Chapter 71 Give Her A Raise


    The following Monday, J showed up at the office with dark circles under her eyes.


    "Did you spend the weekend in prison? You look terrible," Gerdamented as she pulled out her


    chair and sat down, munching on a hot dog.


    "The cooperation project I''m handling is moving so fast. I needed to work overtime for two


    consecutive days," J drawled and yawned. She was so tired that she felt she would doze off the


    next second.


    "Were you able to finish?"


    Leaning on her table, J nodded weakly. "It was finished this morning!"


    As the two chatted idly, Tiffany''s voice rang out from behind them. "Lind, please see me in my


    office."


    In a daze, J raised her head. Gerda shot her a sympathetic look then stuck out her tongue like


    a little child. "Sounds like you''ll need to revise your drawings. Good luck!"


    Barely holding herself together, J trudged into Tiffany''s office.


    "You look exhausted. I never thought anyone else here would work harder than me." Tiffany sipped


    at her coffee pensively, looking J up and down almost sympathetically. Then, she spread out


    the design drawings on her desk and said, "The Color Company has sent these to the factory


    already. There''s no need for you to make any modifications. They''re very satisfied with your work.


    That''s all I wanted to say. You can go back now and take things easy."


    J looked at Tiffany warily and asked slowly, "Is there anything else you wanted to say, Ms.


    Fisher?"


    She found it hard to believe that Tiffany just called her in to praise her.


    "No. Go back to your desk and take a nap, will you? I''ll pretend that I don''t see you cking off."


    The corners of Tiffany''s red lips lifted, revealing a warm smile.


    Then, having dismissed J, she fixed her eyes on the design drawings before her.


    After lunch, a notification popped up on J''sputer.


    It was Brandon. "I heard that you did a good job." J read and reread his message, feeling


    ttered. There were thousands of employees in the Larson Group, and she was just a newbie.


    How could the news about her work have reached Brandon''s ears so soon?


    J cautiously replied, "I was just doing my job, Mr. Larson. I''ll do my best to keep contributing to


    thepany."


    Actually, new designers weren''t usually get well -paid. Only J herself knew that if she didn''t


    enjoy this job, she would''ve long quit.


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    To her surprise, Brandon then said, "We monitor every employee''s output. Given your progress, I''m


    going to give you a raise." "Really?" Thrilled beyond belief, J lost control of herself and nearly


    shrieked with excitement.


    She had just joined the Larson Group. A raise was the least of her expectations, but it was very


    much wee, as it would help her pay for Hannah''s medical fees.


    Sitting in his brightly-lit office, the man watched the surveince video from hisputer screen,


    staring at the woman who was snickering at her desk. He couldn''t help but chuckle.


    "Have you been working overtime in the past two days?" he asked.


    J looked around the office secretly, wondering if the CEO was watching her.


    But then she soon realized that the CEO probably had ess to the attendance of all the


    employees.


    However, it was still surprising that he would pay special attention to her, an insignificant employee,


    let alone a newbie.


    J shrugged off any feeling of uneasiness and cheered up at the thought of her raise.


    She answered, "Yes. I had to work overtime because I needed to finish my design for our client as


    soon as possible."


    After she sent this message, confusion began to creep on her.


    There were thousands of employees in the Larson Group. Why did the CEO personally tell a


    neer that her sry was to be raised? Wasn''t that the HR''s job?


    In that moment, Brandon seemed to read her mind.


    "It''s not yet time for annual evaluation for raises and promotions. Your raise is my special reward for


    you, which is why I''m the one who''s telling you about it."


    J heaved a sigh of relief and replied, "Thank you, Mr. Larson. I will work harder in the future!"


    Then she sent a smiling emoji of good will.


    This was her first job. She was so lucky!


    And the Larson Group was a hugepany, too. Perhaps the boss was willing to shell out a tiny


    sum in an effort to retain the talented employees. Without thinking too much, J proceeded to


    focus on her work.


    When it was time to get off work, J was about to turn herptop off when Brandon sent her


    another message.


    "Don''t work overtime today. You have to get proper rest."


    J''s body went stiff.


    After what had happened with Garrett, she didn''t dare to even consider the idea that Brandon was


    interested in her. After all, a mysterious big shot like Brandon was different from the yboy,


    Garrett. It was impossible for him to take a fancy to her.


    So she decided that perhaps he was just a really considerate boss...