"Molly."
This ti, Hunter didn’t address her with the formal title "President Molly" like Jai from LY did. He just used her first na, suggesting they were more than just professional acquaintances.
Molly turned around, and upon seeing Hunter, her face lit up with a radiant smile. She walked towards Hunter cheerfully, and when she saw him extend his hand, she willingly shook it, whispering, "Hunter."
"Hmm," Hunter’s gaze softened a bit. "I hope I’m not late?"
"Nope, you’re early," Molly guided him forward. "There’s so red wine up front that you might like. I’ll pour you a glass."
Jai, on the side, was a bit puzzled. Was it just him, or did Hunter throw him a slightly hostile look earlier? Was it all in his head? For so reason, this hostility felt oddly familiar, like the way Roo used to look at him.
Nobody expected Molly to invite not only Jai, the CEO of LY, but also Hunter. Everyone was taken aback.
Molly handed a glass of wine to Hunter. "Hunter, this one’s for you."
"Girls shouldn’t drink so much."
"Hunter, you’ve helped so much. I insist on toasting to you."
Just as Hunter was about to suggest she only needed to take a little sip, Molly had already downed the entire glass. She even smiled at him afterwards, her smile innocent and pure. She was already quite adorable, and now in her evening dress, she looked even more charming and sweet.
"Such a considerate guy, this Hunter," one of the chairn walked over to them with a big smile on his face. "You hardly ever show up to other corporations’ functions, but for President Molly, you made an exception."
"Exactly," another chairman joined in. "You didn’t even attend the 70th birthday banquet of the CEO of the Stellar Group."
Upon hearing this, Molly imdiately turned to Hunter in disbelief.
"Molly is different from others," Hunter’s response left the two chairn stunned, then they burst into laughter.
"Since Hunter thinks so highly of our President Molly, we hope you’ll give her a hand as she takes on her new role."
"Yeah, President Molly doesn’t have a lot of experience. If you could cooperate more with our group..."
Upon hearing this, Molly imdiately cut them off, "Let’s not talk about work today. Hunter, let’s go over there."
These two chairn were really annoying.
"Hey, I heard that Hunter is here at the Cooper Group today for so sort of partnership discussion. Any idea what that’s about, or how it’s going?"
"Yeah, I’m curious about what the first partnership President Molly will bring to us after taking office will be."
"You guys ask too much," Hunter avoided a direct answer, and instead said casually, "As for the specifics of the partnership, I’ll discuss it with Molly in detail when the ti cos."
"And you guys don’t need to worry too much about it," Molly added.
A couple of board mbers were pissed off and found a reason to bail.
"Hunter, I owe you one," Molly was taken aback by Hunter’s special care for her, even helping her deal with the hassle.
"You’re new to the company, and there’s a lot of stuff and people you need to get used to," Hunter barely finished his sentence when his phone started buzzing. "Excuse for a sec."
"Go ahead, Hunter," seeing him take the call and head off elsewhere, presumably for work-related stuff, Molly didn’t interrupt.
She accidentally spotted LY’s CEO, Jai, sward by a bunch of people, so she decided to step in.
"Guys, lay off Mr. Jai for today, let’s not talk shop," Molly fended off so overzealous chairpersons and shareholders who were eager to brown-nose, shielding Jai behind her. "If there’s anything about cooperation, Mr. Jai will talk to . You guys don’t need to bother."
"Molly, I have sothing else to discuss with Mr. Jai."
"You guys can schedule another ti, Mr. Jai is here for today. At my celebration, I don’t want to hear anything related to work."
Soone said, "I just proposed a suggestion to Mr. Jai, but he hasn’t responded yet."
"If he hasn’t responded today, please give Mr. Jai so personal space."
After shooing these people away, Molly apologized to Jai, "I’m sorry, my people didn’t get the mo and are always looking for a free ride. Mr. Jai, don’t worry about it, just say no if you want to. I’ll school them to behave better."
"I understand your predicant, President Molly. It’s okay, thanks for bailing out."
Jai was not only a CEO, but also a PR whiz, handling the situation earlier with ease, but being shielded by a young girl made him feel sowhat different.
"Sorry for this, Mr. Jai," Molly apologized with a smile. "As you can see, I’m new on the job, inexperienced, and unseasoned, so many people don’t respect ."
"Take it slow," Jai encouraged Molly standing in front of him. "When I first managed LY, I also started from scratch. I’ve seen your competition. You’re very talented, creative, and hardworking. I believe you can make it in the design industry."
"Thank you, Mr. Jai," Molly was touched.
"I’m not just making small talk. I really think you can do it," Jai patted her shoulder encouragingly. "Keep going, you’ll do great."
Hunter was dealing with work stuff in the distance, and he saw the two of them laughing and talking. Jai even patted Molly’s shoulder.
"Boss, are you listening? Boss?" Julian, on the other end of the phone, thought there was a bad connection, since given his boss’ attitude towards work, he wouldn’t be distracted.
"Mm-hmm, continue."
"Boss, are you feeling down?" Julian seed to sense a hint of unhappiness in Hunter’s tone, but he couldn’t possibly be unable to control his emotions, could he?
Was he overthinking? But why did he feel that the boss’ behavior today was a bit off?
An assistant ran over and said sothing to Molly. Molly nodded, then said to Jai, "The ceremony is starting."
First up, President Jay, who disliked Molly the most, went on stage. He hypocritically welcod Molly on behalf of the entire board, then subtly issued so warnings, implying that the entire company’s staff was watching her performance, hoping she would do well and not disappoint everyone.
"Don’t mind him," Jai stood next to Molly, their silhouettes looking particularly harmonious.
"I don’t give a hoot about him," Molly had long been fed up with this director. Today in the eting room, he embarrassed her in front of everyone. He obviously disliked her, but now he was saying these welcoming words. He was such a hypocrite.
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