Chapter 243
At the mention of Jackson, Norma rolled her eyes. “One word-pervert.”
“He’s a pervert?”
“Yeah. He’d even give a female fly a second look, not to mention women.”
Olivia felt even more confused. Could someone like him be the mastermind?
“Did he mess with you, Ms. Fordham?” Norma asked, studying Olivia’s expression.
“No, I was just curious.”
Norma thought quickly, then said, “Thanks to you, we got another partnership in the bag. This means that we’ve completed the sales mission. He’ll be here soon.”
As she spoke, Norma pointed at a man in a suit and tie, who was standing at a corner. “Look, there he is.”
Olivia looked in the direction Norma was pointing. Jackson seemed to be around 35 years old. He had a common stature, and his eyes had a cunning shine to them.
When their gazes met, Jackson studied Olivia from head to toe.
“Oh, you’re that newcomer, aren’t you? The one who bagged a huge project as soon as she joined. You’re something.” Jackson reached out to pat Olivia on the shoulder.
He was boldly trying to take advantage of her. Before he touched her shoulder, Olivia subtly dodged him. She said, calmly yet politely, “You’re too kind, Mr. Yancey.”
She met Jackson’s gaze, trying to figure something out from the look in his eyes.
He didn’t even hide his intentions. It was obvious that he wanted to hara*s her.
“You have a bright future ahead of you, Olivia!”
Jackson chatted a little before leaving. Before he left, he even tried to ask Olivia out for dinner after work.
Jackson had just left when Norma spoke up. “I told you, he’s a pervert. You should stay away from him, Ms. Fordham.”
“Yeah.”
Looking at Jackson, Olivia grew suspicious. She had seen the photos he sent in Sophia’s chat history. If not, she would’ve thought that she was overthinking it.
This man was good at pretending.
“Help me with something, Norma.”
Hearing Olivia asking something of her, Norma immediately agreed. “What is it, Ms. Fordham?”
Olivia whispered in Norma’s ear. Without another thought, Norma replied, “Leave this to me. I swear that by tomorrow morning, I’ll have all the information on Jackson.
“I won’t miss any details.”
Olivia reminded her, “Remember, don’t let anyone else know about this.”
Norma thought that there were some personal grudges between them. She hastily gestured, zipping her mouth. “Don’t worry, Ms. Fordham. My l*ps are sealed.”
Not long after Olivia settled the project, Ethan heard news of it.
He leaned against his chair, supporting his head with a hand as he spoke mockingly.
“I just wanted to tame her a little with this tough job, but I never thought that she would get it done in two days. Are the others too useless, or is she simply too talented?”
Brent poured out a cup of tea for him. “Of course, Mrs. Miller is amazing. But luck is in play as well. You’ve also met the newly appointed general manager of Peak Group before.”
“Who is it?”
“The puppy on the cruise.”
Ethan might not remember much of other things, but the mention of this incident sparked his memory.
He remembered what that person almost did to Olivia that night. If that huge incident hadn’t happened, Ethan wouldn’t have let him off the hook
Ethan rubbed his temples. “His last name is Moriarty, isn’t it?”
“Colin Moriarty, yes.”
“What can a mere child do?” Ethan didn’t mind him in the least.
Half an hour later, Ethan saw Olivia getting into a Maserati. The person who opened the car door for her was none other than Colin, who was wearing a white suit.
The two smiled at each other. It had been a long while since Ethan last saw Olivia smile like that.
Ethan’s gaze turned dark. He gripped his phone so hard that he almost broke it.
It seems Ethan only ever married Olivia to take revenge for what happened to his little sister. While Olivia is plagued by her sickness, he holds her chin and says coldly, “This is what your family owes me.” Now, she has no family and no future.
Her father becomes comatose after a car accident, leaving her with nothing to live for. Thus, she hurls herself from a building. “The life my family owes will now be repaid.” At this, Ethan, who’s usually calm, panics while begging for Olivia to come back as if he’s in a state of frenzy …
