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Jessica’s eyes widened as she turned around.
“Natalie p>
Natalie was walking toward them, but the moment she noticed Jessica standing beside Jackson, she slowed down.. Shock flashed across her face.
What were the two of them doing together?
Her eyes immediately moved toward Jackson.
A worried feeling settled in her chest. She knew exactly what he had been doing since receiving his posting at Langstone. Jackson had been going around the company pretending to be the CEO, despite being nothing more than a newly appointed employee.
Natalie had warned him about it more than once.
Jackson had always brushed her warnings aside.
Now, seeing him standing beside Jessica made her suspicious that he had already caused another problem.
Jackson, however, felt his heart sink.
He swallowed nervously..If Natalie exposed him now, his entire act would collapse in front of Jessica.
Natalie walked closer and stopped in front of them.
“What are you doing here p>
Jessica immediately frowned. “Why do you care? It’s none of your business p>
Natalie’s eyebrows rose. “None of my business p>
She folded her arms. “I am the COO of this company. I have every right to ask you why you’re here p>
Jessica scoffed. “Actually, there’s no need to ask me p>
She glanced proudly at Jackson. “I’m here with the CEO p>
Natalie’s expression changed. She immediately understood what had happened. Jackson had apparently used the CEO position to deceive Jessica.
Before Natalie could say anything, Jackson quickly stepped in. “Yes, she’s with me, Natalie. Is there a problem p>
Natalie stared at him. She couldn’t believe he was still continuing with the lie. She let out a quiet scoff.
“You really p>
Before she could finish, two interns walked past them.
The moment they saw Jackson, they immediately stopped and bowed.
“Good morning, Mr. CEO p>
Jackson’s eyes widened slightly. Then a smug smile slowly appeared on his face. He turned toward Natalie with renewed confidence.
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“Well, as you can see, I’m with him. So you can just walk away p>
Jessica’s trust in Jackson grew even stronger. She had heard the interns call him CEO with her own ears. There was no way she could believe Natalie over what she had just witnessed.
Natalie stared at her in disbelief.
She decided there was no point delaying the truth.
“I p>
“You don’t need to apologize,” Jessica interrupted.
Natalie blinked. “What p>
Jessica crossed her arms and gave her a confident look.
“Just get yourself away from us. I know you’re shocked and flabbergasted by what just happened.
Natalie’s mouth fell slightly open. Jessica continued before she could respond. “Well, this time, I’m not getting scammed. You probably can’t accept the fact that Jackson is actually the CEO p>
Natalie stared at her. She couldn’t believe what she was hearing.
After everything she had happened to Jessica before, she had expected her to eventually become more careful. Instead, Jessica seemed to be getting worse.
Natalie slowly shook her head.
She had misunderstood the situation completely.
Jessica wasn’t simply being deceived because she was naïve. There was something else driving her behavior.
Jessica had always been extremely competitive. Whenever she saw another woman as a rival, she would do almost anything to prove that she was superior.
Jessica immediately felt the need to prove herself.
She glanced at Natalie, then suddenly wrapped her arms around Jackson’s arm and leaned against him with a proud smile.
“Well, moreover, he’s my boyfriend p>
Jackson froze for half a second. He hadn’t expected Jessica to say that so openly, but the surprise quickly turned into satisfaction. He placed a hand lightly around her shoulder, playing along with the lie.
Natalie’s expression remained unreadable.
She looked at the two of them for a moment before letting out a quiet scoff.
“Well. Good luck with that p>
Without waiting for a response, Natalie turned around and walked away. Her footsteps became faster as she disappeared down the hallway.
Jessica watched her leave with a satisfied smile.
she could have sworn she had seen pain in Natalie’s eyes. That thought pleased her.
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“She looked jealous,” Jessica muttered.
Jackson simply smiled.
However, after a few seconds, Jessica’s expression changed.
Something didn’t make sense.
She looked toward Jackson.
“If you’re really the CEO, why doesn’t she respect you p>
Jackson’s smile stiffened.
Jessica continued, “She’s the COO, right? Shouldn’t she be respectful toward you if you’re the CEO p>
For a moment, Jackson couldn’t find the right answer.
Then he quickly came up with an explanation.
“You know how it is. Natalie has been acting as the acting CEO for quite some time. She’s gotten used to running things as though the entire company belongs to her p>
Jessica listened carefully.
Jackson continued confidently, “Now that I’m back and taking my position, she can’t accept it. She’s probably envious and angry because she knows she won’t have as much control anymore p>
Jessica’s eyes immediately brightened. “Oh p>
Eyerything suddenly made sense to her.
She nodded several times.”That bitch always does things like that. She acts as if she owns everything p>
Jackson nodded. “Exactly p>
Jessica looked toward the direction Natalie had disappeared. “I hope you put her in her place soon p>
Jackson smiled. “Don’t worry. I will p>
Jessica seemed completely satisfied with his answer.
She had already accepted the story in her mind. Instead of questioning why the supposed CEO wasn’t being treated like one, she had found an explanation that fit what she wanted to believe.
Jackson glanced around the enormous headquarters.
“Well, there’s no point wasting our time here. Let’s look around some more p>
Jessica immediately nodded.
“Okay p>
Jackson began walking confidently through the building, with Jessica following closely beside him. Every employee who passed them seemed to reinforce his act.
“Good morning, Mr. CEO p>
“Good morning, sir p>
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Each greeting made Jessica’s confidence in him grow stronger, and she already decided to get more closer to him p>
Well, this put her in conflict with her feelings for Marcus.
Meanwhile, Natalie already called Marcus and told him about what she just found out. Marcus decided to address the matter soon p>
Jackson parading himself as the CEO could cause a big issue, Jessica’s matter aside, He could use this to steal deals.
Meanwhile, in a private room, several members sat around a large circular table, facing one another. Their leader sat at the far end of the table, watching them with a serious expression.
“Jace is dead,” the leader said coldly. “He was supposed to build our casino and help us find the Book of Life. Now he’s dead alongside two of our better cultivators p>
One member frowned. “This isn’t ordinary. Hades and Six couldn’t have died so easily. Someone stronger must have killed them. We need to be careful, or our cause will be exposed p>
The leader tapped his fingers against the table.
“I think it’s time to send Nearl out p>
Everyone exchanged glances before slowly nodding. 1
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Sorry for the previous mistake. this chapters is part of it, but since it hasn’t passed reviews. I’m dropping it so you will read. But after they passed everything, I will edit it accordingly, so you can get the value of your spent money.
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Lucia Morh is a passionate storyteller who brings emotions to life through her words. When she’s not writing, she finds peace nurturing her garden.