Chapter 5


    The woman chiding everyone at the work area was Willow Stewart.


    She was only 25 years old.


    She was beautiful and had a curvaceous figure.


    Even though she was dressed in a in ck suit, she exuded the aura of a professional model.


    Many men in thepany often talked about her in private.


    Everyone hoped to have a girlfriend with such an attractive figure. However, their desires were limited


    to mere talk.


    Not only was Willow beautiful with a S**y b*dy, but she was also the CEO of theirpany.


    When Willow reprimanded them, all the employees in the working area lowered their heads.


    They were cursing Caspian inwardly. If he hadn’t returned to thepany at this time, they wouldn’t


    have wasted their entire morning at work.


    Willow swept a cold gaze around the office and finally stopped on Caspian, who was still packing up his


    personal belongings.


    “Caspian,e with me to my office,” Willow spoke sternly to Caspian.


    Coincidentally, he needed to tender his resignation to her as well.


    Caspian put down his belongings and followed Willow into the CEO’s office. Her office was filled with a


    faint scent of roses.


    Willow invited him to take a seat. She started rummaging through her filing cab to look for some


    documents.


    Willow opened a drawer under the filing cab. She had to bend over to search inside the drawer


    which was positioned too low.


    As Willow was doing so, she didn’t notice that her skirt was riding up from bending over.


    Unintentionally, Caspian caught sight of her exposed thighs.


    His gaze wandered downward and lingered on Willow’s slender legs that were d in silk stockings.


    For a moment, Caspian’s mouth went dry and he felt a little thirsty.


    Just then, Willow stood up and poured a ss of water. She put it in front of Caspian.


    “Are you going to resign?” Willow asked, looking at Caspian.


    Caspian took a sip of water and nodded.


    When Willow entered the room earlier, she noticed Caspian packing up his belongings.


    She guessed that he was nning to leave thepany.


    Caspian put himself in Willow’s shoes.


    In her point of view, the reason for his resignation was likely due to the bullying and ridicule from his


    colleagues for the past year.


    “I’m not resigning because of those colleagues …”


    Before Caspian could finish, Willow waved her hand and interrupted him. “What they said to you just


    now was inappropriate. Caspian, I can understand how you feel. However, you also need to know one


    thing.


    “Life is about carving out your own path and letting others say what they want.”


    She continued, “You don’t need to care about anyone else’s opinion of you. If you care too much about


    what others think, you’ll end up living in their shadows. Eventually, you’ll be like them.”


    Caspian was taken aback. His CEO was usually aloof and distant. At this moment, she was actually


    encouraging him in person to strive for a better life.


    Of course, Caspian knew what Willow said made sense. Nheless, he wasn’t resigning because of


    the bullying from his colleagues.


    He opened his mouth to exin, but Willow continued, “I know that Mnie is your wife. I also know


    that you’re working very hard to provide for your family.


    “Apart from your day job here, you even deliver parcels in this building during lunch break.”


    She added, “Even though other colleagues outside don’t understand, I appreciate a passionate young


    man like yourself.


    “As someone just a few years older than you, I value your energy and zeal to work toward a better life.


    “I also admire the contributions you’ve made to thepany in your position.”


    Willow leaned back in her chair. “Before you tender your resignation, I need to let you know that I’ve


    decided to promote you to the position of project manager of thepany.


    “Your base monthly sry is eight thousand dors and a simr rate ofmission as other


    managers.


    “This isn’t an easy position. I’ve observed all the employees in thepany. I felt that only you can


    handle this role of project manager.


    “I hope that you can stay with thispany and achieve greater sess in a higher position.”


    She continued, “With the increase in sry, your living standards will be greatly improved.


    “You won’t have to work so hard delivering packages. You can focus wholeheartedly on your day job.


    “Most importantly, you can prove yourself using your abilities.


    “Give those colleagues who had mocked you today a p in the face. What do you think?”


    After Willow said that, there was a faint smile on her l*ps.


    She was confident that after her heartfelt persuasion, Caspian would definitely stay on and work even


    harder for thepany.


