“After am done with this, we shall go a one week vacation since it’s important maintain work-life balance. When the time comes, won’t have think about anything else and just enjoy ourselves.”
“Really?”
Wendy asked surprise, her face glowing
with joy.
“Since when have ever lied you?”
Jasper chuckled.
“Alright! It’s deal! shall do some research about where we should go, you’d better not find excuses then.” Wendy said excitedly.
“I won’t.” Jasper said with smile.
“Ding.” The elevator door opened. Jasper and Wendy had stopped laughing and a solemn expression graced their faces.
When they walked out of the elevator, on both sides of the corridor were office
spaces that were getting increasingly
crowded. Common office areas with ordinary employees had small and mid level cubicles as well as managers who had a dedicated office to themselves.
This also highlighted the reality that the number of JW’s personnel was growing and was becoming more complex by the day.
Moreover, this was the floor where the office of Jasper, the director of the company was located. If this was the case here, it was conceivable that the other floors were much more crowded.
“There weren’t that many people when I
last came here,” Jasper said in shock.
“JW is expanding fast, and we need manpower from various fields. Plus, we have good welfare, which is why we are getting more and more people to work for us.” Wendy explained.
Jasper nodded and said, “Seems like it’s time to move to a new place.”
“Greetings Mr. Laine, Ms. Schuler.”
“Mr. Laine, you’re back. Good to see you M s. Schuler.”
Wherever Jasper and Wendy walked, the employees would stand on either sides of the path and greet them respectfully.
Wendy managed to name most of the
people there, yet Jasper realized that he
did not know many of them.
“Hello everyone.”
Jasper could only nod at the people with a smile.
The place erupted into discussions right after he left.
Some little girls who loved to gossip got together and suppressed their excitement. They said, “Wow, was that Mr. Laine? This is the first time I got to see our boss since I joined. I heard that he isn’t even 30 yet. My goodness, he looked much more handsome than on TV and magazines.”
“Right! Mr. Laine smiled at me just now, I should’ve taken a photo of it.”
“Do you think I’ll be able to get an autographed photo from Mr. Laine?”
“What are you thinking? Do you think Mr. Laine is some random celebrity? Do you
know how much his signature costs?”
“How much is it worth? Is anyone willing t o buy it?”
“Idiot, why would Mr. Laine simply give out his signatures? He doesn’t just sign anything; don’t you know that? No wonder you only received a ‘Good’ in your on-job assessment the day before.”
“Oh my, let’s not talk about that. I am so upset, if I can’t get an ‘Excellent’ next time, my salary will be adjusted…”
Back in the office, Jasper gently rubbed his face that had gone numb due to the smile he had maintained. He then took the cup from Wendy and walked toward the floor-to-ceiling glass window and sat on the sofa. When he looked at the busy Southface River, he chuckled and said, This is my kingdom.”
“Your Majesty, which minister do you wish to meet next?” Wendy asked impatiently.
