CHAPTER 47

Chapter 47

“Why are you so slow? Your resume says you’re a returned scholar. You don’t look like one to me. More like a turtlel” Louisa’s shrill voice echoed around the office.

However, Rihanna remained silent and continued with her work.

Isabella saw a stack of documents that had just been copied on the copy machine next to her. She clenched her teeth, picked up the pile of documents, which was enough to block her sight, and walked straight to Rihanna’s desk.

Everyone had been quietly watching the drama and couldn’t react to Isabella’s sudden appearance.

Isabella successfully bumped into Rihanna’s desk, scattering the documents all over the floor and knocking over the unorganized folders on Rihanna’s desk.

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Everyone gasped in unison.

Louisa yelled, “Isabellal Are you blind? Don’t you see where you’re going?”

Isabella apologized repeatedly, “Sorry… Sorry, Ms. Luckett. I’m sorry. It’s my fault. I’ll sort them out right away.”

Louisa calmed down at Isabella’s respectful attitude and waved her hand as she said, “You are not allowed to have lunch until you’re done sorting!” Then she turned and walked off proudly in her heels.

The onlookers also dispersed.

Rihanna and Isabella picked up the documents and folders from the floor together.

Rihanna whispered, “You didn’t need to do that”

Isabella smiled and replied, “I couldn’t have helped you if she hadn’t punished me.”

Rihanna looked at her as she said, “We can’t have lunch now.”

Isabella laughed happily and said, “It’s okay. Missing a meal won’t starve me.”

Rihanna looked at Isabella with warmth in her

eyes.

Two people could get things done faster than one. By the end of the day, they had finally sorted through all the unorganized design drafts the department had accumulated over the past year,

The two straightened their backs and smiled. They had learned a lot from those design drafts during the day, which was an unexpected gain.. and they no longer blamed Louisa for deliberately making trouble for them.

When Louisa saw the results of their work, she was surprised, and her expression darkened as she said, “Oh, you’re so capable? I underestimated you. How can a small company like Vaughn Corporation accommodate such capable people like you?”

Rihanna and Isabella stood there, listening to her lecture.

Louisa would have scolded them if they hadn’t finished their work. Unexpectedly, she still refused to let them go after they had finished it.

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Louisa thought for a moment before saying, “Since you’re so capable, I’ll give you a task.” With that, she turned and left the room. Then she returned with a drawing tube and tossed it on the desk.

“You two send Mr. Langley’s design to Maguire Group and give it to Mr. Maguire. Make sure he accepts our design. If you can’t finish the task, you don’t have to come back tomorrow,” Louisa said and sashayed away.

Rihanna and Isabella looked at each other and questioned, “What does that mean?”

When they looked at the crowd, everyone averted their eyes, pretended to be busy, and dispersed.

Isabella glanced at the time as she said, “Anyway, let’s go to Maguire Group first. It’s almost time to get off work.”

Rihanna nodded. The two of them rushed to Maguire Group after packing up.

Maguire Group and Vaughn Corporation were downtown and not far from each other. For such a short distance, Rihanna and Isabella could only walk. Fortunately, they wore flat shoes so they could move quickly through the crowd.

When they arrived at Maguire Group, there were only ten minutes left before the office closed.

But the receptionist wouldn’t let them in, saying, “Sorry, ladies. You can’t see Mr. Maguire without an appointment.”

Rihanna and Isabella were frustrated and thought, ‘That’s true. How can we meet the CEO of such a big organization without an appointment?”

As they walked out dejectedly, Isabella suddenly had an idea. She grabbed Rihanna and ran back to the front desk. “Excuse Maguire’s name?” Isabella said, looking eagerly at the receptionist with bright eyes.

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The two receptionists looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They wondered, ‘Which company are they from? They have come to see our CEO without even knowing his name?”

When Isabella saw they didn’t answer, she didn’t give up and asked, “Is it Victor?”

The two receptionists exchanged glances, shook their heads, and stared at Rihanna and Isabella warily. They thought, ‘Are these two Mr. Victor Maguire’s fangirls?‘

When Isabella saw them shaking their heads, she was disappointed and pulled Rihanna out.

Just as Isabella took out her phone to call Kayson, she accidentally crossed paths with two beautiful ladies who recognized her and exclaimed in surprise.

Isabella looked at them and thought, ‘They’re so beautiful!”

“You are the… one of the beauties said, pointin

pointing at Isabella and thinking hard.

“She’s the one who played the hopscotch,” the other said and laughed.

The beautiful lady, pointing at Isabella, also laughed and added, “Yeah! The one who said Mr. Maguire was childish.”

Isabella finally remembered them. They were the two beauties who had accompanied Victor.

Their friendliness made isabella smile. “Hello, ladies!” she greeted them politely.

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“You’re so sweet. But why are you so mean to Mr. Victor Maguire?” the lady who recognized her first joked.

“Why are you here?” the other one asked curiously.

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Isabella had an idea and explained, “Miss, our company sent us here to deliver the design draft to Mr. Edmund Maguire, but we don’t have an appointment and can’t see him. Can you help us?”

Isabella was anxious because she didn’t want to lose her job. Louisa had said that they wouldn’t have to go to work tomorrow if they couldn’t finish the task.

The two beauties exchanged glances and shrugged. “We don’t know much about Mr. Maguire,” one of them said.

