《Sweet Love》 Chapter 1: Scattered Clothes on the Floor Chapter 1: Scattered Clothes on the Floor October goes by along with the endless rain and the shrouding icy chill in the City Marea. Macy Downey is driving into a high-end apartmentmunity downtown, where her ex-boyfriend, Eliot Penn¡¯s apartment is located. She desperately needs money and evidence at the moment so as to get rid of the financial crisis of her family business. Her father was arrested and her mum¡¯s health condition got worsened for the crises. Besides Eliot, she can¡¯t think of anyone to ask for help. Her mind had lingered on her situation until she came to herself before she pushes the door to enter. Unlike the damp and cold staircase, the entire apartment is enfolded by the soothing heat. On the floor, clothes are scattering, including men¡¯s business suits and women¡¯s lingerie. Macy pauses, stretches her arm to reach the utched door, and pushes it. ¡°Oh my god! Who are you?¡± Screams thedy on the bed inside, who speedily grabs a quilt to cover her chest. The ultimate moment of joy is therefore ruined by this incidence. Eliot lets out his anger with his swearing and turns his head over to the door. Seeing Macy¡¯s presence and her pale face, Eliot is startled and he asks: ¡°Howe you are here?¡± Macy feels disgusted with these two naked bodies in front of her, but she still tries to put on a smile and says, ¡°Eliot, could you spare some time for me please? We need to talk.¡± ¡°For what?¡± Eliot ironically studies Macy¡¯s charming figure, ¡°What a surprise. The young missy from the Downey¡¯s came for me in person. Every dog has his day!¡± Macy pinches herself in the back of her palm to maintain her calmness. ¡°Eliot, I really need your help right now. Could you please lend me some money for the sake of our previous rtionship? I promise I will return it to¡­¡± ¡°Our previous rtionship?¡± Eliot bursts outughing as if he had heard a joke. ¡°Miss Downey, have you lost your memory? You said you would never have any connection with me thest time you broke up with me. Why do you ¡°You or the rubbish business of Downey¡¯s?¡± ¡°Eliot¡­¡± ¡°Never mind!¡± Eliot cut off their conversation. ¡°I am very busy now. Either you get out by yourself or you stay and have fun with me. I don¡¯t mind trying some new stuff tonight.¡± Macy gazes at these two people in front of her. Her pride has been fiercely smashed. Knowing it will not help to keep trying at the moment, she leaves without a second thought. Outside of theplex, Macy purses her lips shakily, numbly staring at the stream of vehicles on the road. Simultaneously, a ck Maybach sedan is graduallying towards. ¡°Sir, thedy in the front seems to be the second young master¡¯s girlfriend, Miss Downey.¡± said the chauffeur. ¡°Is that her?¡± The man at the back seat switches his attention from his documents to the slimdy in the rain outside All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org. his car. A touch of her wet hair sticks on her pale little face. Thisdy who used to be high-spirited and morous, now gains a more delicate and likable temperament. It seems that Macy has finally squared her shoulders and walked towards the stream of traffic. The scratchy noise of car brake suddenly resounds in the rain. Macy is taken aback and falls on the ground. The chauffeur is shocked because he did not expect Macy to run on the road so suddenly. ¡°Phew¡­phew¡­¡± The wiper des are wiping the raindrops on the window. The chauffeur is surprised. ¡°Sir, Ms. Downey¡­¡± The man at the backseat frowns. After a while, he gets off. Macy is still on the ground, the headlight is cast on her, which fully exposes her embarrassment to the public. A ck umbre is opened above her and the raindrops stops falling on her body. Macy is stunned. She sees a pair of shining ck leather shoes in the turbid puddle. As she is looking upwards, she sees the strong and long legs of a man¡­and¡­ She sees a familiar face. Chapter 2: I Give Myself to You Chapter 2: I Give Myself to You Macy¡¯s eyes turn red. It¡¯s like her soul is lost. She automatically drags that man¡¯s sleek trousers, and mumbles ¡°Help me¡­¡± Yusef Penn stares at her and says indifferently, ¡°What a surprise that the proud and morous Miss Downey now kneels down and begs for help.¡± At the back of them, the car door is opened. The chauffeur hurries towards these two people, ¡°Sir, we are not allowed to park here.¡± Yusef pays no attention to the chauffeur¡¯s words. On the road, the honk of the vehicles echoes the yelling among drivers endlessly. Macy grips her freezing hands and croaks: ¡°Please don¡¯t insult or make fun of me. As long as you are willing to help my family. I will do anything you want me to do. If you have no intention to help, then¡­¡± Yet however she tries, she can¡¯t voice the words ¡°you can just go¡± from her throat. She feels so cornered that all her self-esteem has been gone. Yusef makes a subtle smile, takes off his jacket and throws it on Macy. It gives no time for Macy to react that Yusef has squatted down and looked at her in his dreamy eyes, ¡°You tell me, what will be your cost.¡± Is¡­is that he meant an agreement? Macy lifts her head with great surprise and stares at this man. But she fails to find out any deceitfulness from his expressions. ¡°I¡­I will give myself to you.¡±This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. It brings Yusef a shback to when he first met Macy at a cocktail party. She was ady who indulged in her willfulness, which set herself apart from the other girls. It was quite unexpected that she dated Elliot at the end. Upon thinking about this fact, Yusef¡¯s gaze can¡¯t help being more intense, but he just says lightly, ¡°Get on the car.¡± Macy follows. At the backseat, Macy nces at this seemingly heartless man and whispers, ¡°Thank you.¡± Yusef casually leans his body at the back of the seat. ¡°We take what we need separately.¡± This is not what Macy thinks. Eliot is just a bastard of the Penns, but this man next to Macy is the first and only official heir of the Penn family, and is also one of the most sessful business tycoons of the City Marea. Uncountable women want to have connections with Yusef, but there are never any rumors about him and otherdies. But now he is with her¡­ A silence suddenly upies the sedan. Shortly, the car stops by a vi. Noticing the car stops, Macy unconsciously frowns and her palms sweat. Yusef seems to feel her hesitance. ¡°Have you regretted?¡± Macy takes a deep breath to strengthen her resolution. ¡°Never, I never regret.¡± It keeps raining outside. Macy clenches her clothes and follows Yusef to the second floor. That man suddenly stops and Macy bumps against his back. Yusef interestedly lowers his head and looks at Macy, then coldly says: ¡°Take a shower, I don¡¯t like contaminated women.¡± Macy is a bit at her wits end and walks into the bathroom. She simply washes her body and wears the bathrobe before shees out of the room. At this moment, Yusef is standing at the window facing the borderless night with his ss of wine. Macy unwittingly walks towards this man, takes over the ss from Yusef and drinks up the wine in one gulp. Yusef watches her movements and removes her hair from her corbone flirtatiously, and runs his hand downwards on her beautiful skin. ¡°Miss Downey, you surely have the ability to sweep off people¡¯s feet.¡± Yusef lowers his body. His warm lips almost touch her ear, and his voice turns ruggeder. Macy thinks of her mum and dad. With the excitement brought by the alcohol, she lets go all of the restrictions. She tips her toes and kisses the man in front of her. In this rainy night, they are lost in their powerful lust and lively figures. Chapter 3: The Shot that Makes the Headline Chapter 3: The Shot that Makes the Headline Macy wakes up before it¡¯s fully bright. Yusef is still asleep. His face seems to be more approachable. Watching his face lets Macy be in a trance. Looking back, she was too emotionalst night. It may be because of all the incidences have happened recently, which pushes her to the edge of her rationality. Looking at the mess of the room, she can¡¯t help feeling nervous. She withdraws her gaze and puts her clothes on quietly. She looks at the man on the bed obsessively for several seconds and leaves unwaveringly. At the moment when the door is shut, Yusef opens his eyes. His face gets more serious when seeing the blood on the bed. Macy hurries away from the vi and gets on a cab. Macy¡¯s mother is sitting in the living room. Her unwell face indicates the fact that she has been awake for the whole night. ¡°Macy, how did everything go? You weren¡¯t homest night.¡± The sentence is the one that Macy has been fearful to hear these days, yet which is quite understandable because her mum has never suffered for living before she got married. The situation the Downeys are in is really unbearable for her. Macy collects her mind and puts her smile on her face. ¡°Take it easy mum. It¡¯s all under my control.¡± ¡°Is it for real?¡± Stuns Macy¡¯s mum. The livelihood seems toe back in her eyes ¡°Did Eliot agree to help?¡± Macy shakes her head. ¡°No. It has nothing to do with him.¡± ¡°Nothing to do with him? Then what is your solution? Macey, haven¡¯t you been with himst night? There are all these¡­ on your neck.¡± Macy is suddenly shy of her mum¡¯s discovery and consciously covers her hickeys. She quickly changes the subject. ¡°Mum, have you been awake for the whole night? I will figure these out myself. Please have a rest. I will go back to the office after breakfast. I¡¯ll talk to you then, ok?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Her mum wants to dig out all the facts from her. Yet she can¡¯t do it because of her empathy for her daughter¡¯s pale looking. ¡°Alright. Macy, you need a hot bath.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Macy climbs a few stairs and looks back to see her mum standing still. Realizing her mum still has more to say, she adds, ¡°Mum, stop worrying about me. We will still have assets to survive even if our ¡°I know, you go and have a quick rest. I am going to make your breakfast.¡± Macy nods and takes a shower carefully. Then she lies on her bed and stares at the ceiling nkly. Yusef¡¯s strong desire for her on the bedst night gives Macey a chill. It¡¯s uncertain for her to have connections with Yusef Penn. However, there are no other ways at present. She feels tired from the intensive sex and falls asleep very shortly. She doesn¡¯t wake up until two calls from her assistant brings her back to the reality in the afternoon. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°Macy, a big issue happened.¡± Macy¡¯s nerve tightens. ¡°I need to know right now. Is it about my father?¡± Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org. ¡°No¡­¡± The assistant mutters and mumbles for a while and says, ¡°It is about you Macy. You were taken pictures and now they have been exposed on the inte.¡± Macy¡¯s expression changes at once and she puts out her pad. Not surprisingly, the picture of her not being graceful in front of Eliot¡¯s department was taken. She resists her anger very hard. Needless to say about her embarrassment for her experience at Eliot¡¯s apartment, this picture reveals thestpanion of the Downey¡¯s, the Penn¡¯s has also abandoned them. The Downey¡¯s is now apany about to be bankrupted. Without a mighty savor, the previous loan will be likely to be withdrawn from the Downey¡¯s by the bank. She doesn¡¯t believe that Eliot doesn¡¯t know about it since it also got him involved. This news also has harmed the reputation of the Penn¡¯s. It will not be on the trending for such a long time without the permission from the Penn¡¯s. If her analysis is correct, the key to solve the crises may be in Yusef¡¯s hands. Chapter 4: Meeting Yusef Penn Chapter 4: Meeting Yusef Penn ¡°What shall we do Macy? The phones in ourpany keeps ringing because of the reporters.¡± Macy tries hard to ease her mind. She throws her pad aside and says, ¡°I have already known all the information.¡± ¡°You go to call our partner media to cool the news down, especially to liaise with the tabloids that crave for attention.¡± ¡°However¡­ Macy¡­ Ourpany has no money for extra public rtion.¡± The assistant¡¯s words pour cold water on her n. Macy is silent for a while and continues: ¡°Then please try to contact Yusef Penn¡¯s secretary for me and say that I have a business to discuss with him and then reserve a nice restaurant for us.¡± ¡°Yusef Penn?¡± her assistant feels a little awkward. ¡°Macy, the news about you and Eliot has just been out today. Isn¡¯t it a bit unthoughtful to contact Yusef Penn?¡± Macy certainly knows what her assistant is worrying. However, Macy has to bet on this very tiny hope because she has run out of ideas. ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about that. Please do as I have told you.¡± ¡°Well I see.¡± She can¡¯t help to adding, ¡°Macy, the business world is as cruel as the battlefield. The Penn¡¯s has been a long-term winner of it. Therefore, they must have their special tactics. It is not easy to benefit from them.¡± ¡°Take it easy Sunny, I know.¡±All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org. Macy cuts the call and lies on the bed to chill herself out. After around ten minutes, she receives the message from Sunny saying that she has settled an appointment with Yusef. She reminds Macy to arrive at his office before 4p.m. Macy puts on her elegant suit and returns to her normal identity, the mourous Miss Downey. No one can find any ws from head to toe. Macy only takes a very short amount of time to reach the headquarter of the Penn¡¯s. Yusef¡¯s secretary has already been waiting for her at the entrance. ¡°Miss Downey, Mr. Penn is still at the meeting. I am afraid I have no idea when it will end. You may wait in the lounge. If you need anything, please feel free to tell me.¡± ¡°Well. Thank you very much.¡± The secretary makes her tea and leaves the lounge. ¡­ Three hours has passed by. The conference room is finally opened. Macy looks up and sees Yusefing towards her. She freezes suddenly as they are looking in each other¡¯s eyes simultaneously. He snickers and sits on the sofa. He starts to speak ironically, ¡°I thought Miss Downey would never Macy blushes slightly upon remembering what happenedst night. She moves her sight unnaturally andes straight to the question: ¡°Mr. Penn, I need some money.¡± Yusef crosses his legs. ¡°So?¡± She takes a deep breath and says decisively: ¡°Mr. Penn, I think you must have known thements on the inte today. I believe you have understood the situation of the Downey¡¯s perfectly. The bank allowed us to dy the repayment date of our loan because of the rtionship between the Downey¡¯s and the Penn¡¯s. This incidence has threatened both the Downey¡¯s and the Penn¡¯s. At present, I desperately need some money andst night¡­You have promised to help me.¡± She pauses and looks at Yusef, ¡°Mr. Penn, you will keep your words, right?¡± Yusef doesn¡¯t say anything. His pupils reflect her face but he puts on his poker face. His attitude inevitably makes Macy worried. Chapter 5: We Take What We Need Separately Chapter 5: We Take What We Need Separately Macy is about to keep on speaking. Yusef asks promptly: ¡°How much?¡± ¡°100 million dors.¡± ¡°Not much.¡± Yusef sneers, ¡°However, Miss Downey. Do you think you worth such a price?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Macy chokes. ¡°Even if 100 million dors is not much, I won¡¯t give it to you for nothing.¡± He casually ys with his cellphone and his eyes indicate his indifference, ¡°Considering you left this morning without words, I can¡¯t feel any sincerity from you and such a way of doing things¡­¡± He sneers, ¡°I doubt if every Downey is the same. I think it is necessary for me to reconsider whether to lend you the money or not.¡± It goes exactly as she thought. Before she set off, Sunny has reminded her that she may be the tribute to this anecdote and lose anything if she wants to benefit from the Penn¡¯s. Macy¡¯s face looks weaker and paler gradually, which makes her lips look even more vibrant. After a long pause, Macy looks up into Yusef¡¯s cold eyes. ¡°Just forget about it, Mr. Penn. Since you have made yourself so clear, I shouldn¡¯t disturb you further. We are all adults and your hesitation is She takes her bag and leaves. Just as one of her legs steps out of the room, a cold voice urs from this man at her back, ¡°Is this your limit? It seems that Miss Downey is not so much worried about the Downey¡¯s.¡± She stops and clenches her fists. She slightly calmed herself down before she put on her poker face and says, ¡°Thank you for your time, Mr. Penn.¡± As she finishes, she straights up her body and walks out of the room. The door is opened again shortly after it was closed. The secretaryes in holding a pile of documents. ¡°Mr. Penn, Eliot has contacted a few media agencies and they seem to withdraw all the Yusef looks at the white China mug whose edge has the lip print of ady on the table. His gaze gradually turns deeper, he doesn¡¯t mumble until a while has passed, ¡°Leave this case for Eliot to handle.¡± ¡°Ok.¡± The secretary nods and it looks as if she wanted to add something. She speaks hesitantly: ¡°Mr. Penn, contrary to what has been reported, Eliot still has a certain feeling towards Miss Downey. If Eliot knows the news was released intentionally, will he¡­¡± This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. Originally, it would be a great idea to use the power of media to make this woman find me, but eventually¡­ Yusef stands up and pulls his tie. ¡°Don¡¯t care about Eliot too much.¡± Macyes out of the Penn¡¯s tower and it has already been dark. A couple of reporters who has been hiding there rush towards her immediately when they see her. They take pictures of her intrusively. ¡°Miss Downey, is it all over between you and Mr. Eliot Penn? I also heard that the Downey¡¯s is facing a severe financial crisis that probably brings it to bankruptcy. Are these all true?¡± ¡°Miss Downey, is the Downey¡¯s selling its stocks at a low price recently? The rumor that the Downey¡¯s is about to be bankrupted is true, isn¡¯t it? ¡°¡­¡± She frowns because of all the noises from different directions. She pushes the cameras that are too close to her face with her hands, and calmly cuts in: ¡°Please do not make stories based on such rumors without any evidence. Eliot and I have already broken up half a month ago. It has nothing to do with our family business. Indeed, the Downey¡¯s has faced some difficulties these days but we have faith that our solution can let the Downey¡¯s ovee the difficulty. I hope the public can have more confidence in the Downey¡¯s and stop making and spreading the rumors.¡± Chapter 6: No Way Back Chapter 6: No Way Back She nods to excuse for her leave and walks towards the parking lot. These paparazzies make no n to let her go so easily. One of them drags her upon her leaving! Macy Downey is about to walk down the stairs but she gets off bnce and falls on the ground directly. Her ankle feels fiery. This situation shocks the reporters around her. That paparazzi who dragged her looks at Macy and shrugs, ¡°You all have seen it. It¡¯s her who lost her bnce. It has nothing to do with me.¡± Macy doesn¡¯t say anything but slightly purses her lips. She supports herself with her hands to stand up. Her blood oozes from her wound on the ankle. She gasps. Her fair skin makes a great contrast with the gruesome wound. She resists her pain and goes back to the car. She leaves directly. Those reporters are all staying where they were. After a while, someone conspues, ¡°Such a thick- skinned woman. She is still in her vanity and treats herself as a rich princess. What is the point of faking when she will be bankrupting tomorrow?¡± Inside the Penn¡¯s Tower, Yusef Penn is standing by the ss windows in the hall and watches everything happening outside indifferently. His indifferent expression is difficult to be figured out. It¡¯s not until he sees Macy leave that he orders, ¡°Drive away those people outside.¡± ¡°Alright. Boss.¡± ¡­ Macy leaves for the Downey¡¯s directly from the Penn¡¯s. At present, there are not many employees left in thepany but a few loyal experienced ones who have followed Mr. Downey, Macy¡¯s father, for a long time, and Sunny is one of them. Macyes out of the elevator and bumps into Sunny, who is holding a pile of documents. Macy notices her haggard face. Macy is a bit worried and looks at Sunny, ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°Macy, we have received a call notice from the bank. The bank urges us to repay our loan. If we fail to do so, the vi you and your mother is living in will be auctioned. How is it going at the Penn¡¯s¡­?¡± Macy has expected the bank would do so considering the news released today. She just underestimated how speedy the bank was. Looking at Sunny¡¯s drawn face because of her hard work day and night, Macy doesn¡¯t have the heart to let her continue suffering. ¡°Sunny, do you remember there was a man called Mr. Zach who kept asking me out?¡± ¡°Do you mean¡­Manson Zach?¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s him.¡± Macy nods, ¡°Sunny, send him a message saying I have time recently and invite him out¡­¡± ¡°Macy, you can¡¯t do it!¡± Sunny cuts in before Macy can finish her words. Mason Zach is a well-known new money. His wealth could not hide the fact that he is poorly educated, nasty and has a strong lust for women. Who knows what will happen to Macy if she meets him? Macy certainly understands Sunny¡¯s concern. She insists only because the Downey¡¯s and herself are in the hopeless situation and she doesn¡¯t want to miss this chance. The bitterness her heart feels is so strong that Macy can¡¯t distinguish if she isforting Sunny or herself, ¡°It¡¯s okay. We have been in the worst scenario. It can¡¯t be worse. Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ve got it.¡± This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°Take it easy Sunny. I know you worry about me, but I am not afraid of anything at this moment.¡± It¡¯s bound to be a difficult decision to have connection with Manson Zach, but there is no way around it. Chapter 7: Bad Temper Chapter 7: Bad Temper The next morning. Macy wakes up early and checks news coverages about the Downey¡¯s. It turns out to be nothing new. Even the news about her yesterday has disappeared. The news was probably withdrawn by the Penn¡¯s because it harmed the Penns¡¯ reputation. She unconsciously relieves, assuming the reasons of the disappeared news. Macy takes a long-been-ready loan agreement with her in the afternoon and drives herself to the hotel where she is going to have an appointment with Manson. Before she set off, Sunny gave her a small bag of powder. It may enable her to get rid of Manson in the proper timing. It¡¯s the peak hour in the evening, the traffic is quite heavy. Macy¡¯s car has a puncture shortly after it enters the main road. C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. This road is in maintenance so it has few cars. Macy looks at the time on the phone and gets a little grumpy. She calls the trailer after holding her temper. At the time when Macy is in a chaos, rays from the headlights of a car are cast beside Macy. The window of the back seat opens gradually, the noble and cold face of Yusef shows up. ¡°Did your car break down?¡± ¡°Yus¡­Howe you are here?¡± This road is the nearest road to the Emperor Hotel. Less cars pass it because of the construction. Emperor Hotel is one of the most famous star hotel of the City Marea. Many business tycoons love having business negotiations there. Yusef doesn¡¯t answer Macy¡¯s question. He just roughly looks around and says, ¡°Are you going to the Emperor Hotel? I can give you a ride.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need a ride.¡± Macy rejects without a second thought. They have made it very clear about what happened that night. She doesn¡¯t want to have any connections with the Penns. ¡°It¡¯s gettingte. Are you staying here to wait for the stray dogs?¡± Herees the cold voice of that man. Macy¡¯s slender body is quivering. She can¡¯t help mumbling, ¡°You are much scarier than stray dogs.¡± ¡°Speak up. Macy Downey.¡± Macy looks into his eyes, ¡°Mr. Penn, we are literally strangers. It¡¯s not reasonable for you to give me a ride. I will wait here.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Yusef¡¯s eyebrow rises. A yful expression is made with his long and narrow eyes. ¡°Strangers? Were we strangers on the bed?¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Macy is a little bit annoyed. When she is about to retort on him, the wound on her ankle is torn again. She gasps heavily, which draws Yusef¡¯s attention. Yusef¡¯s gaze swiftly shifts after it stays on Macy very shortly. His words are even stronger, ¡°Get on the car and don¡¯t waste my time!¡± Macy grips her own hands and feels a little nervous seeing the unlit streetlights, which make the road as dark as ink. She hesitates for a while and gets on the car eventually. She turns her head when she just shut the car door and looks into Yusef¡¯s teasing eyes by ident. Macy drops her head and moves away. She is less gutsy today. They don¡¯t talk to each other on the way. Macy wants to exin further about what happenedst night, but she doesn¡¯t dare to because she is afraid that her exnation will only bring another humiliation. When Macy is getting off after opening the car door. Therees the maic voice of Yusef, ¡°Macy Downey.