She was exhausted from having to reorganize all of her files urgently after being assigned to a small team.
After giving it some thought, she decided to go see Bob in his office.
“Oh? Our star employee… Please, do take a seat! Have some tea while you’re at it!” Bob called out to her respectfully the moment she came in through the door.
Being able to work with the wife of the great Fabian Norton was a great honor in itself, but… What’s even better is the amount of profits we’ve been making out of their relationship!
Hannah couldn’t help but roll her eyes at his pretentious act. This guy takes bootlicking to a whole new level… Well, I know he’s just kidding, so I don’t really mind it. He used to say the same things too whenever I performed well back then.
“Come on, Mr. Dijon! Drop that, will you?”
“All right, all right… So, what did you need from me?” Bob asked with a chuckle.
Hannah wouldn’t just drop by my office unless she ran into some problems, after all! W-Wait… problems? What could it be? She’s not here to tender her resignation, is she?
Bob then quickly stood up and poured Hannah a cup of tea as he said, “Hannah… I mean, Ms. Young… What do you think of me? You know, being your superior and all…”
Hannah nearly choked on the tea that she had taken a sip of when she heard that.
“What are you trying to say, Mr. Dijon?” Hannah asked awkwardly, feeling uncomfortable all over.
“Come on, just answer the question!” Bob pressed on.
“Ah, um… You’ve always been looking out for me, Mr. Dijon. I really appreciate it, but…”
Hannah figured it would be a great opportunity to bring up the issue she was facing, but Bob cut her off before she could continue.
“Stop, Ms. Young! Please, my heart can’t take it.”
He was clutching his chest with both hands and looked like he was about to cry, much to Hannah’s confusion.
All I want is to stop doing Xavier’s exclusive interviews. Why is he reacting so strongly like this?
“Are you not satisfied with how things are over here? You’re a group leader now, and you’ll soon become a senior editor like me! Besides, your work isn’t even that tiring…”
Bob went on and on while Hannah stared at him and struggled to figure out what he was trying to say.
“Mr. Dijon, I… I just want…” Hannah struggled to find the right words as she figured Bob had probably misunderstood her intentions.
“You can have anything you want as long as you don’t resign! Anything at all!”
Okay, he’s definitely gotten the wrong idea here. I’m not here to tender my resignation, damn it! And even if I was, this reaction is kind of overboard…
What Hannah didn’t know was her contribution to the company in the past two months had led to it becoming one of the best in the industry. As her direct superior, Bob too benefited greatly from the success.
“I…”
Hannah was about to say something in response, but Bob cut her off once again, “Please think this through, Hannah! You’ll have to bear the legal consequences if you give me a heart attack here!”
He then grabbed hold of the corner of his desk as if to brace himself for the shock.