    However, Caspian rejected her. With a simple reply, he shattered Willow’s confidence.


    “Ms. Stewart, thank you for valuing me. I came to thepany today for the sole purpose of tendering


    my resignation.”


    Willow was dumbfounded. From her point of view, Caspian had no reason to refuse her offer.


    Nheless, Caspian not only refused her, but he did so without any hesitation.


    As Willow was about to ask Caspian for the reason, her phone rang. It was n Cooper.


    Willow took her phone and went out to answer the call.


    Caspian couldn’t hear what the person on the phone was saying, but he could hear Willow’s reply


    clearly.


    “Mr. Cooper, please don’t scare me. I’ve asked you many times before. You assured me that you would


    invest in this project.


    “I’ve already put all my funds into this project too. Now that the project is halfway through, you changed


    your mind? Are you kidding me?


    “I know that we didn’t sign a contract for this project, but it was based on the trust we had between us!


    Cash flow is dwindling on my end. What am I supposed to do if you refuse to invest?”


    “Mr. Cooper, look here … Hello? Mr. Cooper? Damn it!”


    Willow’s vision suddenly went ck, and she stumbled. She lost her grip on the phone. It fell to the


    ground with a loud smash.


    Regaining her consciousness, Willow quickly picked up the phone again. “Fortunately, it’s just the


    tempered ss that is cracked … ”


    She fiddled with the screen and breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn’t that she cared about the phone.


    Willow was more worried that if she broke her phone, she wouldn’t be able to contact n as soon as


    possible.


    Willow took a deep breath. She pushed open the door of her office and said, “Don’t leave. Wait for me


    toe back.”


    Staring after Willow’s retreating figure, a thought formed in Caspian’s mind.


    Yesterday, he overheard his colleagues’ conversation while sitting at his desk.


    Thepany took on a project previously, but they were having trouble with cash flow. That was why


    Willow had requested for n to invest in this project as well.


    n agreed immediately when he heard of this. However, bothpanies had not signed a financing


    contract for this project.


    n had used Willow’s trust in him and tricked her into paying in advance for the project. He promised


    that his investment funds would arrive within the next day or two.


    Willow had bet her entire worth on this project. When n saw that the project’s cash flow was on


    the verge of copsing, he decided to change his mind nonchntly.


    There had to be something fishy going on.


    Caspian didn’t need to think too hard to figure out what was going on. n was either after money, S**,


    or both.


    With this in mind, Caspian decided to help Willow.


    He wasn’t doing it just because of her encouragement to him earlier, but he also wanted to help out for


    her sake.


    Based on his observation of her, Willow was an ambitious woman. She had the will and the ability to


    chase her goals.


    Moreover, investing millions or even hundreds of millions in apany wasn’t a big deal for Caspian.


    When he thought of this, he ran out of the CEO’s office and chased after Willow. However, Willow had


    already left in a car when he reached the entrance of the buildingplex.


    There was nothing he could do. Caspian went back inside to wait for her.


    When Caspian returned to thepany, he was met with angry res and resentment from his


    colleagues. They bombarded him with hateful remarks that grew louder and louder.


    “Hey, you’ve grown some guts. How dare you go to Ms. Stewart and tattle on all of us? Now all of us


    have our sries deducted. We were just joking around with you. How could you stab us behind our


    backs?”


    “That’s right. We’ve been colleagues for nearly a year, and this is how you treat us? Even my pet dog


    whom I’ve kept for a year knows how to wag its tail when I pet him. You’re worse than an animal!”


    “Caspian, you’d better listen to me. You have until the end of the day to reimburse my deducted sry


    this morning. If you fail, don’t me me for teaching you a lesson!”


    “Caspian, you sly, two-faced jerk!”


    His colleagues were like fleas who didn’t know their ce. Caspian couldn’t help but feel annoyed at


    the baseless usations they hurled at him.


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    He nned to discuss the investment matters with Willow after she returnedter. In addition, he


    intended to be thergest shareholder in thepany.


    Caspian wanted to see which of his colleagues would dare to find fault with him once he became the


    <ppany’srgest shareholder!