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Chapter 058
“You’re kidding… right?”Iris stared at Derek, her face drained of color.“He’s a nobody. How could he possibly know Zach Harris?”Zach ignored her and beckoned two guards over.“Take her to HR. Have them process her termination.”“If she can’t treat a customer with basic respect, she has no place here.”The guards took Iris by the arms and led her away.Paul finally snapped out of his shock. He hurried to Zach’s side, shaking his head as though he had disapproved of Iris all along.“You’re absolutely right, Uncle Zach. I’ve been meaning to fire her myself. She’s rude to clients, and her numbers are terrible.”Then he turned to Derek with an eager smile.“You certainly keep a low profile, Mr. Moss. Though I had a feeling there was more to you than met the eye.”So Zach was his uncle. That explained the shared surname.“Iris gave me completely the wrong impression,” Paul continued. “I should never have listened to her. I hope you can let this go, just this once.”Derek regarded him with
Chapter 057
“M-Mr. Harris? What are you doing down here?” Her head spun. The color drained from her face. Did Derek really know him? Could he actually get her fired? No. That wasn’t possible. Where would he have gotten a connection like that? She stood rooted to the spot, her face burning as she struggled to find something to say. “Mr. Harris, let me explain—” He cut her off before she could get another word out.The manager cut Iris off before she could explain.“Enough. You’re nowhere near your target this month, and I find you down here catching up with friends? How many times do we have to have this conversation?”Iris blinked.“Sorry?”“Save it for after work. Next time I catch you, we’re going to have a problem.”He glanced at Derek’s clothes.“God knows he’s not here to spend any money,” he muttered.Derek frowned.The man didn’t seem to recognize him. There was no sign that he knew anything about their phone call, either.Had he been speaking to someone else?“Understood. It won’t
Chapter 056
Two days later, Derek received a message from Alan Wells. “Derek, I’ve shortlisted some excellent candidates for you. They’re capable people with solid reputations. I’ve sent over their résumés for you to review. “Jensen got through about half the paperwork today. Are you free tomorrow? He can take you to look at office space. “Once you’ve chosen a location, there’ll just be a few things left to finalize. We should have the company registered and ready for business by the end of the week.” Candidates already lined up. Office space ready to view. Derek hadn’t expected Alan to move so quickly. “Tomorrow works,” he replied, then opened the résumés. Alan had clearly chosen carefully. Every candidate looked qualified, experienced, and dependable. Derek was more than satisfied. With everything taken care of for the day, he went to bed early. The next morning, he was getting ready to leave when Jensen called. Derek greeted him with a nod as he got into the car. Jensen drove him s
Chapter 055
“Mr. Moss, you really are one of the most humble people I’ve ever met.”“So, what are your plans for the rest of the day?”Alan sat across from Derek and respectfully poured him a cup of tea.Derek didn’t have anything urgent to do for the moment, so the two of them chatted casually.“I originally planned to sign the contract with you, then get my company registered today.”“I didn’t expect the investment conference to turn into such a spectacle.”“At this rate, I probably won’t be getting out of here anytime soon.”“That’s nothing.”Alan waved it off as though it were the easiest problem in the world.“Mr. Moss, Jensen can handle the company registration for you. He’s very reliable when it comes to things like that.”“And as for leaving, you can go whenever you want.”“My executive access card will take you straight down to the private underground garage.”“You can take one of my cars and leave from there. No one upstairs will even know you’re gone.”As he spoke, Alan took out his ac
Chapter 054
Erin’s eyes were red as she stared fixedly at Derek on the stage.Then her gaze shifted to Sandra Fielder as she stepped down.Never in her life had Erin felt her position challenged like this.Another woman had actually dared to flirt with her husband right in front of her?“Sandra Fielder…”“Derek is mine.”Erin clenched her fists and muttered through gritted teeth.After five years of marriage, part of her wanted to stand up right then and there and make a scene.She wanted everyone in the room to know that Derek was her husband—and hers alone.But Erin hadn’t completely lost her reason.This was still Wellspring Corp’s investment conference.If she caused a scene here, Alan might let it slide for Derek’s sake.But Derek himself might not help her.And in the end, the Firefighter Family Support Foundation would be the one to suffer.So Erin forced down the anger burning inside her and remained seated, outwardly calm.As she watched Derek speaking confidently onstage, something rare
Chapter 053
“Yes.”“We’ve been married for five years.”The moment Derek said it, disappointment spread across the faces of more than a few wealthy and attractive women in the room.Even the confident executive standing beside him looked deflated.If Derek had been single, none of them would have considered themselves inferior to Erin.But five years of marriage was another matter.For all they knew, the two of them might even have children already.How were they supposed to compete with that?The male executives looked just as disappointed, regretting that such an ideal son-in-law was apparently already taken.Sighs of disappointment rose throughout the conference hall.The only person reacting differently was Erin.Her expression went from stunned, to shocked, and finally to delighted.She had won.No matter how angry Derek was with her, hadn’t he just acknowledged their marriage in front of everyone?He still loved her after all.For the first time in a long while, Erin felt a rush of happines
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