Chapter 20 Have a Crush on Her?
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"Charlotte, what's going on? Did you upset Gerald again?"
"He got mad at my minutes."
Noel sighed, "Gerald has just taken over the company, so he needs to follow many issues. Some employees who have worked here long deliberately give him a hard time, getting on his nerve. He has to be more strict and tough. Sometimes, he may lose his temper."
Charlotte was speechless. It turned out that she was just a punchbag. His anger even had little to do with her minutes.
"Noel, he asked me to write a scheme, which I've never done in my whole life. So can you give me some information about this project?"
Noel took the file and looked at it, and his expression immediately became uneasy. "I'd say this must be hard for you. But don't worry. I'll email the details to you later, Charlotte."
"Thanks, Noel."
Noel was the first person in the company to be friendly to her. He tried his best to help her—this feeling of having someone to support her comforted Charlotte.
Noel sighed after watching her go into the next office.
Watching her go, Noel started to wonder why Gerald would have to keep the fight up. It was a new project, and even the entire project department hadn't figured out a thing yet. Gerald tossed such a project to Charlotte, someone who had never done this before.
So, Noel decided to help Charlotte anyway. He even prayed for Charlotte that she would pull through this time.
Charlotte had just stepped out of the office when she saw Noel returning with a lunch box.
"Noel, didn't Natalie come over today?"
"No. I heard that Miss Thompson is out of town for a commercial these days."
"I see, thanks."
"Charlotte, it's time for lunch. You can have a good rest."
Natalie had been a model since she was eighteen. She was not only tall, slender and beautiful but also had Gerald's support. As a result, Natalie's career was going very smoothly. She was already a well-known model and would often take on TV commercials.
Charlotte did not know why Natalie chose to work in the showbiz. Maybe she loved the spotlight.
"Hey, you're Gerald's new assistant?"
She was still wondering when she heard a man ask her. The voice brought her back to her senses.
She saw a tall, thin man in a high-end outfit. He was standing next to her and looking at her curiously.
The man looked very young. His shirt was unbuttoned and had the sleeves pulled up to his elbows. He blinked his eyes and was looking at her recklessly.
She was sure she had never seen this man before.
He extended his hand toward her. "Hi. My name is Leo Markus, and I work in the PR department. You're Charlotte, right? Nice to meet you."
Charlotte didn't want to shake his hand. "Nice to meet you, too." She greeted the man.
"You must be new here? I haven't even seen you before. You know, Gerald never had a female secretary around. Is there something between you two?"
"You want to know?"
Leo nodded.
"Go ask him then!"
"No, he won't tell me. Besides, I want to hear it from you!"
"None of your business."
Charlotte remembered that Bruce's sister was married. Moreover, her husband's last name was Markus. The man in front of her must be Gerald's cousin.
"Well, I won't ask if you don't want to talk about it. You'll tell me when we get to know each other better. How about we have lunch together?"
"No. I'm off to the cafeteria for lunch!" Charlotte refused him directly.
"Look, how about we dine out, and I'll treat you to something nice!"
As he said, he came over and tried to grab Charlotte's hand. Charlotte immediately dodged away. "Please behave yourself!"
"Come on, we just met! We'll be closer after we have lunch together!"
Leo said, looking at Charlotte teasingly every now and then. He liked how Charlotte looked, gorgeous and stunning.
"Excuse me. I'll get going!"
Charlotte didn't like his indulgent gaze. She felt he was looking at her as if he were looking at the goods on the shelves. She would never please him, even though he was Gerald's cousin.
When Leo saw how frigid she was, he began to doubt himself. All the girls he had flirted with had fallen in love with him, but Charlotte was not one of them.
"Hey, Gerald! Tell me more about your new assistant?"
Gerald was eating. When he heard Leo's footsteps, he glanced at him and asked, "What took you here?"
"Nothing. I just wanted to see you. Ah, why are you having fast food? Natalie didn't bring you the food she made?"
Gerald ignored Leo.
"It's weird! Why do you let Charlotte stay with you? Aren't you afraid your girlfriend will get jealous?"
The "girlfriend" he was referring to was Natalie. When he first returned, he heard that a beautiful woman named Natalie was with Gerald every day. She used to bring Gerald meals. Leo had met Natalie several times and thought she was indeed beautiful.
"What do you mean by that?"
"I don't think it's a good idea for you to do that. If Natalie sees Charlotte, she'll get jealous. You already have Noel as your assistant. Why don't you let Charlotte stay with me? How about you put her to work in the PR department? I'll teach her myself."
Gerald glared at Leo and asked, "What's going on? Having a crush on her?"
"You know me best! I think she's pretty good-looking. But she's so indifferent to me. She will fall in love with me if she works beside me."
Gerald knew Leo very well, and he knew that Leo was an idle rich boy. Leo always dated girls and had one-night stands with them. He never took things seriously. If Gerald's aunt hadn't begged him, Gerald would never have let Leo work at his company.
"Forget it! You can't do that!"
As much as Gerald hated to admit it, he did marry Charlotte. There was no way Leo could even mess with her!
"What's wrong? Why not?"
"Don't you mess with her!"
"What do you mean? Are you saying that you have a crush on her too?"
"Shut your mouth up!" Gerald sneered. He would never fall in love with Charlotte.
"It seems I'm right about this! Oh my God, how could you do that? Aren't you already dating Natalie? Wait. I get it, and you think dating just one woman isn't enough."
"Out!" Gerald was so pissed off.
Leo thought Gerald was angry because he was right. So, he continued, "But Charlotte does look good. And, she's kind of sexy, a completely different type from Natalie. I get you."
"What exactly do you want to do? The work I give you is not enough?"
"Oh? No, no! I was just kidding!"
"Don't, in any case, mess with her! I'm warning you!"
Gerald would never watch such a brat flirt with his legal wife. However much Gerald hated Charlotte, he wouldn't let that happen.
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