<h4>Chapter 1404: 1404. If we’re not discussing official business, are we supposed to talk about romance?</h4>
But to her disappointment, from the moment Adam Jones opened the door until now, he had not nced at her once. After a brief displeasure, his gaze turned to Elly Campbell and instantly softened.
Jasmine Churchill was stunned for a moment, a sudden unease shing through her heart.
"How did you get here?"
Adam Jones reached out to bring Elly Campbell in, yet he did not seem in a hurry to close the door.
Clearly, he had heard the conversation at the door and came out personally to stand up for his wife.
When ites to standing up for his wife, Ind Master Jones always showed his stance with concrete actions, and his method of dealing harshly with the offenders was nothing short of down-to-earth.
"CEO Gresia came to discuss the mountain area infrastructure project, and I came along to listen in," Elly said.
Elly Campbell couldn’t be bothered to mention what just happened; to her, Jasmine Churchill was like a jumping clown, not worth her attention.
But just because she didn’t care, it didn’t mean that CEO Gresia, who had been unfairly maligned, would let it slide.
This youngdy was quick to judge andbel others based on their actions, on what grounds? Wishful thinking on her part.
CEO Gresia, with her capabilities well-known in the business world, had a truly difficult temperament. She was not one to shy away from any disputes nor was she frightened by high-profile figures like Adam Jones, as she immediately countered:
"President Jones certainly has an extraordinary way of managing his subordinates. Our CEO Campbell personally came to discuss business, only to be stopped by your secretary."
Jasmine Churchill, having been called out by CEO Gresia, felt a bit scared, knowing full well how her cousin would stand up for Elly Campbell.
But despite her fear, she believed she had been doing her job and had the moral high ground.
Seeing the CEO mention her, Jasmine once again looked towards Adam Jones. The redness around her eyes had not faded, and when Adam looked at her, she faced him directly, "Cous... Cousin."
"Do you not know where you are?"
Adam Jones interrupted her in a cold tone, and Jasmine Churchill immediately corrected herself, "Adam... President Jones."
Though she was sad that Adam Jones wouldn’t allow her to use their familial rtionship to call him "cousin" here, it also proved that this was a corporate policy personally set by the Jones CEO, disallowing such ties at thepany.
Therefore, acting by the book to stop the CEO’s wife from seeing the CEO was not a mistake on her part.
Feeling justified, Jasmine Churchill began to exin:
"Adam... President Jones, I didn’t know CEO Campbell was here to discuss business affairs, so... that’s why I stopped her..."
"Even if she came to discuss love with me, is it your ce to stop her?"
Adam Jones swept a cold nce her way, that fierce confrontational demeanor vastly differed from the purity of a snow lotus on a high mountain.
Jasmine Churchill: "???"
Wasn’t it all about being professional at work, not allowing personal rtionships during office hours?
She couldn’t call him "cousin," but it’s okay for his wife to discuss love during office hours?
Jasmine Churchill felt somewhat unconvinced yet her expression became even morepliant, her eyes reddening further with grievance.
"I... I was just following thepany’s policies."
CEO Gresia, who was watching this young girl still trying to equate herself with CEO Campbell, couldn’t help but scoff.
"President Jones’spany policies seem to have a rather wide scope."
Adam Jones, unusually, did not feature a hostile expression in response to an outsider’s sarcasm but instead exined with a smile:
"CEO Gresia, you misunderstand. Thepany policy only applies to outsiders. My wife is certainly not an outsider."
After making this point, he wrapped his arm around Elly Campbell’s waist and made way for CEO Gresia, "Pleasee in."
Elly Campbell was somewhat surprised that her own Ind Master would show CEO Gresia such a pleasant demeanor.