“No. I’m just worried that you don’t want us anymore after she returns.” Rou had changed several jobs and her current job was her favorite. If her boss suddenly changed, she didn’t know how their temperament was and didn’t know if she could match with her new boss’s rhythm and style.
“Who said that?” Olive frowned slightly. Why everyone thought she was going to leave soon? It seemed that a lot of things happened in the Angel Hotel during her trip to Jiangcheng.
Rou said, “Everybody is talking that the chairman intends to teach Ms. Susan and Mr. Hoyle has long wanted you to return to work with him. The reason why you stay in the hotel is because of Chairman Geve’s illness, saying that you will guard the hotel until the chairman finds his biological daughter. Now that Ms. Susan is back, are you really going to leave?”
“Who says I’m leaving? There’s no such thing. Go back to your seat and do your work seriously. Be careful I’ll cut your bonus this month with you nonsense thought.”
“Are you really not leaving?” Rou asked happily.
“Of course.” If she left, who would stop the bad guys from doing evil?
“You’ll still be our boss?”
“If you want to change your boss, I don’t mind arranging one for you.”
Rou hurriedly waved her hand, “No, no. I want you.”
“Then are you not going to work?” Olive seldom glared at her that it scared the secretary and she stepped out, but her pace was cheerful.
Olive sank into the soft seat and fell into contemplation as there was no more interruption in the office and there was only silence.
Only a few people knew the inside story of the agreement she and the old man reached privately in the hospital that day, but now some parts seemed to have been revealed after being polished. There were rumors in the hotel that everyone thought she was going to leave Angel Hotel. If she didn’t leave, it would make people think that she was trying to plot against the hotel.
The daughter of the Geve Family had returned now. If she still occupied this position and it spread out, it would mean she had intention to keep the hotel and not want to return it to the Geve.
Of course she wasn’t capable of this alone, but with Alan Hoyle as her backing, the situation is different.
And it would pull the both of them down.
It seemed that someone is trying to force her to leave Angel Hotel. This person, this trick—they had planned it well.
But, they couldn’t think to success with Olive Steele was here.
Olive called Alan and told him about the situation and some thoughts in her head.
Alan said, “I happen to have this woman named Susan’s information here. She was indeed adopted by a Chinese-American couple when she was a child, and then taken away from China. Her adoptive parents died three years ago. The company she works for now is called Corbett Company. In order to open up a market at China, she was sent to Luo City this time, which is the same as what she said, without any flaws. Olive, before you meet this person, why have you thought that she couldn’t be the Geve’s daughter?”
“Intuition,” Olive answered him with these two words.
But how would it be easy to satisfy Alan Hoyle? Now, Olive thought Susan was a fake, and he thought that Olive was hiding something. He had been able to read people for many years, if he still couldn’t see the strange of a person who slept next to his pillow, then he was useless.
But he wasn’t in a hurry to ask and joked with her, “Since your instinct is so good, how about you forecast for your husband of the stock market these days? See which one is good for earning money?”
“Asshole. You’re the same with Chloe. Do you still make less money?
“What’s wrong with Chloe?”
“She asked me to see which lottery ticket will win the jackpot. So, aren’t you guys the same?”
Alan laughed through the phone.
Olive snorted, “What are you laughing at?”
“Nothing. Wait for your husband to come over and tell you the truth.”
Olive heard the remote control beeping when the car door was unlocked. When he arrived, she and three members from the Geve were already sitting in the private room and chatting.
Lory’s complexion was much better than before she went to Jiangcheng. The joy of her daughter was found helped the couple dispelled the gloom from the past.
Under the lead of the waiter, Alan walked in. “My apology for being late. There was a traffic jam.”
Susan smiled and answered, “Yes. This is my first time coming to Luo City and China. My Chinese isn’t that fluent. I hope you can get used to it. You’re Olive’s husband, aren’t you? Can I treat you as a brother?”
She really wanted to attract this man’s eyes. But in his eyes only had his wife beside him. He even personally peeled the shrimp for her and there was no need for Olive to get her hands dirty.
“You’re already fluent enough. Do you live in Chinatown?” Alan ignored her question. He didn’t like other woman getting close to him.
Susan shook her head and was slightly disappointed. “No, I live in Los Angeles. Because my adoptive parents were descendants of Chinese, so I learned some Chinese since I was a child. I didn’t expect it’ll become handy when I got this job. Due to fate, I ran into my biological parents. Thinking about it now, I still feel like I’m dreaming.”
“Dreaming is also a joy in life, isn’t it? I’m just worried some people are dreaming until they become fools.” Alan had hidden meaning in his words. Before she could react, he turned the conversation to Norton. “Congratulation, old man. Your wish is fulfilled.”
“Thank you.” Norton was smiling from ear to ear. “I’ve fulfilled another wish of my life.”
Susan asked, “Alan is from Jiangcheng and now you’re staying with your wife in Luo City. Do you intend to settle in Luo City for a long time?”
Alan smiled and stretched his arm to the back of Olive’s chair. “It’s not that I’m settling in Luo City. I’m wherever my wife is. If my wife is in Luo City, then I’m in Luo City. If my wife wants to go to the United States, I’ll follow her to go there too. If she even wants to go somewhere unbelievable like Mars, I’ll build her a spaceship and go to the space with her.”
Olive gave him a funny look, “The more you talk, the more outrageous you are.”
Norton chuckled and added, “He’s his wife’s salve. I don’t even know how he can be a boss outside.”
“Olive, you’re so happy,” Susan said enviously. She looked at Alan with a bit more enthusiasm. Who wouldn’t love an outstanding, worthy and dedicated man? Unfortunately, this man wouldn’t belong to her.
Olive accepted her envy with a smile, “You’ll have one too.”
Susan sighed, “It would be great if I have such good luck. I don’t want to find an excellent man like Mr. Hoyle. I’ll be satisfied to find someone with half of his goodness. I have ever dated a few boyfriends before, but I broke up with all of them. They aren’t as courageous as Mr. Hoyle and they are single-minded, some are very fickle in love and have several lovers. I can’t accept that so we broke up.”
Norton continued and persuaded, “Right? Foreigners are all playboys. It’s better for you to find one here, like your father, like this kid Alan Hoyle who is dedicated to his wife. Luo City has a lot of good men. So, Susan, come home to help father and don’t worry about matters outside.”
Susan looked obviously helpless and said, “There you go again, father. We’ve talked about Angel Hotel, let me think again.”
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