Chapter 218


    "Joanne, do you ever listen to yourself? Dous is our best buddy, he will undoubtedly give us a


    hand if we need help."


    A man with a square face spoke up. He picked up his ss and downed it in one go.


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    Charlie nced over at them briefly. He remembered them as his collegemates. The woman’s


    name was Joanne Hampton, and the man''s name was Jerry McLean.


    Dous replied timidly, "Oh no, I cannot take credit for all of that. Sigh, it''s a long story, just forget


    about it!" 1


    He then looked at Charlie, feeling grateful with a tinge of emotion.


    It had been a stroke of misfortune to have been with a cheater and sl*t that he had almost lost


    everything to her, even getting beaten up for that. 1


    Luckily, thanks to Charlie''s help, he was able to reim ownership of the restaurant and receive two


    million inpensation. Thus, everything that he owned now was literally because of Charlie. He


    couldn’t take any credit for that. 3


    Hence, he changed the subject and started, "Anyway, Jerry, you’re pretty well off now, aren''t you? I


    heard that you are one of the top executives in yourpany! I bet you must be making six figures


    a year." 2


    Jerry answered with a sigh, "Ah, forget it. Thepany doesn''t treat me fairly. I''m about to resign


    and send my resume to Spikeworth Corps to try my luck. Remember George? George Harris? I


    heard that h e is a senior manager there, a solid position! Who would have thought that the kid is


    doing so well now!" 3


    "Oh, George..." Dous managed an awkward smile. H e was not on good terms with George,


    which was why George had not been invited to tonight''s dinner. 1


    However, Jerry and George were quite close. If Spikeworth epted him, he would be appointed to


    a distinguished position with George''s rmendation.


    Doreen spoke after pondering for a while, "I heard that Spikeworth is a bigpany in Aurous Hill


    that has very good reviews. Wow, I didn''t know that George is doing so well now, either."


    ire was a little stunned when she heard the name o f Spikeworth Corps being mentioned. 1


    After breaking her ties with the Wilson family and was kicked out from the Wilson Group, she had


    been sending out her resume to a lot ofpanies over the past few days in hopes of a new job,


    one of which was Spikeworth Corps. 2


    ire said with a smile, "Hey, I also sent my resume to Spikeworth. If we ace the interview, we will


    work in the samepany." 2


    Joanne was a little surprised. "ire, you''ve been working in your familypany all these years,


    why would you suddenly want to apply for a job at Spikeworth?"


    ire''s smile became a little bitter as she continued," I''ve cut ties with my family now, so I need to


    find a new job. Otherwise, I can’t support my family.” 1


    Upon hearing this, Joanne nced at Charlie, her gaze full of contempt and disgust. "Charlie, look


    at your wife. She has to work so hard for the family. As a man, you are so useless and ignorant to


    allow your woman t o be so desperate and depressed." i


    Jerry was not very close to Charlie, so heughed unscrupulously. "Charlie, why don''t you try your


    luck i n George’spany, too? Maybe, based on your qualifications, you are only qualified as the


    cleaner, but for the sake of our time spent back in college, he should be able to make you the head


    of the cleaning crew." 4


    Charlie replied tly, "No thanks, you should keep the benefit for yourselves. I''m not interested.” 1


    Jerry was agitated by Charlie''s indifference, and his tone became more sinister as he said, "Charlie,


    I know that you are very egotistic, but just look at yourself now. Everyone is doing better than you.


    Take my word of advice, don''t set your expectations too high! Get real!" 4


    Dous frowned at the bantering and interjected," Alright, that''s enough! It’s our ss reunion


    today, don''t bully Charlie like that." 1


    Then, he turned to Charlie and said apologetically," Dude, don''t take it personally. You know them,


    they have a quick tongue."


    Joanne snorted insolently. "Dous, we are so frank because Charlie is alwaysid-back and


    passive. He has no ability whatsoever, but he''s pretty good at pretending."


    Jerry added disdainfully, "This is what a deadbeat loser looks like..."