Chapter 260: You’re More Humane Than Before
Rob frowned, "You know Mr. Bateman’s rules, and I can’t make the decision. Why don’t you wait here and I will consult him?" Denise could only nod, "Thank you." Watching Rob enter the office, she felt a little anxious somehow. Not long after, Rob walked out, "Mr. Bateman asked you to come in." Denise was relieved and walked in.
Christopher sat there. Hearing the footsteps, he slowly looked up. "What do you want to talk to me about?" He asked indifferently. Denise froze and walked to the desk and said, "Christopher, I don’t know if you know, since the chairman fell ill, the Bateman Group has been in a state of unregulated chaos."
"Does this have anything to do with me?" Christopher said carelessly. Although Denise had known that he had no interest in the Bateman Group, she was slightly surprised after hearing his answer, "Christopher, the Bateman Group has your mother’s shares after all. Are you sure you want to watch its demise?" Christopher found it a little ridiculous. "It is said that Rome is not built in one day. Do you think my intervention can bring the Bateman Group back to life?"
"But, you can’t just stand by and watch. At this time, if you are willing to preside over the overall situation, I believe it will get better." Denise said. Christopher sneered, "Denise, you’ve overestimated me. Bateman Group is not that kind of small company, and it won’t immediately fall apart on impact. My father has only been ill for a few days. Even if it’s messed up, how bad could it be? If what you said is true, and the company will fall apart if I don’t intervene, there should have been something wrong with it long ago. What difference will it make if I interfere now?"
Hearing his words, Denise was speechless. She had to admit that Christopher was right. The Bateman Group had had some problems a long time ago. She paused and said, "Christopher, no matter what you think, I always think that the Bateman Group will not fall like this. Finally, I’m asking you, are you going to sit back and watch?"
Denise stared at him with a look of expectation in her eyes. Christopher did not speak. He acquiesced. A touch of disappointment flashed across Denise’s face. Finally, she pursed her lips, tried her best to suppress the disappointment in her heart, and said, "Whether you believe it or not, I have always had a different feeling for Bateman Group. It’s just like my family. No matter what, I won’t let anything happen to my family. Just forget we had this conversation today." She turned and walked towards the door.
"Denise, you are the right-hand man my father has cultivated since you were a child. I believe that you will be able to take on the heavy responsibilities during his illness." Christopher’s voice suddenly came from behind. Denise’s hand holding the doorknob paused. She froze, slowly turned her head back, and looked t Christopher in disbelief, "Christopher, do you believe me so much?"
Christopher didn’t hesitate and said firmly, "I believe you can." With such positive encouragement from him, Denise instantly felt confident.
"Thank you. I will work hard."
Denise turned around to go out, but suddenly she thought of something, and then added, "I didn’t understand why you liked Janice before, but now I understand it. Christopher, you have changed a lot. You’re more humane than before." Denise
smiled and walked out. Christopher couldn’t help but chuckle.
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He didn’t know whether he was more humane now, but he agreed with what Denise had just said. He had changed a lot now because of Janice. Maybe he had become more humane. Thinking of Janice, he couldn’t help but think of leaving her alone in the magazine today, and he wondered how she was doing. Thinking of this, he took out his cell phone and made a call.
In the magazine office, Janice had thought she would be more comfortable after getting rid of Christopher. But she was a little uncomfortable. For example, when she was thirsty, Christopher was there before, and he would always offer her a glass of water at the right temperature, and she could drink it immediately. But at this time, she had to stand by the drinking fountain and wait. Another example, when she wanted to make copies of documents, Christopher would have already picked it up before she got up and taken the initiative to do it for her.
There was no need for her to run over specially, and she had to line up when there were too many people. Another example, when she felt back pain and uncomfortable after she finished her work, Christopher would always be considerate enough to massage her to relieve her pain, and his massaging skills were quite good. The result of his absence was that she waved her fist, trying to massage himself, but found that she couldn’t use her strength at all.
At this moment, Janice was standing next to the drinking fountain in the pantry and thinking about these unaccustomed things because of Christopher’s absence, and only felt a little unbelievable. When Christopher wasn’t with her personally before, she had done everything well. Why was she so tired all of a sudden? Had she been spoilt by him these days? Thinking of this, Janice sighed helplessly.
