Chapter 50 - 50 49-50 Boss Lopez of the Eight Trigrams

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50: Chapter 49-50 Boss Lopez of the Eight Trigrams 50: Chapter 49-50 Boss Lopez of the Eight Trigrams Douglas Smith fell hard this time, sprawled across the corridor like a painting, grunting several times before struggling to get up. His nose was bleeding, and no one could figure out why this guy didn’t protect himself with his hands when he fell. “Ugh…” Douglas Smith almost let tears fall as he caught his breath and then burst out in a thunderous voice, “You little punk, did you just trip me?” James Smith widened his eyes, an innocent expression on his face as he said, “Mr. Smith, you must be mistaken. When did I ever trip you? Everyone saw it with their own eyes. You ordered me to get out of the way, and your voice was like a thunderclap. It was so full of authority, like the aura of a supreme ruler. How could a little employee like me withstand your might? I quickly stepped aside. I’m still feeling the power you projected then; my legs are trembling. How could I dare trip you?” Douglas Smith, pointing at James, was so furious he almost spat blood and nodded in anger, gritting his teeth, “You just wait.” With that, he stormed out, raging. “Pfft…” Emily Jones couldn’t help but laugh first, followed by everyone else in the office. Although no one dared to laugh out loud, merely stifling their giggles, each person laughed heartily. Douglas Smith’s humiliation indeed gave everyone a great sense of relief. The computer Douglas Smith had snatched away was now in James’s hands who then handed it over to the guy from the finance department, saying, “You better take it quickly, or some other big shot might snatch it again, and I really don’t know if I could protect it for your finance department.” The finance guy, sensing the trouble brewing, grabbed the two computers and swiftly left. “Mr. Brown, you’ve offended Mr. Smith even more now. What are we going to do?” Sarah Utah looked at James with concern. Emily Jones also said, “Yes, you’ve really upset him this time. Not only did you not give him face, but you also made him fall. Little James, you really should have just let him take the computer. If anything happened, we could have just blamed it on him.” Andrew Brown shook his head, “I don’t think so. If he had taken the computer, the finance department definitely wouldn’t have let it slide. Once they started investigating, Little James and Little Erin would have been responsible for releasing the computers without seeing the order. Little Erin might have been fine, but Little James would definitely have been held accountable as an excuse.” Sarah hurriedly said, “But now he’s fallen, and he must hate Mr. Brown even more.” James laughed, “He already hated me. Whether he hates me a little more or a little less doesn’t really make any difference.” “It’s all my fault,” Sarah said, blaming herself again. “Look at you, if you bring this up again, I really can’t be friends with you,” he warned. At that moment, Emily Jones chimed in, “What? Little James, are you and Little Erin friends now?” James suddenly had a headache, “Ms. Berk, the kind of friends I meant was like you and me being friends. Please don’t misunderstand.” Emily Jones chuckled, “I think you two being friends is quite nice. Do you want me to be your matchmaker?” Sarah’s face turned as red as a big apple, and James laughed, “Ms. Berk, please don’t start matching couples.” Emily Jones giggled, “What do you mean ‘start matching’? Sёarᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. I think you two are quite suitable. And you do look after Little Erin. In the old days, wouldn’t she have to repay you with her person?” Sarah got even more embarrassed and stammered, “Ms. Berk, you’re making fun of me again.” James quickly said, “Ms. Berk, please stop teasing, or you’ll push Little Erin to the edge, and then she won’t come to me as an apprentice anymore.” Everyone joked around, but there was still some worry for James in their hearts, knowing that Douglas Smith was notorious in the company for holding grudges. Offending him surely wouldn’t lead to an easy reconciliation. However, Douglas Smith didn’t show up for the rest of the day, and when passing by the vice president’s office, there was no sign of him. At the end of the workday, James left the company building with Sarah and others, and saw Charlotte Grandy, the young girl, waiting at the entrance. “Uncle!” The young girl saw James and immediately called out, completely disregarding the gazes of others. James waved to his colleagues with a smile, “I’m off now.” “Who’s that young girl?” Emily Jones, curious, watched as James walked with Charlotte Grandy toward the bus stop. No one answered her; they didn’t know Charlotte Grandy. After a while, Andrew Brown suggested, “Must be a child of a friend of his; didn’t you hear her calling Little James ‘Uncle’?” Emily Jones nodded, “But the young girl is really pretty. If she grows up, she’ll definitely be no less than Little Erin.” Unaware that his colleagues were discussing Charlotte Grandy, James walked with her to the bus stop, asking, “Charlotte, I remember that school doesn’t