298: Chapter 306 Manager Johnson’s Might 298: Chapter 306 Manager Johnson’s Might Sarah Michelle was sent back to school, and Jas Brown returned to the company, where the employees were still diligently working, with few ntioning the outing planned for tonight.
Everyone was originally very excited about the trip, but Gina Lopez does have a way with managing the company, so the staff were still working seriously at this ti without slacking off.
At lunchti, everyone was eagerly discussing the trip, and in the cafeteria, there was no topic other than the trip.
At Jas Brown’s table sat four people: Gina Lopez, Sunny Nguyen, and Sarah Michelle.
All four were leaders, so it was normal for them to sit together, but Jas Brown was the only man at the table with the company’s universally acknowledged most beautiful won, inevitably attracting jealous glances from other n.
Gina Lopez took a sip of her soup and said to Sunny Nguyen, “Sister Sunny, aren’t you bringing soone along?”
Sunny Nguyen glanced at Jas Brown and replied, “I’m going alone, who else could I bring?
What about you?”
Gina Lopez also glanced at Jas Brown and said, “I’ll bring my sister along.
I need to bring this girl out at least once; otherwise, she might co to the office and cause trouble.”
As the conversation moved on, Gina Lopez said playfully to Jas Brown, “Aren’t you bringing your girlfriend?”
Sarah Michelle’s chopsticks paused, and she kept her head down without looking up.
Jas Brown knew Gina Lopez had intentionally ntioned this for Sarah Michelle to hear, and going through Gina’s words to voice his thoughts to Sarah Michelle wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
He smiled and said, “No, she’s busy this weekend.
Besides, everyone in the company already thinks Sarah is my girlfriend.
If I brought my actual girlfriend, wouldn’t that be like putting blinders on Sarah?”
Sarah Michelle looked up and forced a smile, saying, “Big Brother Brown, you don’t need to be concerned about this for , it’s really fine.”
Gina Lopez frowned and said firmly, “I don’t think you’re handling this right.
Sarah Michelle is such a good girl.
If you want to be with her, be with her.
If not, then don’t hold Sarah back.”
Before Jas Brown could respond, Sarah Michelle quickly said, “Mr.
Lopez, it’s not like that at all.
It’s not Big Brother Brown’s fault.
I know he’s doing this for my dignity, and besides, I’m not looking for a boyfriend right now.
It saves the trouble of being harassed by others.”
Gina Lopez glanced at Jas Brown and said, “Sarah, I’m trying to help you, and here you are taking his side.”
With a sweet smile, Sarah said, “Thank you, Mr.
Lopez, but I really don’t mind.”
Gina Lopez felt a bit irritated internally.
Sarah might not mind, but she did, although she couldn’t bluntly say it.
After all, she was a CEO and couldn’t show jealousy over a subordinate, so she could only glare at Jas Brown.
Jas Brown pretended not to see it.
With Sarah speaking like this, he didn’t feel the need to say more.
At three in the afternoon, while Jas Brown was in his office, there was a knock at the door.
After he casually said “Co in,” the door was pushed open, and soone outside shouted “Mr.
Lopez” before Gina Lopez walked in, dressed in sportswear.
Gina Lopez usually would call him upstairs and seldom ca down to his office, especially dressed in such sports attire.
This made Jas Brown imdiately guess that it was Grace Lopez, and he smiled, saying, “Grace, you’re early.”
It really was Grace Lopez who had co.
Pouting, she said, “How did you recognize ?”
With a smile, Jas Brown showed Grace to the couch to sit down and handed her a glass of water, saying, “It isn’t even off-work hours yet, and your sister wouldn’t dress in sports gear, would she?
How would other employees keep working then?”
“Bumr, you recognized right away,” Grace Lopez frowned unhappily.
“Ha ha, next ti I’ll play dumb and purposely not recognize you.”
“I don’t need that.
Next ti I’ll make sure you can’t recognize ,” Grace Lopez said playfully, winking and then cheerfully adding, “Brother-in-law, have you prepared everything?”
Jas Brown sat next to Grace Lopez and said, “The office has prepared everything, so we don’t need to worry about it.”
“But you should still bring so snacks, like treats.
You’ll go shopping with , right?”
“It’s not ti to get off work yet.”
“Who cares about off work or not?
In this company, who dares to boss you around?”
“How can there be none?
Your sister, of course.”
“Pff!
She wants to be your girlfriend, like she can control you.
Let’s ignore her and go buy so snacks right now.” Emily Lopez said, reaching for Jas Brown without further ado and dragging him out of the office forcefully.
There were still so people in the corridor.
When they saw Emily Lopez dragging Jas Brown, their eyes widened, and they quickly looked down.
