There were faint red marks on Bianca's face which were particularly eye-catching.
Sue sat in front and was nearer to the boss. She held a signing pen and did not dare to look her boss in the eye, even more so than usual.
The air-conditioning in the conference room was on full blast, but when their boss’ face darkened, the room felt colder. It was as if the air had condensed into an invisible layer of ice, freezing everyone's expressions.
"What's happened to your face?"
In the silent atmosphere, the boss suddenly asked calmly.
No one dared to answer.
Since the head of their department had not arrived yet, as the team leader, Sue had to put on a bold face and tell her boss in detail, "A male colleague suddenly went crazy and grabbed a bunch of folders to hit Bianca in the face."
It was a serious meeting and not a private one. Bianca looked up and said, "It's nothing. Thank you for your concern, Mr. Crawford."
When Sue heard that, her heart cracked!
Bianca was acting too distant.
Sue carefully glanced at their boss' face. She could sense anger from their boss' handsome and angular face... Rage even...
"Jean?"
After a long silence, Sue suddenly heard their boss say his name.
Everyone just nodded.
The next moment, they saw their boss' eyes darkening further. Mr. Crawford said to everyone present in a low voice, "If anyone takes the opportunity during a department gathering to drug their female colleagues, we’ll make sure they’re dealt with!"
The female colleagues present looked fine, but the male colleagues who had never done such things trembled...
It was as if one person, who was Jean in this case, had gotten every male colleague in trouble.
Luke's cold gaze surveyed all the male colleagues present. He then solemnly said, "Those who wish to go to jail, feel free to continue acting recklessly in my company."
Sue let out a breath of relief.
It seemed that Mr. Crawford was finally going to set Bianca free.
The meeting was brief.
In the past, the big boss never had direct meetings with the employees of the design department. Occasionally, the head of their department might see the boss. Most times, the subordinate in the design departments asked the head of their department to take the bullet and be the scapegoat whenever the big boss was angry.
Sue concluded that since Bianca entered the design department, the entire design department seemed to have become the company's popular department. They would see their respected boss almost every other day.
The meeting ended.
When the group of colleagues went down, another team looked sad with their heads drooped.
The boss had to vent his anger somewhere.
Even though Jean was the only one on the team who did something wrong, the entire group was brought down with him. Guilty by association!
No one dared to question the boss' anger. All of them bowed their heads and cursed Jean in their hearts. How could that damn b*stard drug a female colleague? He created a big commotion in the company and caused each one of them to be scolded severely individually by the boss.
The most irritating and ridiculous part of it was that all of them were a group of old men who could be someone’s grandfather. They were humiliated by the boss without the use of swear words, just like how a grandfather would scold their grandson. Moreover, they could not say anything back.
They heard that rich people were psychologically distorted. Therefore, a man like Mr. Crawford who was rich, powerful, and not married, should have the most distorted and perverted mind.
Therefore, they thought that it was better to not mess with him. Otherwise, they would have to watch their every step.
When Bianca was about to go down, she was stopped.
Jason stopped her at the door of the conference room. He was sent on a mission. If he went up without bringing her, he would not be able to report back.
When Sue saw what was going on, she ran off immediately and threw the poor creature, Bea, from under her wings. She hoped all the best that the poor thing would fall into the palm of their boss' hand soon so that she would be held firmly by him, and when they were out, for her to be put in his pocket or even kept inside his mouth safely.
What was he going to do to her on the second day of her period...? 1
Bianca tried her best to concentrate on her work and worked until it was the end of office hours.
She felt that she was probably the first person to rush out of the office. Before the rush hour came, she walked across the road to the subway station.
Her phone rang for a long time before she heard it.
After answering the call from an unknown number, she stood still.
She looked around with panic before she finally saw a Porsche Cayenne approaching. Then, the person on the other line hung up.
Xavier rolled down the car window and looked at her." Get in the car. Maybe I can help you find your grandpa."
Bianca's entire body was numb and her brain could not think for a while.
Xavier's tone clearly meant that he knew where Grandpa was. However, he had used the word 'maybe I
"If you’re too bored, please go find someone else to mess with." Bianca tried to stay sensible as she grasped her phone tightly.
Xavier was silent for a moment as he held the Cayenne's steering wheel with his big hands. After that, he raised his head and looked at her with furrowed brows. He held up two passports. "One's yours and one's mine. If I told you I got your passport from your grandpa, will you believe me?"
When Bianca saw the passports, her hand that was gripping her phone started shaking.
Xavier opened her passport and showed it to her.
It was indeed her passport.
"Even though I have friends in the Civil Affairs
Bureau, I wanted to make sure that we arrive before they get off work to avoid troubling my friend," Xavier said and strode out of the car with his long legs. He embraced her as if he was a husband taking care of his wife. He warned in a neither dear nor distant tone into her ear, saying, "If you disobey a man who has been to jail, you'll lose the grandfather who brought you up."
Bianca gritted her teeth secretly and struggled to get free. She looked at him as if she was looking at a monster.
Xavier did not loosen his tight hug on her still. "I need a wife, and time is running out. Either we register our marriage before six o'clock, or you can collect your grandfather's body after six. You can choose one of the two."
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