¡± She freezes and looks at him confusedly. Yusef doesn¡¯t make any expressions and says, ¡°A product will be less valuable if it has been purchased for more times. You have to be clear about that.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Macy frowns. Seeing her gloomy expression, Yusef¡¯s lips curve and he switches his gaze with satisfaction. He said to the chauffeur, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Yusef, you make it clear!¡± She wants to ask him further but Yusef¡¯s car disappears very quickly on the street. His words are like a fierce p on her face. It¡¯s burning. Chapter 8: Being Cheated Chapter 8: Being Cheated Macy can¡¯t get rid of Yusef¡¯s words from her mind even after she arrives at the hotel. Manson Zach has been waiting for her for a long time. He grins, ¡°It has been such a long time since we metst time, Miss Downey!¡± Macy resists her nausea and squeezes a smile, ¡°Good evening, Mr. Zach.¡± ¡°It¡¯s such a precious opportunity for me to have dinner with you.¡± While he is speaking, he reaches out his arm to hold Macy¡¯s shoulder and pulls her closer towards him. Macy didn¡¯t expect him to be so bold and dare to put his hands on her body. Her smile freezes. At the point where Macy is struggling to push this man away, she lifts her head and sees Eliot Penn. Eliot is holding a scantily d woman. She seems to be thedy Macy met at the apartment that night. Macy couldn¡¯t see that woman clearly that night but now she can. That woman is the famous actress, Sue Caine. Eliot never thought about meeting Macy here. He is shocked until he sees Manson¡¯s hands around her shoulders. He then understands the situation and conveys his sneer through his eyes. Eliot even mocks soundly, ¡°Macy Downey, what a surprise. You just cut off all the rtions with me and reach out to another man so quickly.¡± Being with Manson Zach, she doesn¡¯t want to spend time talking to Eliot and directly ignores him. Macy turns to Manson and smiles, ¡°Mr. Zach, shall we find somewhere for our dinner first?¡± Macy has natural beauty, especially now when she is being gentle and quiet. Only few men can resist her charm, let alone a womanizer like Manson Zach. Manson¡¯s mind has been upied by the physical attraction from Macy. He naturally ignores the person in front of Macy, ¡°No problem! You should have told me that you were hungry Miss Downey. I have reserved a table here. Let¡¯s go and I will let the manager serve our dishes!¡± At the time when Eliot and Macy are about to pass by each other. Eliot wants to stop Macy but Sue wraps her arm around Eliot¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Eliot, what¡¯s the matter? Miss Downey has her important task to work on. Let¡¯s give her some time.¡± Eliot¡¯s face gets darker, and he res at the woman next to him. Sue continues her coquetry carelessly, ¡°Eliot, stop worrying. Look, Miss Downey is alright! She is probably Manson Zach¡¯s new girlfriend. They acted so intimate like a couple who have known each other for a quite a while.¡± Before Sue can finish her words, Eliot¡¯s anger has already burst and he ps Sue¡¯s face! The crispy sound of pping is so aloud that everyone in the hall can hear it. Sue¡¯s feels the fiery burning on her face. Her neck is then squeezed by this man in front of her before she can say anything, ¡°Cut it off! You are just a no-name actress who slept with me. You can¡¯t even survive in this industry without my investment.¡± This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. Eliot¡¯s face gets even darker, which makes him look like another person rather than the noble and gentle image he has most of time. Sue is startled and scared. She exins in her shaky voice, ¡°No, Eliot, I have no means to insult anyone!¡± ¡°Then you tell me, what did you mean?¡± Eliot res at Sue as if he wanted to kill her, ¡°Let me tell you, Macy Downey is just something that I don¡¯t want any more but it¡¯s not your turn to judge her. Understand?¡± ¡°I, I understand¡­¡± Chapter 9: All In Chapter 9: All In Manson greedily gets closer to Macy in the elevator as it is going up. ¡°You have such a tempting scent, Miss Downey. Are you wearing any perfume?¡± They happen to arrive, Macy seizes this chance to take a step backwards and smiles as if nothing had happened, ¡°Here we are, Mr. Zach.¡± This little beauty with the charming figure deliberately takes a step away from him as if he were a criminal. Manson Zach is not angry at all. After all, Macy has already been his prey. She can¡¯t escape. After entering the private dining room in the restaurant, Manson just leaves all the loan documents behind his mind. He keeps urging Macy to drink alcohol and doesn¡¯t forget to grope her. As the situation is about to be out of control, Macy excuses herself to the bathroom. She has made up her mind to take a risk and put that bag of powder into her pocket. Macy bumps into someone as she is going out of the bathroom ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± This familiar voice¡ª¡ª Macy lifts her head and looks up; it¡¯s exactly Sue Caine¡¯s face with heavy make-up. ¡°Miss Downey! May I have a chat with you?¡± Macy doesn¡¯t intend to respond. She picks up her belongings that fell on the ground and leaves. ¡°What are you faking? bitch!¡± Sue stamps her feet with great anger, she randomly picks up the small bag on the floor. Then her eyes get livelier and stares at the direction where Macy left with a ghastly gaze. Macy touches her pocket when she returns to the private room but only to find the pocket missing. The door is knocked suddenly by the waiters. He holds a bottle of wine, ¡°Mr. Zach, it¡¯s the special offer for you from our hotel.¡± ¡°Alright, just put it there and leave.¡± Manson Zach is impatient. He then turns towards Macy and grins, ¡°Miss Downey, I have read the documents very carefully when you left. Your conditions are quite tempting and I am a reasonable person. I will consider signing after you drink this ss of wine up okay?¡± Having contemted over and over again, Macy has no choices but taking the wine. The Downey¡¯s can¡¯t risk irritating Manson Zach at the moment. Macy finishes the wine in one gulp. She feels something is burning in her throat all the way down her stomach. ¡°Very well, Miss Downey!¡± Macy shakes her head slightly. Her vision blurs and she can¡¯t even distinguish Manson¡¯s face. Was I rushing too much? ¡°Mr. Zach, I am a little¡­¡± Suddenly Macy hears buzzing. Her vision bes blurrier before she finishes her sentence. Not long after, she starts to lose her mind. Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org. Her consciousness weakens but she can still feel a pair of hot and rough hands rubbing unbridledly over her body. I must have been drugged¡­ A thought suddenly crosses Macy¡¯s mind and she loses her consciousnesspletely. At the corner on the corridor outside the room, Sue crumples up the paper that was used to carry the powder and throws it into the bin, ¡°Don¡¯t even try to fight with me, Macy Downey!¡± She walks towards the elevator. Before long, two men show up on in the corridor. One of them hurries towards the bin and takes out the paper ball to check. He sniffs and gets very serious, ¡°Sir, this is psychedelic drug!¡± Chapter 10: A Dumb Woman Chapter 10: A Dumb Woman Upon hearing this news, Yusef squints his long eyes and his expression turns gloomier. After responding ¡°Fine¡± collectedly, he says, ¡°Get the car ready and let the hotel staff to check which room Eliot lives in¡± ¡°Okay, Sir.¡± The Chauffeur hurries away. Yusef pulls his ck tie and res at that utched door. ¡­ Inside the private dining room. Macy¡¯s clothes are torn into wrinkled cloth. Her fair skin is vaguely revealed through it, and - asting tempting sensation. Manson Zach¡¯s expression changes totally upon understanding the situation. ¡°Damn it! I thought she is just an innocentdy and never expected she can be yed like this. Don¡¯t try to pretend in front of me love. You are just another ordinary bitch.¡± Macy still has a little consciousness, but she can only bite her lower lip. She has no strength now. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. She struggles to rise, ¡°You, you¡­get off of me¡­¡± Bang! A big sound of ramming strikes. The door of the room is kicked open! Manson Zach is interrupted. He swears loudly and stares at the man with his squinting eyes. His face suddenly gets paler and he tries to tidy up his clothes with his shaky hands. He makes a smile anxiously, ¡°Mr¡­Mr. Penn, how¡­howe you are here as well?¡± Yusef strides inside and scans Macy sharply with his eyes. He takes off his jacket and puts it over her. There isn¡¯t any joy in his eyes, ¡°I only heard that Mr. Zach is also here and came over in a whim. The news is actually true.¡± Manson Zach asks humbly, ¡°Mr. Penn, please don¡¯t say so. If I knew you were here tonight I would definitelye over to visit. You shouldn¡¯t have toe here yourself. What do you need tonight Mr. Penn?¡± ¡°You are being too polite Mr. Zach. I have nothing to ask you for.¡± ¡°What you meant is?¡± Yusef looks at the woman on the sofa, ¡°I was just curious how dare you Manson Zach to touch my Manson Zach ispletely shocked, ¡°No, No. Mr. Penn, what.. what you meant is¡ª¡ª¡± Yusef just said ¡°Mydy¡±? ¡°Well, well¡­Mr. Penn, I believe it must have some misunderstanding. Miss. Downey and I¡­ were just negotiating.¡± Yusef kicks him away before he finishes. Manson Zach groans, covering his stomach against the wall. Yusef looks down and carries Macy in his arms. ¡°Mr. Zach seems not to be so familiar with the City Marea, and you also don¡¯t understand that you have to pay for it if you touch what belongs to me.¡± Yusef walks out of the room without looking back. The chauffeur unconsciously gasps when seeing the mess in the room. Yusef Penn was nobly born and raised. He doesn¡¯t like to deal with such situations with his fists all along, but now¡­ Under this, this situation¡­ ¡°Mr. Penn! Mr. Penn! It¡¯s a misunderstanding!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Macy feels herself being hold and hears someone crying for forgiveness but she can¡¯t open her eyes. She bites her lip to maintain her consciousness with the pain. She can taste the blood inside her mouth and can still feel the warm liquid running from her mouth. In haziness and pain, someone pinches her chin and forces her to open her mouth. The hand is very powerful and gives her a great sense of security. ¡°Help, help me¡­¡± Chapter 11: The Second-Time Rescue Chapter 11: The Second-Time Rescue ¡°Help you?¡± Yusef Penn looks at this person in his arms and sneers coldly, ¡°Macy Downey, you are such a cheeky person.¡± Yusef¡¯s slender finger roughly wipes something away from Macy¡¯s scraped lips, and then he coldly leaves, holding Macy in his arms. ¡­ It has been midnight when Macyes to herself. She turns over and sees Yusef walk out of the bathroom with a towel wrapping his lower part. She is a bit shocked and there is an emotion churned up in her heart. Seeing she being awake, this man doesn¡¯t show any surprise but a poker face. His deep eyes are wreathed in the steam, which makes them deeper and more difficult to understand. He nces at the bed and pours a ss of water. He takes it to the bed and gazes the woman on the bed coldly, ¡°Macy Downey. It¡¯s the second time that I saved you.¡± The first person she sees is Yusef Penn, which gives her an unknown sense of security out of blue. Macy unconsciously purses her dry lips upon seeing the ss in his hand. She tears her wound on the lip again identally. She slightly inhales and brings back to herself, ¡°Well, what happened to Manson Zach?¡± It¡¯s probably because Yusef didn¡¯t expect her to ask about another man soon after she wakes up. He drops the ss in his hand and looks at her coldly, ¡°He¡¯s dead.¡± ¡°What?!¡± Macy is a bit freaked out and she tries to get herself up but only to find out she doesn¡¯t have enough energy. She struggles and falls back in the bed for several times. She speaks hastily, ¡°The Downey¡¯s can¡¯t suffer another scandal. What on earth happened to Manson Zach?¡± Bad things happen just one after another. If anything happens to Manson Zach and gets viral. People will definitely judge her. Yusef raises his eyebrow carelessly seeing her expression and beats around the bush ironically, ¡°Earnest Downey once told me that his daughter had no talent for business but I will definitely refute his argument if he¡¯s here.¡± Yusef bends over and holds Macy¡¯s chin with his strong fingers to force her to turn around, ¡°I probably underestimated you. I shouldn¡¯t have shown up tonight to interfere Miss Downey¡¯s big deal. Tonight you were with Mr. Zach and it¡¯s really likely that you soon will have another deal with Mr. Sun tomorrow.¡± ¡°Let go off me!¡± Macy moves her body to get rid of Yusef, but she clumsily hit his thigh with her knee. Yusef hums silently and his face turns dark and unpleasant, ¡°What are you doing? ying hard to get?¡± Noticing the change of his mood, Macy feels more awkward and she knows it will only get worse if she tries to move at the moment. To be frank, it is not exactly because of the change of Yusef¡¯s expression and bodynguage, it¡¯s more about her¡­ Being afraid to let Yusef see through her emotion changes, she tensions her body slightly and looks at Yusef when she mumbles, ¡°Mr. Penn, please have mercy and don¡¯t spread the news about Manson Zach and I.¡± She swallowed her pride and spoke softly, which made her sound gentler. Yusef smirks and bends over to kiss her soft lips and deliberately bits on her wound slightly, ¡°Are you begging me?¡± Macy just feels electrified from her chest to everywhere of her body, ¡°Yusef Penn, what do you mean¡­¡± ¡°Macy Downey, this is thest chance. Do you want it or not?¡± He lifts his head where a bit of his lust appears. An evil gaze is made through his eyes. Macy Downey is in a trance mildly. In the next second, she assertively puts her hands on his shoulders and heads up to kiss Yusef¡¯s lips effortlessly. ¡°I want.¡±N?velDrama.Org owns this text. Chapter 12: A Big Joke Chapter 12: A Big Joke Alcohol gives her the best excuse to go wild. Manson Zach doesn¡¯t have anywhere close to Yusef Penn. The rumor about Yusef taking Macy away from the Emperor Hotel is spreading, which keeps Eliot Penn awake after knowing the news. He doesn¡¯t even know when this woman has anything to do with Yusef Penn but deep down he knows clearly that someone like Yusef Penn will never take any actions if he doesn¡¯t have any feelings towards Macy Downey. Somebody¡¯s ex-girlfriend making out with his half-brother is totally a joke to the public! Eliot drives to Yusef¡¯s vi before dawn. He just can¡¯t stand the fact that his ex-girlfriend is dating Yusef Penn! Staring at this dignified man who is drinking coffee, a sh of gloomy feelings appears across Eliot¡¯s eyes, especially when he sees the small hickeys on his neck. Eliot can¡¯t hold his emotions back, ¡°Yusef, you have already known that Macy was my girlfriend and now something happened to her family and I should do something¡­¡± ¡°You are just her ex.¡± Yusef cuts in and reveals his aggressiveness through his careless tones, ¡°You have broken up and it was your idea, wasn¡¯t it? ¡°It doesn¡¯t mean anything even though we have broken up!¡± Eliot Penn stands up, ¡°Does it make you proud of stealing the woman I don¡¯t want? Let me tell you Yusef Penn, you can never have your way by ying this trick to me!¡± Yusefughs soundly and looks at Eliot as if he is looking at the trash by the street, ¡°Me ying tricks? I think you may not quite sure about your identity.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± As the tension is building up, a tall and slender figure shows up at the turning corner of the staircase. It is Macy Downey. It¡¯s probably due to the fact that she was drugged that she is having a massive headache. Plus, Yusef drove her so hardst night that she couldn¡¯t sleep well. She has turned her body over on the bed for a few times but couldn¡¯t put up with the noise downstairs so that she could only wake up. She went downstairs to check out what was happening after she roughly brushes her teeth. Her mind goes She roughly washed herself and came downstairs to check what¡¯s happening, and then she is stunned when she finds out Eliot Penn sitting in the living room. Eliot also doesn¡¯t expect that Macy will be in Yusef¡¯s clothes. Everyone knows what happened between these two! A fierce fury rushes up to Eliot¡¯s head and his red eyes are burning. ¡°Look at you Macy Downey! You failed to hook up with that man in the hotelst night but you did such a great job messing around with my brother. Isn¡¯t it the nastiest thing ever?¡± Macy finds her consciousness and begins to understand where Eliot¡¯s fury came from. After all, no man can ept his ex-girlfriend dating his older brother. Let alone that he and Yusef haven¡¯t quite got along. She receives Eliot¡¯s gaze, ¡°I thought we have totally cut off our connections that day when you were sleeping with Sue Caine and asked me to leave. I don¡¯t need any judgments from you, Mr. Penn. Plus, I have my principles which is exactly opposite to yours. You are the one who cheated even when we were still together.¡± Her peaceful tone drives Eliot crazy. Hees up, and is going to p Macy with his hand, ¡°You bitch!¡± Macy never thought that he would make such a move and she is too shocked to escape but to see Eliot¡¯s hand hit her face. She can¡¯t do anything but closes her eyes. After a while, she can¡¯t figure out if the imaginary pain has arrived on her face. A powerful arm is grapping her arm and drags her easily. Her body falls into a wide embrace. When she opens her eyes again, the beautiful profile of Yusef and his hand catching Eliot¡¯s hand appear in her vision. Out of nowhere, her heart beats faster. Eliot was just out of control. When he sees Macy getting startled, he suddenly feels regretful. However, his regretes much weaker than the humiliation brought by Yusef Penn. Yusef purses his lips and throws away Eliot¡¯s hand reluctantly. He is obviously annoyed, which is quite All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org. rare, ¡°You surely have received impressive education from your mum Evette Yip. I bet you must be the only person to hit woman in the Penn family.¡± ¡°Now I understand, you are the one who has the gut. If it is the case, you should be in charge of the project of the development of thend by the South Sea.¡± Chapter 13: Let’s Make a Bet Chapter 13: Let¡¯s Make a Bet Yusef¡¯s gaze somehow conveys the heaviness because he did think that Eliot Penn would bring up this project all of a sudden. He slightly smirks and seems to care nothing about it, ¡°Speaking ofpetence, I genuinely think that I am on the upper hand.¡± ¡°However, the reason why father assigned this project to you is that the project is so small that I don¡¯t have to intervene right?¡± These sentences again light Eliot¡¯s anger to the climax, ¡°What are you faking Yusef Penn! I don¡¯t believe that you can achieve the target in time for this project!¡± It is a known secret among the Penn family that this project is a hot potato. Whoever takes charge of it won¡¯t have any good oues. Eliot has long been unpleased about his father¡¯s arrangement. ¡°Well then. Why don¡¯t we make a bet?¡± Yusef sneers and says gently, ¡°If I take this project over, and make it in time¡­¡± Yusef prolongs his words intentionally and lets Eliot decide the content of their bet. Eliot is apparently still in his anger so he is very motivated when he knows that Yusef wants to make a bet with him. ¡°If you can achieve the goal of this project, I will ept a request from you.¡± Macy can¡¯t help frowning upon hearing the gambling. Why she has to be involved in the fight between the Penn brothers? ¡°Ok. I promise you.¡± Yusef responses directly and looks at the woman in his arm. He speaks intentionally in front of Eliot, ¡°Your breakfast is on the table, have it before it gets cold.¡± The sudden soft attitude of this man makes Macy very ttered but soon she understands and notices that Eliot is staring at her. She walks towards the dining table without saying anything. Eliot clenches his fist secretly and his blue veins stand out on his upper arm. He has never seen such a gentle Macy when she was with him, but now in front of Yusef Penn, she¡­ Yusef Penn grabs the coffee mug next to him and takes a sip casually. On seeing Eliot looking at Macy closely, he takes half a step forward to block his sight. ¡°Why? Have you had breakfast? Do you want to join us?¡± Yusef¡¯s sub-context that reminds him to leave has been very obvious. Certainly, Eliot understands what he means. N?velDrama.Org owns this text. His withdraws his fury and walks outside without saying anything. ¡°I know that you are not happy about me being too close to Macy, but Eliot, I have to remind you that it was the person beside you who pushed Macy towards me.¡± The emotionsing out from Yusef¡¯ eyes get moreplicated. ¡°You know, Macy was druggedst night. The person who drugged her is your sweetheart Sue Caine.¡± Eliot¡¯s expression suddenly changes and he rejects coldly, ¡°That¡¯s impossible!¡± ¡°Do you need the surveince video? Macy and Manson were togetherst night, and Sue Caine bribed the waiter to add the psychedelic drugs in the wine. Can you imagine what would happen if I didn¡¯t make itst night?¡± Yusef¡¯s voice gets lower. The invisible deterrentes out from him gives Eliot chills. ¡°How¡­How dare she!¡± Eliot clenches his fist again. He clearly remembers that he has reminded Sue Caine to understand who she was! How can she drug Macy in secret? Yusef pays no attention to Eliot¡¯s words but he walks towards Eliot suddenly. He is roughly 2 inches taller than Eliot, so it naturally brings a stress for Eliot when Yusef looks at Eliot from above. ¡°Let me remind you Eliot, keep your eye on Sue Caine and tell her not to do anything silly again! I forgive her for the sake of you this time, but if she dares to do anything to Macy again, I must ask you and her to make up for all the things you two have done before!¡± Eliot panics and he is surprised and annoyed by this man in his full attack mode. It is the first time for Eliot to see Yusef stands up for a woman to such extend! ¡°Ha-ha!¡± Eliotughs, ¡°It seems that you have such a special appetite, you are so specifically interested in the ex-girlfriend that I don¡¯t like anymore.¡± Eliot looks calm on the surface but the fury has been burning inside his heart. He bends over to enter the car and closes the door violently with a big ¡°Bang¡± sound and drives away. Yusef watches Eliot¡¯s car moving farther and farther and returns to his house. Right at the point where he is about to step in the house, he sees thedy sitting by the table. The beams of sunlight shine into the house through the window and make the golden lining around Macy¡¯s fair skin and hair. The difficult financial condition doesn¡¯t outshine her grace¡¯s elegance. Her actions are still full of charisma. Noticing his gaze, Macy lifts her head and sees Yusef by the table. His is holding a casual pose and staring at herzily, which makes him less cold and indifferent than he originally is. Macy puts down the spoon and looks straightly into his eyes, ¡°Mr. Penn, you don¡¯t have to be like that. I don¡¯t have any interests for the fight between you and Eliot Penn, so please don¡¯t involve me into this.¡± She has to be very careful about what she says given the fact that the Downey¡¯s is in a desperate situation. She doesn¡¯t have extra energy to deal with other issues, let alone Yusef and Eliot, these are the two people very tricky for her to deal with. She doesn¡¯t want to experience being the victim of their fight. Yusef is a little bit shocked and soon he smiles. The woman in front of the table stands up before he can say anything and she walks towards him. ¡°You can easily deal with Eliot with your ownpetence without using me to irritate Eliot and make the bet. After all, we are not in an alliance and I haven¡¯t agreed you to make use of me.¡± He is deeply surprised by her forthright expression. ¡°Well, you are not that stupid.¡± Macy¡¯s ability to see the tricks behind the bet fully proves her talent for business. All in all, Eliot has been working at the Penn¡¯s for several years but he failed to see through the situation as Macy does, and he even hands his project over to Yusef eventually. All the employees at the Penn¡¯s know that the project is a hot potato, yet how many people get the purpose of Yusef¡¯s father¡¯s assignment for Eliot? On the surface, Yusef is the person in charge of the Penn¡¯s, but his father is still the secret boss behind it via theplicated chain of interests behind the Generally, Eliot was assigned a difficult project by father but it actually is a test for Eliot. If he can finish this project, he might probably win more recognition than Yusef from his father. It was supposed to be an incredible opportunity for Eliot to prove himself but he couldn¡¯t see all the intentions behind it and handed the project over to others. Thecking consideration characteristic of Eliot is exactly in Yusef¡¯s expectation, but Macy¡¯s intelligence is out of his expectation. He steps forward and grabs the waist of Macy to push her towards him. ¡°Macy Downey, you should use your intelligence in the right ce.¡± Chapter 14: Extra Requirements Chapter 14: Extra Requirements The sudden move of this man truly startles Macy. She has a close look at the cold face, which is extremely close to her, and goes entranced for a while. This man is such a heartthrob. Yusef senses Macy¡¯s absent-minded state and lifts her chin with his hand and pinches it slightly, ¡°Hello?