novelxo Chapter 46
Chapter 46: Boss Wants You in the Car
“By the way, Isabella, I still have several cars in my garage. We were sisters after all. If you beg me nicely, I might be soft–hearted enough to give you one.”
Charlotte wasn’t about to miss this
chance to thoroughly mock Isabella.
Isabella didn’t want to acknowledge her, but she never expected Charlotte to intensify her taunts. Eyes flashing, she turned to the
person in the car.
“The Sterlings may not be what they once were, but my ten percent of shares can still easily buy a few sports cars. Charlotte, you should worry about yourself. If people find
out you lost the Sterling shares to
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me, I’m afraid…”
Charlotte’s face changed. She had been keeping this matter tightly under wraps at home these past few days. If Father found out, he would
be furious.
Moreover, if word of this got out, that she had so easily “given” Sterling
shares to someone else, it would only make others think Sterling stock was worthless. Then those shareholders. with Sterling stock might dump their shares en masse, and the Sterlings
would truly be beyond saving.
Even if it was only ten percent, for a large corporation, it was no small
amount.
Just as Charlotte was about to retort, she saw a car stop up ahead. If she hadn’t braked in time, she would
have rear–ended it.
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About to let loose a string of curses,
upon seeing the familiar car logo and plate, the words died in her
throat.
Isabella’s gaze was likewise drawn over. The next second, the door of
the Maybach in front opened and Sebastian stepped out.
“Ms. Sterling, the boss wants you in
the car.”
“I’m not going!”
Although Charlotte’s mockery had Isabella seething, she had no desire to see Alexander’s unpleasant face.
“The boss said if you don’t get in,
he’ll have you sleep in the same room as Earl tonight.”
Before Isabella could react,
Charlotte’s face had turned ashen. So
after leaving the Sterlings, Isabella had gone to the Windsors. Now with
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Alexander inviting her into his car, it
seemed their relationship was rather unusual.
She knew Earl was the leopard Alexander kept. The first time she visited the Windsors, that leopard had nearly scared the wits out of her.
Telling her to sleep in the same
room as Earl tonight, did that mean last night she had slept with
Alexander?!
At this thought, Charlotte was ready to explode with anger.
Why?
Why did Alexander keep protecting this wild girl the Sterlings had kicked
out?
The image of Earl’s glossy black face
also flashed through Isabella’s mind,
instantly giving her goosebumps. Although the big fella hadn’t harmed
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her last time, sleeping with such a ferocious beast for a night was still out of the question.
She didn’t want to take unnecessary
risks.
With this in mind, Isabella had no
choice but to get in the car with
Sebastian.
A string of cars had already piled up behind them. Some people even
stuck their heads out, ready to spew insults. But upon seeing the
Maybach parked in front, they
swallowed their words.
In the car, Alexander still sat with his
eyes closed.
“Pick a car from the garage
tomorrow. Don’t embarrass me.”
Embarrass him?
Isabella’s fists instantly clenched.
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If he hadn’t insisted she go to Ascot Group and refused to let her in the
car, how would she have been humiliated by Charlotte today?
Now he had the gall to say she embarrassed him?
The more Isabella thought about it, the angrier she got. By the time she
came back to her senses, the car had already stopped at the base of the Ascot Group tower.
This was a landmark building in Riverdale, personally designed by Alexander. Due to Ascot Group’s
wide–ranging business, the huge tower was filled with Ascot
employees, and this was just a portion. Ascot’s subsidiaries and
branches were spread all over the
world.
Alexander’s office was on the top
floor, with an elevator going directly
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there. As Alexander stepped into the
elevator, Isabella was about to follow,
but remembering how her nose had nearly been smashed by the car
door, she slunk back out.
The employee elevator was right next to it. It was currently rush hour and quite a few employees had witnessed this scene. Some had
already begun whispering amongst
themselves.
“Who’s that woman? The nerve of
her, trying to take the same elevator
as the boss. Shameless.”
“Looks like she just graduated
college. Probably a new junior
employee who doesn’t know her
place, trying to get close to the boss.”
Although they kept their voices low, Isabella heard them clearly.
She was about to explain when
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Alexander’s voice drifted out from
the elevator.
“Get in.”
Isabella was stunned for a moment.
Glancing at Alexander’s impatient face, she had no choice but to follow
him in.
The people outside were instantly dumbfounded. That woman really did get into the boss’s elevator, and at his personal invitation no less.
Everyone began speculating about Isabella’s identity, but no one knew.
Although she was the Sterlings‘ adopted daughter, compared to the high–profile Charlotte, she had almost no presence and never appeared in the public eye.
When the Sterlings first adopted her,
they had held a press conference
that made the news. But after so
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many years, and with Isabella’s
changed appearance, naturally no
one remembered her.
The elevator stopped at the top floor. Alexander stepped out first, with
Isabella unsure of what she was
supposed to do here and obediently trailing behind.
CEO’s office.
Alexander sat in his chair, several
contracts awaiting his signature on
the desk.
Ascot Group’s executives were top management talent headhunted from all over the world, so
Alexander rarely needed to sign off on ordinary business. The contracts that reached his desk were usually
worth billions each.
Alexander casually flipped one open, gave it a cursory glance, and signed.
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his name at the bottom.
Then came the second, the third…
Isabella stood beside him the entire
time, like a stiff wooden post, not daring to move a muscle.
Until Alexander randomly pushed his coffee cup in front of her. She
froze for a second, then felt her eye
twitch.
He was ordering her around like a
secretary!
For the sake of her sabotage plan,
she had to endure it!
Picking up the cup, she stalked out of the office, fuming. A crowd of
curious female employees had already gathered outside. Isabella going upstairs with the boss had been strange enough, but now this person was taking the boss’s coffee cup out, making them even more
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suspicious of her relationship with
him.
You had to know, Alexander never had a female secretary before. Even pouring coffee was done personally by Sebastian.
To avoid giving the man inside an excuse to nitpick, Isabella brewed the coffee with nimble hands. Just as she
was about to go back in, a woman blocked her path.
Isabella’s gaze slowly traveled up, taking in the sexy crop top that
showed off a slender waist. Going
higher, Isabella’s eyes nearly bugged
out.
As a woman herself, she couldn’t help but swallow.
So big…
At Ascot Group, employees didn’t
have to wear formal attire. In fact,
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the female staff spared no effort in dolling themselves up every day to catch Alexander’s eye.
If not for fear of being
inappropriate, they might have worn bikinis to work.
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