start until March 1st. Why are you going to school now?” Charlotte Grandy gave James a big eye roll, “I mean, Uncle, you’ve been walking with me for three days now, and you’re only just thinking of this?” James chuckled, “I thought since I was going to work and you were going to school, it was normal. But then it suddenly occurred to me that your school schedule is different from our work schedule.” “Uncle, are you an alien or something? I’m a senior in high school now, did you really think we still get vacations?” “Then you guys really have it tough.” Charlotte immediately started complaining, “No kidding, it’s so annoying. It’s all just for getting into college, what’s the point? All the talk is about the college entrance exam, study and more study. Does not getting into college mean you can’t live anymore?” James laughed, “Isn’t that just how studying is these days? You’ve made it to your senior year, just hang in there a little longer and you’ll be in college, and things will be easier then.” “Meh, boring. I’m so sick of studying, if my family hadn’t forced me, I would’ve stopped a long time ago.” James broke into a sweat secretly, it seemed that Charlotte Grandy was also not into studying, reminiscent of his own school days. He smiled and said, “What can you do about it? Just endure it.” “Huh, Uncle, aren’t you going to give me a lecture?” Charlotte Grandy looked at James as if seeing an alien. “Why should I lecture you?” “Every older person I’ve come across always acts all high and mighty, saying, ‘You have to study hard, only by getting into a good college can you get a good job.’ It’s so annoying to hear.” James laughed heartily, “Do you know how much schooling your uncle has had?” “How much?” “I didn’t even graduate high school, stopped after my sophomore year.” “Haha, I’ve finally found someone who gets it.” James tapped Charlotte Grandy on the head, “Don’t you be too proud. I had no choice. It was only after going out into the world that I realized life in school was the most carefree. Anyway, you’re not a kid anymore. I don’t really have a say in this matter, so you figure it out for yourself.” “Hehe, Uncle, I like listening to you the most. Let’s go, time to get on the bus and head home.” The two squeezed onto a bus, and Charlotte chatted nonstop about school incidents, which James quite enjoyed. The people around them were drawn to Charlotte, a pretty young girl with a pleasant voice. Listening to her, they too could enjoy the conversation and forget some of the fatigue from their workday. After getting off the bus, James returned to Gina Lopez’s home, only to find Gina Lopez still sitting in the living room, not having changed her clothes. “Boss Lopez, you’re back early today?” James casually hung up his coat by the door and asked with a smile. But Gina Lopez said with a stern face, “I have something I need to ask you.” “What’s up?” James sat down on a nearby sofa. “That little girl, who is she?” “Little girl? Are you talking about the one who rode the bus with me?” James looked at Gina Lopez with some surprise. “That’s right.” Gina Lopez nodded her head. James read Gina Lopez’s expression, then laughed, “Boss Lopez, are you thinking in a really unsavory way?” Her expression unchanged, Gina Lopez said flatly, “While I might not have the right to interfere with your personal life, you are an employee of my company. That little girl has been waiting for you at the company’s door for the past couple of days. It’s started to lead to some speculation. I need to figure out the facts, to prevent any future issues in case her family makes trouble for the company. It could have an impact on the company.” James stood up, “Then you have no reason to worry. I might not be the greatest guy, but I’m not interested in little girls, and right now, I have no plans to settle down. If it comes to playing around, I know my limits.” Gina Lopez, having been fairly satisfied with the first part of his reply, found the latter part distasteful. What does he mean by playing around? Clearly, this guy still isn’t trustworthy. She snapped, “So you’re just playing around with Ms. Nguyen?” James stopped in his tracks, “What Ms. Nguyen? You must be mistaken. Ms. Nguyen is quite the character, do I look like I’m in any position to ‘play around’ with someone like that?” Gina Lopez thought she’d catch James out with such a sudden interrogation, but didn’t expect him to reply like that. Could it be she was wrong, and there was no special relationship between Sunny Nguyen and James? “I do have a bit of a personal association with Ms. Nguyen, but it’s nothing worth mentioning. Really, Boss Lopez, you should try not to be so nosy, snooping into others’ privacy is a bad habit.” Caught out so directly by James, Gina Lopez felt a bit embarrassed and stubbornly retorted, “Who’s snooping on your privacy? I’m just concerned Ms. Nguyen might be taken in by you.” James laughed, “I didn’t realize our Boss Lopez could be so gossipy. If word spreads in the company, people will be shocked.” Then he went straight into the kitchen, busy preparing for tonight’s dinner.

Chapter 50 - 50 49-50 Boss Lopez of the Eight Trigrams

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