Chapter 303


    Alicia was about to suggest that she take her food in, but apparently, Doris had thought ahead and stopped her. As Alicia had already identified the


    room ahead, she didn''t say anything more.


    "Alright! Thanks!"


    "Miss nchard, you''re wee.”


    Doris only left once she watched Alicia go. However, she kept turning back. It wasn''t until she heard a pull on the door that she turned back again to


    make sure, and then she was slightly relieved.


    Holy sh*t! She had finally dene her job!


    Locking at the te in her hand, she was overwhelmed with mncholy. She had ordered whatever was avable. The point was, they weren''t even


    her favorite foods. She was on a controlled diet and had already packed her own fruit for lunch.


    Amidst her despondency, another equally despondent person pulled open the door of the room beside her.


    Their eyes meeting, Chet said, "Come in and eat before you go! What if something else goes wrong?"


    What he meant was that if Doris went back, she might have toe down again!


    Chet was the one who suffered the most! He was halfway through his meal when Frederick dragged him down, but only when he came down did he


    realize that Frederick didn''t need hispany for lunch. He had taken Chet as a chaperone. However, he left Chet behind before Chet had a chance


    to eat. Not to mention that Chet couldn''t leave!


    Sure enough, it was tough being Frederick''s personal assistant!


    Giving Chet a sympathetic look and a nod of agreement, Doris then walked in with her te.


    Cn the other hand, before Alicia could react, someone snatched her te away as she entered private room three. Then, the door was closed and


    she fell into a warm embrace. The next thing she knew, there was warmth on her lips. The familiarity of his scent overwhelmed her instantly.


    By the time she came back to her senses, her body was limp and her lips were numb from the kiss.


    Holding her, Frederick''s deep, dark eyes narrowed lightly. He could not resist pecking her again on the lips. Sure enough, she was a feast to the eyes.


    Cnly then did he raise his hand and stroke her hair gently. "You''re hungry, aren''t you? Come and eat!"


    In fact, as soon as he entered the canteen, he felt her loneliness and resignation profoundly. The kiss wasn''t just a loss of restraint on his part.


    Rather, it was heartfelt and reassuring.


    Holding Alicia''s hand, Frederick led her to a seat off to the side. He then pushed his meal in front of her and in turn, dragged her te to himself.? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    Frederick''s lunch was fresh from the kitchen, obviously more refined, and was still steaming at the moment. His side dishes were two meat and two


    vegetables, including ck fungus, mushrooms, beef, and fried prawns. These were all Alicia''s usual favorites.


    However, Alicia''s mouth puckered instead of eating.


    Her emotions were clearly written on her face and Frederick could probably guess that she was ufortable with the change in her work


    environment. After pinching her face, he took a steamed bun and slipped it into her hand.


    "Do you know how I got my first stash of money?"


    Raising her head, Alicia gave him a surprised look. Why was he suddenly telling her this? She wasn''t interested in knowing!


    As far as Alicia was concerned,


    Frederick had been born with a silver


    spoon in his mouth. It wasn''t


    surprising thst he was making


    money when everyone else was =


    losing maney. He had different


    con neglions, rtionships and


    backgrounds. Not only did hechave a


    wide range of resources and


    information, he probably had a lot of


    people who were willing to invest in


    him too. This was all because he


    was the son of the Clements family!


    The scariest thing about investing


    was the dead loss. However, this


    never happened with Frederick.


    ~


    After picking up the cutlery and giving Alicia some tomatoes, Frederick began to tell his story.


    "I majored in Business Trading


    Management in college, which included finance and stocks. The truth is that hobbies can sometimes be draining and even irritating. I needed to calm


    down and rx! Therefore, for a while, I enjoyed surfing the Inte and ying games. Even after work, this stress-relieving habitsted for quite a


    long time."


    Frederick studied Business Trading Management in the hopes of one day starting his ownpany and surpassing the Clements family. He desired


    to develop a skill he could turn to so that he could make a living at any time.


    "At the beginning of starting up a


    business, I was confused and


    annoyed. I often had to go out and


    un around, and it was impossible to


    carry myptop with me at all times.


    When I got.annoyed, I went back tg ?


    myputer at home. Hence, Lo


    worked with a few friends whowere


    techrivlogically inclined to develop a


    nobile application. At that time,


    what we developed was just a


    plug-in program. You could use your


    phone as aputer as long as the


    phone came out with this program.


    We developed and tested that


    program for a few months. Each of


    us was excited because we


    managed to turn the idea into a


    reality!"


    _-


    3


    Frederick still remembered those days with great fondness.


    "Of course, apart from using it


    ourselves, we also wanted to use it


    to make a profit. At that time, we


    were still studepts. I stood in front of


    a well- known-electricalpany for


    hree days Waiting for the Technical


    Supervisor, who wouldn''t even give


    me a eliance to present the product


    in thesend. Then, we wanted to take


    outa loan and invest ourselves. But,


    thé bank turned us downagain... I


    had to wander around for three


    months before I met someone who


    appreciated our product. The


    program was sold for a million


    dors and I got $200,000. It was


    my very first stash of cash. Despite


    having a tough couple of years, I


    went from bing a nobody into


    being a multimillionaire!" Content


    belongs to


    —r


    Alicia didn''t think he''d get shut off too!


    With his profile, it shouldn''t be hard to get hundreds of thousands or millions of dors. Just then, Alicia thought of his frosty rtionship with his


    family. He must have been reluctant to ept funding from his father!


    Biting into her bun, Alicia vaguely seemed to understand the meaning of his words. Frederick then gave her some skinless chicken.


    "The more you want to have, the more you have to risk. Integrating into a new environment means you''ll have more to deal with; it won''t be simple


    You might even face a bit of aggravation. But if you stick to it, you''ll discover a whole new world!"


    Frederick knew he could give her shelter and even let her live without hindrance.


    However, he didn''t want that, especially at this moment when he was hell-bent on keeping her in thepany for the long haul. If her special status


    were to be exposed right now, she would not be recognizedter for all of her hard work.


    The start was easy, but the journey ahead would be difficult.


    He''d rather have Alicia starting off a little harder and then enjoy the fruits of it all in the future!


    Subconsciously, he wanted her to have some adaptability to survive and resist stress as well. He also intended to help her improve her skills in this


    field. After all, there was a long road ahead and he couldn''t guarantee that Soaver International would always be prosperous.


    If he fell, how would a woman who constantly depended on him survive?