¡± Macyes to herself, but her gaze is not fully beck to normal. She pretends to be calm, ¡°It can¡¯t help however clever I am. Something just can¡¯t be solved with intelligence.¡± For example, as for the crisis that the Downey¡¯s is facing, all she needs is money, a lot of money. Yusef loses his hand and raises his eyebrow. He sits down by the table, ¡°Macy Downey, let¡¯s make a deal.¡± Macy¡¯s mind gets fresher simultaneously and slightly gasps. She takes the seat facing Yusef Penn. ¡°What kind of deal?¡± Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org. She has no room for being bashful. What Yusef needs is what She has. What she wants to do is what Yusef can help her with. That¡¯s it. There¡¯s nothing she can¡¯t make a deal with him. They are just taking what they need. ¡°Like you said thest time, as long as I can help the Downey¡¯s, you are willing to give yourself to me, however, I said, you and the whole Downey¡¯s business don¡¯t worth 150 million.¡± Macy crosses her arms and her checks are a bit hot. Label her with a price is a total insult, but now, she has no dignity. Since she has been a person without dignity, she has nothing to lose. She pretends to smile and talks like a businessman, ¡°So? What do you think is a reasonable deal Mr. Penn?¡± Yusef looks at Macy¡¯s smile and gets a little surprised for her response. Things are bing more interesting. ¡°People may not know what happened to the Downey¡¯s but you, Miss Downey should know very clearly. The Downey¡¯s has nothing left but its reputation. Even if I invest in it, it won¡¯t change anything. So, I think there¡¯s no need to save it.¡± Upon hearing his words, Macy¡¯s expression changes. The Downey¡¯s is what her dad has been working for. If it is closed, how can she exin to her dad who is still under investigation? Plus, how can her mum and Macy survive without the Downey¡¯s? Yusef knows Macy¡¯s thought through the long silence. He straightens his back and leans on the chair back and says softly, ¡°I am a businessman, and profit is definitely the priority. I don¡¯t want to make any dooming attempts. The Downey¡¯s will fail even with my money because it is an interior problem that can¡¯t be solved with money.¡± ¡°If you consent, I will try my best to pay the loan for the Downey¡¯s to safe your house. In terms of what is happening in jail, I will try to liaise with thewyer to fight for a weaker sentence for your dad. If you think the conditions are proper, we can make this deal.¡± Macy is out of ideas at the moment. Since Yusef has made it clear, he surely has thepetence to keep his promise. But giving up on the Downey¡¯s makes her quite scary to face her mom and dad. Yet, if she can¡¯t pay the loan, her family will be expelled from her house and will have to live on the street. As for her dad, his old friends have been keeping her family in distance since the crisis happened, let alone asking them for help. Macy bites her lips lightly. She has weighed all the costs and benefits very clearly but she still can¡¯t say her decision. ¡°Give me some time to think about it.¡± She walks upstairs as she finishes talking. Yusef is not hurried at all, because he has known what choice will Macy make. After all, no one can help her except for him at the moment. Their cooperation is just a matter of time. Macy locks herself in the bedroom and contemtes for an hour before she finally makes the decision. Indeed, Yusef is smart enough to see through all the matters. Giving up the Downey¡¯s is the best option for the Downey¡¯s and her. Macy is about to tell her decision to Yusef but she suddenly sees a set of new clothes on the table in the bedroom. Her clothes were torn. The clothes are probably sent by the maiden following Yusef¡¯s order. She takes off the man¡¯s clothes and puts on the beiges Chanel suit, which is brand new from head to toe. Even her underwear is exactly her size. A thousand ideas cross her mind in just a second. How many women has Yusef been with to teach him to care women so considerately and precisely? She walks out of the bedroom but can¡¯t see Yusef. She learns from the maidens that Yusef is in his study. Macy peeks at the tray in the maiden¡¯s hands. It¡¯s a freshly made pot of tea. She says, ¡°Is it for Mr. Penn?¡± ¡°Yes. Miss.¡± ¡°Give it to me. I happen to meet him shortly.¡± Macy receives the tray from the maiden and goes upstairs following the maiden¡¯s guidance. Macy knocks on the door to the study and enters after getting permission from Yusef. Yusef is browsing the documents. Macy walks towards the table and carefully puts the tray at the corner of the table. She takes a cup and pours in the tea. She puts the cup on Yusef¡¯s right hand side. Yusef then notices the differences, and he lifts his head to find out Macy standing in front of him. He raises his eyebrow upon seeing Macy¡¯s movements and says, ¡°So there is a decision?¡± Macy doesn¡¯t rush to speak but pushes the cup closer towards Yusef, then says lightly, ¡°Here is your tea, Mr. Penn.¡± Yusef is staring at her feeling intrigued, ¡°Macy Downey, you are not this type of brown-nose woman. Just tell me what you are aiming for.¡± It must be something more than a cup of tea. Macy Downey has better business IQ than he imagined. Macy smiles, ¡°Well, nothing can really be gotten away with in front of Mr. Penn, can it? I agree to make this deal with you, but I require putting on an extra use.¡± ¡°Say it.¡± ¡°I hope Mr. Penn can find a job for me to live on in the Penn¡¯s. My mum and I need to maintain our normal life.¡± Yusef takes a sip of tea but doesn¡¯t say anything. Actually, he has thought about getting Macy a job in hispany. Macy¡¯s initial is out of his expectation. ¡°Alright, youe to my office after the Downey¡¯s case is settled. I will let someone to arrange a job for you.¡± Macy seems to think it would be a difficult thing for Yusef to agree. She smiles at Yusef and thanks him by saying, ¡°Thank you very much Mr. Penn.¡± Macy calling him in this address drives a sort of joy out of his glittering eyes. ¡°I¡¯ve got to go if everything is solved.¡± Macy is about to leave upon speaking. ¡°Hold on.¡± A voice interrupts her intention; she turns over and looks at Yusef. Her feels perturbed as she senses his tiny bit unhappiness. ¡°Mr. Penn¡­¡± Yusef walks towards Macy with his eyes fixed on her emotionally, ¡°Don¡¯t call me Mr. Penn except in the office again.¡± Macy doesn¡¯t understand, ¡°Well then¡­ what should I call you?¡± Yusef pauses for a moment and turns over, ¡°You decide.¡± Chapter 15: Bankruptcy Proceedings Chapter 15: Bankruptcy Proceedings Let her decide? How should she call Yusef to make him happy? Joey? Seffy? The nicknames that cross her mind give her chills. Never mind, just call him by his full name. ¡­ Macy changes her shoes before she enters her house where she arrived from Yusef¡¯s vi. She doesn¡¯t see her mom. She agrees to make a deal with Yusef today meaning she is ready to let the Downey¡¯s go. She has to tell her mum. As for her dad, she¡¯ll see. After all surviving is the most fundamental and urgent optionparing to the Downey¡¯s. ¡°Mom?¡± Macy is walking upstairs while she is calling, she doesn¡¯t see anyone around the house. She turns to find something to eat in the kitchen. Macy¡¯s mother is a highly raiseddy who is used to being served by maids. However, at this moment, all the servants were dismissed from the Downey family. She starts cooking, but what she can do is very limited, like pasta without sauce or oatmeal. Macy is expert at many forms of arts, but only, she has never cooked in the kitchen, but she has to do anything concerning the current situation. Macy is trying to make scrambled eggs following the recipe online. Therees a sound from the outside before Macy can turn on her stove. Macy stops her cooking and goes outside. There is her mum. ¡°Where have you been mum?¡± Her mum startles upon seeing Macying out of the kitchen, and she mumbles, ¡°I¡­I have tried to contact a few friends to see if they can help us out.¡± Friends? ording to Macy¡¯s knowledge, her mum¡¯s friends are so unreliable. Their attitudes changed so fast when bad things happened to their friends. Macy takes a deep breath and holds her mum¡¯s wrist softly, ¡°Mum, I have something to tell you.¡± Macy¡¯s mum bes serious when she sees Macy¡¯s serious face. ¡°Macy, just tell me the truth, have you found the person that can help us through it?¡± ¡°Mum, to be frank, the Downey¡¯s is only an empty shell at the moment. It really has nothing left except for its reputation¡­¡± ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Macy¡¯s mother¡¯s expression suddenly changes, ¡°Do you also believe the rumors? We are not gonna fail!¡± Macy¡¯s mum¡¯s strong reaction really shocks Macy. She takes a deep breath and exins more patiently, ¡°Mum, listen to me. The bank is urging us to pay our loan. If we don¡¯t have the money, our vi will be auctioned. If we do nothing but wait until then, we will really have nothing!¡± ¡°And dad, we don¡¯t know how he is treated in prison. We also need money to manage his life there. If we still hold on to the empty Downey¡¯s, we will sink deeper in this crisis!¡± Upon hearing the house will be auctioned, Macy¡¯s mum panics, ¡°What are we going to do, Macy? We need this house, if we lose it, where are we living?¡± ¡°Mum, we need to find a way to keep this asset. We have to go through the bankruptcy procedure and liquidate all the properties of the Downey¡¯s. I will find a job to support our living.¡± Her mum looks a bit in despair, but she sighs after considering it over and over again, ¡°Well, it seems to be the only way to go.¡± Macy feels guilty when she notices her mother¡¯s haggard face. She leans on her mum¡¯s shoulder and says softly, ¡°Stop worrying, mum. I will work hard to give you afortable life...¡± This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. She doesn¡¯t have any options but to trade herself in order to make a living. She is no longer the highly regarded missy. Macy goes to her office as the bankruptcy procedure requires. In the Downey¡¯s, the rumor about bankruptcy has travelled every corner. The employees have been very unsatisfied with the fact that they will soon be unemployed and here On her way to her seat, Macy has heard people discussing. Some colleagues even gossip about it in front of her. Macy informs the finance department to have an emergency meeting. In the middle of the meeting, there are some noisesing from the outside. Macy looks at Sunny who is next to her, and says, ¡°Sunny, check out what happens.¡± ¡°Ok.¡± Sunny leaves the office. Macy looks upwards to the manager of the finance department who is making his finance report and invites him to continue. Macy feels a bit headache after hearing loads of professional terminologies and data. She presses the spot between her two eyebrows and asks briefly, ¡°Manager Wood, do we have enough money to pay for the severance package after we subtract all the expense that we have mentioned before?¡± Manager Wood looks a bit hesitant, but he can¡¯t hide the truth, ¡°With all the official employees, contractors, and all the department managers, I am afraid we can¡¯t cover the severance pay for all Before Manager Wood finishes, the noise gets louder. ¡°Bang!¡± the door is pushed open by someone. Sunny enters panicking. She locks the door with a great effort and rushes, ¡°Miss Downey! The workers are protesting!¡± ¡°What!¡± Macy immediately straightens her back and stands up hurriedly. ¡°What is going on? Did you exin to them?¡± ¡°They aren¡¯t listening!¡± Apparently, Sunny has run out of ideas. All of a sudden, the managers and secretaries are looking at each other not knowing what to do. Someone outside is patting the door strongly. Some conversations can still be heard even though all the noises are mixing together. ¡°Open the door! Bitch! We need a solution!¡± ¡°I have worked for the Downey¡¯s for 7 to 8 years! How can you kick me out! Open the door!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! We didn¡¯t leave even thepany is in trouble but where is our severance pay now?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Their words hit on Macy¡¯s head and make her hears endless buzzing. She grits her teeth and clenches her fist. She has to face it alone. She looks at Sunny who is by the door and says calmly eventually, ¡°Sunny. Open the door.¡± ¡°Miss Macy, no! They havepletely lost their mind! They mighte in and beat you up!¡± Manager Wood suddenly suggests, ¡°Call the security guards!¡± Sunny shakes her head, ¡°The guards are with them.¡± ¡°Then what? We can¡¯t let it continue! Let¡¯s call the police!¡± ¡°No!¡± Macy rejects. If they call the police, the workers will be more disappointed with the Downey¡¯s and the matter will only get bigger. What they can do now is to let Macy talk to the protestors. ¡°Open the door!¡± Macy strengthens her tone, ¡°I will talk to them!¡± Chapter 16: A Wild Card Chapter 16: A Wild Card Sunny is hesitating but she just knows how determined Macy is and that she can¡¯t do anything to change her mind. So she opens the door to the conference room. Very soon, the door is pushed open and a cluster of people flood into the room. Extreme anger is on each one¡¯s faces. ¡°Downey! We need a solution!¡± The protesters are surrounding Macy. Fearing that people will hit Macy, Sunny tries to squeeze herself into the crowd. Out of nowhere, someone in the crowd reaches out his arm and pushes Sunny aside. Macy shouts among the unsettled crowd, ¡°Everybody please give me a second. I am here today to liquidate all the surplus properties and assets of ourpany.¡± ¡°Bullshit! The Downey¡¯s is just an empty shell and in a great amount of debt. Where is the money of our severance pay from?!¡± There is countless scolding and swearinging from the crowd. The words are direct and humiliating. ¡°Exactly! Don¡¯t fool us around! You are going to carve the remaining money up among the managerial staff and leave us the front-line workers aside!¡± ¡°Yeah! Why do we need to cover your ass? I must have been blind that I chose to join thispany!¡± ¡°Right! Where can I find another job afterwards? Without severance pay, do you want me to die?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Macy feels her brain is going to blow up upon hearing these noises. She thought her colleagues will understand the difficult situation that she and herpany are in, but it turns out that no one is willing to sacrifice his interests for others. Macy grits her teeth and raises her voice, ¡°If you don¡¯t even have the patience to let me finish my words and I don¡¯t have to waste time with you! The reason why I open the door is that I want to give an exnation to all of you guys!¡± ¡°I was having a meeting with the financial department and you just interrupted the progress, which has really affected the process of your severance pay! I have nothing to do with when you get paid! But all I know is that one day more wasted on something outside of the severance pay, one dayter you will get your money!¡± Macy¡¯s words get everybody attention and enable them to think rationally. Even though some of the employees are desperate, deep down they understand that certain procedure has to be went through before they get the severance pay. Someone in the crowd says, ¡°Miss Downey is right. We just need a little more patience¡­¡± The other person beside him disagrees, ¡°Patience? What if she runs away with the money? You won¡¯t have another way to handle it!¡± Macy takes in a cold gasp and clenches her fist. She reaches out her arms and makes her way to the podium in the front of the conference room. She stands by the podium and scans every face in front of her. ¡°I believe, all the employees in this room are the best of the Downey¡¯s. The Downey¡¯s now is going through a very difficult situation. Many people were afraid of being involved and chose to resign and left. Over half of the employees have left but you chose to stay. I know a lot of you have been worked here for many years and witnessed the growth of the Downey¡¯s. I and the Downey¡¯s have been grateful and thankful for your support andpany. Thank you!¡± Macy bows to the crowd sincerely when speaking. The conference room ispletely silent and no one speaks, even if the ones who confronted Macy furiously stop speaking. A few secondster, Macy straightens her body and her tone bes vigor and assertive, ¡°Right now, the Downey¡¯s has been bankrupted and it is under the process of bankruptcy. I will give you the severance pay ording to the procedure. Although after liquidation, the surplus property of the the employees will receive their severance pay. I won¡¯t dy our payment and I will find the money no matter I borrow money or apply for loan. ¡°If you are willing to believe me and the Downey¡¯s, we will be able to use the shortest time to prepare for the money for the severance pay and distribute to all of you. You can have a one on one conversation with me if you have any opinions or advice. Except for that, I hope nobody will damage the trust between us! If you don¡¯t have disagreements, please find Sunny and verify your information. Please wait patiently for the result!¡± People in the conference room look at each other, and they choose the smartest way. All of them walk to Sunny and register. Nobody shows any dissatisfaction. Thisdy in her light blue suit standing straight at the podium and making her promise in front of everyone makes people feel secure and trustworthy. Yusef Penn is watching Macy by the window of the conference room. His emotions are gushing out. This assertive and strong woman is exactly the same woman he met at the very beginning, like a strong reindeer who perseveres no matter what circumstances she¡¯s at. The secretary next to Yusef asks quietly, ¡°Mr. Penn, do you want to go inside?¡± ¡°No.¡± Yusef withdraws his gaze and turns over towards the elevator. Since Macy has got her way to handle the issue, he doesn¡¯t need to go inside. The effort ofing here has been paid off for Yusef as he witnessed her ability to handle this crisis. Upon seeing everyone registering, Macy walks down the podium and has a glimpse of the rear window. A familiar back of somebody shes by. She is intrigued. Yusef Penn¡¯s face suddenly crosses her mind. Is that him? Would it be possible that wide and chic back belong to others rather than Yusef Penn? Macy walks out in big strides, but someone happens toe up and blocks her way, ¡°Miss Downey, I want to ask about the severance pay¡­¡± When Macy walks outside again after consulting, she finds the empty corridor, and that familiar figure This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . has left for long. ¡­ After she has left thepany, Macy goes straight to the bank and asks about the loan. She has promised all people to pay their severance, so she needs to fill the gap between the cost of severance and the residual properties of thepany. She visits several banks in a row but the bank clerks subtly reject to issue loans to her by showing their hesitation or finding excuses from the loan requirements Macy is very clear about the reasons. The Downey¡¯s is in bankruptcy, which is a fact known by everyone in the city Marea. Besides, the Downey¡¯s is still in debt, so it is going to be difficult for Macy to apply for loan in her own name. Macy stands in front of the bank entrance thinking about what the bank clerks have just said. She frowns and is short of solutions at the moment. Suddenly, her phone vibrates. Macy takes the call, ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°Which bank dares to issue you loans?¡± The deep voice of a manes out from the speaker. Macy is immediately alert and looks around and searches for Yusef Penn, ¡°Where are you?¡± ¡°Come to my vi.¡± Yusef drops the line coldly and hangs up directly. When Macy visited the first bank, the bank manager had called Yusef Penn. There is no way that he doesn¡¯t know where Macy is. This woman is smart when things go on well with her but when they don¡¯t, she bes dumb. As long as she calls, he can send her money directly, why does she bother visiting the bank for nothing? It is very clear that Macy doesn¡¯t get the whole picture of their deal. Yusef ps the phone on the table and purses his lips. It doesn¡¯t matter. He just likes the fact that she is a wild card. Chapter 17: I Will Stay Tonight Then… Chapter 17: I Will Stay Tonight Then¡­ Macy arrives at the vi and the servant leads her to the study. Macy holds her hand up and knocks on the door. She pushes the door and enters. She doesn¡¯t look very well. Macy has no idea how Yusef knows everything about what she does. It¡¯s not a good feeling when you know what you¡¯ve done and said are exposed to another person. Yusef puts his long leg on the other and scrolls his pad on the sofa casually. Upon hearing the sound, he looks up, puts his pad aside and stares at Macy with a cunning smile. ¡°Macy Downey, how does it feel when you get full rejections from 4 banks in a row?¡± Macy looks even gloomier upon hearing Yusef¡¯s words, ¡°Mr. Penn, are you calling me over to humiliate me?¡± Macy stresses ¡°Mr. Penn¡± on purpose as Yusef¡¯s words are on purpose. Yusef¡¯s eyes darken. He understands all the emotions of thisdy. He pats on his side of the sofa and orders softly, ¡°Come over.¡± Macy hesitates for a moment but still can¡¯t fight the invisible pressure this man gives her unconsciously. She steps forwards and sits down at the position a seat away from Yusef. ¡°I won¡¯t bite.¡± Yusef raises his eyebrow, ¡°Come over!¡± Macy has no choice but to do so. She stares at Yusef seriously and speaks word for word, ¡°I think we need to get two things straight. We did make a deal but it doesn¡¯t mean that I havepletely lost my freedom and the thing such as monitoring is unbearable for me.¡± Yusef thenughs, ¡°Macy, do you think I have that time to spy on you? How will it benefit me if I do so?¡± ¡°Well then, how do you know¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to know actually. But the bank manager called. I don¡¯t have a choice.¡± Macy heard and doesn¡¯t say anything anymore, but her frown doesn¡¯t ease a bit. Yusef leans on the sofa and says, ¡°Do you know why I ask you toe here?¡± Macy doesn¡¯t say a word. ¡°Our deal has already started. You cane to me if you need money.¡± Yusef didn¡¯t exin, but Macy knows what he means. Indeed, as long as she can make Yusef like her, money won¡¯t be a problem. But she is not that kind of woman, and she is not able to switch her condition to that mode. She is very shy to ingratiate herself with him. Facing the gaze of this man, Macy¡¯s throat feels a bit dry and she takes a deep breath to cheer herself up. She slightly leans her upper body on Yusef, ¡°I will¡­stay tonight then.¡± She blushes immediately after the wordse out of her mouth. She is not ady with all sorts of romantic experiences, so a sentence is enough to make her blush. Yusef looks down and stares at her. He is staring at her pink ear and can¡¯t help smiling. He grabs her waist with his hand towards himself. The loving emotion and lust are gushing out from his eyes, and he smiles very subtly, ¡°Why bother waiting until tonight?¡± While he is speaking, he turns over and puts himself on top of Macy. After over an hour, Macy takes a shower. When shees out of the bathroom, she sees Yusef staring at her opened bags, where a book about business is inside. She forgot to zip her bag and an opening shows what¡¯s in her bag. Yusef seems to be very interested and skims through it. He looks at her, feeling intrigued, ¡°Yours?¡± Macy doesn¡¯t respond, which can be interpreted as an admission. Since that day when she knew from Yusef that her dad said she didn¡¯t have any talents for business, she has felt beaten. Even if the Downeys makes its reputation through doing business, Macy, as the only child of the family, was exposed more to arts and etiquette. She studiednguage in college, which is nowhere near business or finance. Since her dad was arrested, all the burden has beenin on her shoulders. It was until then that she finally realized that how inadequate business knowledge she has. With a hatred of falling behind, she wants to fill the knowledge gap in the first ce. She went to her dad¡¯s study and looks for several books. She reckoned this book fitted her, so she then put it in the bag. It is unexpected that Yusef sees it. Macy feels a little embarrassed and takes the books from Yusef¡¯s hand and squeezes it into her bag. ¡°I just read it for leisure.¡± Yusef smiles gently, ¡°You cane and learn from me. It¡¯s more effective than reading one hundred books.¡± Macy looks up at him quite surprisingly. She is very aware of the status of Yusef in the business field but this is the first time that she heard Yusefmented on himself so confidently and arrogantly. Yusef notices her startle and says softly, ¡°Let¡¯s eat.¡± Macy gets back herposure and follows him. The dinner is rich and delicate but Macy finds all the dishes are lightly seasoned and more on the sweet side. Macy takes a spoonful of porridge and is surprised to find out that it¡¯s sweet. Does Yusef like the sweet taste? Macy doesn¡¯t ask but she buries it in her mind. After the super, Macy takes a look at the time and notices that it has beente. There are several missed calls from her mum and she assumes that she called to ask when she wille back home. Macy thinks for a while and reckons that everything have been done between Yusef and her tonight so she doesn¡¯t have to sleep over. ¡°Yusef Penn¡­ I wille home then.