Chapter 270: Chapter 271

“What are you talking about?” Rachel was baffled by what Wayne was saying.

Wayne didn’t say anything but looked at Anna, who was standing beside him.

“Wayne is now the head of the finance department at Gabriel Group,” Getting the hint, Anna explained.

Rachel’s eyes widened as if she was skeptical of what Anna was saying.

“Huh? That’s ridiculous! He’s from the Carousel Group! How could he be our head of finance? Why did you take it upon yourself to make him this position? Do you take the board of directors seriously?”

Anna said thoughtfully, “Yes, | took the board seriously. But, you see, no one on the board seems to take me seriously.

Besides, | wasn’t even going to make that decision on my own. Someone just had a temper tantrum at the meeting. At that point, | realized that | didn’t really need to meet with you guys to discuss this.”

Rachel’s face flushed with anger as she stomped her foot, “Damn it! Anna, my mother is right, you’re a jinx! Anyone who’s near you will be doomed! Not only are your own parents dead, but your half-sister, too! They all died because of you!”

Anna clenched her fists and became pale. When she heard Rachel’s words, she remembered what people had said to her when she was a child. Those voices haunted her, lurking in the depths of her soul like a nightmare.

Anna didn’t believe their comments, but she shuddered whenever she thought about them.

“Anna’s cursed! Her mother passed away shortly after she was born, and her grandfather passed away a few years later!”

“So, why did you allow her to come here? I’m terrified of her.”

“We should probably avoid her.”

Just as Anna recalled her traumatic past, she heard Wayne say grimly, “If what you said is true, then why are you pestering Anna, and making it a hard time for her? Aren’t you afraid that she’ll curse you to death?”

When Anna looked up, Wayne had already taken two steps toward Rachel.

“Besides, it doesn’t appear that people are legally responsible for cursing others, does it?” he said dismissively.

Rachel was terrified. She took a step back and asked, “What exactly do you mean?! We’re in the office now, for God’s sake!

Don’t you dare!”

Wayne remained motionless, but his aura was very dominating.

He said, “Don’t worry, | dare to do anything as | want. If you ever say that Anna is a jinx again, | will make sure you can’t speak again for the rest of your life. Didn’t you just call me a loser who was kicked out of his house? So, I’m going to show you how powerful a loser can be.”

Rachel couldn’t even stand still because she was so frightened. And then she ran away.

Wayne walked to Anna after Rachel had left.

He took her hand in his, and said, “Anna, you are a very articulate person, aren’t you? Why didn’t you say something to defend yourself?”

Anna said glumly, her head bowed, “Because people have been saying things like that to me since | was a child. So, | simply thought they were telling the truth.”

Wayne tightened his grip on Anna’s hand and wrapped his arms around her. He said, “Gosh! If you’re cursed, then I must be as well! Besides, I’m sure I’ve been cursed more than once. We can’t change the past as it has already happened. But we can focus on the present and change our future.”

Wayne was 13 years old when his father died. At that time, he kicked his mother out of the house.

For the next 20 years, Wayne lived on his own, rarely visiting his grandfather’s house. As a result, he felt like he was more of a jinx.

Anna sniffled and said, “What? Are you really trying to comfort me? Are you saying we’re a perfect match because we’re both cursed?”

“Well, if that’s what you want to hear.” Anna immediately hit Wayne’s arm with her fist. However, because she wasn’t doing it very hard, it appeared as if she was just flirting with him.

Two employees were passing by at the time.

“Hello, Miss Gabriel,” one of them greeted Anna.

Before he could finish, the person next to him motioned for him to hurry up.

When they got to the end of the corridor, that employee said, “You didn’t notice that Anna was with her boyfriend, did you? For God’s sake, don’t bother them!”

Anna flushed immediately upon hearing such words. In embarrassment, she lowered her head and touched her face with one hand.

“How come you’re blushing?” Wayne asked teasingly.

“I’m blushing because I’m angry!” Anna exclaimed, glaring at him.

“Oh, really?”

Anna coughed awkwardly before saying, “Yes, Mr. Treasurer, | believe you should go to HR right now. You’re not the president here, you know. So, you should follow the procedure and complete the paperwork before working here.”

“But you didn’t follow the procedure when you hired me! People would think I’m here because of you even if | came to your group like any other employee.” Wayne said, his face calm.

Anna rolled her eyes at him, and then put her hands on his shoulders, turning him around.

She said, “Well, everyone knows you’re a Wright. It’s an honor for us to have you come to lead our small group. Come on, stop talking nonsense and go to the human resources department.”

Anna assumed Wayne was only there temporarily as the head of finance, as they both knew he couldn’t stay long in the company.

Wayne would still need to return to the Carousel Group once Peter was no longer angry because he was his only grandson.

However, it was Wayne’s idea to work for the Gabriel Group, and he did it for two reasons.

The first was that he wanted to organize the Gabriel Group’s books. The tax office was investigating them because their books were in disarray. Wayne wanted to settle things here while also updating the company’s financial system.

The second reason was that Wayne wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to rejoin his group. He knew Peter would be furious and want him back if he found out he would work for his girlfriend’s small business.

wee When Peter heard of the news that Wayne would work for the Gabriel Group, he smashed everything on his desk.

He yelled angrily, “I think Wayne’s just trying to irritate me! Why would he want to work for the Gabriel Group? He’d rather humiliate me than apologize to me, wouldn’t he?!” Seeing that, Henry directed the maid to clean up the mess before assuring him, “Don’t blame Wayne. You kicked him out of the house, didn’t you? So, he needs to get a job to support himself. It would be more humiliating for you if he becomes a slacker. Do you know what everyone is saying about him right now?”

“What? “

“They said that you dislike Wayne and would rather give away your family business to someone else than to him. Furthermore, you are aware that Wayne is extremely self-confident and has offended numerous people. Many people are laughing at him now that he’s not the president anymore.”

Peter slapped the desk hard and walked around the study before saying, “Son of a b***h! Henry, bring him home!”