NovelEnglishChapter 1378 "Can you believe it? Right after Perdita was whisked away, the new assistant swooped in to fill her shoes!" Nyssa said, her voice laced with disbelief. "You didn't know?" Truth be told, she was in the dark.
Returning to her office, Dorothy was about to dial HR to get the lowdown when her fingers, already poised over her phone, hesitated and dialed a different number instead. After a couple of rings, the call connected.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Yeah? What's up?" "That tone do you even need to ask?" Dorothy could almost picture the wry smile in his voice, confirming her suspicions. "Why didn't you tellabout the assistant situation?" Everett chuckled deeply from the other end, "And if I had, would you have letassign someone? Con, you're pregnant. I didn't take over your job as the boss outright, consider that a favor." Dorothy couldn't help but laugh, exasperated.
"I thought we had an agreement not to meddle in each other's work?" "But you also said, as long as I agreed to have another child, I get to call the shots," Everett's voice teased, growing playful. "What, reneging on your word now? Having a change of heart because the baby's not here yet?" Dorothy chuckled nervously, "No, no, of course not." "Good." His voice softened a bit. "And about the new assistant I assigned to you, he's quite capable. Anything you're struggling with, feel free to consult him!" Frowning slightly, she replied, "Got it." Ending the call, Dorothy stood and made her way to the assistant's office.
Inside, the new assistant was efficiently sifting through documents and compiling reports, having even completed a financial comparison chart sent over by a project company! The efficiency and skill...
Easily five times that of Perdita.
"Ms. Sanchez, good to see you." Upon noticing Dorothy, the new assistant promptly set his tasks aside and stood up.
"Please, keep your seat. I'm just checking in; don't letinterrupt your work." Dorothy smiled, approaching before casually dropping, "Everett calledearlier, mentioned he sent you over to help out." The assistant paused for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, that's correct." "May I ask what position you held back at the Lopez Corporation? With your level of proficiency, I find it hard to believe you were merely an assistant there." The new assistant, clearly prepped by Everett for this moment, insisted, "I was an assistant at the Lopez Corporation! Just picked up a lot along the way." "Oh... I see Dorothy pondered briefly before pulling up a document
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmon her phone, handing it over, "I have a question about this partnership valuation-do you think it's a good fit for us?"
Taking a look at the document, the assistant said, "It's not just about high valuations; you have to consider the tax situation and the actual financial health of the company!" "Have you encountered similar cases in your projects before?" "Sure! There was one project where we" He cut off abruptly, catching Dorothy's amused smile.
"You seem to have quite the experience with projects."
"Ha... Well," the assistant laughed awkwardly, attempting to steer the conversation back, was assisting on back, X the project team! Yeah, that's it!" "Then you must know what I used to do at the Lopez Corporation, right? I was an assistant." Understanding the extent of an assistant's capabilities, Dorothy was all too aware.
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