¡± Macy stands up and looks at Yusef who is replying the message on the phone. Yusef looks up, ¡°Go home?¡± ¡°Yeah, I¡­¡± Before she finishes, Yusef says, ¡°What if I want you to stay?¡± Macy is shocked and looks at his deep and bright ck eyes. She is about to say something but doesn¡¯t know what to say. She certainly has no reasons to turn him down. She thinks for a while, ¡°I will stay then.¡± Yusef¡¯s expression bes more serious after hearing Macy¡¯s words. He straightens his upper body and stares at Macy for quite a while. His gaze freezes Macy and she asks, ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Macy Downey. You have to know how to refuse, even to me.¡± Yusef¡¯s voice is calm and cold, and he says assertively, ¡°Even though we have made a deal, it doesn¡¯t mean that you have topromise all Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org. the time. It applies in life and especially in the business world.¡± Macy feels an unnamed feeling being aroused. She looks at the deep eyes of Yusef¡¯s and nods, ¡°I understand.¡± After shees out of the vi, Macy is still thinking what happened just now. That Yusef Penn who made that statement is definitely charming. Yes. She shouldn¡¯t consider their deal a filthy deed and she can never give up her standpoint. Since that day she met Yusef Penn in front of his vi, he has been passing on Macy an idea of keeping her faith no matter how much failure she faced before. At that moment, Macy feels grateful that she met Yusef because in such short several days¡¯ time, she has learnt so much and the most important of all is that she learnt about giving up and keeping on. Something is bound to be given up, and something is bound to be held on to. At the moment she is so absorbed in her own thought, Sunny calls. ¡°Miss Downey, we have received the money! Where did you finance the severance pay? The money makes up exactly how much we need to pay for our workers¡¯ severance!¡± Macy is holding the phone and lost in her thought for a while. She turns back and looks at the vi which is not far from her and she is lost in her thought again. She has already known where the money is from. Chapter 18: Reporting for Work at the Penn’s Chapter 18: Reporting for Work at the Penn¡¯s The next morning, Macy wears her professional suit and prepares to report for work at the Penn¡¯s Macy told Sunny to transfer all the money to the workers for their severance right after she received the money. In the meanwhile, thepany has already been in the bankrupt state. All she needs to do is to cancel thepany information. The bankruptcy of the Downey¡¯s became a hit in the inte and countless media hurried to cover the story and therefore lots of articles about it were produced. Titles such as ¡°The Downey¡¯s Finally Gave Up Struggling¡­¡± makes Macy feel headache. She left the news feed to avoid feeling annoyed. She knows very clearly that the Downey¡¯s bankruptcy news is in trending at the moment and if she goes out and works today, it will give media more feed, but she can¡¯t wait no more because her family doesn¡¯t have enough savings. She can¡¯t wait until the savings runs out. After everything is ready, she makes her mum a breakfast before she leaves. She sets off after she left a note. The receptionist at the Penn¡¯s calls upon knowing her intention of visiting is to report for work. Very soon, ady around 30es over and leads Macy to upstairs. ¡°I¡¯m the manager of the HR department, Rene Rowe. Just call me Rene. I will lead you to leave information for the contract and walk you through your basic routine.¡± ¡°Thank you, Rene.¡± Macy is such a sweet girl. Rene and Macy naturally start their conversation in the elevator and they hit it off very quickly. ¡°Rene, I want to know my position?¡± ¡°It is directly decided by the managerial board. You will be the secretary of Mr. Penn. Your responsibilities are conference and daily routine scheduling as well as business reception. When it¡¯s necessary, you have to join the business trip with Mr. Penn. You need to be sharp and smart so that you can cope with any emergencies. At times, you have to take care of Mr. Penn¡¯s life as well¡­¡± As Rene keeps on saying the long list of responsibilities, Macy marks down and questions, ¡°Join the business trip with Mr. Penn¡±, ¡°Responsible for Mr. Penn¡¯s daily life¡±, these requirements sound a bit¡­ Rene can tell that Macy has been lost in her thoughts slightly, she pauses her steps, ¡°Take it easy. With so much to do, Mr. Penn doesn¡¯t only hire one secretary. Different secretaries will be in charge of different tasks and you only have to follow the orders by then.¡± Macy nods, ¡°Thanks for your advice Rene. I¡¯m a newbie here so I may have a lot of questions. I hope you won¡¯t be annoyed by me.¡± Rene is very easy-going. She waves her hands and says, ¡°It¡¯s not a problem. Everyone has to be a newbie sometime. As long as you are willing to learn afterwards, it¡¯s all right.¡± Macy nods again and keeps on following Rene. She thought the employees in the Penn¡¯s would be difficult to get on with but actually they aren¡¯t. She secretly relieves and settles all the documents and processes of enrollment under Rene¡¯s guidance at the HR department. After signing the contract, Rene introduces Macy the key departments of the Penn¡¯s. Macy asks whenever she has questions. Rene answers them all patiently. ¡°The Documentary Room is ahead. All the documents you have processed must be backed up in this room and please be very careful about the files so as to avoid letting out the business secrets. All the nullified documents have to be shredded immediately¡­¡± Macy is so concentrated on the reminder that Rene is telling her that she doesn¡¯t notice what is happening in front of her. Eliot Penn is at a fast pace and several men who seem to be his colleagues are following him. They are discussing on their way. Eliot unconsciously has a glimpse on the side and sees a familiar person. His eyes fix for a while. Macy Downey? What is she doing here? But when Eliot sees Rene, he gets it in a second. Then he bursts into anger and takes a step forward. He grabs the wrist of Macy. ¡°Macy Downey, what are you doing?¡± Being dragged by the other person so suddenly, Macy turns over a sees Eliot Penn. His furiousness is obviously shown on his face. Macy frowns and gets rid of Eliot with great effort. She then takes two steps back, and says coldly, ¡°Mr. Penn. Please respect yourself!¡± Eliot¡¯s anger is burning so hard that the vessels of his eyes pop out. ¡°Respect myrself? This is what I should tell you! The Downey¡¯s has just announced its bankruptcy yesterday. Isn¡¯t it losing face for you to work at the Penn¡¯s the next day?¡± Eliot is just being direct and he just doesn¡¯t have the mind to care what other people around think. Except for Rene and his colleagues, other employees look at them curiously while passing by. Rene exins immediately before Macy can defend herself, ¡°Mr. Penn, Macy has already signed the contract with the Penn¡¯s and she is now our official employee. It¡¯s normal for her toe to work.¡± ¡°Did I allow you to speak?¡± Eliot can¡¯t hear anything and yells at Rene. He then looks at Macy, ¡°Macy Downey, you must know very well that how you get this job. We were even together before! I didn¡¯t know that you are so shameless before!¡± Macy bites her lower lip and doesn¡¯t say a word. She has made a lot of expectation before she came to work today that she would face a lot of doubts and questioning. But when Eliot is scolding her in such a way in front of many people, she feels like she was pped in public. She feels her cheeks burning. She takes a deep breath and looks at Eliot, and pretends to be calm, ¡°Mr. Penn, if you have finished, I am going to work.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Macy doesn¡¯t wait for Eliot to react but looks at Rene, ¡°Rene, let¡¯s go.¡± After she finishes, she directly walks ahead. Eliot looks at the back of this unyieldingdy. His anger is unstoppable. He certainly underestimated this woman! He also didn¡¯t expect Yusef to be so obedient to a woman and he even let her to work at hispany! He looks at those workers who are gossiping angrily, ¡°What are you looking at! Go to work!¡± N?velDrama.Org owns this text. The workers scatter immediately and some are in pairs gossiping when they leave. Macy and Rene have walked for a long distance and neither of them talks. Atst Macy takes a deep breath and looks at Rene. She talks softly, ¡°Rene, I¡¯m sorry about what happened just now.¡± While she is speaking, she bows for Rene. Rene is a bit shocked. She has known the news about what happened to the Downeys. Such a high- borndy as Macy didn¡¯t feel angry for the humiliation like that, but apologized to her. It¡¯s really beyond her expectation. Rene reaches her hand out immediately and holds Macy. ¡°Don¡¯t be bothered by it. Mr. Penn frequently yells at people in the office.¡± Macy understands that Rene said these to defend her dignity. She feels it so heart-warming that she smiles at Rene. After Macy has been shown to every parts of the office, Rene leads her directly to the 22nd floor, where the CEO Office is located, and also the Secretary Department and the Great Conference Room. Macy has her own office being Mr. Penn¡¯s close secretary. It¡¯s not sizable but near the CEO¡¯s Office, so it¡¯s very convenient. After showing Macy her office, it means that Rene¡¯s task is finished, ¡°Miss Downey, I have shown you around. You just need to report your arrival at the CEO¡¯s Officeter.¡± ¡°OK. Thank you, Rene.¡± Rene waves her hands smiling and then leaves. Macy tidies herself up a little bit in the office and goes to the CEO¡¯s Office. She knocks on the door three times and pushes the door after hearing Yusef¡¯s permission. Yusef is sitting in front of his desk in a light blue shirt, which diminishes the solemnity of him and it also makes a great contrast with his deep silhouette. He looks up and notices that it¡¯s Macy. He asks lightly, ¡°Have you understood the work flow?¡± ¡°Yes, Mr. Penn.¡± Macy replies formally, as if she is in the secretary mode. Yusef raises his eyebrow, ¡°Come here.¡± Macy walks over and stops in front of the desk to wait for his further order. Yusef lifts his chin and looks at the position next to him, ¡°Come here.¡± Chapter 19: Is it Done on Purpose? Chapter 19: Is it Done on Purpose? Macy looks up at the position he requires. It¡¯s obvious that he wants her to be next to him. If it¡¯s another spot, it makes sense, but now it¡¯s the working hour, she doesn¡¯t want others to see that she has a romantic rtionship with Yusef Penn. She looks down and speaks in a t tone, ¡°Mr. Penn, I can hear your order here, please tell me.¡± Yusef hears and frowns. This woman is exceptionally stubborn. He doesn¡¯t give up, and points his desk, ¡°Come over and change my coffee.¡± Macy looks up and looks at the mug on his right-hand side. She gasps and walks towards slowly. By the time when she walks to the side of the desk, Yusef grabs her waist not until she can lift the mug. Macy almost cries. She looks at the door and the windows in panic. The door is closed but a half of the curtain is open! If someone walks by the window, he can see what is happening in the room! Macy keeps a distance from Yusef by pressing her hands on his chest. She says in a low and deep voice, ¡°Mr. Penn! It¡¯s working hours!¡± ¡°Of course. I know.¡± Yusef doesn¡¯t care what she said but fixates at her with his deep ck eyes, ¡°Are you sure you didn¡¯t do it on purpose?¡± While he¡¯s speaking he crosses her chest with his finger. Macy looks down panicking. She finds a button missing on her blouse, and it reveals a lot¡­ She covers her hands on her chest and yells nervously, ¡°No! I didn¡¯t!¡± The blouse might be opened when she was getting rid of Eliot. She didn¡¯t mean it! Looking at Yusef¡¯s ambiguous gaze, she doesn¡¯t know how to exin. Her face is blushing. Yusef lets go of her and looks more serious. He looks aside and says coldly, ¡°Don¡¯t wear this blouse next time.¡± It¡¯s not a suggestion but an order. He says assertively. Macy pursed her lips and buttons her blouse up quickly and grabs his mug. ¡°I see. Let me make you some coffee.¡± After Macy finishes, she hurries outside. She exhales deeply in relief after shees out of the office. It has to say that she underestimates the difficulties of this task. The ten minutes she spent with Yusef has already makes her out of breath. Rene showed her around the CEO¡¯s Office, so Macy knows the direction of the pantry, which is specific for Yusef. Macy steps inside. The pantry is orderly andprehensively equipped. Coffee machines, capsule coffee machines, imported fresh coffee beans and a small wine cab. By the window, there is a small wooden table and two sofas. It is cozy and functional. Macy wants to pour the coffee out into the sink but she stops for her hesitation. She forgot to ask what coffee Yusef liked. If she returns to ask, it will reveal her carelessness. Macy stares at the mugs for seconds and finally cheers herself up and puts her finger into the liquid and tastes it. Expresso with sugar. Macy then pours the coffee. ¡°Who are you?¡± This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . A voicees from the direction towards the door. Macy turns over and looks in that direction. It¡¯s ady in her professional suit; she looks around 20. With a pair of bright smiley eyes, and long hair that reaches her shoulder, she looks elegant. Macy is about to answer and the womanes to her and asks coldly, ¡°Who allowed you toe here? It is the CEO¡¯s pantry!¡± She is a young girl with bad attitude, ¡°Put your mug down and get out! What department are you working under? You such a shameless slut, are you trying to seduce Mr. Penn?¡± Having been scolded consecutively Macy misses the chance to talk. She looks at her badge and understands who she is. ¡°CEO Secretary Ynda Sue.¡± She is Yusef¡¯s another secretary. She didn¡¯t expect she would be her co-worker so soon. ¡°What are you looking at! Didn¡¯t you hear ¡®Get Out!¡¯?¡± Ynda notices Macy is staring at her badge and she asks, ¡°What on earth the department do you belong to? You don¡¯t have a badge. How can you get here?¡± Macy did not wear a badge indeed. She arrived this morning and Rene said her badge and entrance card would be given to her in two days. ¡°I am the new secretary Macy Downey. Nice to meet you.¡± Macy smiles at Ynda Sue and reaches out her hand. Ynda freezes for a moment and scans her from head to toe. She realizes that this woman is Macy Downey, the missy from the Downey¡¯s. Why is she here and bes one of herpetitors! Ynda represses her displeasure and touches Macy slightly, ¡°You are Miss Downey? Howe you work at the Penn¡¯s?¡± It seems to be a normal question but it actually conveys contempt. Macy can clearly understand her despising but she doesn¡¯t burst out but exins softly, ¡°I am nobody, just a normal person. It has been very lucky for me to get a job at the Penn¡¯s and I cherish this opportunity very much. I hope that Miss Sue can be more forgiving for the fact that I¡¯m a newbie.¡± Macy¡¯s polite etiquette really blows Ynda away, ¡°We are the same age. Don¡¯t call me Miss Sue, I¡¯m not used to it. Just call me Ynda.¡± ¡°OK.¡± Although they have greeted each other, Ynda doesn¡¯t n to make friends with her. She looks at the mug by the sink coldly and adds, ¡°The first time making coffee for Mr. Penn?¡± Macy nods. ¡°No milk and sugar.¡± Ynda takes a glimpse at her and walks out of the pantry. Macy hesitates for a while and stares at Ynda for a while. She just tasted the coffee by herself and there is apparently sugar in it. Even though it may not be much, there is definitely sugar in it. Why did Ynda say that?¡± Is it because she did it on purpose? Macy washes the mug and puts the coffee beans into the machine and press the button. She still has some doubts. When the coffee is ready, she looks at the sugar cube next to her. Hesitating for a while, she puts two into the coffee. She brings the coffee into the CEO¡¯s Office. She knocks at the door and puts the coffee by Yusef¡¯s right hand side with permission and steps backwards. Yusef is reading documents. He talks a sip of the coffee and continues reading without any expression. Macy observes his movements and makes sure he doesn¡¯t have anyints about the drink. She then takes a deep breath in secret. Ynda fools her on purpose. Chapter 20: What Is Her Talents? Chapter 20: What Is Her Talents? Yusef realizes Macy has been standing aside until he finishes the documents. He closes the folder and asks, ¡°Have you met Miss Sue?¡± It must be Ynda Sue. ¡°We just met in the pantry¡± Macy answers honestly. ¡°She is in charge of assigning daily tasks for you. You are directly at my disposal. Youter go and ask her for my schedule ande to a meeting with me. I¡¯m going to talk about the South Sea Project with the managerial board. You will be responsible of taking the meeting moments.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Macy answers. Yusef grabs his suit and covers himself upon standing up. He walks out of the office. Macy follows. But Yusef stops at the doorway suddenly. Macy doesn¡¯t react timely and bumps into Yusef¡¯s back. ¡°Sorry! Mr. Penn!¡± Macy apologizes before she can have the chance to rub her forehead. Yusef stares at her for a few seconds and touches her chin. Macy gets nervous but she has to look at Yusef¡¯s deep bright eyes. She can¡¯t see his emotions. ¡°Macy Downey, remember. A good secretary doesn¡¯t only have one expression.¡± ¡°I got it.¡± She certainly has no experience working as a secretary. To be more specific, she has worked at the Downey¡¯s after graduation. She is not good at business area and doesn¡¯t have other working experience. ¡°At least, you have to smile at me.¡± Yusef suddenly pinches her cheeks. Macy doesn¡¯t know what to do. That man loosens his fingers and turns over to open the door. Walking behind him, Macy thinks about what he said and practices smiling. In the conference room, people have sat by the oval meeting table to its full. Only the position in the front middle is left. All the presented staffs today are the managerial staff. Eliot is among them. He skims through the proposal for the South Sea Project, feeling a bit depressed. Ever since he has met Macy Downey this morning, she has been lingering in his mind. He feels angry every time he thinks Yusef let her work at the Penn¡¯s. The door to the conference room is opened; Yusef walks in with an aura of elite. All the people straighten their upper body and stop discussion upon his arrival. Eliot has a glimpse at him. At the moment when he is about to withdraw his gaze, he identally finds All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org. a slender figure in his sight. He turns his head and sees Yusef and Macy walking together inside. She is holding a note taking pad, and looks like a professional secretary. He frowns and looks at the woman over and over again. Is she working for Yusef as a secretary? He suddenly recalls the hickey on her neck at the vi. Did Yusef asked her to work here, to make those sexual things ¡°easier¡±? Eliot can¡¯t control his rage and tabs his hands on the table and makes a loud ¡°Bang!¡± sound. People all look at him. Yusef looks up at Eliot lightly as if he hadn¡¯t heard anything and sits on the empty chair. Macy sees a chair by the wall on the side. It is in an appropriate distance from the meeting table, which allows her to hear what people say during the meeting and not to affect others. Macy takes the seat and turns her pad on. Yusef presses the button on the microphone and says collectively, ¡°We¡¯re having the meeting today to have a discussion about the South Sea developing project. I have discussed with Eliot in person that I am taking over this project. I¡¯m here to announce you the news and hope to hear the suggestions from you.¡± Eliot rages before Yusef can finish. He says ironically, ¡°Mr. Penn, I have some doubts if you can aplish this project.¡± Making this statement in public is an open challenge to Yusef¡¯spetence. They have already settled the bet at the vi but apparently Eliot has changed his idea. Yusef¡¯s back bes straighter. His gaze is powerful and sharp and itnds on Eliot. He says solemnly, ¡°Eliot, as you say so, can I see it as a surrender ¡° Eliot despises and looks at Macy, sneering, ¡°The decision-making abilities of Mr. Penn are diminishing Downey? How can she work here by being selected by you directly?¡± Upon saying it, Eliot stands up and leans his weight on his arms on the table. He res at Macy and says without mercy, ¡°From my perspective, the Missy Macy Downey form the fallen Downey family has nopetence other than her pretty face.¡± He looks at Yusef implying him to answer the question. Eliot reveals Macy¡¯s history in front of so many people and that is insulting. He deliberately insults Macy in public. However Macy can be tolerant to this situation, she blushes. She can¡¯t say a word but biting her lips. Yusef purses his lips and his face darkens. ¡°Eliot Penn, I don¡¯t have to get your permission to let someone work for me.¡± He refers to Eliot by ¡®Eliot Penn¡¯, meaning Yusef is short in patience. Eliot feels nothing but anger. He doesn¡¯t see the emotion of Yusef. He goes on being sarcastic, ¡°Mr. Penn, you are the one who understands the rule of the Penn¡¯s better than others. Ourpany is strongly opposed to connecting business with personal rtionships. If you do so, how will all the colleagues of thepany do? If someone like her who with no degrees and experience in business can be a CEO secretary, what will ourpany like in the future?¡± Eliot almost stamps Macy into nothing but it is not enough for him, he goes on, ¡°If you hire such a person in thepany, I mean the South Sea Project can be at risk!¡± ¡°Enough!¡± Yusef raises his voice and res at Eliot sharply. Seeing the rage of Yusef, Eliot then shuts his mouth. ¡°It is my idea and it¡¯s rted to business, I don¡¯t have to get your approval.¡± Nobody dares to say a word after Yusef said so. After a while, Manager Chan from the project department says, ¡°Mr. Penn, I think Mr. Eliot Penn has his point. If we hire people without examining their abilities, it will be difficult to persuade our colleagues into coborating with them. If Miss Downey can show her abilities of making profits for thepany, we will be happy to work with her.¡± Manager Chan is known to all as a yes-man. His suggestion is not offending either side. He looks at Macy and proposes, ¡°Shall we give Miss Downey an opportunity to prove herself? I think we all will be happy to see how good she is.¡± Chapter 21: Just Wanna Boss Her Around! Chapter 21: Just Wanna Boss Her Around! Eliot can¡¯t agree more, "Good idea! Mr. Penn, ourpany need neither idlers nor eye candy. If she is able to assist you in getting the South Sea Project, nobody will have an issue with her; otherwise, it This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . proves that she isn''t cut out for the job at all!¡± In fact, the key to business sess is negotiation, which depends not only on the negotiators, but also on their assistants. However, considering that the project of the development of thend by the South Sea is a hot potato, it is really hard for a trainee secretary to helpplete this task. The reason why Eliot said that is that he wanted Macy Downey to beat a treat and then leave the Penn¡¯s immediately. Of course, Yusef Penn knows it inside out. Without saying a word, he turns his head towards Macy. Macy notices Yusef¡¯s gaze, stands up right away, and bows to everyone in the room respectfully, ¡°If Mr. Penn agrees, I¡¯ll be willing to assist him in getting this project, and thank you all for giving me this opportunity to prove myself.¡± Eliot asks with a sneer, "What if the project fails because of your mistake?" Macy grits her teeth, "I am willing to take full responsibility." She knows very well that Eliot was deliberately embarrassing her, but what he said was reasonable. Given that so many C-level executives are listening to their conversation now, if she does not agree, it will show that she is indeed eye candy. She has no choice. "Cool!" Eliot straightens up, "Everyone heard that, Macy just dered if she didn¡¯t get this project, she would take full responsibility!" Remaining silent, people sneak a peek at Yusef, who says nothing either. They finally rx a little bit. It is just a small episode before the meeting officially begins. Soon, Yusef has others reporting on the details of the project. About an hourter, the South Sea Project is handed over at the end of the meeting. Macy follows Yusef out of the conference room with a pile of papers about the project. Distant footstepsing, it¡¯s Eliot that walks towards Macy; he nces at her, and puts a set of documents on the top of the papers in her arms. "Send them to the archive room.¡± He says, and then walks forward. Quickly taking a look at the documents in Macy¡¯s arms, Yusef looks upwards to him, "Wait!" Eliot stops, turns over and then looks at Yusef, "What''s wrong, Mr. Penn?" " Are you paralyzed?" Yusef¡¯s face clouds over now. Eliot answers in exasperation as well, "Isn''t she a secretary? Why can''t I ask her to send a document?" "She''s my secretary. Please stay out of my business.¡± Yusef walks towards Eliot, directly standing in front of him. In face of his towering older brother, Eliot feels a tremendous amount of pressure sharply. ¡°I just wanna boss her around!