An affair with the boss was definitely not sothing one should witness.
Seeing his colleagues’ reactions, Jas Brown knew what they were thinking.
He didn’t bother to explain, as everyone would find out who Emily Lopez was by the end of the day, and that would stop any wild guesses.
After purchasing several large bags of snacks with Emily Lopez, the two returned to the company where all the employees were waiting in the parking lot.
Several buses had already arrived in the yard and were ready to depart soon.
Everyone was grouped in threes and fives, waiting to board the buses.
So privately discussed what they had seen between Emily Lopez and Jas Brown earlier today.
“Guess who I saw Jas Brown, the manager, with today?” a 4th-floor employee whispered mysteriously to a few coworkers around him.
With Jas Brown being the hot topic in the company these past few days, everyone was intrigued.
Soone imdiately asked, “With whom?”
“He was with our Mr.
Lopez.”
“So what?
They are both leaders.
Isn’t it normal for them to walk together?”
“Normal?
Do you know, Mr.
Lopez was holding hands with Manager Johnson as they walked out together.”
“Really?
Did you see it wrong?”
“Right, isn’t Manager Johnson dating Manager Michael?”
“That’s why I’m confused.
Just a while ago, even the security guard at the door saw Manager Johnson and Mr.
Lopez together, hand in hand.”
While everyone had heard of this news before, none really believed it.
However, today, so started to have their doubts.
“Here they co, look!
Mr.
Lopez and Manager Johnson are walking over here together.”
Now everyone noticed Jas Brown and Emily Lopez.
It was normal for the two to walk together, as they often did, but Emily Lopez’s bright smile today and her lively chat with Jas Brown made them look quite different from usual.
Seeing is one thing, but now everyone tried to gaze at them as if nothing was out of the ordinary.
So even deliberately avoided looking at them, while others glanced at Sarah Utah with a mix of curiosity and confusion.
Sarah was great, but when compared to Gina Lopez the boss, she seed lacking.
So, people naturally thought Jas Brown had chosen Gina Lopez.
Unexpectedly, Sarah Utah now approached Jas Brown and the Gina Lopez they had in mind, laughing and talking with them as if nothing was amiss.
Jas Brown, too, appeared perfectly at ease.
Everyone held back without joining in, not knowing exactly what they were discussing, but the re sight was shocking enough.
Arch-rivals eting and not coming to blows were one thing, but such friendliness was quite another.
Sarah had only t Emily Lopez twice and naturally couldn’t tell Emily Lopez from Gina Lopez apart.
However, just before going downstairs, she’d seen Gina Lopez in her professional attire, and over lunch, Gina had ntioned that Emily would co.
So, when Sarah saw Emily, she instantly knew it was Emily Lopez.
While everyone was puzzled, Gina Lopez and Sunny Nguyen arrived fashionably late.
At that mont, everyone doubted their eyes—how could there be two Gina Lopezes?
Gina Lopez also saw Emily Lopez and Jas Brown but didn’t call out to them.
Instead, she clapped her hands to draw everyone’s attention and announced, “Dear colleagues, from this mont on, let’s enjoy ourselves to the fullest.
Leave all work matters aside.
Everyone, please board the buses, as we are about to depart.
Additionally, I would like to remind you, that is my twin sister Emily Lopez over there.
Please don’t get it wrong.”
Everyone answered in unison, finally understanding the situation.
Yet, they couldn’t help but wonder— even if that wasn’t the boss, Gina Lopez, the intimacy between Emily and Jas Brown suggested a not-so-shallow relationship, and Sarah Utah was still able to coexist with them.
What exactly was going on?
All employees boarded several buses, with Jas Brown getting on the first one.
Gina Lopez, Sunny Nguyen, Sarah Utah, and Emily Lopez, along with staff from the personnel, office, accounting, and logistics departnts—over forty people—also got on this bus.
Boarding the bus, Gina Lopez and Sunny Nguyen didn’t sit at the front but took seats in the middle.
As a boss, it’s not always good to keep a high profile.
Blending in with the employees is often best.
Jas Brown, Sarah Utah, and Mary Johnson sat in the front row, but as Jas Brown was hesitating over how to sit, Emily Lopez cheerfully pulled him next to her, saying, “Brother-in-law, let’s sit here.”
Jas Brown had no choice but to sit down, while Sarah Utah took a seat across the aisle from them.
“Ah, wait, that’s not right, Brother-in-law, you should switch with Sarah Utah.” Just as Jas Brown barely sat down, Emily Lopez pushed him again.
This was exactly what Jas Brown had hoped for.
He promptly switched places with Sarah, so now Sarah and Emily were sitting together, and he would no longer attract so much attention.
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