I opened the door to the small room. Somewhat unexpectedly, Edwin and Bessy were sitting in the room, waiting for me. I could already imagine that they were frightened by the notification.
Bessy, as usual, didn’t give me a pleasant look. When she saw me come in, she rolled her eyes openly.
Edwin sat at my desk. His expression was dark, but in the next moment, he suddenly stood up and gave me a smile. “I really made the right decision. I was really surprised by today’s incident.”
He approached me and whispered, “There’s no one here. Tell me, are you here to learn? Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone. I’ll definitely cooperate with you.”
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I knew that he must have thought that I was one of the President’s relatives. The way he spoke was similar to the way that those middle-aged men at parties would speak. They would brag and at the same time, try to dig information out of me.
Instead of rushing to answer him, I went back to sit in my seat.
Now that I think about it carefully, what happened today was truly unbelievable. From an outsider’s point of view, I was either the President’s relative or his lover. If I denied that I was the President’s relative, then it goes without saying that everyone would think that I was hooking up with a rich man. No matter how I explained, no one would listen.
On the contrary, if I took the initiative to admit that I was the President’s relative, no one would think that I am a sugar baby. This would cause me less trouble.
I looked over at Edwin and smiled. “Manager, I didn’t think that Andrew would assign me something to do so soon. I was planning to continue learning for a while longer.”
I said it so ambiguously that I didn’t mention anything about my relationship with Andrew, but I was sure that Edwin could infer.
Edwin and Bessy both widened their eyes at my answer. Countless scenarios came up in their heads.
Edwin’s smile widened. “Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll learn a lot from me. I’ll fully support you in this upcoming press conference.”
“Thank you for your support. I need some time to myself to calm down and think about what’s next for the press conference.”
“Sure, of course. What can I do for you?”
“Can I have some time alone in this room?”
“Oh. No problem, no problem at all.” Edwin rubbed his hands together and awkwardly stopped smiling. “Then I’ll wait for your instructions.”
Edwin shot Bessy a look before he opened the door and went out. Bessy walked behind him and when she closed the door, her eyes were still filled with disbelief, indignation and anger.
I tried my best to not be affected by others. Now, my only goal was to stay beside Andrew and focus on investigating.
I took out a pen and paper, categorizing all the actions needed for the press conference and writing them down. It was then that I realized organizing an event with ample support and funds was surprisingly easy.
Not long after, someone knocked on the door. I thought it was a colleague who came to gossip, but it was someone I didn’t know who came in.
She smiled at me respectfully and said, “Oh, hello, Emma. I’m from the administrative department. You can just call me Dixie. Sorry to disturb you, but the office that the President asked us to prepare for you is ready. You can move in anytime.”
“Where is it?”
“It’s on the sixth floor. After all, you’re going to hold a red wine press conference. The sixth floor is definitely more suitable for you.”
“Thank you.”
“No worries. Do you need help moving anything over?”
“Nothing much.” I grabbed my bag and followed Dixie to the new office. The new office had a large floor-to-ceiling window and was larger than Edwin’s office.
Looking beside me, there was a conference table that could fit 12 people. I wrote down a list of names and sent it to the head of the human resources department. I got them to quickly contact these 10 people and settle the terms so that they could quickly put down their work and fully support me in the press conference.
The head of the human resources department asked no questions and quickly left to handle the work.
While waiting for them to arrive, I put out a request in the group chat, offering rewards for the best proposal. I then called Andrew and asked him some important questions regarding the press conference.
Andrew sounded surprised when he picked up the call. “I didn’t expect you to call me. Actually, you can come and find me.”
“I just need to ask about some stuff.” I didn’t want to go up to him again. The atmosphere between us was too awkward.
“Okay, you can ask me now.”
“It’s about the invitation list for the press conference.”
“Can I give it to you tomorrow? We need to have a meeting on it first.”
“Okay.”
The conversation stopped abruptly. I was ready to hang up, but I didn’t think it was right to just hang up like that.