¡± Taking those documents out of Macy¡¯s arms, Yusef throws them to Eliot, "You know what? If you don¡¯t need your secretary, Im willing to help you give her the sack. By the way, please send these documents to the archive room within ten minutes, or you would be disciplined as you divulge the confidential information about ourpany.¡± ¡°Yusef!¡± Speechless as Eliot is, he grits the teeth. Yusef doesn¡¯t want to waste time on him anymore. He looks away quickly and said, "Let¡¯s go." Following him in a hurry, Macy even doesn¡¯t get it at the moment. Eliot stares at them from behind with the clenched fists. Macy sends the documents to the Director''s Office. Looking at the man who just sits down and begins to work, she hesitates for a moment, "Mr. Penn, thank you for what happened just now." Yusef looks upwards to her as the corners of his mouth curve up, "You are wee, but I fail to feel your sincerity at all. Remember, action always speaks louder than words." "Eh?" Macy is a little bit confused. Upon noticing his meaningful smile, she suddenly gets his points. That''s what he meant! At once Macy changed the topic to hide her blushes, "I think it¡¯s time for me to sort out these documents and draft an abstract for the conference." She walked out of the office without thinking twice. Admittedly, Yusef is really aplex man. He had a gloomy face just now but could say such things in the next second. Macy flushes to the ears. As soon as she steps into her office, the cell phone rings. "Mom? What''s going on?" Macy remembers that she did leave a note to tell her mother that she has gone to work, so there must be something wrong since her mother never disturb her during office hours. "Macy, are you working at the Penn¡¯s?" "Yes, I told you that yesterday." Macy¡¯s mother said hesitantly, "Macy, I''m waiting downstairs now. Could youe here and give me some money?" "Mom? What happened to you?" Macy freezes for a moment. "What do you need money for?" Though currently her family is poor owing to the bankruptcy, she still left her mother hundreds of dors few days ago, which is definitely enough for recent living expenses. "I just yed a few rounds of mahjong with your aunt. I intended to have earned some extra cash, but I have no such luck!¡± Macy frowns. Before the bankruptcy of the Downey¡¯s, Macy¡¯s mother was so bored that she always drank tea and chatted with her friends, and they also yed mahjong together from time to time. Since they were rich at that time, it didn¡¯t matter whether she won or lost, but now they are literally in a different life, where there is no money for her ying mahjong. "Mom, you know very well what''s going on in our family, right? How can you still y mahjong?" Macy scratches her head. "Oh dear, of course. That¡¯s because I realize you''ve been pushing yourself too hard these days. I want to earn some money for this family as well, and then you don''t have to be so tired!" Macy¡¯s heart melts a little, "Mom, I appreciate your help, but ying mahjong is just like gambling..." "I know, I know! Just now I ran out of money as soon as I felt lucky. Please give me a few hundred dors. I promise I will go home after two more rounds." Macy is all set to refuse, but she suddenly realizes in the current situation, her mother is really lonely. With a sigh, Macy raises her voice and says firmly, "Mom, this is thest time." "Absolutely!" Macy hangs up the phone wearily, takes the money out of the bag and leaves the office. Before the Downey¡¯s bankruptcy, she didn''t care about the money at all, but now, everything has changed, and hundreds of dors is almost half a month of her living expenses. As she walks to the elevator door, she hears someone calling her name. "Macy, where are you going?" Chapter 22: She Is the First One Chapter 22: She Is the First One Macy stops walking, turns around and finds Ynda Sue stands behind her. Ynda is holding a cup in her hand, as if she had just been to the tearoom. ¡°Secretary Sue, now I need to go downstairs to deal with some necessary things. I will be back soon." she answers with a faint smile. Ynda raises her eyebrows, "Official or private?" Clenching tight the money in her hand, Macy hesitates for a moment but still answered truthfully, "Private affairs." "Geez." Ynda utters a snortingugh, "you know that the Penn¡¯s doesn''t need idlers, don¡¯t you? If you always handle these personal matters during working hours, there will be no need, I think, for the Ynda really doesn''t mince her words. Just then the elevator cabin arrives by coincidence, and she barricades the door suddenly, looking coldly at Macy, "Go back!" Without saying anything, Macy looks away, with a frown on her face. Anyway, what Ynda said is reasonable as well. As Macy walks towards her office, suddenly, she feels something burns her shank. Macy turns and finds some hot tea steaming is on the floor behind her. "Sorry, I just identally sprinkled the water." Ynda apologizes immediately, but it¡¯s not hard to notice a feeling of satisfaction in her eyes. Macy grits her teeth secretly, pretending to be calm and smiling at Ynda, "That¡¯s all right." Ynda at once says unkindly, "Great! Then you¡¯d better mop the floor now." Stunned, Macy stares back at Ynda, "Don¡¯t we have cleaners in thepany?" "This floor is one of the most important areas of ourpany; therefore, the cleaner is not allowed to here to report vital information to Mr. Penn tumble over?" Ynda flicks her hair, "By the way, the mop is in the tearoom." Macy is reduced to silence. Having her, a secretary of the boss, mop the floor, Ynda does show no respect. However, considering that Ynda is her senior, if she fails to bear with such insults now, what else can she do in the future? Macy smoothly takes theforts from that fact and replies lightly, "Secretary Sue, you could leave if you are busy now. I''ll take care of everything." Without hesitation, Macy goes straight to the tearoom and then walks out with a sponge mop. She makes a ponytail hastily, rolls up her sleeves, and starts to mop the floor earnestly. Ynda looks a little surprised. She didn¡¯t expect that the daughter of the Downey family is so gentle that she just acted in obedience to these unreasonable demands. Nearby, Yusef is always standing in the doorway of the president''s office and witnessing this scene. The girl bows her head, mops the floor earnestly, and bends down, revealing her neck which is as smooth as jade... Feeling his heart tighten, Yusef¡¯s gaze can¡¯t help being more intense. In fact, he was here from the beginning that Ynda put her in a terrible quandary, but he didn¡¯t expect her to be so patient, either. Yusef breaks the silence by cleaning his throat suddenly. Ynda hastens to look back; as she sees Yusef standing at the door, there is the panic rising in her eyes. "Mr. Penn..." She nces at Macy, who is still mopping the floor, and hurriedly walks towards Yusef, "I am just..." Yusef racks her brains to consider some possible answers. After all, there is no reason for a secretary to do this kind of rough work at the Penn¡¯s. Her motives are too obvious to be ignored, anyway. Yusef smiles and makes up an excuse for her, "Training new employees?" She immediately responses, ¡°Yes, training new employees!" Presently Macy hears the sound of that man, but she doesn''t raise her head, continuing to mop the floor. Not only does she clean the ce where the water had just been sprinkled, but she also shines all areas nearby. All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org. Realizing that Macy remains unmoved by their conversation, somehow, Yusef gets aplicated feeling. He grabs a tie on the hanger and hands it to Ynda. "Do me a favor, please." Ynda holds the tie tteringly and even cannot hide her smile. Although she has worked in the Penn¡¯s for several years, she never has such an opportunity to get close to him. "For the negotiation in an hour, did you call the secretary of SkyTrium''s boss to confirm?" Ynda nervously helps him tie while whispering, "Yes, I just confirmed that the address is at 405, Block B, Starlight Building." "Huh." Yusef looks at Macy. It happens that she finishes mopping the floor and stares back to him. From Macy¡¯s point of view, Ynda slightly raises her head, being pretty close to that man as if there is a certain chemistry between them. Confused, she looks at the mop in her hand, and walks directly to the tearoom. By the time she returns from the tearoom, Ynda has already put on his tie. "I¡¯m done, Mr. Penn." Ynda couldn''t help hiding the excitement. In fact, Yusef asked her to learn how to tie when she just came to work for the Penn¡¯s, but in the past two years, he never let her tie for him once. Even though nowadays she isn''t very skillful at it anymore, the final result still makes her satisfactory. Yusef walks to the office where a mirror is on the bookcase near the door, which can clearly reflect his upper body. He nces at the mirror, turns around, and then eyes Ynda coldly, "It isn¡¯t straight, go back and practice tying the necktie a hundred times." Looking this tie up and down, Ynda ''s smiling face stiffened. It¡¯s just a little crooked... Yusef raises his eyebrows, "Any objection?" "No, I''ll do what you required..." Ynda¡¯s mood turns upside down within the past few minutes. Trying to avoid embarrassment, she walks back to her office in confusion. As Macy is still hesitating whether she should go back as well or not, she inadvertently sees Yusef staring at her. The man unhesitatingly loosens the tie around his necks, "Come here." Macy walks towards him. As soon as she entered his office, Yusef, however, shuts the door suddenly. Looking at the tie in the man''s hand, Macy takes it from him with an involuntary gasp. "Let me do it." Yusef doesn¡¯t refuse this petition, staring down at her. Macy stands on tiptoe so that she can wrap the tie around the man''s neck, while the breath blowing on her forehead is pretty hot. After knotting his tie skillfully, she gently adjusts it on both sides. In those far off days her mother asked a professional etiquette tutor to instruct her all manners about social propriety and some clothing tips. Among them, tying is one of the most basic things, so, to be frank, she is really good at it. As Macy is taking thest step, she suddenly feels her waist being tightened, and the whole body falls upon the man. She looks up to him in panic. "Why didn''t you ask me for help when you were bullied?" He asks. Macy freezes for a moment, and then finishes thest step of tying, "I don''t wanna others to know our rtionship." Feelingplicated, Yusef wrinkles his eyebrows. The women who strive to get involved in his life on their own initiative are countless, but for the women who just want to hide their rtionship¡­She is the first one, he thinks. Chapter 23: Working Overtime on the First Day Chapter 23: Working Overtime on the First Day Macy straightens the tie, and then appreciates her masterpiece with deep pleasure. A smile touches the corners of her mouth, "Perfect." Yusef nces at her, while the coldness in his eyes still does not dissipate. Casually replying a word "Hum", he walks to the hanger near the door, takes his coat and walks out of the room. Stunned, Macy looks at the receding figure of the man leaving directly. Why does he seem a little angry? Macy hasn''t figured it out yet, while the phone in her pocket starts vibrating again. Suddenly ites to Macy that her mother is still waiting for her in the downstairs hall! Returning to her office quickly, Macy at once closes the door and then answers the call. "Mom? Sorry, I couldn''t get away from my work just now. Wait a minute please! I will give you the money as long as my boss leaves." "Macy, I''ve been waiting for you here for twenty minutes!" Her mother grows restive. "Ok¡­Don¡¯t move, I will give it to you now." Macy hangs up the phone, immediately leaves the room, and presses the elevator button. After getting out of the elevator, Macy hurries to walk towards the rest area of the hall, looking around to make sure that Yusef is not here. The minute they see each other, her mother gets up to greet her straight away, "Macy, you finally get here!" With a sign, Macy takes a look at her mother¡¯s outstretched hand, "Mom, could you stop ying mahjong in the future? You know the situation of our family now¡­" "Of course! If I lose again, I won''t y it anymore!" The mother gives her an absolute assurance. Macy has no choice, so she finally takes the money from her pocket and hands it to her mother, "It¡¯s thest time.¡± Her mother just repeatedly nods in agreement, "Don¡¯t worry, Macy! You ought to get back to work now. I''ll be on my way." N?velDrama.Org owns this text. Gazing after her mother¡¯s receding figure, Macy then goes upstairs with grief. At this moment, nobody notices that there is a ck Maybach parking in the open space of the Penn¡¯s gate. Yusef stares out the window, finding Macy¡¯ mother counting the money in her hand and leaving quickly with the bag full of money. The driver asks the silent man, "Sir, this woman seems to be Miss Downey ''s mother. She was in the lobby before I came." Yusef looks away and instructs, "Arrange for some people to follow her and report to me at any time." "Yes, sir." ... All afternoon long, Yusef does not appear in thepany. Macy even takes the time to ask Ynda for Yusef''s timetable. Considering that it is Yusef who ordered, Ynda dutifully gives it to Macy despite her difort. After returning to her office and finishing the work that needs to be done as soon as possible, Macy sorts out the summary of the meeting just now, sends it to Yusef''sputer, and alsopletes a backup in time. Until everything has been done, she begins to look over the documents of the South Sea project, which are brought back after the morning meeting. Admittedly, Macy has a bit of headache since these documents, including various boring arrangements and uses, there are really too much to finish in a short time. However, as soon as she thinks of Eliot''s humiliation in public during the meeting, her whole body seems to be filled with energy again. By leafing through these documents, Macy realizes the Penn¡¯s Group has been nning the project of the development of thend by the South Sea for more than one year, and all the follow-up work has been arranged as well. Thisnd, however, is still out of control. For the first negotiation eight months ago, the second invitation half a year ago, and the most recent personal visit by a vice president of the Penn¡¯s three months ago, there is hardly any progress. It¡¯s no wonder that this project is so-called hot potato, and even Eliot strives to avoid taking over this job. Rather than troubling themselves for such a tough project, to be honest, they¡¯d betterplete a few simple small projects, considering no one is willing to do anything thankless. In this case, why does Mr. Penn¡¯s father still insist on this project? Is the benefit that this project can yield far more than expected? Anyway, it is too hard for her to understand. Macy keeps focusing on checking the personal information of the head of SkyTrium and these boring documents. Yusef returns to thepany two hourster, which is even more than an hour after the time for employees to get off duty. The reason that hees back is just because of a document. Barely has Yusef set foot when he sees the faint light shining through the small window of the room next to his office. Walking up to the window, Yusef sees the girl reading documents carefully on the table... Really? Working overtime on the first day? Yusef frowns. After getting the documents and being ready to leave, he finds the girl has already stood in the doorway. Catching Yusef¡¯s eyes, Macy freezes for a while, "Mr. Penn, I heard something just now, so Ie to check." Yusef closes the door behind him, "Have you eaten yet?" "Yes." ncing at her, he says, "Get your stuffs and follow me now." Macy thought that Yusef was going to take her home. The car, to her surprise, actually stops outside the door of Goblue Restaurant. Goblue is a famous one-stop ce of entertainment in City Marea. The first and second floors are restaurants, the third and fourth floors are bars, and the fifth to ninth floors are hotels. To be frank, Macy knows the owner of Goblue, Monte Gilbert, who is the third young master of Gilbert n, since she met Monte once at a party before. The moment they enter Goblue, a waiter leads them to the fourth floor directly. Just then a handsome man with thick eyebrows standing at the elevator door to greet them, "Yusef, you finallye to visit my restaurant. Didn¡¯t you mention that you were very interested in the new project of the Mencken¡¯s Group? For you, I especially invite Mr. Mencken¡¯s son, Ellison, today!¡± The Penn¡¯s and the Gilbert¡¯s are close friends of many years'' standing. Without doubt, Monte and Yusef have been good friends from childhood as well. Their personalities are very different, but they¡¯ve never had ming row with each other in these twenty years. Macy, however, is unclear about the rtionship between them, so she feels very surprised that Monte can speak to Yusef in this way. "What''s the point of inviting that guy? He is only a man of straw. Monte, when you want to cooperate with someone, at least you need to know some basic facts about theirpany in advance." "Well, I am just trying to fish for some information. Gee! This girl..." Monte suddenly finds the girl behind Yusef. He steps forward and attempts to look at her face. Before he takes a closer observation, Yusef has already thrown his arms around Macy¡¯s shoulders. Monte is dumbfounded for a while after seeing Macy''s face. He can¡¯t help sneering at her, "Isn''t this Miss Downey? Yusef, you..." With a meaningful smile, Monte looks at Yusef''s hand, then at his face. Yusef nces at him, "Don¡¯t poke your nose into what doesn¡¯t concern you." "Well, I don''t care at all. I''m just curious as you never let any women get close to you, but today you even offer to bring a..." Before Monte finishes talking, all at once he notices Yusef''s sharp gaze and then he catches on immediately. "All right, forget about it!" Monte gives a little shrug with his hands outstretched, leading them to a sofa. There are six or seven men and women sitting on thisrge wrap-around sofa. Among all of them, the person sitting in the middle is a fair-skinned gorgeous girl with the red dress. Obviously, the smile freezes on her faces when she sees Yusef appearing with Macy. Macy is not used to being cuddled by Yusef in public. What¡¯s more, she even knows some of them. In order to distance him, Macy gently slips out Yusef¡¯s arm. In the dim light, she doesn¡¯t notice that, the man¡¯s face suddenly darkens as he is pushed away. Chapter 24: A Phoenix in Distress Is Even Inferior to a Rooster Chapter 24: A Phoenix in Distress Is Even Inferior to a Rooster "Yusef, what would you like to drink?" Monte holds a wine ss. "Whiskey." Yusef answers and sits on the sofa. After pouring wine for Yusef, Monte looks at Macy, "Miss Downey, how about you?" Before Macy replies, Yusef has already made a decision for her, "Juice." Monte winks meaningfully to him, and then orders the waiter to bring a ss of orange juice. Without doubt, this trivial detail is enough to highlight his special treatment for the new girl. Everyone in the room cannot resist stealing a nce at Macy. Macy actually has an impression of two of the girls since long time ago they yed with Macy once. At this moment, these two girls are talking about something in a whisper. Although she can''t hear their conversation, it¡¯s not hard to guess that they are discussing the bankruptcy of the Downey''s. The waiter then hands Macy the juice. She politely says, "Thank you." With a casual nce, she inadvertently sees the girl in red is staring at her. Macy looks away, and after a while, she feels the girl¡¯s eyes narrowly upon her again. What''s going on? Is there anything on her face? In a trance, Macy suddenly finds the man is leaning towards her. She looks up as catching Yusef''s ck eyes. Surprisingly, his eyes are full of tender feelings now, "What do you wanna eat tomorrow night? I can book a restaurant in advance." He doesn¡¯t ask loudly, but it is still enough for everyone around them to hear it. Macy frowns with wonder. Why does Yusef suddenly ask what she wants to eat tomorrow in that kind of ambiguous tone? In fact, it has been very misleading for her to join this gathering. With Yusef¡¯s remarks, it causes other people to look at them with more spection now. As Macy is still thinking about the answer, she feels the man pinching her waist deliberately. Turning around, Macy sees the girl in red keeps staring at them intently, the small face twisted. Macy suddenly realizes that... Yusef is acting? Macy bits her lip. Even though she is reluctant, she still responds gently, "It is up to you." Yusef nods to her but says nothing more. After a while, Monte makes Ellison to talk with Yusef aside. Macy sits on the sofa, vacantly staring at the exquisite ss holding in her hand. The two girls whom Macy knows are named Sherry Fackler and Amanda Chalkley. The moment they find Yusef go away, they can¡¯t help looking at Macy and asking, "Miss Downey, what a surprise!" "As soon as the Downey¡¯s goes bankrupt, you even build a rtionship with Mr. Penn." These two girls keep putting Macy down with obvious irony. Lowering her head, Mary doesn¡¯t reply them anything. N?velDrama.Org owns this text. It is too hard to argue this since their side has more people. Moreover, the bankruptcy of the Downey¡¯s and the rtionship between her and Yusef are both indisputable facts. "Macy, weren''t you the girlfriend of Eliot before? Why does you suddenly change your target?" "That''s right, everybody knows that you were with Eliot, but in moments you get off with Yusef. Macy, you are a real one for flirting with the boys." The two girls be more and more excited, making the men beside themugh all the time. Sherry grows bored as she realizes that Macy remained speechless for a long time, so she begins to talk with the girl with the red dress, "Euphemia, didn''t Yusef¡¯s grandfather always wanna fix you up with Yusef? How do you feel about our Macy¡¯s appearance?" Obviously, Sherry talks away without thinking twice, and she is not afraid of offending others. After she finishes, Euphemia''s face is even much darker. The situation is finally getting through to Macy. No wonder Euphemia keeps staring at her just now, it turns out that they have this special rtionship. Considering the idea of Yusef¡¯s grandfather, now she understands that the reason why Yusef brings her here and deliberately stages an intimate drama with her are just parts of the act. Clearly Yusef makes use of her again. Thises as a bit of a disappointment, Macy wonders. Suddenly, the girl sitting opposite Macy, Euphemia Henderson, begins atst, "I am pretty sure that his grandfather knows what kind of woman deserve Yusef. You don''t need to worry about it." On the surface Euphemia is answering Sherry, but among the words, she actually devalues Macy. Macy looks at Euphemia but finds that the girl is stared fixedly at her as well. Taking a deep breath, not as serious as Euphemia, instead, Macy throws a faint smile, and then looks away as the girl bes a little shocked. Everybody here today is the one she can''t afford to offend. She isn¡¯t willing to provoke anyone even if Yusef is able to help her, since she doesn''t want to owe him too much. Nevertheless, her patience is not equal tock of temper. Watching Macy remain silent for a long time, Sherry directly walks to her and sits down by her side. She picks up a bottle of wine, pours half a ss, and hands it to Macy. "We are old friends, right? Let¡¯s have a drink together." Macy refuses, "I''m sorry, I¡¯ve abstained from alcohol now.