Chapter 627


    CHAPTER 627 COMBINATION


    On the other hand, Elspeth did not expect the virus to be so widespread. Herpany''s business got


    affected, and the whole market seemed down. Monday came, and everyone in the meeting room


    looked absolutely miserable.


    "You know what happened. Any suggestions?"


    The girl across from Elspeth shook her head. "No. Many things are off-limits as the pace of the


    epidemic increases."


    After that, everyone else chipped in.


    "Yeah, I tried my best toe up with something, but no."


    "It won''t hurt thepany, will it?"


    "Bah, at most, we''ll be forced to stop a lot of stuff."


    "Then, how will we make money? Are we going to be fired?"


    "Will thepany fall at this rate?"


    "What are you talking about? Thepany won''t fall."


    …


    Suddenly, Elspeth cleared her throat and said, "I have a suggestion."


    "What''s that?"


    "We''ve been preparing for a livestream tform sincest year, and it''s showing some sess. The


    lockdown forced everyone to stay home, and I think we should use this chance to expand our online


    ventures."


    Everyone''s eyes shone at that brilliant suggestion.


    "That''s a good idea. The Inte business is super profitable, and we should sink our teeth into it."


    "I see. We should focus on the Inte stuff for now."


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    "I disagree," someone said. It was from the corner of the table.


    After hearing that, Elspeth turned her attention to that corner and realized the voice of dissent came


    from a girl she didn''t recognize. The girl didn''t talk loudly, but she was firm.


    Since the girl wasn''t objecting for objection''s sake, Elspeth asked, "Why? Can you tell us your


    opinion?"


    "Focusing on the Inte business is fine, but we should also consider how brick-and-mortar stores


    should be run from now on." The girl spoke softly the moment Elspeth looked at her. She sounded a


    little unsure, as no one supported her.


    Elspeth nodded in response. "Continue."


    With Elspeth''s blessing, the girl said louder, "I don''t think we should focus all our efforts on the. If


    something happens, we will stand to lose a lot. We should spend a part of our efforts on our brick-and-


    mortar store. It''s the root of our MO."


    Elspeth nodded in agreement. "Well said. What''s your name?"


    "Minerva Henning."


    Elspeth''s eyes glinted when she heard. "Henning?"


    "Yeah. With two Ns."


    "I see."


    The girl blushed and took some time to calm down.


    After the meeting, Elspeth redistributed thepany''s resources ording to Minerva''s suggestion,


    and she promoted her to the manager for their offline business.


    Things were getting really bad, and the city was under lockdown after a month. In the meantime, Frank


    was also locked in the city, and he bought a house beside Raque''s just to get closer to her. He used


    the excuse of "being her neighbor by ident," of course.


    When he first moved in, she couldn''t get used to him, and she kept hiding from him like he was a


    monster. As time passed, she realized that even though he could be shameless, he never did anything


    that she would see as harassment, so she just ignored him.


    Until he showed up at her house, she almost had a heart attack when she woke up only to see him in


    her house. "Why are you here?" Raque pointed at him with a trembling finger.


    "I didn''t mean it. Your door wasn''t locked." Frank shrugged.


    "That''s no reason toe into my ce."


    She knew he had been trying to get close to her, so she''d been alert for quite a bit. Instead of changing


    clothes, she came down in her pajamas and ran into him.


    "Pink pajamas with a bunny motif. Nice." He thought she was more on the aloof side, so this gap


    between her cold and cute side made her more interesting.


    "What''s that got to do with you?" She blushed, but she couldn''t just fly into a rage. Hence, she stepped


    back and put some distance between them. "So, what brings you here?"


    "Oh, the clothes you hung outside flew into my yard, so I came to give it back to you." Frank held up


    the clothing item and wagged it stiffly.


    Raque took a closer look. Hey, that''s my… "You''re a pervert."


    "I am not. It dropped into my yard, so I came." Then, he tossed the clothing onto the couch like it was


    scorching hot. The clothing ball unraveled, revealing a white bra with a rose pattern. He looked at it and


    smiled. "Cute."


    At that moment, she wanted to scream. "Leave. Now."


    Frank was reluctant, of course. He felt his heart melting just seeing her bristle. "Aw, what''s the hurry? I


    gave you back your stuff. Shouldn''t you make some tea for me?"


    After hearing that, Raque shot him a re. "Talk about this again, and I''ll kick you out right now."


    In response, he said nothing but knew she was relenting, so he sat on the couch.


    After that, she walked slowly to the couch and picked up the bra to tuck it into the pocket of her


    pajamas. She then returned to her room and closed her door. After taking some time to calm down, she


    finally came out.


    Hearing that, Frank looked at her, smiling.


    His smile infuriated her, and Raque wanted to punch him. "You sat around and had your tea. Time to


    leave." She didn''t want to see him at all.