Evan froze. He was finally resigned to the fact that there was no way he could escape.
“Mom, please take a seat!”
“Why? Are you not going anymore?”
“I’ll get John to check.”
“Why don’t you get him to check on Tussaud’s situation at work instead?”
As expected, mom’s here for Nicole. That woman must have b*tched about me behind my back!
She really is the ultimate queen of complaints!
Evan’s pupils constricted and his handsome face darkened. Simmering with anger, the man stopped avoiding his mom’s questioning and replied, “She has already resigned!”
“And what’s her reason for doing that?” Sophia asked directly without beating about the bush.
“You should be asking her instead!” Evan turned around and looked at his mom as he uttered each word firmly and clearly.
“Mom, I’ve already made up my mind. Even if she asks you to talk to me, I am not changing my stance. I will never let that woman step into the office or Hillside Villa ever again!”
“You… why do you have to make life so difficult for a woman?”
Why?
Because I hate her!
Because we’re talking about a heartless, instigative, and manipulative woman who abandoned her family, feigned death, lied… and did all sorts of bad things!
But Evan did not intend to mention any of those to Sophia.
He did not want his mom to know that Tussaud’s real name was Nicole and that she was Kyle’s mother.
Evan was worried that if Sophia found out about that, she would start helping that woman so that Kyle would finally have a mom.
He did not expect that even without him mentioning it, Sophia was already taking that woman’s side. That had really surprised Evan.
Wait a minute!
Mom can’t have possibly already found out that Nicole is Kyle’s mom… right?
Wanting to test the waters, Evan spoke, “Mom, do you know that she’s… “
“What?” Sophia looked at Evan with a confused look on her face.
Ah, I don’t think mom knows it yet. Evan heaved a sigh of relief.
“Mom, she’s an extremely competent doctor and should be using her skills to treat patients and save lives! How can we keep her in our company?”
Sophia was at a loss for words as she stared at her son. The reason he gave seemed like a good one.
But…
She would very much prefer such a virtuous woman to be her daughter-in-law instead!
Sophia was feeling rather confused by Evan’s words.
By saying that, is he actually putting Tussaud’s interests first or going against her?
Maybe he has his own plans?
“Evan, what exactly are you thinking of?”
“Mom, just stop worrying about me. You and dad haven’t taken a vacation for a long time, right? Why don’t you guys go somewhere and have some fun? You’ve always wanted to go to Paris, no?”
Indeed, Sophia had been planning to go to Paris for a long time.
However, Jonathan seemed reluctant to go as he kept giving her excuses on multiple occasions when she brought up the idea. That was also the reason why the trip was delayed.
“But your dad… “
“Don’t worry about dad, I’ll handle him!”
Why is this boy so keen for me to go away on a holiday…?
Sophia’s eyes darkened.
On the surface, she pretended to leave the office happily as Evan had promised to settle the problems surrounding her Paris holiday.
The corners of Evan’s mouth curled up into a smile, thinking that the matter had finally been resolved.
Nicole, now that there’s no one to back you up anymore, I’ll see what other tricks you have!
At the same time, Nicole was munching on an apple while watching the job advertisement which Seet Group had put up on television.
It seemed like the position she held was indeed an important one.
Just then, an idea suddenly struck her. Nicole put down her apple and clasped her hands together as she prayed: Dear God, Evan Seet is such a horrible man to bully a defenseless woman like me! Please make sure that he would not be able to find any suitable candidate to fill that position. I’ll definitely give thanks for my prayer answered! Please help me! Amen!
When Nicole was done with her prayer, she opened her eyes and let out a peal of abrupt laughter.
She was surprised that her hatred for Evan had already grown to such an extent.
Heh, am I too evil for wishing that?
As if the heavens took pity on Nicole, the next few candidates interviewed by the hiring team who knew how to speak the native dialect of A Nation did not meet the company’s hiring requirements.
The only one who passed had requested for an exorbitant remuneration.
When Evan heard about that outrageous request, he slammed the candidate’s portfolio on the desk and bellowed, “How dare he state such a condition with just these capabilities! Don’t we have any better candidates? The ones we had are all trash!”
John looked towards the ground, afraid to make eye contact with his boss.
He cleared his throat lightly and touched his nose nervously. “Maybe, top talents tend to be more arrogant due to their sense of superiority?”
Arrogant to the point that his requested salary is even more than the entire net worth of the company?
“Just tell him to get lost!” Evan yelled, exuding a terrifying aura.
“Yes, boss!” John answered and darted out of the room as if running for his life.
As for that candidate, he was treated like a madman and thrown out of the building by the security guards.
Feeling aggrieved by the company’s treatment towards him, the completely baffled man took a detailed look at the hiring contract. There was a mistake in the expected remuneration…
Something doesn’t seem right.
He remembered very clearly that he did not ask for one hundred million for every word translated!
What was going on?
Even though the man wanted to go back and clarify matters, he remembered John’s warning, stating clearly that if he had the nerves to return to the Seet Group, he would be beaten to a cripple. At that thought, the man decided against the idea.
Forget it, what a strange company. Those people are too hostile and not welcoming at all. It’s better for me to apply for a job elsewhere.
Sophia rang John after booking air tickets for her vacation. “How did it go?”
I knew that rascal had something up his sleeves when he showed so much enthusiasm over my vacation plans.
He wouldn’t be so nice to me out of the blue for nothing!
A mother knows her son best after all.
Obviously, Sophia would gladly go on a vacation to Paris with her son’s help, but she also needed to take care of her own goals.
“Mrs. Seet, I’ve done everything as you instructed!”
“Excellent! Just keep the objective in mind, which is, other than Tussaud, the company would not be able to hire any other translators. Don’t worry, I will not forget your reward when the task is completed!”
John felt uncomfortable when he heard the word ‘reward’ as it made him feel like he had betrayed his boss.
The man was torn between his boss and his boss’ mom. Why do I have to be caught between the both of them…
Indeed, the older one gets, the wiser one is!
John fervently hoped that whatever he was doing was for Evan’s happiness, as what Sophia had told him. That way, he would not feel so bad.
After getting off the phone with Sophia, John headed to the president’s office armed with a stack of urgent orders from A Nation.
His heart was pounding frantically as he hesitated to knock on the door.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.