Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The receptionist heard the voice and saw Jason when she turned around.
The next second, her eyes widened and her mouth hung agape.
He was a small replica of the CEO.
However, the CEO was getting married only next month, and he didn’t have a child with Miss White. Why did he look so much like the CEO?
As the receptionist was lost in thought, Jason narrowed his eyes unhappily and urged curtly, “Hurry up and get Max to see me. I have something very important to tell him.”
“You have to tell me what your relationship with Max is before I can help you.”
Not only did Jason look like a small version of the CEO, but his imposing manner also set him apart from the average child. The receptionist quickly walked up to him and bent down to hear his answer.
Jason lifted his chin. “I’m his ancestor.”
“…”
Seeing that he had the receptionist’s attention, he said with a cool voice, “Just tell him that his ancestor is here and get him to come out immediately. If I wait too long, I’ll make him pay.”
Yesterday afternoon, Jason had used his phone to do some research.
The man who looked like him was called Max. He had even checked his identity and company address.
He had been wondering how to find him.
Today, he found out that his company was only one street away from his mother’s office building, so, he deliberately asked for ice cream. After dirtying Priscilla’s clothes, he took the chance to run here to find Max.
The receptionist stared at this ‘ancestor’.
A few seconds later, she made her decision.
“Please wait a moment. Our CEO, Max, is in a meeting. I’ll call the secretary to pick you up and bring you to the CEO’s office.”
She picked up the phone and called Chief Secretary Lily.
Jason waited for just two minutes.
Another beautiful woman rushed over in her high heels. When she saw him, she was as shocked as the receptionist had been.
However, she collected herself quickly and was very polite. “Hi, I will bring you to see the CEO.”
Jason observed their attitudes toward him and thought they must be afraid of him, and wanted to flatter him. So he put on an air of arrogance.
He raised his head and nodded. He didn’t speak and didn’t even look at Lily.
Lily reached out to hold his hand, but he dodged it.
He was here to settle a score with Max, so he could not be treated like a child.
He had to establish his authority.
He said arrogantly, “I don’t like being touched by strangers.”
Lily didn’t get angry, but forced a smile and replied, “Understood.”
She thought to herself, “He is really a miniature replica of the CEO. He must be his illegitimate son.”
The CEO would be marrying the movie star, Sandra, next month. This was definitely not Sandra’s child. If he were, she would have announced it to the press and made headlines.
As Lily walked towards the CEO’s office, she asked, “What’s your name?”
“Jason Hanks,” answered Jason without so much a glance at her.
“What a nice name!”
His last name was Hanks, following his mother.
She quickly searched through her memory.
Among the wealthy families in Sheares, there were no Hanks, let alone a lady with such a name.
“Lily, whose child is this?” Matthew asked.
Lily, whose head had been lowered while talking to Jason, looked at Matthew and then at Jason.
She froze.
Even Matthew, the personal assistant to the CEO, who was with him 24/7, did not know that the CEO had an illegitimate child?
Jason had been hidden so well.
It seemed like the CEO was afraid that Sandra would find out?
After taming her curiosity, she bit her lips and walked over to Matthew.
She lowered her voice and said, “The CEO’s illegitimate child is here. Matthew, bring him to see the CEO. Don’t let anyone know.”
Matthew had yet to take a proper look at the child
Hearing that, he turned to the boy.
With one look, he was dumbfounded.
How… how was this possible?
Sandra had a miscarriage five years ago, and their CEO had only one woman.
No, to be precise, their CEO and Sandra were together for only that night. It happened because their CEO had fallen into the competitor’s trap and had come to harm.
However, this boy was basically a smaller version of the CEO.
Where on earth did he come from?
Could it be that the CEO’s sperm had been stolen?
Although Lily was extremely curious, she did not dare to ask about the CEO’s illegitimate son.
She was afraid of being silenced.
Thus, she bent over and said to Jason, “I will take my leave now. Please follow this man to meet the CEO. He’s called Matthew.”
Then she left as quickly as possible.
…
Back in the office, Mary Hanks had just clicked the save button with her slender finger when the door was suddenly pushed open.
Priscilla rushed in, crying, “Mary, I lost Jason. I’m sorry. What ever shall I do? I lost him!”
When Mary heard the news, her expression changed drastically as she stood up.
However, she willed herself to calm down.
She couldn’t afford to panic.
She said calmly, “Priscilla, don’t cry. Calm down and tell me the details.”
Priscilla recounted how she had gone to the bathroom to clean her clothes and lost Jason.
After listening to her story, Mary’s worry gradually subsided.
She retrieved some tissue paper and handed it to Priscilla. “Priscilla, I’m heading out for a while.”
“Mary, I’ll go with you to look for Jason.”
Priscilla wiped her tears and said, “I’ll call my brother and ask him to help us search. If we can’t find him, we should call the police.”
“There’s no need to call the police.” Mary shook her head and frowned. “Did Jason use your phone yesterday?”
“Yes, he used it yesterday afternoon. Is that related?”
“Okay, wait for me. I’ll explain it to you when I’m back. Don’t call the police or tell Paul for now.”
“I can follow you to…” Before Priscilla could finish, Mary patted her shoulder and said, “It’s alright. Just wait for me here. Maybe Jason will come back by himself. Just update me.”
…
In the CEO’s office on the top floor of the Gaston Group, a man and a child stared at each other.
Matthew had left after he sent Jason in front of Max and led Jason to sit on the sofa opposite the door. After all, this was the CEO’s private affair. As an assistant, he should make himself scarce and stand outside the door to keep guard against intruders.
Max suppressed his internal shock and broke the ice to ask the child, who was staring wide-eyed at him, “What’s your name?”
Jason rolled his eyes upwards.
He felt that he lacked authority when seated on the sofa – he was even shorter than Max’s table. From his position, he had to lift his head to see Max, who was seated on the chair. So he stood up, putting his hands on his hips.
He then raised his chin and snorted coldly, “You don’t know my name, but I know yours. You are Max. How dare you undergo plastic surgery based on my face? Now, you even pretend to not know my name. Do you think that you can mess with me because I’m young and inexperienced?”
Even though he had a childish voice, it sounded rather intimidating.
“Plastic surgery?” Max was confused. He frowned and crossed his legs, but he was not angry.
“If not for plastic surgery, why do you look like me? You couldn’t have inherited it from me. Don’t think you can outwit me!”
Jason was not afraid of this man before him, because he knew that he was the authentic one, while the man was just a fake.
He stared at Max, waiting for his reaction.
Max smiled.
It was a genuine smile.
He coaxed Jason. Even his voice became gentler. “Tell me your name, and I’ll tell you whether I did plastic surgery or inherited this face from you. Deal?”
“My name is Jason Hanks.”
“Jason Hanks,” Max repeated.
His name was Jason Hanks. His last name was Hanks.
Max stared at Jason and thought that he looked exactly like himself.
The expression on his face did not change, but something stirred within him.
That chaotic night five years ago surfaced in his mind.
He was supposed to celebrate Mary Hanks’s 18th birthday, but was shot and injured. Little did he know, the bullet had been laced with a drug.
Then, a girl appeared.