Chapter 41 Back To Work
When she returned to the room, Naomi had already gotten out of bed,
The latter had fully awakened, reverting to the aloof demeanor she wore at the marina the day before.
“Ms. Willis, thank you for last night.” She expressed her gratitude to Jernima.
“Don’t mention it,” Jemima said with a smile.
Finished
“Anyway, I’ll be heading off now. See you at the office later.” Naomi bid her goodbye, walked out of the room, and left straight
away,
At nine o’clock in the morning, Scott, accompanied by Jemima and Zander, headed toward the branch office, along with two other senior executives who had arrived a few days earlier,
Over there, everyone was fully prepared and ready.
From the day they received notice that the CEO was coming for an inspection, they dared not slack off, fearing a surprise
Naomi had changed into a pristine white suit, exuding an aura of professionalism.
When Scott arrived at the office entrance, she stood there respectfully, together with the rest of the senior management.
“Welcome, Mr. Sterling, we’re delighted to have you.”
Scott’s gaze briefly swept across her face. He then exchanged brief greetings with the members of senior management before proceeding toward the conference room.
They entire day was spent at the branch office.
Scott attended meetings, listened to job reports, reviewed company accounts, tracked the progress of significant projects, and
Jemima had arranged for them to have lunch at a special local restaurant.
In the evening, a dinner meeting with the key collaborators of the project was also set.
The deputy manager of the branch office, along with the finance manager, also attended the event. They were part of a large group of people filling the lavish private room.
After assisting Zander for an entire day, Jemima was exhausted.
At that time, they were seated in the lounge area outside the private room.
“Jemima, have you noticed? Ms. Atkins is like a completely different person today compared to last night,” Zander gossiped. with Jemima.
After spending two days together and becoming familiar with each other, he began to call her by her first name.
Jeminia was engrossed in something on her tablet when she heard his words. Without lifting her head, she responded, “What happened last night was a personal matter. Today is about work. We need to keep personal and professional matters separate,
don’t wel
“That’s because you’ve never seen her mix personal and professional matters together.”
“Als, let Mr. Sterling deal with his own relationship issue.”
“You must have been frightened last night, weren’t you?”
“Indeed, it’s just too complicated…
She recalled Scott stating that he didn’t fancy women, and she couldn’t help but glance at the handsome and refined Zander, Jer expression indescribable.
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Chapter 41 Back To Work
Jemima retracted her gaze. “It’s nothing,” she said, continuing to look down at her tablet.
Finished
Zander noticed her constant attention toward something, and out of curiosity, he moved closer. He discovered that she was looking at the attendance and payroll records of the factory there.
“Is there a problem?”
“This looks odd. The number of people on the attendance record matches the payroll records, but when I flipped through the number of people who showed up in the appendix, I always counted two less. It happens every single day.
“This can’t be.” Zander took the tablet and began to study it.
After a long while, he finally noticed the discrepancy.
Because attendance was directly linked to salary disbursement and there was no headcount for those who reported to work. the finance department generally wouldn’t meticulously review the statistical attachments. No matter how closely one looked at it, it was not easy to spot any discrepancies.
Therefore, it was highly unlikely that the CEO, during his inspection, would notice such minute details.
Jemima said, “Logically, this shouldn’t happen. From recruitment to starting the job, the factory has designated personnel
handling it. The time clocked in was ten twenty–four, but the arrival time at their post was ten twenty–two. There’s only one possibility–someone exploited a management loophole to get paid without working. As for who it is and how they did it. I can’t tell just from this.”
Zander took another look and said, “It went on for ten years. If we convert the salary here into Corvainan currency, these two phantoms have earned nearly six million.”
“I am inclined to believe that someone inside the company has been colluding with someone at the factory. The fact that this went unnoticed for ten years is simply mind–boggling”
“This matter should be brought to the CEO’s attention, but he’s been invited to attend a business summit by the government
tomorrow.”
“How about this, I’ll head to the factory tomorrow and find the phantom first.”
“Alright then.”
As the two were engaged in conversation, a figure emerged from the private room. After he heard their dialogue, murderous. intent flashed across his face.
Meanwhile, the dinner party had ended.
When Scott emerged, he appeared to be sober.
His eyes were bright, his steps steady and strong.
However, when he handed them the room card and told them to pay the bill, they realized that Scott was completely drunk.
In contrast, Naomi wasn’t as drunk as she was the night before. She scurried over to Scott’s side and gently tugged his arm. “Would you like to come over to my place? I have the wine you like.
“No,” Scott rejected it outright.
There was a slight unevenness in the corridor carpet. As he walked over it, his foot was caught, tripping him up. Before Jemima and Zander could rush over to assist him, Naomi had already stepped forward, arms outstretched. Right then, it seemed he was about to fall right on top of her,
