. "We entered Rovio through our own abilities. We have good educational backgrounds and work experience, so why can't we even talk about it? It would be great if the former president was still in the company. Everyone knows that Director Kevin dotes on his wife. Those women who work with him didn't even dare to think about getting on with him."
Even after listening to what the two had said about her, Vanessa still walked into the pantry as if nothing had happened. It was because what they said was the truth. She could not refute it. It was indeed the truth that she was able to join Rovio because she had slept with the newly elected president.