Chapter 6 Meticulous consideration

Gossip is an unavoidable aspect of our society, and Jane had already experienced this kind of situation in the past. If her colleagues saw her coming to work in the car of the new Chairman, she was afraid that their gossips would kill her. That’s why when Edwin Carter asked her to go to work with him in his car she shook her head and refused his offer even without thinking for a single second. Although she didn’t accept Edwin Carter’s offer and took the bus on her own, they arrived at the company at the same time. Jane with a group of people was waiting for the elevator. Edwin Carter was also surrounded by two special assistants around the Chairman’s exclusive elevator. She wanted to pretend that she hadn’t seen him but fell it is not appropriate, so she followed a group of people to greet him politely: "Chairman Edwin, good morning!" "Hmm!" Edwin responded indifferently to her, glancing around lightly, he stepped into the elevator, leaving a cold atmosphere for everyone. Edwin Carter’s cold behavior did not affect the staff’s enthusiasm. Everyone was discussing the new Chairman with the same zeal and zest. She didn’t participate in the discussion, but she found it quite funny. Edwin Carter, a man with a clear public-private attitude. At this time, she thought of a word used on the internet to describe Edwin Carter – Prince Charming. Once she entered the company, Jane forgot about Edwin Carter and devoted herself to her work. Recently, Jane and several colleagues in the same department had been busy preparing for the bidding project of Star Group of Companies. Seeing that the bid opening is imminent, Jane’s work had also entered a state of tension; she was so busy that there is no time for lunch. In the company, she was a well-known workaholic. It’s common for her to skip lunch during work. Nobody really cared about her. But today, when Jane was so busy doing her job, she received a call from Edwin Carter. Jane looked around only to find no one around her, and then she picked up the phone: "What’s the matter?" Her interrogative way clearly demonstrates that she didn’t want him to call her during working hours; she won’t let others know about their relationship. Edwin Carter completely ignored Jane’s first sentence. He paused for a moment and said, "Work is important, but it’s not okay to stay hungry." His voice was very gentle, but it pitched enough to hear his concern. Jane’s face blushed at the same time, she just uttered, "Yes, I know." Edwin Carter on the other side of the phone did not say anything else. Jane also didn’t know what to say, so she said goodbye and was about to hang up the phone. Edwin Carter at the last moment spoke again: "I am in room 1808 of Lily Restaurant." "Well, I don’t bother you." Jane replied. "Jane!" Edwin Carter’s tone was obviously heavier, and it took a few seconds to say, "I’ll wait for you." "No need..." Jane completely refused, but before Edwin heard these words, Jane heard the sound of hanging up the phone from the other side. Looking at the screen of the cell phone in the dark, her simple eyebrows faltered slightly. Finally, she sighed helplessly. What did she refuse to have lunch with her husband? Lily Hotel is a five-star hotel near the company. It’s an expensive hotel. Jane didn’t usually come here unless the company asks her to entertain important guests. Arriving at the Lily Hotel, Jane still wants not to be seen by any familiar person, but who knows she encountered Edwin’s personal assistant Sienna Henry, Jane wanted to pretend she wasn’t seen her, but she called her name "Miss Jane, Sir Edwin asked me to receive you." Jane smiled awkwardly and quickly kept up with Sienna Henry’s pace. She and Edwin is a legitimate couple, but now they gave people a perception like they were in a love affair, which was embarrassing. Arriving at Room 1808, she saw another personal assistant Luis George sitting with Edwin Carter. Edwin Carter took the initiative to pick Jane’s coat, hung it on the hanger beside him, and opened the chair to let her sit down. He said, "Miss Henry and Luis George are working with me from many past years, and they all know about us." Jane nodded her head, but didn’t speak anything just looked at Sienna Henry and Luis George. Luis George and Xu Sienna Henry in courtesy nodded their heads politely to her. Saying nothing, they left the room. Edwin Carter personally held a bowl of soup and handed it to Jane: "These years, I’ve been busy with business, so there are few people who always stay around me." Hearing his explanation, Jane felt gratified and smiled shyly at him: "Well, I understand." In the morning, there was a lady at home who made breakfast; he was surrounded by talented people like Luis George and Xu Sienna Henry. She was afraid, the background of Edwin Carter was much more complicated than she imagined. After all, she accepted his proposal to marry him because she thought he looked good, not because of his family background. Jane didn’t ask much, Edwin Carter did not say much, and they ate silently. Moreover, Edwin Carter’s family education that they didn’t speak much while eating, nor was he accustomed to talking more at the table. Their meal was very quiet. When both of them put down to finish eating, Edwin Carter said lightly, "No matter how busy we are at work, we shouldn’t skip our meals." Jane agreed, "I’ll pay attention to it." Hearing her perfunctory reply, Edwin Carter’s eyes under the golden frame darkened, he was apparently dissatisfied with her answer and said: "From next we will have lunch together." Edwin Carter’s tone was somewhat overbearing and strong, but Jane didn’t like it. She looked up and smiled at him. "Thank you, Chairman Edwin Carter, for your care but..." "Chairman Edwin?" Edwin Carter frowned. "Since you call me Chairman Edwin, don’t you listen to what your new Chairman has said to you?" The man pressured her with his identity so quickly. After working for three years in the Business Department of Innovation Technology Company, Jane thought herself as a smart person. But now she really didn’t know how to deal with Edwin Carter.