Chapter 25

"Hehe. You have nothing to say for yourself now, right?" Beatrix smiled gleefully. Just as she was about to teach him a lesson, Emmanuel said calmly, "This isn't a

candlelight dinner. I'm only treating her to a meal to

thank her."

"Huh? Thank her?" Beatrix was surprised.

That never crossed Beatrix's mind. "I was the one who

helped you that night. You should be treating me

instead. Why are you treating her to a meal? Is it

because you like her? In what way am I not better than

Claudette?" she asked, riled up.

She even puffed her chest when she finished her

sentence.

Emmanuel was at a loss for words. Ms. Beatrix is really

an active person. Her personality's the complete

opposite of that icy woman. Mm… I'm sure they're not

related by blood.

"Ms. Beatrix, you've misunderstood the situation. I'm not

thanking her because of that. She was the one who

helped my mother get the ward back."

That was when Emmanuel told her what happened at

the hospital.

At the same time, he found the situation odd. Why is

she asking weird questions during a job interview?

"I see…" Beatrix stroked her chin.

Mackenzie must be feeling upset because of this

matter. I wonder if there'll be any changes to her mood

if I tell her the truth.

"Yes. If you don't mind, I can treat you to a meal to

thank you too."

"Really?"

"Yes, but I can only treat you to a normal meal

because I'm low on funds," Emmanuel explained

frankly, his cheeks blushing.

"All right. I'll hire you because of this meal. You can

come to work from tomorrow onward and become my

errand boy," informed Beatrix while clapping.

"Huh?'

Just like that?

Emmanuel froze for a few seconds before saying,

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"Thank you, Ms. Beatrix."

Seeing him stepping out of the room, Alessandra

hurried over and asked, "Manny, how did the interview

go?"

Since Emmanuel was the first to get interviewed, many

interviewees eyed him nervously.

"Haha! He must've failed! I've never heard of a high

school graduate getting hired at Terence Group,"

Jacob mocked.

"Exactly. All the employees at Terence Group are highly

educated people."

"This position requires an individual to have professional knowledge. They'll never hire him."

A few youngsters discussed softly by the side.

Ignoring them, Emmanuel answered, "Mom, I got the

job. I'll start working tomorrow, so you really don't have

to work."

"What?"

The youngsters' eyes almost popped out of their heads

in astonishment. One of them even dropped their

glasses.

He got hired?

A young lady quickly approached and asked softly, "What did they ask during the interview?"

It was apparent that she wanted to join Terence Group

and have a promising career plan.

"The questions are a little odd. Are you sure you want to hear them?" Emmanuel asked sincerely. He was not

a petty person.

"Yes, please. Thank you, mister."

The young lady clasped her hands together with an

expectant look on her face.

Even Jacob and the others pricked up their ears.

"Have you ever had any affairs?"

"Huh?"

The first question caught the young lady by surprise.

Regardless, Emmanuel had already expected that

reaction from her. After all, that was his first reaction,

too. Unfazed by her response, he continued, "Have you

ever had a candlelight dinner with someone of the.

opposite gender?"

"What?" Jacob shrieked.

What kind of questions are these? What do they have

to do with the position?

Ignoring their reactions, Emmanuel continued with the

last question, "The interviewer also asked in what way

is she not better than Ms. Claudette Lenoir."

Jacob almost screamed, and the young lady was

speechless.

Even the other interviewees around them were

dumbfounded. What kind of interview is this?

However, Emmanuel appeared honest. He did not look

like he was lying.

Of course, Emmanuel did not care if they believed him or not. He simply wished them luck and left with Alessandra.

When the interview was over, Beatrix rushed to the headquarters and barged into Mackenzie's office. "What's up? Do you have something to report?"

Mackenzie looked up. Her expression was cold.

"Hehe. Guess who I interviewed today?" Beatrix

approached her happily.

"I'm not interested in guessing. Just spit it out if you

have something to say," Mackenzie snapped as she

continued doing her work.

Fortunately, Beatrix had expected that reaction from

Mackenzie. In fact, the former was used to it.

Regardless, she announced excitedly, "I interviewed

Emmanuel!"

"What?" Mackenzie immediately looked up.

In the past, Beatrix would not believe Mackenzie had

someone she cared about, not to mention the person

was a man.

Oh, shoot!

Judging by Mackenzie's reaction, Beatrix had a feeling

that she was at risk of losing her bet with Lexi.

"Aren't you hiring a part–timer to help you with the

projects? Why did he come for the interview?" asked

Mackenzie curiously.

Chuckling, Beatrix responded, "Maybe Emmanuel is

short of money."

Noting the change in Mackenzie's expression, Beatrix suddenly added, "By the way, I asked him and it turned

out that he wasn't having a candlelight dinner with

Claudette yesterday. He was just thanking her for

helping his mom get the ward back."

"What?"

Mackenzie appeared more agitated, so much so that

her reaction shocked Beatrix.

Holy cow!

In the past, she could never imagine getting such

reactions from her sister.

After all, Mackenzie was the indifferent CEO of Terence

Group who had misandry.

Mackenzie did not care what Beatrix's motives were.

The former's usual calm expression changed

incessantly.

After all, she was the one who helped Alessandra get

the ward back. It did not make sense that Emmanuel

was giving Claudette the credit.

"Is he stupid or what?" Mackenzie tapped the table

gently.

Beatrix was stupefied that she didn't even blink.

Of course, Beatrix did not know what Mackenzie meant,

but the latter was clearly very emotional.

Her cool–headed sister that had misandry was getting

riled up for a man. That was something Beatrix could

never imagine in the past.

Don't tell me she likes him. No way. That's impossible.

"Ail right. You may leave now."

Mackenzie quickly recollected herself. She shifted her

gaze back to the computer screen and continued

working.

It was only when Beatrix left after making a face did

Mackenzie let out a sigh and hit the table.

"I'm never helping that idiot again."

Alessandra had not been working for the past two

years because of her poor kidney condition.

Recently, she had been working hard to help pay off

Emmanuel's debts and trying to buy Mackenzie

betrothal gifts and jewelry.

Terence Group was a famous, newly established

company. The truth was, being a cleaner was easy, but

Alessandra worked too hard. She even served the

employees drinks, which left her exhausted.

When the manager asked her to clean up the

conference room, her kidneys were already in pain

from exhaustion. Hence, she had to lean against the

table.

Just then, she accidentally collapsed to the ground

and bumped into a table.

Instantly, all the drinks spilled onto the table, drenching

the manager's laptop and brand–new iPhone fourteen

before he could even take them away.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Derek Schwartz, the manager, rushed in. His expression darkened, and his heart sank at what he saw in the conference room.

"Ma'am, are you all right?"