Chapter 388
Bogus Billionaire
After getting ready, Caroline walked out of the bathroom to see Kirk still asleep. Sighing in relief, she went downstairs, started her car, and drove to work Oblivious to her, Kirk was standing by the window and behind the blinds on the second floor when she entered the garage. He silently watched her leave.
Exhausted, he massaged his temples and went back to sit on the edge of the bed.
Helplessness washed over him, and it weighed on his heart and mind. He wanted to do something to change this but found that he couldnât do anything at all.
In the end, he picked up his phone and called Charles.
âSir,â Charles chirped.
He knew fairly well that Kirk had been in a foul mood for the past few days, so he had been preparing himself to receive his next orders. Hence, he had been able to wake up right away when he heard his phone ring.
âDid you manage to find out anything?â Kirkâs voice was dangerously low, to the point that Charles forcefully stopped himself from yawning.
âThere were no CCTVs in the hotel in Macovo, so I could only start by searching through the guest list. I havenât found anything suspicious.â
âHow many days has it been?â Kirkâs voice was laced with sarcasm now.
Charles straightened his back and fell silent.
âIâll give you three more days. If you canât discover anything, consider yourself fired!â
âThree-â Charles didnât even manage to finish his sentence when the call ended.
He could only grip his phone and smile wryly at what was to come as the employees around him turned to stare at him in dismay with their sunken eyes.
There was nothing Charles could do except give out orders. âHe asked us to give him an answer in three days. Otherwise, weâll all be fired.â
Groans and howls of despair ensued following his sentence.
The leader of the group took out a cigarette and raised a hand in the air for silence He then rushed over to Charles âCharles, how are we supposed to find out about anything in just three days?â he said, exasperated âMore than 300 people came to stay at the hotel. Weâd need at least half a month to look into each of their backgrounds. We wonât even have time to sleep if thatâs even possible.â
âI know itâs been hard on you people, but this is what he wants,â Charles told him The leader frowned and stared at him briefly before saying, âCharles, save us, please. Iâve heard that you once made him laugh with just a single sentence when he was mad. Iâm sure you have a way!*
Dumbfounded, Charles thought to himself that it wasnât he who performed that feat, but Caroline herself!
The leader continued, âCharles, you canât just leave us be!â
Charlesâ head pounded in his skull. He knew very well that it was highly impossible for them to obtain the results that Kirk wanted in just three daysâ time. So he said, âIâll try.â
Immediately, leader beamed at him. âI have full faith in you, Charles. Youâve saved us!â
Charles said to himself that this man couldnât be more mistaken. If they needed a savior, they had to pray to God for Caroline to be on their side.
He frowned when he thought of her. What had Kirk done to piss her off so badly?
At the same time, Caroline was surrounded by the higherâups, who started bombarding her with questions the moment she entered the office.
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âMs. Evans, is it true that Evanson Corp signed a contract with Daphne?â
âDoes this mean that we canât compete with them in terms of design and publicity now?â
âShould we stop production? We could stop our orders to minimize the loss.â
Caroline rested a hand against her forehead. She was lethargic enough since she couldnât sleep well last night.
Now, these peopleâs voices sounded like flies buzzing all around her, and this only served to irk her further.
After taking a few deep breaths to compose herself, she said, âDo you even know what youâre talking about? If we went to battle like this, weâd be dead before we knew it,â she told them.
The best thing we can do is settle our tasks Sales department, have you discussed things with the stores?â
It was her turn to question them. âPR, have you figured out how to increase publicity? Design department, have you come out with the drafts?â
As she spoke, she glanced around at those around her. Her eyes were stern, and her face was grim.
The others finally shut up.