She missed the days when Christopher was around her now. "Janice, the water is ready." At this moment, the colleague behind her reminded her and Janice came to her sense. She glanced at the drinking fountain with the green light in front of her and stretched his cup over. As soon as she got the water and returned to her desk, her partner brought a stack of papers and placed them in front of her. "Janice, I’m in a hurry. Please help me to make copies of them, thank you." Her partner quickly left.
Janice couldn’t help but frown. Her belly had become bigger and bigger recently. It was not convenient for her to go out for an interview, so she had re-divided the work with her partner. These were all things she should do alone. It was just that when Christopher was there before, he had done it for her. At this time, Christopher was not there, and she could only do it herself. She glanced at the large stack of documents in front of her, frowned, and walked towards the copy room.
When Christopher called, Janice was standing by the copier, waiting. When her phone rang, she used one hand to answer it. "Hey." She sounded unhappy, vague, and tired. Christopher on the other end of the phone was startled, and then called out uncertainly, "Honey?"
Janice hadn’t expected it to be Christopher’s call. When she picked it up, she didn’t notice the caller ID on the screen. At this moment, hearing Christopher’s voice, her eyes lit up instantly, "Honey." She felt as if she had taken a stimulant, and she was instantly refreshed.
Christopher’s complexion softened a little now, and he said, "What happened just
now? Why did you sound so listless?" Janice said to herself: it’s because I’m so tired when you are not around.
...
However, she would not admit it. After all, when he told her in the morning that he would not be able to accompany her because he had to go back to the company to deal with affairs, she had confidently told him that she didn’t need to follow her every day. But it was a slap in the face. He didn’t hear her response for a while, and frowned, "What’s the matter? Why don’t you speak?" Janice hurriedly said, "Oh, nothing, I’m copying documents."
Hearing this, Christopher became nervous for an instant. He knew that the photocopier was some distance away from her desk, and there was a pantry in between. People were going in and out of the room and there were often water stains on the floor. Sometimes the cleaning lady had no time to clean it up. When he was there, he had seen someone slip and fall because of this. Thinking of this, Christopher couldn’t help but worry.
"When you go back later, you must be careful when you pass by the door of the pantry. You must watch your steps."
Hearing his reminder, Janice nodded sadly, "I will be careful. Oh, are you still in the company? How is the company recently?" Christopher didn’t know if she had taken his advice. He frowned, and replied, "Everything in the company is fine, but there are many things that need to be handled. I may not be able to go to have lunch with you."
"What?" Janice had been looking forward to having lunch with him, but he couldn’t make it. She was a little disappointed in an instant, "I see."
"Even if I’m not there, you have to eat well."
"Okay."
"Oh, be careful with the fish bones and eat slowly." Christopher reminded her again. Janice nodded again, "I will."
Christopher was thinking about giving her more tips when Rob suddenly came in as if he had something important to say. Christopher ended the call with her.
After finishing the business, Christopher was suddenly out of the mood to continue working. His heart had gone somewhere else. These days, he had always been with Janice, and he was used to it. But now, suddenly she was no longer by his side, and he couldn’t feel relieved. It was like raising a baby, and when he suddenly let her go, he was always worried that something was wrong with her.
The more Christopher thought about it, the more he couldn’t devote himself to work. He simply put the work on hold, got up, and walked out with the car key. Rob was just about to go to Christopher when he saw him walking out of the office with the car key in his hand. He was taken aback and asked, "Mr. Bateman, are you going out?" Christopher nodded.
"But I l have an urgent document that needs to be signed," Rob said. Christopher frowned, "How urgent can it be? Put it there, and we’ll talk about it when I come back."
With that, he ignored Rob and walked towards the elevator. Rob watched him
leaving, and was very helpless. Since Miss Gladwell became pregnant, Mr. Bateman had become increasingly less committed to work. Fortunately, Mr. Bateman had a good reputation, or the company would fall apart soon. Rob couldn’t help sighing. What could he do? He had a willful boss.
At the same time, in the magazine office, Nanny Daisy delivered a sumptuous lunch on time. As for how sumptuous it was, to quote the words of her colleagues in the magazine, compared with Janice’s lunch, ours is dirt. Janice also wanted to eat a plain lunch with them. But Nanny Daisy was watching her. She had no other choice. She was most afraid of eating fish.
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