Sabrina signed the order for production as usual, and the teams were urged to get to work. Jayden promised to increase their wages by 10% for three months if they completed all one thousand units within two weeks, and they were pleased to accept that challenge.
When the meeting was already dismissed, he ordered Charlotte to meet him at the office, alone.
She nodded at once with no traceable thought that it was something strange, because sure, he had always called her into his office sometimes.
Sabrina had to go back to duty, as the assistant chairman that she was... Since Jayden was not the ever-present boss, she knew this project was on her neck.
Plus, the new mobile factory project was still ongoing, and she was still the one responsible for its management.
Sometimes, she just hoped Jayden was seeing all these and would reward her someday, unlike the previous owner who never acknowledged her for her great efforts.
She wasn’t praying for such a boss again, and thankfully, she would say that Jayden was not as terrible as the previous owner. He had been trying, and since he came, Zintech had been progressing.
That was enough to keep her esteem alive.
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Charlotte finally entered his office and was asked to sit. This time, he was in the living room at the side of the office, unlike every other time with her.
This was enough to show that today’s conversation would be different, but Charlotte was rather calm as she maintained her professional composure.
Jayden had always been a good planner. With his rising intelligence, he always knew what tactics he could use to capture any heart.
It was something he had experimented with and had successfully done, so he was sure to be confident.
This was another time.
"Uhm, I have been contemplating this for a while. You know, I admire your beauty and everything about you, including your remarkable intelligence."
"You have all the qualities of a woman. You are smart too... With the way I see things, you could be resourceful as well."
Charlotte sat there, her face blank as she didn’t know what had brought all these. She knew that this was definitely leading to something, and at first, she thought he was about to reward her for her work here.
But at the same time, she figured she would be the last person when it came to giving rewards at this stage since she just came here. Sabrina, who had been there for years, hadn’t gotten an official reward for her hard work and commitment to the cause, and then it was her?
’No way,’ Charlotte disagreed with her first guess, and the second was unclear, so she had to say something.
"Umm... I appreciate your compliments, sir. But I’m still unclear... What’s all this for?" she then asked, her face holding a deep sense of curiosity.
Jayden let out a slight laugh and nodded.
"I know I’m not being straight here... Alright. I’ll be clear," he said and sighed.
"I figured you’d be a perfect match for my ambitions, in every way possible. So I have to make this proposal..."
The air was thick at that point, and Charlotte listened, her heart jerking repeatedly like it was placed on a jagged wheel.
"Charlotte Nike, I want you to be my woman."
At that moment, Charlotte’s eyes widened...
Those words hit her hard in the eardrums, and for a moment, it felt like a dream.
"Sir... I don’t... What?" she stammered, her eyes suddenly dark as she had no clear reaction to give.
"You heard me right, Charlotte," Jayden said again, clarifying himself.
Charlotte remained speechless there as she could no longer maintain eye contact. That was the least of what she had expected from her boss...
Sure, she had been hearing news about him dating Temi Grace... She had also heard about Camilia and Paula, but she hadn’t entirely believed it since she hadn’t seen him with them or any images of them together on social media.
It was none of her interests all this while, but today... Today, things had gotten wild.
Jayden Cole. Chairman of the blooming Zintech Automobile Company. One of the most handsome men in the city. Her boss... was asking her out.
At this point, she was trying to weigh the regrets she would obviously get if she rejected this proposal. There’s no way she would say "no" to this.
After all, her intentions had been hidden in the shadows all this while. She also had been admiring him, but as a worker, she didn’t dare say a word about it or even act suspicious.
She figured that might get her fired or something... However, her fear turned out to be a good possibility.
With a nod, Charlotte finally gave an answer after what looked like an eternity.
"Yes, I will."
Jayden heaved a delighted sigh as he smiled at her. She might think that he was only happy because she had accepted, but the real fact was that he was happy to have completed his job.
The next thing to do right now was to add her to the harem, which he certainly did after giving her a kiss when he was about to leave.
[Infinite Wealth System Notification: New Harem Member Added!]
[Name: Charlotte Nike.]
[Occupation: Secretary, Technologist.]
[Affection Level: 26%.]
[Status: Slightly Interested]
[Note: Intimacy paths available through care, respect, and playful flirtation.]
[Harem Total: 7]
Sure, he gave her the invite to the villa as well, where she would be coming the next day, just like the rest of the women.
Tomorrow, he would gather all the ladies and tell them his intentions, talk them into joining the great plan of The Dominus, and officially create The Core.
That way, he would progress with the next moves, creating a Consortium that would conquer the world in the blink of an eye.
But he knew he had to start from somewhere... Starting from crippling every figure that had given him a dark past and sending them to hell on Earth...
Then, he would go straight for the world, and whatever other threats that comes for it.