166: Chapter 166 Conspiracy 166: Chapter 166 Conspiracy Sarah held a large box in her arms that weighed about eighty-eight pounds.
While it wasn’t very heavy for an adult man, for a girl like Sarah, it was indeed burdenso.
Normally, there were laborers to help with the heavy lifting, but knowing how tight the schedule was at the company, especially in the logistics departnt, she needed to have all the equipnt ready before a large number of employees ca in.
So, she decided to carry what she could to save a little ti.
The laborers, all strong, burly n, couldn’t help but admire the beautiful girl working just as hard as they were, which made them too embarrassed to slack off.
“Ouch!” The box was so big that Sarah couldn’t see her feet and didn’t notice what she tripped over, causing her body to suddenly lurch forward.
Yet, she tenaciously held on to the box, attempting to turn her body to prevent it from crashing onto the floor.
After all, it contained important electronic equipnt, and breaking it would an losing a substantial amount of money.
Sarah’s body was already tilted backward at a thirty-degree angle to the ground when suddenly an arm caught her around the waist and pulled her upright.
“Oh!
Big Brother Brown!” Sarah cried out in surprise.
Jas Brown frowned and said, “This box is so heavy; why are you moving it yourself when we’ve hired many people?”
Embarrassed, Sarah replied, “I was just trying to save so ti.”
Her reply made Jas feel a bit guilty.
Seeing Sarah work so hard while he— a grown man—was slacking off, he promptly took the box from her and said, “Alright, my departnt is free today; I might as well help you.
You just focus on directing.”
Sarah nodded her head and said, “I really appreciate it, Big Brother Brown.”
“What are you thanking for?
We are friends after all.
I can’t just watch you struggle.
Okay, no more chitchat, just tell where to move this.”
“Alright, all these first go to the marketing departnt.”
After several trips with Jas’ help, all the goods were finally moved.
Sarah continued working, but at Jas’ insistence, she only handled lighter items.
Once finished with the batch, she imdiately ran to see Sunny Nguyen with Jas to get approval for purchasing more items.
Although Sunny acknowledged Jas upon his entrance, she quickly reviewed and signed the form Sarah handed to her and said, “Go get a signature from Mr.
Lopez first, and I’ll write you a check.”
Sarah hurriedly went on her way while Jas sat down across from Sunny.
“President Smith, are you supervising my work?” Sunny joked as she looked up at Jas.
“How would I dare?
I’m just the HR manager, and you know how people say HR doesn’t really work.
Ironically, I ended up in this departnt.”
“Is it because you were looking for so peace and quiet?” Sunny teased, causing Jas to laugh.
Even though Jas taking over as president had initially shocked Sunny, she felt quite relaxed around him.
Lighting up a cigarette, Jas said, “You’ve been very busy lately.
You should relax occasionally.”
Sunny winked at Jas and flirtatiously suggested, “Why don’t you give a massage tonight?”
Previously, Jas would have readily agreed.
But just last night, he had made his relationship with Emma Campbell official.
He felt it wouldn’t be right to behave the sa way with Sunny anymore.
After taking a drag of his cigarette, he replied, “My massage skills are quite poor.”
Sunny looked surprised at his response, stared at him intently for a mont, and then suspiciously asked, “Is it that you don’t dare anymore?”
They say won’s intuition is sharp, and Jas couldn’t deny it as he chuckled softly and confessed, “I’ve got a girlfriend now.
I feel I should be responsible to her and can’t ss around anymore.”
“Well, good for you, deciding to settle down,” Sunny exclaid enthusiastically.
“I’d like the chance to et her, see what kind of person can ta you.”
“Heh, she’s not as impressive as you, but she is very gentle, an ideal person to settle down with.”
“Now you’ve made even more curious.
Bring her by soti, let both Gina and I et her.”
“Give it so ti.
She’s very unassuming.
Seeing all the big bosses around might scare her.”
“Tsk,” Sunny scoffed, dissatisfied.
“Still pampering her, huh?”
Just then, Sarah rushed back in hurriedly, causing Jas and Sunny to drop the subject.
Sunny quickly wrote a check for Sarah, who then left with Jas.
Sitting alone, pen in hand, Sunny felt an unexpected irritation stirring within her.
She knew it was because of Jas.
She had never thought about marrying him for life, but he was undeniably a man who touched her heart.
During her most painful tis, it was Jas who helped her move past her failed marriage.
Now, knowing he no longer wanted to continue their past involvent, she felt truly disheartened.
