Chapter 286


    Chapter 286


    At the school gate, Pattie waved goodbye, “See ya, mom and dad.”


    Herman seemed a bit reluctant to leave, lingering at the school gate for a while. Anastasia took his


    hand,ughing and saying, “Let’s go, or else we’ll bete. Look how unwilling you are to part with her.


    Why don’t you just join her in kindergarten?”


    Herman replied, “Our little girl is growing up so fast, don’t you think? Pattie is getting taller and prettier,


    just like you.”


    “They say the child resembles who raises her, so since we’re bringing up Pattie, naturally she’ll start to


    look like us. Sometimes I even feel that Pattie looks just like


    you.”


    While chatting, they walked towards their car parked by the roadside. “Well, I almost forgot, one of my


    colleagues has been acting weirdtely. He followed me to the subway stationst night.” Anastasia


    finally remembered to mention this to Herman.


    Herman immediately realized the gravity of the situation, “What colleague? Which department? Is it a


    guy? What’s his name and what’s his purpose?”


    Seeing him so uptight, Anastasia said, “Don’t freak out. His name is Harmon. I think he might be upset


    because of a failed blind date. He tried online dating on OkCupid, but got scammed a few times. He’s


    probably not in the right state of mind. He knows I was also on OkCupid, and he keeps calling me a


    scammer. It’s just so weird.”


    “Stay away from people like that,” Herman warned her. “You never know what people are capable of.”


    “I know.” Anastasia made a promise gesture, “I’ll definitely steer clear of him.”


    Actually, Anastasia was also a bit fearful of Harmon and would definitely try to avoid him.


    Herman dropped Anastasia off at her office and watched her go inside before driving to the next


    intersection. Nelson and their driver were waiting for him there, and Herman parked his Chevrolet to


    hop into the Rolls Royce. Every morning after dropping Anastasia off, he’d switch cars at this


    intersection, Nelson and the driver would always wait for him there.


    Nelson started briefing Herman on the day’s schedule, “Mr. Salstrom, you have a meeting with Mr.


    Jarod from WOW Corporation in the morning, and Mr. Stakley from Stratix Solutions has invited you to


    a round of golf in the afternoon.”


    Herman’s schedule was packed.


    “Hmm,” Hérman grunted in response, then pulled out his phone to call Victor.


    Victor had just arrived at his office, and seeing the president’s call nearly made his heart leap out of his


    chest. He answered immediately, saying respectfully, “Mr. Salstrom, how may I assist you?”


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    “There’s a guy named Harmon at yourpany, right? Find an excuse to fire him, but give him two


    months’ extra pay aspensation.”


    Thispensation was out of consideration for Harmon being scammed on his blind dates. The fact


    that Harmon had feelings for Anastasia and even followed her home was something Herman wouldn’t


    tolerate.


    Victor didn’t know who Harmon was, but when the president gave an order, you shouldn’t ask


    questions.


    “Understood, Mr. Salstrom.” Victor asked, “Is there anything else?”


    Herman paused, “For next month’s anniversary, you and Christine are to attend.”


    This news sent a thrill of excitement through Victor. “Thank you, Mr. Salstrom.”


    After the call ended, Victor immediately went to HR to find out who this Harmon was. When he got the


    information, he was taken aback. He’d assumed it was a high-ranking executive that Herman wanted to


    fire, but it turned out to be a mere maintenance worker. And calling him a maintenance worker was just


    putting it nicely – in reality, he was in charge of fixing plumbing, changing lightbulbs, and cleaning


    toilets. How could such a lowly figure have offended the big boss? Victor was puzzled. Had Harmon


    offended Anastasia?


    That must be it. Only Anastasia could make the president so nervous that he wouldn’t even let a janitor


    off the hook.


    Since the president had spoken, Victor had no choice but to hand Harmon a termination notice, along


    with two months’ extra pay. While he was fixing the office lightbulb, Harmon received a notification from


    the HR department, which surprised him greatly. “Why am I being fired? What did I do wrong?” he


    asked.