¡± "Really? I still remember you drank a lot at Eliot¡¯s birthday party before." Sherry chuckles, Amanda interjects a remark, "That is in front of Eliot. Maybe Yusef likes well-behaved girls, so she switches the mode!" The men around them can¡¯t helpughing. Sherry gets drunk, along with bing bolder. Though Macy doesn¡¯t want to catch the wine ss, Sherry still insists on putting the ss to her hand. By ident, the wine sshes out of the ss and spills onto Macy''s clothes. Scowling at her, Macy emphasizes again in a cold voice, "Sherry, I said, I would not drink." Although she repeatedly reminds herself to show the greatest patience, it doesn''t mean that she will have others do anything they want. Feeling Macy''s anger, Sherry also turns hostile immediately. She sshes the wine in the ss on Macy, ¡°Miss Downey, how dare you? Haven''t you ever heard that a phoenix in distress is even inferior to a rooster?" Everyone turns to look at them. Macy experiences color me up in her cheeks and her heart holds a fire now. Clenching her fists, she chooses to walk towards the stairs without saying a word. Suddenly, a solid chest appears in front of her, and then someone cuddles her with the powerful arm. As she looks up at Yusef''s handsome face, he is staring at Sherry, saying tly, "Excuse me, could you please tell me who is the phoenix, and who is the rooster?" Chapter 25: Where Is Your Courage? Chapter 25: Where Is Your Courage? Everyone is shocked. Familiar with Yusef, they know exactly how cold and heartless he is. However, today Sherry really drinks so much that she doesn¡¯t care about anything now. "What''s wrong with my question, Mr. Penn? Everyone knows the answer, without doubt." Yusef¡¯s face darkens, with thest patience suppressing the fire. Amanda finally realizes the current situation is very awkward. Holding her hands, Amanda manages to dissuade Sherry, "Well, I think you get drunk now. Let''s stop talking..." Sherry shakes off her restraining hand, "Stop talking about what? I am just telling the truth. Macy looked down on everyone before, now that the Downey¡¯s goes bankrupt, why do I still need to keep silent?" Trembling, Macy takes a deep breath. Before the Downey¡¯s declined, she was always the most favored. Although it is not as exaggerated as Sherry described, she was not really close to anyone. Others might think Macy was a little indifferent, but she didn¡¯t expect that she would impress people as an arrogant image. "That¡¯s all?" The man interrupts abruptly. "Well, Mr. Penn has determined to protect her? I knew the bitch always¡­" Before she finishes speaking, Yusef directly picks up a random wine ss, handing it to Macy, "Ssh it back." Sherry''s voicees to a sudden halt. Tipping her a wink, Amanda tugs her again and then she gradually sobers up. She thought that Macy was just his temporary ymate, who could bempooned by everyone, but unexpectedly, Yusef even lets Macy ssh her with wine now. Sherry turns white and begins to stammer, "How...how dare you!" Ignoring what she says, Yusef still stares at the girl beside him, "It¡¯s up to you, Macy." Macy reaches out for the ss of wine and looks at it, hesitating. Everyone here feels the heavy, brooding silence descends on them. Some individuals want to act as a mediator, but as long as seeing Yusef''s face, they immediately bit back the words they would like to have said. In this embarrassing situation, Monte could onlye forward with hollowugh, "Yusef..." "Shut up." Yusef gives him a firm refusal. Monte realizes that Yusef has taken it seriously, so he no longer persuades them in vain. With a sort of guilty haste, Sherry looks at her boyfriend sitting on the sofa behind her, "Chris..." The man named Chris is not as reckless as Sherry. He knows that Yusef is a man he cannot afford to offend. Even if his family is kind of rich, it¡¯s not enough to fight against Yusef. Besides, he is not the person leading to trouble, and he doesn¡¯t need to destroy the rtionship with Yusef for a short-term girlfriend. Looking away, Chris smiles, " Mr. Penn, Sherry and I have broken up. You can do whatever you want, so don''t worry about me." His purpose is obvious. Sherry¡¯s face pales with disappointment, "You¡­" All of a sudden, Sherry feels the coolness on her face. Opening her mouth to breathe and reaching out to wipe the liquid on her face, she res at Yusef and Macy in front of her. Macy lightly puts the empty ss aside, wrinkling her brows in concentration. Yusef puts his arm around Macy''s shoulders and draws her close to him, "Sherry, take care of your mouth from now on, otherwise it will not be as simple as a ss of wine." He then directly turns around, ignoring the embarrassment of Sherry. Macy''s hands, however, are still clenching together, while her nails press into her palms, leaving a row of pale crescents. After they walk side by side to the corner of the stairs, Macy gently pushes away the man right away. Perceiving her deliberate alienation, Yusef raises his eyebrows slightly, "What¡¯s wrong?" "Yusef, I don''t expect the situation deteriorates to the present state, which makes everyone unhappy." The previous excellent family taught her how to raise her head and chest with full of confidence, but now the failure she experienced also taught her how to act in a low-key manner. Since the ident of the Downey¡¯s, Macy has learned to be patient. Of course, Yusef is not afraid of them considering his power can crush all of them, but she can''t. Without Yusef''s refuge, she might be trampled by anyone. In addition, she knows that she couldn¡¯t always rely on Yusef, nor could she live under his protection for life. Therefore, the individuals who are offended by her now may be her enemy, and they will deal her a heavy blow in the future. Yusef doesn¡¯t expect Macy to say this. Staring at the woman for a few seconds, he asks her coldly, "Could you tell me what you are going to do if I don''t show up? Flee or endure? Do you think they will not bully you when you meet them next time?" Speechless, Macy bites her lower lip. "Macy, where is your courage?" Yusef gradually approaches Macy. Unconsciously exerting her strength, Macy instantly feels the taste of blood in her mouth. In the next second, Macy¡¯s jaw is pinched by a powerful hand. She is forced to stare at the man. The coldness in his eyes frightens her, "In this society, if you don¡¯t want to be humiliated, you will have two options. One is to walk away and be a deserter, while the other is to be powerful enough, achieving a position that can humiliate others. You should know that there is always one party that will be suppressed, but why do you think you belong to that kind of party from the beginning?" Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org. "Macy, people can''t lose theirst guts. If you believe escaping can solve everything, I think you should stop assisting me in doing anything." Loosening his hand, Yusef gives her a meaningful look. "Don''t work at the Penn¡¯s anymore unless you understand what it means." He then walks out mercilessly. Macy looks at the man''s back, gasping for breath. Soon, the figure disappears, but his voice is still hovering over her ears. "Why do you identify yourself as the suppressed party from the beginning?" "Why?" "..." Yeah, why does she fail to ovee her weakness after the Downey''s bankruptcy? Why can''t she gradually improve herself via her own ability? This night, a seed is nted in Macy''s heart, secretly taking root and sprouting. Chapter 26: He Is So Considerate Chapter 26: He Is So Considerate Macy doesn¡¯t sleep well all night, tossing and turning, and finally fell asleep in the early morning. As expected, there are some obvious ck circles as she wakes up. She rapidly gets washed, puts on makeup, and then goes downstairs. To her surprise, her mother is busying in the kitchen now. When she sees Macy, she immediately serves a bowl of millet porridge and some steamed stuffed buns with joy, "My Sweetie, let¡¯s have some breakfast." Macy is stunned, "Mom¡­you cook this?" "Impossible! I just bought it near our neighborhood. Hurry up and eat it before it goes cold!" Since the Downey''s bankruptcy, Macy has rarely seen her mother so happy. Sitting at the dining table, she asks "Mom, why are you so excited today?" "I was very luckyst night and won some money by ying Mahjong..." With the spoon in the hand, Macy pauses and looks at her mother, "Mom, I told you we couldn''t gamble anymore." Her mother waves, showing her objection, "It¡¯s not a terrible game at all. Winning and losing are both normal. You don''t have to worry about it, Macy. I have a card up my sleeve " Macy''s face darkens, realizing that she is unable to persuade her mother, and she doesn¡¯t want to talk more nonsense. After quickly drinking the porridge in the bowl and saying goodbye to her mother, Macy leaves home. Before she never noticed that her mother is so addicted to gambling; besides, the current situation is veryplicated, and they don''t have enough money to join in this kind of game. Unfortunately, her mother does count on mahjong now. Stopping thinking, Macy sighs and hurries to the Penn¡¯s. Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org. On the 22nd floor, she puts down the bag and deliberately walks around the door of the president''s office. It seems empty, so Yusef might have not arrived yet. Macy goes back, prepares all the documents needed by Yusef in the morning ording to the schedule, puts them in the upper right corner of his desk, then returns to her own office and continues to look through the documents of the South Sea Project. Soon there is a noise outside the door. Macy goes to check quickly, but she only sees Yusef''s back, being followed by two subordinates who seems to be reporting something. It happens that Ynda Sue walks out of the office with some documents and tries to keep up with Yusef. As seeing Macy, Ynda stares stonily at her, "I need to attend a morning meeting with Mr. Penn now. Don''t idle away your time please. Go to confirm Mr. Penn¡¯s afternoon schedule!" "No problem." Macy responds, and takes a deep look at Yusef before turning back to the office. She makes up her mindst night, which is that she doesn''t want to be a deserter, and she would like to use her own strength to improve little by little. Macy wants to tell Yusef of this decision in person. Macy goes to confirm Yusef''s itinerary, but the person who is going to meet in the afternoon needs to deal with some urgent matters suddenly, so his assistant proposes to change the meeting time. She notes it down, at the same time arranges a schedule that could be carried out for the time left in the afternoon, ns to report to Yusef after the early meeting and let him decide. Almost one hourter, the early meeting is over. Macy hears something from the next door and immediately goes to that office. After knocking on the door, she finds that there are Yusef and another strange man. This man is about forty years old: fine shades of grey streaking his dark hair, the silver-gray mercerized shirt covered with an exquisite suit, being well-dressed but having stern eyes, revealing a dignified appearance. Noticing that Macye in, the man¡¯s gaze pauses on her, then turns to Yusef, "New secretary?" "Yup." Yusef replies ndly, and then looks towards Macy, "Two cups of coffee please, one without sugar." "Sure, just a second." Macy replies softly, while a smile spreads over her face. She slowly leaves the room. When she brings two cups of coffee into the room, Yusef and the man are still discussing. "Mr. Rayburn, you really worked hard this time. Although the technical consultation abroad takes a little longer, it turns out well. ." "This is not my personal credit. By the way, I am sorry to hear that the South Sea project is not negotiatedst time. You¡¯ve already taken this project from our vice president, right?" "Well, I will take a trip to examine this project personally." Yusef says, inadvertently finding the girl hand Rayburn a cup of coffee, and her legs are exposed to his eyes, white and straight. Taking a deep breath, he moves his eyes away secretly, and then looks at Rayburn, "I am going to South Sea City this weekend and stay for a few days. Well, since you just returned from abroad, I think recently you can have some time off. With Eliot, everything can process as usual." This weekend? As Macy walks in, she hears them talking about the South Sea project and unconsciously concentrates on what they discuss. Now realizing that Yusef will go to South Sea City this weekend, she couldn''t help being shocked. Macy walks towards Yusef with the coffee. Unexpectedly, she doesn¡¯t notice the carpet under the table, falling down on the floor. In a panic, she cannot control the coffee in her hand which is going to pour towards Yusef. Macy shakes her hand to the side right away, and the hot coffee sshes directly on her right arm. The cup slips and falls. It is not broken, but make the whole carpet get wet. Yusef supports her shoulders when she loses her bnce, so that she doesn¡¯t fall directly with the whole body. However, now she kneels in front of Yusef in a really strange posture... The atmosphere suddenly bes embarrassing. Ignoring the difort from her arms, she picks up the cup on the carpet, "Oh my gosh..." Macy stands up immediately, barely daring to look at the man''s face, "I''m so sorry, Mr. Penn, I''ll get you another cup..." Yusef doesn¡¯t replies, so she turns around with the cup and walks towards the door. The moment she leaves the office and closed the door, she vaguely hears something from inside. "Your secretary..." Before Rayburn finishes his question, Yusef says directly, "She is just a novice. Excusable." Macy bits her lip, quickly goes to the tearoom, grinds a cup of coffee, washes her scalded arm under the faucet, and then heads to the office. After pushing the door, she finds that strange man is no longer here, and only Yusef leans on the sofa. Macy walks steadily and puts the coffee on the table in front of Yusef. "Mr. Penn, about what happened just now..." "Come here." Macy looks at him, pausing for half a second, and then walks around the coffee table towards Yusef. She intends to apologize again, while Yusef has already reached out and let her sit next to him. Before she reacts, the man is like a magician, getting a slender tube of ointment in his hand. He directly pushes up her sleeves, the redness on her arm revealed. Macy freezes. She doesn''t expect that he finds she is scalded... Yusef doesn¡¯t say anything but takes out the cotton swab from the drawer of the table, squeezes out the ointment, and gently wipes her wound. As soon as the ointment touches the skin, it immediately cools down. Macy takes a nce at Yusef, who looks serious now, a multitude of feelings surging up. She doesn''t know that Yusef is so considerate. Chapter 27: Some Things That Dont Have to Be Done at Home Chapter 27: Some Things That Don''t Have to Be Done at Home After Yusef almost finishes cleaning up the wound, he looks up and throws the cotton swab into the trash can, "Why are you staring at me?" Macy regains her consciousness but fails to answer this question. Biting her lip, she chooses to keep silence. Yusef says jokingly, "The man you just saw is Rayburn Fackler, our vice president. He said you were too stupid and asked me to fire you. What do you think?" For a moment Macy feels depressed. Looking at the faint smile on his face, she couldn''t figure out his real idea. Anyway, when ites to Rayburn, she actually heard about him before. He is a capable man who apanied Yusef¡¯s father to establish thispany and is at the same level as Eliot. His prestige, power and ability cannot to be underestimated. Besides, it is said that Rayburn is really career minded¡­ Yusef realizes Macy doesn¡¯t answer his question and seems to be thinking about something else. He stretches out his hand, and as his upper body turns over, he directly presses Macy on the sofa. Macyes fully awake, catches the man''s gaze, and takes a deep breath, "I cannot decide it. Isn''t the power to make decision in the hands of Mr. Penn?" Yusef chuckles, seeming to be amused by her seriouspliment. His hands deliberately pinch her waist, and his chin gets close to her ear, "How can I be willing to rece, considering you would rather spill the hot coffee on yourself than on me?" Macy gets a strange feeling around her ears, which is like an electric current extending to her all of limbs. Her breathing suddenly bes quick. Yusef feels the changes of her body, but still presses closer, rubs his chin running against her cheek. Macy blushes, takes a deep breath, and reminds him softly, "Mr. Penn, now we are in thepany..." Smiling, he keeps teasing her deliberately, "You know there are some things that don¡¯t have to be done at home." Macy trembles, and her whole body bes hot. She immediately pushes Yusef, gets up from the sofa, and takes two steps back to conceal her embarrassment, "Mr. Penn, I need to report something. The n that this afternoon meeting Mr. Chan, the president of the City Marea Commercial Development Bank, has changed. You may have to wait until tomorrow. For this afternoon, we could arrange a meeting with the manager of Windix or Flourever.¡± When ites to work, Yusef suddenly turns solemn. He hesitates for a moment and says " Windix and Flourever can be postponed. I have other things to do this afternoon. Just arrange a driver for me." "Okay." She looks at Yusef tentatively. Seeing that he keeps silence, she says, "If there is nothing else, I''ll get back to work." Just then someone knocks on the door, which is Yusef''s subordinateing to report the work. At the same time, Macy quickly leave the president''s office. When Macy walks out, she finds Ynda standing not far from the office. As soon as they catch each other¡¯s eyes, Ynda walks towards her. "It¡¯s said that you spilled the coffee? Geez, why is your face so red? You get scolded?" Ynda asks several questions in session, her eyes filling with pride and curiosity. Macy raises the hand to touch her cheek, and answers casually, "Yup." Because of Macy''s current appearance, Ynda does believe that Yusef just scolded her, and bes even more proud, "So stupid. I really don''t understand why Mr. Penn would let you be his secretary!" Macy looks at Ynda, softly replying, "Mr. Rayburn is very strict, and he just said that Mr. Penn should rece my position..." The corners of Ynda¡¯s mouth are almost reaching her ears, "Well, Mr. Rayburn is always known to be harsh, and if you make mistakes in front of him, you won''t have a second chance!" Macy smiles and continues to ask, "I apanied Mr. Penn to attend a high-level meeting yesterday, why didn''t I see Mr. Rayburn?" This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . "He went to Germany to handle a project since he didn¡¯t get the South Sea project three months ago. To redeem himself, Mr. Rayburn asked for a technical investigation project for a one-month outing. He juste back today." Ynda says a lot unwittingly, but reacts right away, and gives Macy a nce, "Why do I tell you so much! You cannot understand. Don''t think that you will be fine after Mr. Penn has rebuked you, and please remember to dry-clean the dirty carpet. By the way, the floor of the president''s office is import. I don¡¯t think you are able topensate for it if it is broken.¡± Macy is not mad at all, ¡°Sure, I will send it to theundry as soon as possible.¡± After returning to her office, Macy has time to calm down and think about what Yusef said to Rayburn in the office just now. Rayburn just returned to China and might be still suffering from jetg, but he chose to go to the weekend, letting Rayburn take a rest and just leaving Eliot in thepany... The more Macy thinks about it, the moreplicated it bes. How many interest entanglements are there on the surface of a harmonious rtionship? She couldn''t think through it now, but vaguely feels that Rayburn is definitely moreplex than he looks. ... In the afternoon, Yusef is not in thepany. Several documents are delivered directly to Macy, including an urgent document which need to be dealt with today. Macy calls Yusef and sends him the electronic version. After getting his confirmation, she dares to take his private seal. The documents are approved. Due to the emergency, Macy sends it to the Finance Department in person. As soon as she walks out of the elevator, she sees a familiar face oing. It is Sue Caine. Even though she is wearing big sunsses, the face is too familiar since it appears on several billboards on the street. How could Macy not recognize it? Macy frowns slightly, pretending to walk over directly, but Sue Caine keeps staring at her. At first, Sue thought her eyes were ying tricks on her, but after shees closer, she realizes this girl is really Macy. Macy is working at the Penn¡¯s? Last time because she added something in Macy¡¯s wine, Eliot did tick her off at home. Sue still holds a grudge in her mind, while she doesn¡¯t expect to meet Macy in the Penn¡¯s today. This bitch, under the banner of Eliot''s ex-girlfriend, frequently appears in Eliot''s life. Sue feels quite displeased. Sue sees that Macy is about to ignore her. Without thinking twice, she blocks her way. "Miss Macy, long time no see!" Sue squeezes out a smile, while the eyes behind the sunsses are full of coldness. Realizing she can¡¯t hide, Macy looks at her and shakes the file in her hand, "Sorry, I have to work." "Cool, Miss Macy¡¯s identity changes very quickly! A few days ago, you are still the honorable eldest of the Downey¡¯s, but suddenly you be a small employee of the Penn¡¯s now. It seems that you really enjoy a colorful life. " Macy knows that Sue is going to talk nonsense with her. She takes a deep breath, with a decent smile on her face, "Excuse me, I am very busy today." She tries to step away from Sue. "Miss Macy!" Sue raises her voice, ¡°Nowadays your life is pretty well, but do you know what happens to your father in prison?¡± Chapter 28: Fulfilling Obligations Chapter 28: Fulfilling Obligations A mood of mncholy descends on Macy. She pauses, and then turns to look at Sue, ¡°What do you mean?" It has been more than half a month since her father was taken away by the police to cooperate with the investigation. There is no news at all. Because of the bankruptcy, she has no rtionship and no money, so she can only passively wait for messages... This is the first time that she learns about her father from outsiders. Realizing that Macy is in panic, Sue smiles triumphantly, looking her over from head to foot, " You are doing well now and even have a job, but you have no idea what your father''s life is like in prison, right?" Macy''s throat tightens, and the words that Yusef promised her quickly shes through her mind, "As for the prison, I will find a way to deal with it, letting them treat your father better ..." This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . Yusef did agree, and he should have done something... Biting her lip, Macy looks at Sue, "Do you know anything about my father?" "Of course!" Sue smiles. As figuring out what Macy''s weakness is. she deliberately says it vaguely. "It has been quite long since Earnest Downey was taken into the police station, so probably his crimes have been determined. Also, I know Miss Macy must have never experienced the life in prison, and even cannot imagine it..." Sue approaches Macy, lowering her voice, "I heard... the hair of Earnest Downey has beenpletely white in just half a month since he entered the prison, and he has lost more than ten pounds... He was a man that has a lot of rights in City Marea before, but now he even doesn¡¯t dare to say a word in prison--" Macy instantly chills her back. She stares at Sue in amazement, subconsciously denying it, "Nonsense!" She cannot believe that her father is so hard now, and she also never want to admit that he has embarked on the road of degeneration and crime. "Nonsense?" Sue''s face darkens, looking at Macy coldly, "Anyway, if you ask someone else, I guess they don''t dare to tell you even if they know it!" Sue gives a snort of indignation, stepping on high heels and walking away. At the same time, Macy bes very anxious, as if her heart is crawling with ants. Although Macy does notpletely believe Sue''s words, she does know what the prison looks like. Moreover, since her father was arrested, she hasn¡¯t gotten any messages yet. She can¡¯t help thinking more... But didn''t Yusef promise to have others look after her father in prison? Yusef has helped repay the bank loan owed by the Downey¡¯s, but she never heard him talk about her father... Macy bits her lip, pressing the question in her heart. She looks at the documents in her hand and walks towards the Finance Department quickly. ... After Yusef finishes his dinner, it is gettingte, so he goes straight back to his vi. As soon as he walks in, the servant greets him with a distressed expression, "Sir, there is a guest at home..." A guest? Does he have any guests today? "Who?" "Miss Macy, the girl you brought backst time." Hearing this, Yusef raises his eyebrows and let the servant leave, "I see." He goes upstairs, while there were some doubts in his mind. This girl reallyes to his house on her own initiative? Yusef opens the bedroom door but sees that the light in the room was dim. It seems that only the wall seeing the floating curtains on the balcony, he finds her sitting in the rocking chair. Macy hears something and gets up quickly, a trace of panic shing across her eyes, "Wee back." "Thanks." Yusef nces at her, "Are you waiting for me?" "I have something to tell you." Macy says solemnly, without any smile on her face. If something happens, she can wait until tomorrow and tell him in thepany. Now she deliberately visits his vi to wait for him, either in an emergency or on purpose. Yusef unbuttons his neckline with one hand, his expression faint, "Go ahead." "I wanna know what happened to my father." "Youe to ask about this?" Yusef had already unbuttoned most of the buttons, revealing his fine wheaten chest. He steps forward and stares at her. Macy takes a deep breath, "Yes, I am very worried about him, and you promised me to help him in any way. I don''t want him to have a hard time there..." "Macy, you even can''t take care of yourself now, but you are still worried about others, isn''t it ridiculous?" Yusef asks her mercilessly. Macy clenches her fists, catching Yusef''s gaze and answering firmly, "I know, but you promised me before." Yusef''s eyes darkens a little, "Therefore, youe here today to fulfill your obligations so that I can prove mymitment?" With a deep breath, she knows exactly what Yusef means by "fulfilling obligations", and she is mentally prepared beforeing. Yusef is such a shrewd businessman and would never stand on the losing side. She gasps out of a word, "Yes." The man chuckles, with obvious disdain, "Earnest Downey really has an outstanding daughter." He sits down in the rocking chair and orders, "Take a bath now." Macy¡¯s face is burning. She bits her lip, walking towards the bathroom. She might be not different from that kind of woman, trading her body in return, again and again. Ten minutester, Macyes out of the bathroom. She is wrapped in a big bathrobe, but unexpectedly it shows a different kind of sexy, pure and lustful feeling, especially seductive... She walks slowly to the balcony, where Yusef is sitting drinking with the wind blowing. Turning his head and seeing the girl, his eyes darkens a bit. His expression is still as in as water, as if