The knock on the door interrupted her thoughts.
“Co in,” she called.
Gina Lopez entered, closed the door behind her, and sat opposite Sunny, saying, “Sister Sunny, did you know that Jas has got himself a girlfriend?”
Surprised by Gina’s discussion topic amidst a busy schedule, Sunny quickly responded, “He just told .”
“That must an it’s true.
I’m curious, what kind of guy has he found that he’s not with you anymore?” Gina’s face showed undeniable vexation.
Sunny Nguyen gently tapped the table and laughed, “Look Gina, whether he finds a girlfriend or not is none of my business, and why are you getting mad?”
Gina Lopez imdiately retorted, “It just irks .
I an, look at you!
You’ve got looks, talent—even though you’re divorced, you’re still the dream of countless n.
And he doesn’t cherish that.”
Sunny’s smile widened, “Gina, stop projecting onto , it’s clearly you who’s feeling uncomfortable.”
Gina tried to argue but ended up sighing despondently, “Okay, I admit it.
But I just got used to him pretending to be my boyfriend for a while; it’s not that I have feelings for him.
I’ve always supported you two getting together.”
Sunny gave a aningful smile, “Feelings often start from getting used to soone.
Those intense romances are the ones that don’t last.”
Gina glared at Sunny reproachfully, “Sister Sunny, I’ve told you many tis, I really don’t have feelings for him.
His lifestyle is totally different from mine; his laziness just annoys .”
“Alright, alright, I’ll drop it.
So, what did you really want to talk about?”
“This…
I really want to see what his girlfriend looks like.
Don’t you?”
“I do want to see.
I just pushed him to bring her over so I could have a look, but he said his girlfriend is shy and wouldn’t co.”
“That jerk, fooling so poor girl, we really need to check her out.”
Sunny squinted her eyes, “Then how about this?
Let’s have a dinner party tomorrow night.
We can have the staff bring their families.
It could boost morale, and we could also see this guy’s girlfriend.”
“And if he refuses to bring her?”
“If he doesn’t bring her…
then you pretend to be his girlfriend and see what he says.”
“Or better yet, if he doesn’t bring her, let’s make him marry you.”
“Let’s agree on that then.”
“Alright, that’s settled.”
…………….
Jas Brown was driving when he suddenly sneezed twice.
Sarah Utah imdiately expressed her concern, “Big Brother Brown, are you feeling okay?
Hope you haven’t caught a cold.”
Jas rubbed his nose, “No, I’m fine.”
Sarah chuckled, “Then soone must be missing you.”
Jas laughed, “Missing ?
I think it’s more like soone is badmouthing , scheming against .
Every ti soone sches against , I start sneezing.”
Jas was only joking with Sarah, but this ti he had ironically hit the nail on the head, as Gina Lopez, the general manager, and Sunny Nguyen, the senior manager, were indeed scheming against him at that mont.
Sarah blinked, “Big Brother Brown, I’ve always been curious, how did you and Mr.
Lopez end up together?”
Jas shrugged, “Actually, you got it wrong; there was nothing between us.”
“Big Brother Brown, why deny it?
I saw it with my own eyes.
Yesterday, she was with you in the office, and the looks Mr.
Lopez was giving made think she suspected sothing between us; I was terrified.”
“I’m not denying anything.
My girlfriend, she’s actually that college student.
The thing with Mr.
Lopez is for so reasons.”
“No way!
Turning down soone like Mr.
Lopez for a college student?” Sarah widened her eyes in disbelief; to her, Gina Lopez was a flawless woman, unbeatable by anyone else.
“Heh, it’s not a matter of wanting or not.
We never started anything in the first place.
What you saw that day was just Mr.
Lopez’s sister.”
“No way, my eyes aren’t failing ; how could I have seen it wrong?”
“Mr.
Lopez is a twin.
His sister looks just like him.
The one you saw in the office yesterday was his sister.
How else could Mr.
Lopez have looked at you that way?”
“How is that possible?
Even if they’re twins, they can’t look that alike.”
“If you saw them both together, you’d know.
I can’t even tell them apart.”
“Big Brother Brown, are you fooling ?” Sarah stared at Jas.
Jas gave a small smile, “Of course, I’m not fooling you.
If it were true, I’d admit it.
Do I seem like soone who’s afraid to admit things?”
Suddenly, Sarah fell silent, her gaze towards Jas shifting, making him regret a bit as if admitting Gina Lopez wasn’t his girlfriend was a mistake.
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