“Then what is Victor’s relationship with Mr. Maguire? Can he help? I’ll find him if there’s no other way,” Isabella said worriedly.

The two beauties found it strange that Isabella mentioned Victor in a casual tone. Isabella treated Victor like her sidekick, unlike the women who considered themselves Victor’s girlfriends.

They were amused and thought it would be fun. One of them took the drawing tube from Isabella’s hand and said, “Young lady, we will pass this to Mr. Maguire for you.”

“Really?” Isabella said, her eyes lit up.

The two nodded and asked the receptionist for a pen and paper. “Write down your name, company, and contact information,” one of them Instructed.

Isabella did as she was told.

“Miss, what’s your name? I can explain it to my manager if she asks,” Isabella said. She wasn’t distracted, even though she was excited.

“one said.

The two smiled and gave her a note with their signatures, Maggie Smith and Jordyn Lawton. “Show this to your manager,” one Isabella said, “Thank you! My name is Isabella, and this is Rihanna. Thanks for your help. We will treat you to a meal next time.”

Maggie and Jordyn responded with a smile, “Don’t mention it. You can go now.”

Isabella suddenly remembered something after taking a few steps and came back to ask sheepishly, “Ms. Smith, what’s the name of your CEO? And what is his relationship to Victor?”

Maggie smiled and replied, “Have you been tricked in your company? Maguire Group’s CEO is the eldest son of the Maguire family, Edmund Maguire. Victor is the second son, and he is the deputy CEO.”

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It suddenly dawned on Isabella. She didn’t take Maggie’s teasing to heart because they had indeed been tricked..

Rihanna just followed isabella the whole time and let Isabella do everything. After leaving Maguire Group, Isabella looked back at Rihanna and was shocked to realize she had done the same thing as Gwendolyn.

In the past, Gwendolyn had led her to do jobs. Now, she became independent and led Rihanna, who was like her back then.

“Isabella, thank you!” Rihanna said sincerely, looking at Isabella.

Isabella shook their hands as she said, “Don’t mention it. We are good friends!”

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After saying goodbye to Rihanna, Isabella walked to where Kayson waited for her. Then, Kayson took her to dinner.

isabella thought about Clayton’s suggestion and agreed with it. She ate at a restaurant near Moonlight Apartment before Kayson sent her

home.

“Kayson, is it tiring for you to do this job?” Isabella asked.

Kayson was stunned and replied, “No!”

Isabella continued, “Clayton is on a business trip. You guys must be busy.”

Kayson nodded, saying, “When Boss is here, we’re also busy.”

“So, you should do your job. I can take the subway to and from work by myself. You don’t need to pick me up. Go do something more meaningful” Isabella looked at Kayson with concern.

Kayson shook his head vigorously, saying. “No, I can’t. I have to complete the task given by Boss.”

Isabella resisted the urge to roll her eyes as she said, “How about this? You go and do your job, and I’ll take it as if you sent me to and from work. If Clayton asks, we can both answer this way.”

Kayson immediately looked distressed. He said, “Mrs. Murray, please have mercy on me. Let me do my job. Lying to my boss will bring me disaster. You don’t want him to kick my ass when he gets back, do you? It’d be a shame if a handsome and lovable man like me were to diel Besides, I’ve never had a girlfriend. Do you have the heart to do such a thing to me?”

Isabella didn’t have the heart to do that, so she could only leave him alone.

Kayson finally understood why he was given the task. The other three assistants had no such wit. Their straight faces would be useless when dealing with Isabella. ‘T’ll have to show them when I get back, he thought.

When Isabella goth

home, she sat on the couch and watched TV after taking a shower.

The house became quiet without Clayton.

Isabella realized that she had become accustomed to having Clayton around. Like now, she had the urge to check if Clayton was working in the study.

She fidgeted with her phone, not paying attention to the TV show.

Isabella felt the urge to call Clayton, and the thought shocked her.

Her heart pounded as she exclaimed inwardly, ‘Oh, my God! I miss him!”

Isabella felt her face flush as she thought, “No way! No, it shouldn’t be like this. I just want to read the messages on my phone.”

She curled up on the couch and then lay down, feeling uncomfortable in any position.

Isabella’s phone rang suddenly, and she answered it without hesitation. She was surprised by how quickly she had acted.

“C–Clayton, Isabella called out, startled.

Clayton chuckled over the phone and asked, “Are you waiting for my call?”

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“Of course not!” Isabella denied. She immediately sat up and looked around. She wondered, “Has Clayton installed surveillance cameras at

home?”

“Then why did you answer the phone so quickly?” Clayton’s voice was deep and sexy.

“H happened to have the phone in my hand,” Isabella replied awkwardly. She couldn’t think clearly when she was shy.

Clayton did not expose her. He asked about her dinner, what she ate, what time she arrived home, and whether Kayson was late. Then, he

urged her to go to bed.

“Okay,” Isabella responded. With that, Clayton hung up the phone.

As Isabella lay on the bed, she suddenly realized the bed was too big for her. She rolled over several times and couldn’t get to the other side.

She was unfamiliar with the bed because her mind was always blank when she lay on it, and Clayton never gave her the opportunity to

become accustomed to it.

Isabella tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep. She said to herself, ‘All night. I admit I miss Clayton. It’s too cold without him.”