there is no wave at all, but his eyes always move with Macy... Macy steps forward, stretches out her hand, and gently touches his shoulders, "Here or... back to the bedroom?" The girl''s words seem to throw a stone into the calmke, exciting his mind. Breathing deeply, Yusef directly pulls her into his arms. Macy feels the oing masculine breath, her heart tightens, but she still grits her teeth and says, "Yusef, you will help me, right...?" Yusef pauses for a while, and then bits her earlobe lightly, "Of course, we are always taking what we needed." Macy closes her eyes. Right, that¡¯s the rtionship between them... It is clear that this kind of improper rtionship could bring her crazy pleasure, but the giver is Yusef, a cold and merciless man. After intimacy, Yusef gets up right away. He picks up the phone that rang just now but didn''t answer, puts on a bathrobe and walks to the balcony, making a call. "Hey, dad, I have decided on the South Sea Project. I will go to that City this weekend..." Macy hears part of their conversation, most of which are rted to the South Sea Project. As Yusef hangs up andes back, he nces at Macy, "We are going to South Sea City this weekend. Remember to prepare in advance." Macy hesitates for a moment, "Only two of us?" Chapter 29: Save the Day Chapter 29: Save the Day "Well, too many people will be cumbersome." leaving these words, Yusef walks into the bathroom. Macy thinks of these unfinished materials, feeling a little bit nervous. It seems that she has to make haste. There are only a few days left before going to South Sea City. While Macy quickly gets acquainted with the secretary''s work, she is also secretly learning about the South Sea project, being very busy. After apanying Yusef to the meeting, Macy immediately arranges his next itinerary to make sure that nothing goes wrong, and then begins to sort out the documents sent. On the surface, the secretary of the president is a rxed job, but what it examines is a person''s specific actions in dealing with various things. She must be foolproof and circumspect, ensuring that it does not cause any trouble for the leader, and be trulypetent. Ynda always overwhelms her with her predecessor status. The assignments she gets are always the most troublesome work, but she neverins and just epts everything. Although it¡¯s very hard, she learns a lot in a short period of time. Now Yusef goes out with Ynda. Macy finishes the work and finally has some free time. As she just wants to sit down and reads some materials, the phone on the table suddenly rings. "Hello, this is the office of president." "Hi, Miss Macy, this is Rose Ansel, the secretary of Mr. Rayburn. Mr. Rayburn has a meeting now and needs a German trantor. It happens that thepany¡¯s German trantion department is on vacation, we have no choice but to retrieve thepany¡¯s resume. I learn that German is your second foreignnguage during college. Could you do me a favor?" Macy¡¯s hand holding the receiver tightens, "Definitely, but I need to ask Mr. Penn for instructions." It''s okay for her to help them, but if she leaves without authorization, it is veryplex to exin anything that has been dyed then. "Don''t worry, we will tell Mr. Penn this special situation." "Sounds good." Macy hangs up the phone and asks other secretaries from the President''s Office to help her guard the phone so that they won¡¯t miss any important notices. Before leaving, she still feels worried, so she sends a text message to Yusef privately, and then walks to the office of Mr. Rayburn. When she arrives, Mr. Rayburn is not there. However, his secretary Rose Ansel has been waiting for her for a long time. As her name goes, Rose is a very calm and gentle woman. After seeing Macy, Rose greets her kindly, and then takes her to the reception room. Walking on the road, Rose quickly provides her a general introduction, "The people Mr. Rayburn meets with today are some representatives from the German technologypany. They have already decided to pass the resolution, but these Germans want to show their sincerity, especially flying to City Marea to discuss about the final pricing." "Consequently, there will be a lot ofplicated words such as technical terms and price termster. You have to trante carefully; otherwise, once there is an error, it might lead to a big trouble." The expression of Rose is gentle, but she expresses the situation in a very serious tone. Macy also knows that when ites to price, it will be the critical juncture of the game, which is extremely important. Fortunately, she is confident about her German level. After all, she specialized in foreignnguages in college. In addition to Chinese and English, she is also proficient in a few minoritynguages. Tranting consultation stuffs should not be difficult for her. In the reception room, Macy walks in with Rose, greeting Rayburn and the two German representatives, and then sits behind Rayburn. The negotiation is simple at the beginning. The two parties express their own ideas and read the drafted contract. After they understand the size and standards in the heart of the other party, the tensest part is reached. The project, to be frank, is a technical exchange based on product transactions. The Penn¡¯s wants to develop some new products, which needs a certain technology from that Germanpany. However, This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . paying is not enough. The other party wants to ensure its own interests andpetitiveness, so they ask the Penn¡¯s to ce an order with theirpany. They will only provide products containing the core technology, instead of the core technology itself. In order to make a breakthrough, the Penn¡¯s temporarily agrees to use their core essories to create the new products, but without doubt, they have to raise the fixed cost. The German side promises when they reach a certain number of orders, the Penn¡¯s will be allowed to send some employees to Germany for technical learning. In order to obtain more ces for technical learning, the Penn¡¯s wants to fight for more benefits, so they have to keep the price of core essories as low as possible. The two sides have discussed for a long time but fail to make a deal. Realizing that it is almost noon, Rayburn asks for a dy. He looks at Macy and says coldly, ¡°Tell them I¡¯m hosting a banquet in a nearby hotel. After they finish the meals and have a good rest, we will continue discussing it." Macy understands, conveying his words to the German representatives. Then Rose takes the German representatives to the nearby hotel. Macy checks the time and is hesitant to ask Rayburn if she could leave. Before she speaks, Rayburn has already understood her intention, "Miss Macy, you can''t leave yet. If you leave, how should Imunicate with the two representatives!" Macy smiles and intends to refuse his request. After all, she is not a trantor, but when she thinks that Rayburn will not let her go easily, she just agrees. Seeing Rayburn''s working state at close range, Macy really has to admire that his capacity. He always speaks appropriately takes a firm stand. After several rounds, he still doesn¡¯t give up the price he wants. Moreover, she remembers that Yusef told Rayburn in the officest time to take a few more days off. Just two dayster, he hase back to work, which shows how strong his enterprise is. Macy is stunned. Rayburn, who is walking in front of her, suddenly slows down, "I heard, you are Earnest Downey¡¯s daughter?" Shocked, Macy looks at Rayburn. He knows her father? Macy takes a deep breath and answers softly, "Yes." Rayburn nces at her but doesn¡¯t speak immediately. After a few seconds, he replies leisurely, "It seems that he has educated you well." Macy gives him a questioning look, but the man continues his initial speed and walks forward. Breathing deeply, she doesn¡¯t ask anymore. The real meaning of Rayburn''s words is praise or criticism¡­She doesn¡¯t figure it out. As Rayburn arrives the restaurant reserved in advance, Macy continues to act as an interpreter, and the meal goes on very pleasantly. Rayburn also drinks a lot of wine. Considering that he needs a rest, Rose immediately books a room and leads him to there. Before leaving, she hands Macy a document and asks her to take it to the After Rose and Rayburn leaves, the farewell to the German representative naturally bes Macy¡¯s assignment. Both German representatives are friendly. Before leaving, one of the men named Rolf asks Macy for the final price list of thepany¡¯s products. ¡°It¡¯s a pleasure day. We are willing to respond to your request to our headquarters, but we want to take a look at the pricing table of your products, so that we can give as much discount as possible." Macy hears that they agree to give the discount, feeling a little excited. Flipping through the document in her hand, she really finds a pricing table in triplicate, respectively for China, Germany and Britain. It should be the document that Rose prepared in advance to show to the German representatives. Macy doesn¡¯t think too much, directly handing them the document in German. Rolf takes the document. To express his gratitude, Rolf hugs Macy and leaves a soft kiss on her cheek. Macy couldn''t refuse, so she could just ept with a smile. She doesn¡¯t notice that near the entrance of the hotel lobby, Yusef is staring at them coldly. Chapter 30: Making A Big Mistake Chapter 30: Making A Big Mistake Standing by Yusef''s side, Ynda couldn''t help curling her lips when she sees Macy embracing and saying goodbye to these two handsome foreign men. "Taking liberties with guys in the name of work..." Yusef tilts his head slightly, "Go back to thepany." They happen to be here to have lunch after talking with the other party. Unexpectedly, they meet Macy and the German representatives. He doesn¡¯t handle this project, so there is no need to greet them. Of course, he has read the text messages sent by Macy and Rayburn in advance. The only thing he doesn¡¯t expect is that Macy might be more capable than he imagined. While working as his secretary, she could also act as an interpreter to save the day. It seems that he underestimated her too much before. ...... Macy returns to thepany, and within minutes, Ynda suddenlyes in. "Wow, our interpreter is back?" In a strange tone, Ynda even doesn¡¯t hide the sarcasm. Macy nces at her, replies with a chuckle, "Interpreter? Miss Sue, don¡¯t pull my leg!" "Pull your leg? How dare I make fun of you! While bing the trantor of Mr. Rayburn, you are also able to flirt with a handsome German guy rightfully. Not everyone has this treatment!" Macy stops tidying up her stuffs, looking at Ynda, still smiling, "Don''t talk nonsense, Miss Sue, I just work normally." Ynda''s face clouds, "Mr. Penn and I have seen everything at the entrance of the hotel, and you still want to deny it?" Macy''s heart tenses, but she doesn¡¯t say anything. Ynda mentions that they see her at there.... Could it be that Rolf hugged her? As Macy is about to speak, Ynda rolls her eyes at her, " hypocritical!" Leaving this word, she walks out of her office. Macy takes a deep breath and keeps silence. The reason why Rolf hugs her is expressing his gratitude. It¡¯s not asplicated as Ynda describes. Besides, Rayburn is the vice president of thepany, who is also her superior, and they have already noticed Yusef, so she really has no reason to refuse. Content is property ? N?velDrama.Org. But in the end, it seems that she is still thankless. Macy bit her lip, finally holding back her grievance, but she doesn¡¯t expect that the bad things wille so quickly. Almost approaching afternoon, Rose calls her in a hurry, "Miss Macy, pleasee to Mr. Rayburn¡¯s office immediately!" Rose''s tone is very anxious,pletely devoid of the gentleness and calmness she had on the morning call. Macy is taken aback by her panic. Before she asks for the reason, Rose has hung up the phone. Macy feels disturbed, walking to Rayburn''s office right away. The door of the office is open, and Rayburn¡¯s furious voicees from inside, "How can you give her such an important thing! She has only been here for a few days! Rose, Rose! Where is your brain today? You forget to bring it?" Macy couldn''t help being shocked by the reprimand from the office. She suddenly had an ominous premonition, and her pace slows down unknowingly. Until walking to the door, she sees Rayburn, who is standing by the sofa with an angry face, and Rose leaning back to the door and bowing her head slightly. As Macy appears, Rayburn bes silent suddenly, while his eyes almost shoots through her. Macy steps forward with the sweaty palms, "Mr. Rayburn, what''s wrong?" "You ask me?" Rayburn''s eyes are bloodshot, and his anger directs at her. Macy is scared. Bending her eyebrows, she shes through everything that happened this morning in her mind. From the beginning to the reception room, and then apanying the German representatives to restaurant, she doesn¡¯t realize anything goes wrong... Except...the document she gave to Rolf without authorization! Macy reacts abruptly, looking at Rose beside her in amazement, saying in a low voice, "Miss. Ansel, is it because of that document..." Distressed, Rose nods. "That is the final market price of our finished product. In fact, if they ask to see the pricing table, we will change the price and show them what we want, so that we could reduce the price of essories they provide¡­However, you¡¯ve shown them our real pricing directly. Now they know our real profits, so they are definitely not willing to give us extra discounts..." In other words, she directly showed theirst card to the other party. Therefore, they will not lower the price, which means that today''s negotiations are all in vain! Macy clenches her lower lip, knowing that she hasmitted a big mistake. She lowers her head, and makes an apology solemnly, "Mr. Rayburn, I''m very sorry¡­I shouldn''t give them the pricing table without any authorization..." "You are sorry?" Rayburn asks her with a furious tone, "Do you know how much thepany will lose just because of your mistake? Macy, can you afford it?!" Of course, she couldn''t. Her carelessness puts Rayburn''s efforts into vain and make thepany lose countless benefits directly. How could she afford it? "I am so sorry..." At this moment, all the words sound extremely weak but that¡¯s the only thing she could say. Rayburn snorts coldly, "Macy, since you make a mistake in my field, you should follow my rules! Rose, arrange it! For the final punish, we will wait for the price proposed by German representatives." Feeling the whole face flushing, Macy follows Rose with a panic. This incident is indeed her fault. If she had calls Rose and ask about it at that time or refused to give the documents directly to Rolf, she would not have ended up like this.¡± Rose leads her to the entrance of the staff canteen¡¯s bathroom, and says softly, ¡°Miss Macy, Mr. Rayburn set this rule for his subordinates before. If someone makes a serious mistake, he or she has to clean this bathroom. Without his instructions, you can''t stop until going off work..." Biting her lip, Macy looks at Rose and apologizes guiltily, "I see. I''m so sorry, Miss Ansel, I be your burden this time." Rose smiles at her. Without saying anything else, she points Macy the direction of the tools before leaving. Rayburn''s punishment is indeed ruthless. It is a very terrible humiliation for people to clean the bathroom in the most crowded part of thepany. Taking a deep breath, Macy walks towards the tool room, and takes out a worn-out mop that has been used thousands of times. With a slight frown, Yusef stands at the entrance of the cafeteria, staring at the girl walking into the bathroom. At noon he still thought that he underestimated this girl, but now it seems that he overestimates her at all. Chapter 31: Penalty Should Not Be Relieved Chapter 31: Penalty Should Not Be Relieved Two hourster, Rayburn greets Rolf, the German representative, again. Just after seeing them off, Rayburn¡¯s door is knocked on by Yusef, who then walks into this office. Rayburn sits on the chair and looks at the visitor. He is not surprised at all, instructing Rose, ¡°Two cups of coffee, please. It''s rare that Mr. Yusefes here, remember to use the best coffee beans." Yusef is younger than him, but Yusef¡¯s position is more necessary than his. Therefore, even if Rayburn believes that he is one of the secrets of thispany''s sess, he still needs to show his respect on the surface. Chuckling, Yusef walks to the sofa near him and sits down, "Come on, uncle Fackler, don''t stand on ceremony. I just want to ask about the current situation and will leave soon." In any case, Rayburn was once his father''s right-hand man, so Yusef always calls him uncle in private. Rayburn asks knowingly, "What is wrong?" With an ordinary tone, Yusef raises his eyebrows slightly, "Has the price with German representatives been determined? I just saw them leaving when I came." The division of projects in the Penn¡¯s is very clear. Yusef, Rayburn, and Eliot never intervene in projects that other people are responsible for, otherwise it may cause confusion and entanglement, making everyone unhappy. This is a customary rule in thepany, and Yusef knows this well. As long as it is not his project, he will not ask at all and only examine the final result. But this time, he not only asks, but also goes to Rayburn''s office specially... Rayburn nces at him, "The price is fixed, and now we are going to sign the contract. Once we have the contract ready, there will be no problem." "Sounds good." Yusef says lightly, just as Rosees in with coffee and hands him a cup. After Rose leaves the office, Rayburn looks at Yusef and asks with a smile, "Yusef, youe here¡­ not just want to know how the project is going, right?" Yusef chuckles softly, slowly putting down the coffee cup in his hand, "I want to know whether Uncle Fackler is satisfied with the final price. After all, my clumsy secretary gave Uncle Fackler a lot of additional trouble, didn¡¯t she?" Rayburn stands up, picks up the documents on the desk, hands the documents to Yusef, who is sitting on the sofa, "This is the final quotation from the other side, and the price per piece is actually 0.06 higher than my expect." Rayburn doesn¡¯t continue to say, but apparently there is dissatisfaction in his tone. Regardless of the fact that a single essory is only 0.06 higher, it will increase the price of the final product a lot, which affects the sales andpetitiveness in the market to a certain extent. Yusef nces at the data on the file, raising the corner of his lips. "Uncle Fackler, learning about their technology is not the only way. Nowadays, there are more and more technical teams emerging in China. As long as we get these goods, it¡¯s very easy to figure out the cardinal principles. Therefore, if we don''t affect their foreign markets, we¡¯ll be able to produce our own essories." He puts these documents on the coffee table and stands up, "Since the price has been negotiated, it cannot be adjusted anymore, but we can change ourselves. Never forget to think outside the box." Rayburn''s face darkens, " It''s easier said than done. We could subtract this 0.06 if your secretary doesn¡¯t..." Suddenly, he breaks off in mid-sentence, seeming to realize that his attitude is too agitated and looking at Yusef''s face. Yusef doesn¡¯t show his emotions at all, "No matter what, things have happened. Uncle Fackler, even if I really fire her now, it won''t help anything." Rayburn keeps silence for a long time. After a while, he stares at Yusef and asks, "Yusef, aren''t you interested in that girl? I have never seen you help any subordinate like this time!" "Really?" Yusef chuckles, "Uncle Fackler thinks too much. If you regard it as ¡°help¡±, there is really a reason. Before you came back, I held a high-level meeting and took over the project of Eliot. I also made a bet with Eliot, which involved Macy. Before apanying me on the business trip to South Sea City, Macy couldn''t be fired by any mistakes she made. Uncle Fackler won¡¯t embarrass me, right?" Yusef smiles, as if discussing with him politely, while his eyes are clearly firm and could not be rejected. Rayburn frowns and doesn¡¯t answer directly. He does hear about that gambling, and since Yusef said so just now, he has no reason to keep being dead against Macy specially. "Yusef, for the sake of you, I will spare that girl this time, but I kindly remind that she is Earnest''s daughter, no matter what... I advise you to fire her as soon as possible." Yusef gives him a long deep look, "That''s my own business. Uncle Fackler doesn¡¯t need to be worried about." Rayburn waves his hand, as if he doesn¡¯t want to say anything else, "I''ll let Rose tell her that she doesn''t need to be punished anymore." "No." Yusef suddenly says, "Since she makes a mistake, she should to be punished. Without punishment, how can this girl memorize the mistakes she made? How can it be clear that some things cannot be decided without other¡¯s permission? How can she understand that people always have to be cautious in the society? She should learn to take the consequences for her mistakes. Rayburn seems a little shocked. As he looks towards Yusef again, the man has already walked to the door. "Uncle Fackler, take your time." Yusef opens the door and leaves the office. At the same time, at the entrance of the toilet in the staff cafeteria, Macy carefully sweeps the soot near the door. With a suit and high heels, she is unable to bend too low, so she could only clean the floor slowly. Soon, almost near the end of business hours, many employees who have to work overtime or are too crowded. Along with more people in the cafeteria, there are more people going to the toilet. Everyone can see Macy is cleaning. She is in a professional dressing and, of course, doesn¡¯t looks like a cleaner. Then someone spreads the news privately, and a lot of people know that she is punished because of a mistake. Sweeping the floor, Macy lowers her head, and asionally hears some sounds ofughter and discussions. "Hey look, that is the new secretary of our Mr. Yusef! It¡¯s said that she is punished by Mr. Fackler for making mistakes!" "Is she the daughter of the Earnest Downey? Oh my god! Now she''s in this kind of situation..." "I can''t imagine her destiny is so..." "..." Macy grits her teeth and continues to sweep the floor. The smelling from the toilet, she endures everyone''s gaze, as if she is stripped naked and disyed in front of everyone, without any dignity. At this moment, there is a suddenmotion emerging from the door, and then someone says, "It¡¯s Mr. Yusef ¡­hees to the cafeteria for dinner?!" Macy ¡®s hand holding the broom tightly, and she looks towards the door... Chapter 32: Isn’t That Biased? Chapter 32: Isn¡¯t That Biased? Yusef looks cold and walks into the cafeteria. Suddenly, it seems that all the light hits him, which is particrly dazzling. Some people are just born this way, no matter where they are, they can always be seen at first sight. Yusef is this kind of person, so is Macy. Yusef¡¯s eyes runs down this ce, and finally finds the girl in the distance over the general public. She stands there, while perfectly catching his eyes. Unexpectedly, Yusef just takes a nce at her, and then walks towards the window of the cafeteria. Yusef looks at her as if seeing a stranger. Macy''s heart tightens, feeling a little disappointed inexplicably. The arrival of Yusef surprises the employees who are dining in the cafeteria. After all, in addition to the hardly ever appears in the cafeteria. It''s not because that the food here is not delicious, but he is either too busy or has to attends some dinner parties. ordingly, people will feel very surprised when they see him in the cafeteria. A department manager is apanying Yusef, and after they order the meals together, they start to eat. From this angle, Yusef can clearly see everything happening near the toilet. Macy needs to clean not only the door but also the toilet. Now that there are more people, she often goes in to flush some toilets and mop the floor around the sink. Also, she is responsible for the women''s toilet and the men''s toilet and needs to clean it every one or two hours, which is all ordered by the PA supervisor. This supervisor does take care of Macy. When the men''s toilet needs to be cleaned, she will ask if there are anyone in the toilet. After making sure that there is nobody else, she lets Macy go in and lock the door to clean. Considering that Macy is punished, even if the supervisor wants to help her, she doesn¡¯t dare to help her, and can only help her in this way. Half an hourter, most of the people in the cafeteria has already left, and the men¡¯s room is going to be cleaned again. After PA supervisor confirms that no one in the toilet now, Macy enters the room and prepares to clean it. While She is just about to lock the door, suddenly she feels a force reaching it. Taking a step back in a panic, she sees Yusefing in by pushing the door. Macy is shocked, "You... why are you here?" Yusef quickly locks the door and stares at her deeply. Macy catches the man¡¯s eyes, involuntarily has a guilty conscience. Needless to say, Yusef must have known her mistake. She bows her head, saying in a deep voice, "I''m sorry that I made a mistake." The man whispers above her head, " Tell me about the mistakes you made." His voice is as usual, so Macy couldn''t figure out his mood at this moment. She hesitates for a while, and says softly, " I shouldn¡¯t take on other¡¯s request without authorization..." To be honest, although she sent