But to her disappointnt, from the mont Adam Jones opened the door until now, he had not glanced at her once. After a brief displeasure, his gaze turned to Elly Campbell and instantly softened.
Jasmine Churchill was stunned for a mont, a sudden unease flashing through her heart.
"How did you get here?"
Adam Jones reached out to bring Elly Campbell in, yet he did not seem in a hurry to close the door.
Clearly, he had heard the conversation at the door and ca out personally to stand up for his wife.
When it cos to standing up for his wife, Island Master Jones always showed his stance with concrete actions, and his thod of dealing harshly with the offenders was nothing short of down-to-earth.
"CEO Gresia ca to discuss the mountain area infrastructure project, and I ca along to listen in," Elly said.
Elly Campbell couldn’t be bothered to ntion what just happened; to her, Jasmine Churchill was like a jumping clown, not worth her attention.
But just because she didn’t care, it didn’t an that CEO Gresia, who had been unfairly maligned, would let it slide.
This young lady was quick to judge and label others based on their actions, on what grounds? Wishful thinking on her part.
CEO Gresia, with her capabilities well-known in the business world, had a truly difficult temperant. She was not one to shy away from any disputes nor was she frightened by high-profile figures like Adam Jones, as she imdiately countered:
"President Jones certainly has an extraordinary way of managing his subordinates. Our CEO Campbell personally ca to discuss business, only to be stopped by your secretary."
Jasmine Churchill, having been called out by CEO Gresia, felt a bit scared, knowing full well how her cousin would stand up for Elly Campbell.
But despite her fear, she believed she had been doing her job and had the moral high ground.
Seeing the CEO ntion her, Jasmine once again looked towards Adam Jones. The redness around her eyes had not faded, and when Adam looked at her, she faced him directly, "Cous... Cousin."
"Do you not know where you are?"
Adam Jones interrupted her in a cold tone, and Jasmine Churchill imdiately corrected herself, "Adam... President Jones."
Though she was sad that Adam Jones wouldn’t allow her to use their familial relationship to call him "cousin" here, it also proved that this was a corporate policy personally set by the Jones CEO, disallowing such ties at the company.
Therefore, acting by the book to stop the CEO’s wife from seeing the CEO was not a mistake on her part.
Feeling justified, Jasmine Churchill began to explain:
"Adam... President Jones, I didn’t know CEO Campbell was here to discuss business affairs, so... that’s why I stopped her..."
"Even if she ca to discuss love with , is it your place to stop her?"
Adam Jones swept a cold glance her way, that fierce confrontational deanor vastly differed from the purity of a snow lotus on a high mountain.
Jasmine Churchill: "???"
Wasn’t it all about being professional at work, not allowing personal relationships during office hours?
She couldn’t call him "cousin," but it’s okay for his wife to discuss love during office hours?
Jasmine Churchill felt sowhat unconvinced yet her expression beca even more compliant, her eyes reddening further with grievance.
"I... I was just following the company’s policies."
CEO Gresia, who was watching this young girl still trying to equate herself with CEO Campbell, couldn’t help but scoff.
"President Jones’s company policies seem to have a rather wide scope."
Adam Jones, unusually, did not feature a hostile expression in response to an outsider’s sarcasm but instead explained with a smile:
"CEO Gresia, you misunderstand. The company policy only applies to outsiders. My wife is certainly not an outsider."
After making this point, he wrapped his arm around Elly Campbell’s waist and made way for CEO Gresia, "Please co in."
Elly Campbell was sowhat surprised that her own Island Master would show CEO Gresia such a pleasant deanor.
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