My Four Miraculous Treasures

Seeing the car coming towards her, Rachel suddenly recalled that previous tragedy, and twisted the steering wheel aside to avoid a collision.

She couldn't handle any more misfortune at the moment.

Passing by the other car without incident, Rachel slipped into the flow of traffic going along the street and went on her way.

Meanwhile, Tyson brought the car to a stop in a parking spot by the roadside.

Jasper opened the door and stepped out, revealing his glossy black leather shoes and immaculate suit trousers.

He stood up to his full, considerable height, a handsome man who naturally radiated an aura of class and power.

Tyson followed him into the Hughes Corporation headquarters.

In the lobby, Jessica was in a whispered conversation with Fanny, when she felt

an imposing presence approaching from behind.

She turned around to look. It was the CEO, Jasper Hughes.

She scrambled to get out of his way, and she lowered her head to show deference to the boss.

Long legs carried Jasper into the lift, serene and dignified. The very air seemed to vibrate in his wake. He didn't even seem to notice anyone in the lobby.

While Jasper went on up in his personal lift, Tyson hung back, curious to know what the girls at the front desk had been gossiping about.

"Hey girls," he began, "I'm curious to know what the two of you were gossiping about, whispering like that."

Jessica hesitated. Tyson Ward was the key personal aide to the CEO himself. A man in his position was not to be trifled with. To disappoint him would be tantamount to disappointing Jasper Hughes himself.

She couldn't refuse to answer him, so instead she gave him a sheepish smile, and made something up: "Well, Mr. Ward... we were just talking about how handsome you and Mr. Hughes both are!"

She punctuated this with a hearty thumbs-up, her tone as well as her expression both full of believable sincerity.

Tyson was quite pleased to hear this.

The women here were always fawning over Jasper-but this was the first time anyone had ever complimented his own good looks.

This was a surprise, to be sure-but it was a pleasant one.

He said, "There'll be no more of such gossip during office hours."

Taken aback, Jessica quietly answered, "Understood, sir."

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Jessica was left standing there with her mouth hanging open.

What had Mr. Ward meant by that? Praise him some more... outside of office hours?!

Little did he know that she'd been talking about nothing of the sort.

The truth was that she'd been having a discreet discussion with Fanny as to why upper management had issued strict orders not to talk about Willow anymore, on threat of instant dismissal from the company.

Willow herself had been fired for gossip, hadn't she?

That swift and terrible punishment she'd been dealt, along with the fierce threats that followed, made it so that not one single person in the entire company dared to repeat those rumors about Willow: How she'd boasted about being on the way to becoming Mrs. Hughes, taking control over the company, and seizing the company's shares.

Just like that, those rumors had all been silenced.

Jessica in particular had received a direct warning, so she didn't even dare bring

up the matter with anyone.

Jasper went into his office, and finished up some work.

He had a meeting scheduled for after lunch. His secretary should be getting

things ready. He called Willow via the intercom.

No answer.

Then Tyson came in to remind Jasper, "Meeting in half an hour, sir."

Jasper set the phone receiver back down. "Go have a look at what Willow's up to.”

This was her first day as his secretary. She should be putting in her utmost effort in order to prove her worth to everyone.

Tyson nodded and headed off to Willow's office.noveldrama