a message to Yusef at that time, what she did is actually noticing instead of asking. Yusef raises his eyebrows, "What else?" "I shouldn''t give the file to these representatives without asking anyone." Macy holds the mop in one hand, while the other hand is gripping the corner of her clothes, feeling very nervous. After Macy finishes speaking, she looks at Yusef, but the man still keeps a faint expression, "More." More? Apart from these two things, she really can''t think of anything else now. Macy frowns, failing to say a word for a long time. Yusef''s face darkens, and what shes through his mind is the scene that she embraces the German All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org. representative in the hotel lobby at noon. She shouldn''t cuddle other men, even if it is because of work. "What else?" Macy raises her hear, looking at Yusef. Yusef''s lips is closed tightly, and he keeps silence. His eyes flicks across Macy''s face. At this moment, she is biting her lip with a little grievance in her eyes. Taking a deep breath, he says coldly, "After finishing these things, you need to apologize to Mr. Fackler as soon as possible, ok?" "Definitely." Macy responds. She sees Yusef push the door and leave, secretly heaving a sigh of relief, but she is still wondering what the other mistakes she made? ... The next day, Macy also cleans the restroom in the cafeteria before receiving Rose''s notice that she could stop. These two days allows Macy to observe all kinds of employees in thispany. It seems that most people selectively treat others in different way, so many individuals wouldugh at Macy when they see her cleaning the toilet. At first, Macy thought these sentences were unpleasant and harsh, but after hearing a lot of these kinds of words, she felt numb eventually. In fact, once a person doesn¡¯t react too strongly to other people''s actions, those mocking people will gradually feel bored as well. Macy returns to her office and immediately writes a letter of apology, intending to sincerely express her sorry to Rayburn. Ynda hears that Macy is back, being about to go to her office and taunting her. Unexpectedly, she suddenly receives Yusef¡¯s instructions before leaving her office, who asks her to get the announcement about the trip to South Sea City, and then publicize it to every department, letting them adjust some work in advance. Ynda walks into the president''s office excitedly and sees that Yusef is working carefully, saying softly, "Mr. Yusef, I am going to take out the announcement of that business trip." Yusef raises his hand and knocks on the tabletop, motioning for her to take it here. After getting the announcement, Ynda nces at the secretary list printed on it. Her body suddenly stiffens. She blinks, looks again: ¡°Apanying Secretary: Macy¡±. It turns out to be Macy! Ynda''s hand holding the file tightens, and her face turns white. How is this possible? Macy has only been to thepany for a few days. Why does Yusef let her apany him on this business trip? Yusef hears the sound of a pause in her steps. He looks at Ynda. Seeing her pale, he asks, "Is there any problem?" Yndaes out of her trance, having a twitch in the corner of her lips, "Mr. Yusef, you have Macy go with you this time?" Yusef put down the pen in his hand and leans against the back of the chair, "Well, what¡¯s wrong?" "It''s fine..." Ynda gives him an awkward smile, "But I think she justes to thepany and has no experience with this kind of thing. I might be the better one..." "I have my own considerations. First of all, we have to meet foreign businessmen in South Sea City, and Macy''s major happens to benguage. Secondly, the South Sea project inevitably has to deal with many government officials and attend various formal asions. Macy has been well educated since childhood. She knows how to deal with such situations, so I think she is the ideal person for this job." Yusef only says a few words, but Ynda looks pale immediately. While praising Macy, Yusef is also invisibly belittling her! She is not a fool, and even if Yusef doesn¡¯t points out directly, she still feels like she is pped, being beneath her dignity. Ynda bits her lip, fights back the tear, and says, "Sure, I will notify everyone now." After Ynda finishes speaking, she quickly walks out of the office, and as soon as she closes the door, the tears well up in her eyes. Macy only came to thepany a few days ago, she also just made a big mistake, but Yusef still lets her be away on a business trip with him. Isn¡¯t that biased? Chapter 33: What’s Wrong with You? Chapter 33: What¡¯s Wrong with You? Ynda takes a deep breath, but still gets tetchy as she thinks of what Yusef said just now. How can Macypete with her? Though her family background is not as good as Macy¡¯s, her educational background and her facial features are both outstanding. Why does she be a useless person after Macy enters thepany? In addition, Yusef was her senior and they graduated from the same school, but unexpectedly, now she is even not as good as an outsider in his eyes! Ynda gradually gets insanely angry. She clenches the announcement and without thinking twice, she walks into Macy''s office directly. At the same time, Macy is sitting at the desk and looking at the apology letter. Hearing the sound, she suddenly raises her head. When she sees Yndaing in, she goes nk for a moment, "What''s going on, Miss Sue?" In high heels, Ynda walks to the desk and snaps the announcement to the table. The unexpected sound frightens Macy without doubt, she quickly stands up, taking a nce at the bulletin, as Macy finds the words ¡®South China Sea Project Business Trip Schedule¡¯ at the top, she instantly understands what happens. Ynda asks in a cold voice at once, "Macy, what a surprise! You just joined the Penn¡¯s one week before, and now Mr. Yusef is going to take you on this business trip! Give me a reason, please?" Macy doesn¡¯t expect Ynda bes so mad. Taking a deep breath, she doesn¡¯t want to make things worse, so she exins gently, "Perhaps Mr. Yusef thinks that I am a neer and wants me to learn more, and of course, Miss. Sue has enough experience, knowing how to deal with all kinds of thepany can he set his mind at rest." Macy doesn¡¯t seem to be angry at all, and the words she said are all tactful, which instantly ease Ynda''s emotions that are about to explode. At that moment, Ynda stares at the girl, and suddenly realizes the difference between her and Macy. Since Macy enters the Penn¡¯s, no matter how she embarrasses Macy, Macy never res up. Even now, she is still patient, gentle and reasonable. Moreover, when she heard that Macy was punished and wanted to watch her jokes at cafeteria, she still felt Macy had a remarkable temperament that could not be concealed, even though Macy was mopping the floor with a mop at that time... Is this so-called education? Clenching her fists, Ynda stares at the girl with bright eyes. A sense of inferiority suddenly arises in her mind. She grits her teeth and walks out of Macy''s office quickly. At that moment, Ynda realizes she will never be able to catch up with a girl who has been well educated from a young age even if she works hard. That kind of tolerance and education are like invisible charm in the blood. People can feel it but can never learn it within days. Ynda returns to her office, while the feelings of inferiority and bitterness mix together. The more she thinks about these things, the more she hates the destiny. Why is she born with an ordinary family? However, some people grow up in the greenhouse, and their lives and careers are both going on smoothly. She finally understands what Yusef said and knows that even if the Downey¡¯s is bankrupt now, Macy is still better than her. Biting her lower lip, Ynda finally clenches the announcement into a ball and throws it to the ground. She doesn''t care! She doesn''t care what Macy''s background is! She would never allow her to surpass her at all! That kind of hatred has be the worst poison, giving her a fierce blow. In an instant, her dissatisfaction with life and the society all change into the envy. Ynda stares at the ball of paper on the ground and a faint sneer suddenly appears on her lips. In theing days, she would like to see, who is the better one! ... Before sending the letter of apology to Rayburn, Macy contacts Rose in private, confirming that Rayburn is in the office so that she could go there directly. Walking to his office, Macy clenches the letter, takes a deep breath, and knocks on the door. N?velDrama.Org owns this text. A man''s voicees from the room, "Come in." With a smile, Macy pushes the door in, but when she sees there is another person sitting in the room, her expression suddenly stiffens. Eliot leans against the sofa casually, and obviously he doesn¡¯t expect it is Macy. His face darkens, and he quickly looks away. Macy¡¯s smile gradually fades away. She looks at Rayburn, and whispers softly, "Mr. Fackler, I am here to to give you an apology letter." Rayburn even doesn¡¯t want to take a look at her. He replies coldly, "Fine." Macy hesitates for a moment, putting the apology letter on the table. Suddenly someone asks with a tone of teasing, "This is so insincere. If you want to apologize, you have to read it face-to-face, right?" Only Eliot can make such suggestions. Macy¡¯s hands ball into fists, while she keeps silence, looking up at Rayburn and waiting for his instructions. Rayburn pauses for half a second, and then tells Macy, "Go ahead. I don''t wanna read it either." Macy bits her lip, feeling a little bit annoyed. Before shees, she doesn¡¯t expect she need to read the letter at all. She believes this letter is sincere, but it will be very embarrassing to read it like this. Rayburn sees that she hasn¡¯t say anything for a long time, and urges her impatiently, "Go out if you don''t read. Don''t waste our time." Macy has no choice but read it. With a deep breath, she takes the letter, and says softly, "Dear Mr. Fackler, because of my personal mistake, thepany¡¯s interests are influenced. For this thing, I am deeply sorry..." The letter is not short, and Macy does not read it quickly, while her attitude and tone are both sincere enough. In the end, Rayburn''s frowned brows also stretch a lot. Also, Macy even bows deeply at him after finishing reading it. This can be regarded as an excellent representative of apology. There were many people who had been punished for their mistakes before, but no one wrote an apology letter after epting punishment. Macy is the first one. Rayburn rxes, "Great, you will be fine this time. Pay attention to work afterwards, Put the letter down and you are good to go." Hearing this, Macy hurriedly gives him the letter, smiles, and then leaves after thanking him. At the moment she turns around, she sees Eliot sitting on the sofa, who wants to hide the mobile phone which was facing her just now, with an unclear smile. Did Eliot record her whole process of reading the apology letter? She secretly clenches her fist, but it is not appropriate to query him in front of Rayburn, so she directly leaves the office. After walking out of the office, Macy still feels worried. What should she do if Eliot uploads the video to the Inte? Now that the Downey¡¯s has so many negative news, she doesn''t want people''s impression of her family be worse due to this video. After all, she and her mother still have to live., and she clearly understands the impact of public opinions. Macy can¡¯t stop thinking about it, and finally decides to wait for Eliot toe out at Rayburn''s door. Ten minutester, the door is open with a "click", Eliot walks out of the office. Seeing Macy, his face is stiff. As if he hasn¡¯t seen her at all, he steps to the other side. To his surprise, Macy stops him directly. Eliot stares at her from top to bottom, asks her impatiently, "Macy, what¡¯s wrong with you?" Chapter 34: Your Father Admits His Guilty Chapter 34: Your Father Admits His Guilty Macy stares at him with a serious look, "Delete the video." Eliot''s face is cold, "I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about." Macy is unambiguous at all, keeping stepping forward, "The video that I apologized to Mr. Fackler just now. I found you were recording everything at that time." Eliot chuckles, looking at the girl in front of him with disdain, "Macy, are you paranoid? Who are you? A star? Why do I need to shoot you?" Sneering, he is about to walk away, but Macy blocks his way again, "If you don''t delete it now, I will definitely not let you go." At this moment, the girl¡¯s eyes seem to bore a hole in his, and although her voice is not loud, he can feel that she has made up her mind. Eliot stares at her for a few seconds, then asks unfriendly, "Then what? Now there is Yusef behind you, so you be fearless? Remember my words please. I recorded the video, but I will never delete it!" Macy frowns, giving this rogue man an indignant look. Some employees pass by them and all look at them curiously. Macy grits her teeth, "Eliot, I never depend on anyone. Now we break up and are on our own way. Don''t involve with each other anymore. You must delete the video now, and then I''ll leave immediately!" Of course, she knows this short video could bring greater shame to the Downey¡¯s as long as Eliot wants to make a fuss about her. She does not want to bear the pressure of public opinion anymore. Now she just wants to have a good life and be stronger step by step. Eliot looks gloomy, takes a deep look at her, and says coldly, "If you really want me to delete this video, He then leaves directly. Macy looks at his back, knowing that it will be useless to keep bombarding him at this time, so she just grits her teeth and does nothing else. She doesn¡¯t know the intention of Eliot, but in any case, she will absolutely delete this video from his hands. Now their Downey¡¯s is already in ruins and can''t stand more troubles at all. Macy returns to her office,piling the quarterly reports sent by the department, and then giving them to the next-door president''s office. She opens the door, as Yusef is making a phone call. Macy doesn¡¯t speak, gesturing to the man the reports in her hand, and then ces them on the desk. After doing all of this, she turns around to leave. However, Yusef suddenly hangs up the phone and stops her, "Come here." Macy pauses and walks back, leaning slightly, "Mr. Yusef, any orders?" "Contact the relevant person in charge in South Sea City in advance, to confirm the time and address of the event and arrange our amodation." "Sure." Macy responds softly. Yusef nces at Macy, pauses for a while, and says abruptly, " I just got some news about your father." He changes the topic so quickly that Macy has a double take. She is a little excited when she hears this thing, and quickly asks, "My dad...Is he good?" "Earnest Downey confessed to his crimes. Now the court is counting the specific amount. The court will sentence him as soon as possible." "What?" Macy''s face turns pale in an instant. Clenching her fists. she looks at Yusef incredulously, "You mean, my dad reallymitted a crime?" Yusef''s eyes are cold, and he answers ndly, "Economic crimes, and tax evasion. The evidence is quite obvious. Your father has pleaded his guilty." Macy takes a deep breath, her head buzzing. Yusef''s words seem to pass into her ears through ayer of cotton, ethereal and untrue. How is this possible? Since childhood, her father has been teaching her to be an upright andw- abiding person. How could he break thew? Macy keeps biting her lower lip, while she still has doubts in her heart. She looks at Yusef, and asks him for confirmation again, "Literally?" "Yes." said Yusef. Macy breathes hard, trying to stabilize her emotions. After a long time, she whispers, "Mr. Yusef, thank you for letting me know. if there is nothing else, I will get to work." Although her tone is calm, she still feels an overwhelming sense of sorrow. Macy doesn¡¯t want to believe this fact at all. Without looking at Yusef''s expression, she walks out of his office directly. This kind of blow is invisible but deadly, just like being betrayed by the most trusted person since childhood, and feelings of powerlessness and remorse at once fills her heart. These things are told by Yusef himself, which are very likely true. How can she tell her mother about these? Can she stand the fact? Macy sniffs, walks into her office, and sits in a chair for a long time. After an hour passes, Macy is still unable to work. After careful deliberation, she decides to tell her mother the news as soon as possible. Leaving the office, Macy goes directly to the toilet, walks into the small cubicle in the innermost part of the toilet, and dials her mother. Soon, her mother¡¯s voicees, "What''s going on, Macy?" "Mom, I have something to tell you..." Before finishing her words, Macy feels her throat tightens, and the tears pour out involuntarily. She really couldn''t ept the fact that her fathermitted a crime. The kind, honest father in her memory seems to be synonymous with deception suddenly. Macy squeezes the phone, choking with sobs but failing to speak. Her mother is so shocked that she asks right away, "Macy, what''s wrong? Why are you crying! Does someone bully you?" "No, Mom, I asked a friend to get some news about my dad..." Macy bits her lower lip tightly, forcing her voice not to tremble, "I heard that Dad reallymitted a crime... an economic crime, I just checked online, he will be sentenced..." Before she finishes speaking, her voice has been choked with weeping. In contrast, her mother is much calmer. "Macy, stop crying. When your dad was taken away for investigation, I¡¯ve already mentally prepared." Macy is confused, "Mom? You... Did you know that dadmitted a crime before?" "I don''t know anything about the business matters, but I know that mostpanies will do something about their ounts." Macy has no idea for a while, tightening her eyebrows, "Mom, I never expect dad tomit a crime at all, and it¡¯s even an economic crime. Now we must do something..." "Now that the Downey¡¯s is bankrupt, we lose money, power, and everything. What else can we do?" Her mother sighs lightly, "Let''s let it go." Let it go? Macy keeps silence for a long time. Even if her father made a big mistake, he is also the pir of the Downey¡¯s and a rtive who has raised her for more than 20 years. How could she let it go and do nothing? Macy gasps, but finally doesn¡¯t say anything to her mother. She casually finds an excuse to hang up This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . the phone, while her heart seems to be pressed against arge rock, making her hard to breathe. Her fathermitted a crime and would be punished, which are fair. She couldn¡¯t do anything, but considering the affection for these years, she cannot let her father suffer in prison. At least, she wants him to live well in prison¡­ Macy grits her teeth,es out of the cubicle, and washes her hands, being ready to leave the toilet. However, as soon as she reaches the door, she sees a familiar figure approaching. Chapter 35: Delete the Video Chapter 35: Delete the Video Macy takes a deep breath, pretending to be calm, and slows down. When Yusef approaches, she speaks softly, "How are you, Mr. Yusef?" She looks at the man, catching his eyes perfectly. Obviously, she has just cried, as her eyes are still red and swollen. He hesitates for a second, then says faintly, "Crying won''t solve any problems. I will try my best to help with your father''s affairs. For you, the most important thing now is to prepare for the South Sea Project. If everything goes well, I will help you meet with Earnest Downey." Macy is so excited that she involuntarily grabs the corner of the man''s clothes when hearing the words, "Really?" Yusef nods, "Yup." Macy suddenly feels that the big rock pressing on her bes a little lighter, "Thank you, I will definitely work hard for the South Sea project!" N?velDrama.Org owns this text. Yusef looks at the woman with red eyes and red cheeks, and suddenly feels hot. Sensing the corners of his clothes sink, he looks down, and sees the little hands grabbing his clothes by the little hands. Macy notices Yusef''s gaze, and then loosens her grip right away. She smiles embarrassingly, "Mr. Yusef, I think I ought to get back to work now." In a hurry, Mary walks away, but her face burns awkwardly because of the little gesture just now. ... Soon, people are about to get off work. Macy finishes working but suddenly realizes that she still has something to do, which is to go to Eliot''s office and ask him to delete the video. Macy checks the time again. It is still less than ten minutes after work, so currently most of the employees don¡¯t leave. If she goes to Eliot''s office, she will definitely be seen by a lot of people. Then there will be more gossip about her and Eliot¡­ After deliberation, she finally decides to wait twenty more minutes. Macy just uses this moment to flip through some files about the South Sea Project. After a while, someone suddenly enters her room. It is Yusef. She instantly stands up, "Mr. Penn, what is going on?" Yusef nces at the files on her desktop, "You haven¡¯t finished your work?" "I..." Macy hesitates for a moment, taking a nce at the files as well, and quickly finds an excuse, "I¡¯m going to read the South Sea project''s materials again and leaveter." "Sounds good." Yusef looks usual and doesn¡¯t talk much. Hearing Macy said that she would work overtime, he then leaves, and closes the door of her office. Macy breathes a sigh of relief and rejoices that Yusef gets off work early today, otherwise if he sees that she goes to Elio¡¯s office, it will be extremely hard for her to exin these things. More than 20 minutes passes after the end of business hours, Macy packs up her stuffs, taking her bag and going directly to Eliot''s office. Eliot''s office and Rayburn''s office are on the same floor. Macy saw it by ident when she was passing by, so she knows where it is. The light in the office is still on, and obviously someone is inside. Macy walks to the door, raising her hand and knocking on the door lightly, and then pushes in after hearing the reply from the inside. Eliot is sitting in an office chair, holding a ss of red wine, and looking at the scenery outside the window leisurely. He hears the door opening, turns the chair, and when he sees Macy standing at the door, his face is slightly cold, "I have been waiting for you for more than 20 minutes." Macy deliberately keeps the door open, and she takes a few steps forward, as if she hasn''t heard what Eliot said just now, "Eliot, please delete the video." Eliot nces at Macy, who looks very serious, with a smile at the corner of her mouth. "Macy, if someone wants to ask for help, do you think people would help you depends on this kind of attitude?" Macy clenches her fist secretly, "Eliot, what do you want?" She and Eliot had a fruitless rtionship, while there is no need to catch each other''s tripping deliberately. However, Eliot just refuses to make things easy... Eliot shakes the wine ss in his hand, takes a sip, then looks at her, "Macy, give me a smile." Smile at him? What does he think of her! Macy bits her lip, turns around and walks directly outside. She has nothing now, but she isn¡¯t humble enough to smile at everyone! "Macy!" Eliot puts down the wine ss abruptly, standing up, "If you dare to take a half step out of the office, I will immediately send the video to the major media in City Marea, and tomorrow I can have the words "Macy Downey¡¯s Apology" hit the headlines!" Macy pauses suddenly, her eyes flushing, "Eliot, what are you trying to do! Do you think I am not downhearted enough now?" In any case, Eliot is her ex-boyfriend. She thought he would be more special and understand her better, but unexpectedly, he hates her more than everyone else! Eliot looks at Macy, whose tears are shing, and he suddenly feels nervous, "As long as you leave the Penn¡¯s and Yusef, I will delete the video immediately." "Impossible!" Macy refuses without thinking twice. Her rtionship with Yusef can''t be broken even if she leaves the Penn¡¯s. From the day she hands herself over to him, their fates have intertwined with each other¡¯s. What''s more, she also counts on Yusef to help her take care of her father... Everything about her now hasn''t gotten worse because of Yusef. Eliot bes angry, and her voice suddenly increases, "Macy, you don''t know Yusef at all! Let¡¯s see, one day you will bepletely injured by him!" Macy sneers, "Injure? At least he can protect me now, even if I will be injured. I don¡¯t care!" She stares at Eliot, " I don¡¯t know what your purpose is, but I will never agree to this request. If you insist on sending the video out, I can¡¯t stop it. However, from now on, we¡¯ll be strangers. That¡¯s all!" After leaving these words, Macy walks out of the office. When Eliot hears "stranger", his heart contracts sharply, and a wave of irritation surges into his heart. He chases after her involuntarily. Macy just walks into the elevator and presses the button. Soon Eliot runs quickly and stretches out his hand to block the slowly merged elevator doors. The elevator doors parts immediately, Eliot enters the elevator, staring at Macy, suppressing his anger, "Macy, I will delete the video!" He takes out the phone from the suit, opens the album, finds the video, and deletes it directly in front of Macy. Watching his series of actions, Macy sighs in secret. But the next second, Eliot suddenly approaches her, "But today, you need to have dinner with me!" The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!