Chapter 167,Coolest Girl in Town
Meanwhile, he was still updating her with excitement on the changes that the company had undergone during these past few years. He didn’t even stop talking during their elevator ride to the top floor. It wasn’t until she sat down behind the president’s desk that an emotional Arthur questioned, “Are you back now to give me a long vacation, Boss? You may not know this, but I’ve even postponed my wedding a few times throughout the years for this company.” When Elise saw his pitiful look, she couldn’t help saying, “Alright, I’ll give you a month-long vacation.”
“Only a month?!” His expression instantly fell. “Quit while you’re ahead. Don’t forget that I’ll have to look for your replacement during your month-long vacation,” Julius reminded. Although Arthur was still a little unhappy, he meekly accepted what was given since a month was better than nothing. “Of course, Boss. I’ll do as you say.” Nonetheless, he couldn’t refrain from asking, “When are you coming back to manage the company? I can’t handle things by myself here.” The problem was that Elise hadn’t actually considered that question; she was only here because the loss of a cash prize from the racing competition meant that she needed to take money from her company.
“Transfer ten million to this account later,” she informed Arthur, to which he agreed without looking at the information. “I’ll have the Finance Department do it in a bit,” he informed. “It’s best that you return, Boss. The company needs you.” She gently shook her head. “You have to keep going. I believe in you; you can do it.” However, he would no longer be satisfied with this platitude. After all, that was what she had told him all those years ago, yet she was being similarly evasive more than two years later! “One year!” Arthur held up a finger.
“One year at most thereafter you must come back.” Upon realizing that her words couldn’t placate him, Elise could only agree to his request. “Alright. We’ll talk about it after a year then.” Her words significantly made him relaxed, but he still lamented his misfortune. Nonetheless, with no recourse in sight, he could only roll up his sleeves and continue to work hard. “I feel better with that promise of yours, but you should still have a look at this quarter’s financial statements.” Arthur quickly instructed the secretary to bring the relevant reports to him.
The mountainous pile only made Elise want to slink away as there were so many documents that it would take her an eon to finish reading them. “I trust whatever you’ve seen, so I don’t think I need to inspect it again.” After Elise said that, she stood up. “I’m here today just to take a look. The company has been growing under your leadership while business has been booming, which makes me feel at ease to leave the company in your hands.” With that, she glanced at Julius, who immediately understood her intention. Then, he offered Arthur a polite smile before saying, “We’ll be leaving now.”
For a moment, Arthur was tempted to stop Elise from departing, but he knew he would never be able to do so and decided not to give it a shot after all. As she stood at the entranceway and took in the familiar surroundings after exiting the company, she inhaled deeply. When she founded the company all those years ago, it was nothing more than a small workshop—his contributions were inseparable from how much the company had grown these few short years.
She gave the company to him as she trusted in him, but more than that, she believed in his ability to bring the company to greater heights. Her cell phone rang at that moment, which shattered her thoughts. “I found the information you need, Boss,” Jamie announced at the other end of the line. As he continued to speak, her gaze darkened. “I see,” she told him. “I’ll be back as soon as possible. Don’t make any rash decisions before that.” Upon hanging up the phone, she looked at Julius. “It looks like I can’t stay here. I’ll have to head back to Athesea.” Julius agreed, “I’ll send you to the airport then.”
…… By the time she returned to Athesea, she had already swapped her disguise for the ordinary, unremarkable, and unbecoming Elise. The moment Elise exited the airport, she noticed that Jamie was already waiting at the gates. Upon seeing her, he alighted from his car and called out, “Boss!” After grunting, she instructed, “Get into the car before we talk about anything else.” They entered the vehicle one by one, after which he handed her a document. “I looked into the rival families that had grievances with the Griffith Family but couldn’t find anything.
However, one person stood out to me as a suspect more than anyone else.” As she flipped through the document, her gaze darkened. “It’s him?!” “Yup,” Jamie said. “I was surprised as well. One would really have to be ruthless enough to try and kill their own brother. I don’t know why he held back the first time, but the investigation shows that this matter is related to him.” The conclusion made her tightly knit her eyebrows. Never did she expect that the person who would try to kill Alexander was Matthew himself. “Watch him covertly for now.
See whether he makes any new movements. I imagine he’ll try again now that he has messed up, so we need to stay ahead of the game and keep him under our control.” “Understood, Boss. Leave this to me. It’s getting late and you must be tired from the flight. I’ll send you back.” Without further delay, Jamie sent Elise to the Griffith Residence, whereupon she was greeted by the sight of Jonah and Danny having a conversation in the living room.
Then, she said, “Hi, Grandpa!” Jonah lifted his gaze and gave a broad smile. “You’re back, Ellie! Where were you these past two days? I haven’t seen you at all.” “I had some business to attend to,” she could only explain. “The good thing is that I’ve finished attending to it.” “That’s good.” He nodded.
“By the way, the shareholders’ meeting for the Griffith Group is this Friday. Come with us.” She stammered, “M-must I?” Next to Jonah was Danny, who stared at her. “You’re a major shareholder who owns 30% of the stock in Griffith Group. What do you think?” A somewhat embarrassed Elise rubbed her head. “Alright. Of course, Grandpa, I’ll come with you on Friday.”
