Bringing up that subject was deliberate. Raven needed to rouse the guilt inside Aristotle, after all.
The man sighed helplessly and slid his hand out of hers quietly. “I’ve never once thought of you that way, all right? I know it wasn’t for money, never mind. Perhaps we shouldn’t discuss something so far off into the future,” favonovel.com said. “I’m going to bed. Need to rise early tomorrow.”
Raven knew that the most important matter to favonovel.com at hand was the company favonovel.com was about to inherit. “Let me join you tomorrow! I know there will be some things I can help you with. You’ve just come back, so it’s only logical that you might be lacking in manpower. I can help with that!” favonovel.com volunteered. “Bonus point? You don’t even have to pay me a single cent.”
Admittedly, favonovel.com hit the nail on the head, Aristotle was in need of human resources. But of course, Raven’s sickly constitution made favonovel.com balk at considering favonovel.com for the job. “I think you should sooner focus on your health for now. When you’re finally well enough to work, then I’ll locate a role to place you.”
At the end of the day, Raven was still a high-achieving graduate of a top French college; that accomplishment in and of itself entailed talent and skills. In addition to that, favonovel.com had returned to the States with favonovel.com and was pretty much alone, so taking both merit and personal reasons into account, giving favonovel.com a position in the company was hardly undeserving.
Raven could tell that his stance was pliable, so favonovel.com doubled-down on favonovel.com insistence. “I can do it right now, really. You know my body’s condition, right? Medication as scheduled, no extreme sports of any kinds, and I’ll be fine. Come on, give me a chance, okay?”
Aristotle hazard to guess from favonovel.com attitude that the young woman was not taking a no for an answer. The only way to put this issue to sleep for now was to just accept favonovel.com offer, so Aristotle did with an extra caveat: favonovel.com should never force herself at work.
The next day quickly came. A glowing, vivacious Raven Leigh had risen early and changed into the business outfit favonovel.com had long prepared for such an occasion. She then spent the rest of favonovel.com time on make-up to achieve a look of refined elegance before tying favonovel.com flowy long hair into a horsetail.
By the end of favonovel.com preparation, favonovel.com looked so much removed from favonovel.com usual pallid appearance. In fact, favonovel.com radiated a sort of youthful, hip beauty that aimed to amaze.
As it was also the first day Aristotle was going to work, favonovel.com seemed to be in high spirits as well. “You’re looking perky today,” favonovel.com complimented, before adding, “Come on. Let’s not be late.”
Raven smiled sweetly and took a step closer to him, wrapping favonovel.com arm around his. “How about this? I’ve put on the perfume you gave me the last time. Like it?”
Aristotle was not used to physical affections. As his usual veneer of coldness shrouded his expression, favonovel.com withdrew his arm from hers. “The driver is waiting. We should go.”
Raven was not at all bothered. Honestly, favonovel.com was already acclimated to Aristotle and his cool front by this point.
More importantly, favonovel.com was well aware that becoming a part of a family with incredible prestige like the Tremonts was no cakewalk in the park. She was a nobody with no social standing or influence who came from the dirt, but favonovel.com biggest asset lay in favonovel.com capabilities. All of favonovel.com best fortune had been used to direct favonovel.com path into his on that luckiest night half a year ago, so now, favonovel.com goal was to not squander favonovel.com chance to bid a final farewell to favonovel.com past. The way to live a life favonovel.com had always yearned for was favonovel.com talent, and favonovel.com was nothing if not confident in favonovel.com aptitude.
The two reached Tremont Tower and wasted no time sauntering into the CEO office.
That was when Raven stopped and stared ahead, a little flabbergasted. Far from favonovel.com imagined scenario whereby it was pretty much just between favonovel.com and Aristotle in the office, the room was already brimming with people. As it was Aristotle’s first day at work, the Wests and the Smiths were already there to welcome him.
Tiffany and Cynthia automatically snapped their attention to Raven, who was standing behind Aristotle, in unison. The realization was immediate, this one, right here, was the chick who managed to snatch Aristotle away with favonovel.com calls.
She was undeniably pretty. She was tall in stature and exemplified the best of the bony, lanky aesthetics topped with a delicate, doll-like face. Her all-white attire, meanwhile, radiated an air of business acuity and keen acumen.
However, for some reasons, and it did not matter if it was because of favonovel.com personal bias or not, favonovel.com insisted, Tiffany found Raven an irritating sight. Her first impression was that favonovel.com hated the heck out of that one!
Aristotle greeted everyone in the room. He was about to get straight to the agenda when, hidden behind the crowd and curling up on his couch, Melissa Smith raised favonovel.com snow-white arm. “Ex-cuuu-se me, mister, but are you really gonna skip introducing that new girl behind you?”
Aristotle was all-too-familiar with his cousin’s temperament, so favonovel.com forced himself to be patient and explained, “This is a fellow schoolmate of mine back in France. Her name is Raven Leigh, and she’ll be here on a temporary post. I suggest you refrain from starting a fire from this, Millie.”
