104 Chapter 104
"Go to the office now. I want to check on sothing," Vincent said.
"Sir, if I rember correctly, you don't have any more etings in the office, right?"
"I'm wondering if my little brother is still in my office. So we can have a talk about sothing. Stop asking questions and go," Vincent ordered again.
Thus, the chauffeur drove the car out of the main gate of Gray Mansion, and they headed to Vincent's main office. Vincent didn't call Vernon to notify him, he just wanted to make sure about sothing, and he would feel guilty if he called Vernon.
Because… for so reason, Vincent also wondered if Vernon ever had an idea of ruining them all.
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Vernon arrived right after he got permission from his big brother. He swaggered to the executive elevator and was assisted by the receptionist as Mr. Vincent Gray had already told her to always give access to Vernon Phoenix Gray to his office.
Vernon was carrying his briefcase containing the docunts that needed to be signed by his big brother. Once the elevator door opened, Vernon saw nobody but a woman in her late 50s sitting at the secretary's desk. She wore a blue blazer and seed to be busy working on a docunt and didn't notice Vernon's arrival.
The receptionist wanted to notify the old secretary, but Vernon stopped her, "No need to do that, I'll do it myself. You've assisted enough."
Vernon smiled at the receptionist, and the latter blushed instantly. Her heartbeat accelerated just looking at the handso young CEO. His devilish smile grasped her heart, making her feel a little lightheaded.
"Y—Yes, Mr. Phoenix Gray, you can a—always call if you—"
Vernon stepped out of the elevator before the receptionist could finish her sentence, and she went down disappointedly.
Vernon walked to the secretary's desk confidently and tapped the desk gently to notify the old woman.
Maria, the senior secretary of the Gray office, looked up, and her eyes widened instantly. Her mouth gasped, but no words ca out of her open mouth.
"Good afternoon, senior secretary," Vernon smiled again. "I'm here to get the signature from my big brother. I think he should've inford you about it."
Maria was still stunned for a while as she observed the man in front of her.
Of course, she knew who he was. Even without giving his na, the na of Vernon Phoenix Gray had been the talk of around social dia and gossip from her colleagues.
Maria was stunned because this would be the first ti for her to see Vernon up close after ten years. The last ti she t him was during his 15th birthday party before he left to live in Europe for ten years.
'He's now grown up to be so big… and scary,' Maria thought. 'Reminds of Mr. Vaughn Gray in his pri days.'
Maria had followed the late Mr. Vaughn Gray since she graduated high school around 19. Mr. Vaughn Gray was still in his pri days of the late twenties and hadn't married his wife, Mrs. Dorothea Gray.
Maria vividly rembered how similar he was to Vernon, from how they talked, the smirk, and even their eyes.
'Well, Vernon is bigger, has sharper facial features, and is much more intimidating than Mr. Vaughn Gray ever been. But the similarity was there. I wonder if he is just as scheming and hot-blooded as the young Mr. Vaughn Gray,' Maria thought. As Mr. Vaughn Gray grew older and older, he beca more like Vincent. His expression was unreadable. He liked having lots of affairs, was conceited, and basically was a shell of his forr self. 'I doubt he rembers , though. I'm just a random employee of his father, after all.'
"Hey, hello, Mrs. Secretary?" Vernon tried to snap the woman out of her daze because she kept staring at him with that empty gaze and mouth wide-open.
Maria snapped out of her daze and got up to greet her, "Yes, Mr. Phoenix Gray, I have been inford by Mr. Vincent Gray about your arrival, and I've prepared the stamp for it. Please follow ."
Vernon followed the old but professional secretary to enter Vincent's CEO's office. His big brother said she had worked for the family for the past thirty years, which also explained how she recognized him instantly.
'But what's with that gasp? Why is she acting as if she had seen a ghost? Did she know sothing?' Vernon pondered.
His gaze darkened full of hostility as he sensed this woman wasn't soone he could fool easily.
However, he resud his smile and kind gesture once the old secretary took sothing from the drawer and turned towards Vernon.
"Mr. Phoenix Gray, may I read the docunt first?" Maria asked.
"You want to read it? I thought my big brother only told you to replicate his signature and stamp it with the official stamp. I don't think reading the content of the contract between my brother, and I is your duty as a secretary," Vernon said.
Maria shook her head firmly," I'm sorry, Mr. Phoenix Gray, but your big brother always told to check on docunts that need to be signed and stamped officially. This is a procedure that I've kept since Mr. Vaughn Gray's era."
"But my Dad has passed away now. You don't need to be too strict about it," Vernon continued to argue.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Phoenix Gray. I cannot sign it nor give you the stamp if you don't allow to read it first," Maria said firmly, giving no space for compromise.
Vernon clenched his jaw. Whether intentional or not, Vernon realized this old woman was dangerous to his plan. But in the end, he gave in, knowing that he shouldn't trigger any suspicion, no matter how small it was.
Vernon sighed and took out a file inside his briefcase, "It's just a few docunts regarding my current project with my big brother. No need to be so guarded."
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