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Tears streamed down Ellen’s cheeks as she was overwhelmed by humiliation and helplessness at this point. She had no idea what she had done wrong to warrant such treatment.
When Jared saw her tears, he quickly tugged her over and drew her into his arms. “It’s all right now. Everything will be fine,’ he said while his hand caressed the back of her head.
This scene was streamed live to the company’s group and everyone saw how their president defended Ellen. All of the female employees were envious, wondering what magical power Ellen possessed to make their young president adore her so much.
“Tell the Human Resource Department to inform all employees that if I hear anyone mentioning Ellen’s matter, he or she will be fired immediately, Jared instructed Stanley. Then, he took Ellen’s hand in his and returned to the lobby.
Stanley immediately called the Manager of the Human Resource Department and conveyed. Jared’s instructions that whoever dared to mention this incident or humiliate Ellen because of it would be fired, regardless of his or her position in the company.
The Human Resource Department immediately sent an email to all employees with such instructions regarding Ellen’s incident. As a result, everyone who was actively discussing Ellen immediately shut up and stopped commenting.
Those who initiated discussions were also terrified and fearful of losing their jobs because of this. Hence, they quickly posted more posts on other topics in the group, hoping that their initial posts about Ellen would be drowned out by the other posts.
Meanwhile, Jared took Ellen back to his office. She appeared dazed as this incident had been a huge blow to her. Now that the entire company was talking about her, she felt overwhelmed with stress.
“President Presgrave, I would like to resign,” she said, raising her head to look at the man in front of her.
As if anticipating such words from her, he declined immediately by saying, “I won’t agree to it.”
However, Ellen pursed her red lips and insisted, “I want to resign.”
“Don’t worry, I’ve got this under control. Nobody in the company will be gossiping about you. Don’t be stressed over it,” Jared comforted her. He was also furious and annoyed by the fact that she had such relatives.
They not only did not love and care for Ellen when she was alone, but they also bullied her. Despite being an outsider, Jared was the one who felt sorry for her and wanted to protect her.
Ellen was the first person who awoke in him a strong desire to protect someone. Presently, Ellen appeared to be absent-minded as she hung her head low as if she was thinking of something.
But Jared was not going to accept her resignation. If she stayed with the company, at least he would be able to see her every day and know how she was doing. He wouldn’t know what kind of life she was living if she resigned, and he wouldn’t be able to protect her if she was bullied as well.
Jared opened his mouth and murmured, “Don’t even think about resigning. Just do your job well.” This moved Ellen. “Thank you for everything today. I might be in worse shape without you.”
“Ellen, I think you should cut off all contact with that family. If you don’t have any other family, I can be one. You can take me as your elder brother, Jared said, his gaze fixed firmly on her.
Ellen blinked her eyes repeatedly at that. Elder brother? I do have an older brother of the same age as Jared, but he was gone too soon.
“I am not fortunate enough to have an elder brother like you!” Ellen’s mood improved and she smiled.
Jared’s gaze darkened. Truth was, the last thing he wanted was to be her brother. He had previously asked her to be his girlfriend, but she did not take his words seriously and remained very respectful to him.
“Can I have the day off tomorrow?” Ellen suddenly asked. “Do you need a rest?”
“Yes, I would like to get some rest,” Ellen answered. She didn’t tell him that tomorrow was her brother’s death anniversary and that she was going to pay her respects to him.
At this point, Stanley knocked on the door and entered. “President Presgrave, the meeting is starting,” he announced.
Jared then looked at his watch and said to the woman sitting on the couch, “Take a rest in my office for the time being. Call me if there’s anything, but don’t leave the company just yet.”
“Okay,” Ellen obediently nodded and replied. After Jared had gone, she stood up and went to the floor- to-ceiling windows and gazed out.
Meanwhile, Olivia had returned to her housing area with the men she had hired and had begun paying them. Although she accomplished her goal, she was enraged by Jared’s appearance. Without him, she would have given Ellen a tight slap to show that she was no pushover.
After she sent the men off, her phone rang. It was a call from her daughter.
“Hello, Lena.” “Mom, did you go to my company to put up a banner and scold Ellen?” Selena asked in surprise. She had clearly just learned about this matter.
“Yes, and I’ve just got back from there! I went to teach Ellen a lesson for causing your dismissal.” Olivia did not think that she was in the wrong. To her, she was merely seeking justice for her daughter.
“This has caused quite a stir in the office, Mom. Everyone is talking about it!” “Great! It’s entirely my intention to smear Ellen’s reputation.”
“I heard that President Presgrave even appeared in the end. Did he do anything to you, Mom?”/ “What can he do to me? This Young Master
Jared would have died more than ten years ago if we hadn’t signed the papers back then! That jerk is so ungrateful.” Olivia was still enraged by what Jared had done.
“Mom, don’t ever let Ellen know what happened to Kevin back then. I’m concerned that she’ll demand compensation from you,” Selena reminded Olivia.
That made Olivia’s heart palpitate for at moment. Recalling that she had not mentioned it today, she quickly said, ‘Don’t worry. She’ll never find out. Her brother has been buried for a long time.”
“That’s good. I’m only worried about this. By the way, what has Dad been up to lately? Keep at close eye on him. Aren’t you concerned that he has a mistress outside since he isn’t at home every day?”
Olivia merely let out a sneer at that. “He wouldn’t dare. If he really did so, I’ll kill him.”
Selena was at a loss for words. Olivia had been a strong and obstinate woman her entire life, but she couldn’t stop Connor from having a mistress, and even an illegitimate child, outside their family.
“No matter what, Mom, keep an eye on Dad. I noticed he has two mobile phones.” Selena hoped Olivia would discover the truth on her own for Connor to return to the family and cut all ties with his mistress outside.
“Is he carrying two phones? I had no idea about that!” Olivia was completely in the dark. “Yes. I previously saw it by chance,” Selena responded. “Okay, I’ll keep an eye on him. Where are you?”
“I will be staying at a friend’s place for a few days.” Selena didn’t want to go home as she recalled that Connor no longer cared about her and that returning home would only make her feel annoyed.
Time flew by and it was 5.00PM. Nobody from the Presgrave Group dared to bring up Ellen’s matter again. The instructions from the president’s office were indeed deterrent enough to keep everyone quiet.
Jared came out from the meeting earlier and quickly walked back to his office. When he entered his office, he noticed Ellen sleeping on the couch. Seeing that, he quickly slowed down his steps to prevent Stanley, who was behind him, from entering.
He then shut the door while unbuttoning his suit before removing it and draping it over her. He smiled as he looked at the woman curled up on the couch.
While waiting for Ellen to wake up, Jared remained in the office, carrying on with his work. It wasn’t until the sky darkened that Ellen finally awoke and realized she was still in Jared’s office.
She quickly sat up in surprise and the suit that was covering her slipped down, startling her. “Are you awake?” A man’s voice suddenly rang out.
Her face flushed instantly. Sh*t! Why did I doze off in his office and even use his suit as a blanket?
“What’s the time now?” Ellen asked in embarrassment. “7.00PM.”
“I’m sorry. I accidentally fell asleep,’ she said with an apologetic expression, feeling guilty for delaying Jared’s dinner.
“I’ll punish you by having a meal with me, then, Jared announced as he stood up. After taking his car keys from the table, he told Ellen, “It’s a good thing you slept. You’ll be energetic enough to accompany me somewhere tonight.”
Ellen couldn’t help herself and she asked, “Where are we going?” However, Jared wanted to keep it a secret. “You’ll know later.”