Female Novel
Chapter 1736
Felix had no idea how Carol managed it. She'd come home with a raging fever, and two days later,she was messaging him with news of her success.
[Felix, my dad said yes. It's awesome. I'll come over this afternoon to pick you up and take you tothe new job.]
Reading the text, Felix didn't feel happy; his heart clenched with worry. His fingers hovered over hisphone's screen for ages, unsure how to respond.
[What's up? You've been typing forever but haven't sent anything.]
Carol followed up with a barrage of question marks, her tone taking on a pitiful edge.
[But seriously, my dad's really mad this time.]
[Carol, how did you get him to agree?]
Abner, that sly fox, had actually agreed. Carol really was his Achilles' heel.
[I just knelt all afternoon, you know? I was still feverish; he couldn't stand it.]novelbin
Felix's cigarette pack was empty again. Rubbing his temples, he knew her act all too well.Especially with people close to her, she could be as dramatic as she wanted, because those whowere loved could afford to be fearless.
With Carol being Abner's only daughter, how could he not indulge her? Felix fell silent, standing inhis rented room, staring blankly at the sky outside.
Nathan called him up, "So, have you made up your mind? This is your best shot, man. If you missout now, there might not be another one. Take advantage of the fact that Carol's into you right now."
Nathan was all for Felix taking the job, ranting and cursing for a few minutes.
"Felix, you know about Ian, right? Damn, no wonder I got shipped off to Crystalbrook Valley. It washis doing. He must've held a grudge over that charade I pulled for Ms. Pennyfeather, pretending tobe her husband. Damn power struggles, always the little guys who get caught in the crossfire. Buthey, I scored a car worth 50 grand out of it, so not all bad. You see how these rich folks let moneyslip through their fingers? Just enough for us to rise above our station."
Felix let him go on without replying. Eventually, Nathan also felt the conversation grow stale.
After a while, Felix finally spoke, "I'm thinking about joining the Miller Group."
"Good on you for seeing the light. If it wasn't for Abner, would your parents have had that accident?Would Listina's? They owe you, and if Listina's folks were still around, she'd be living the high lifetoo instead of suffering with us all these years."
Felix had made up his mind, and he was not one to regret his decisions. And now, everything wasslowly moving in the direction he had hoped for. There was nothing to hesitate about.
Later, while Carol was ill, Felix didn't regret making her sign that contract, nor did he think he everwould.
Carol always trusted him, convinced that the contract would bring huge benefits to the Miller Group,unaware that it was actually a share transfer agreement. Only Felix knew the truth.
There were many in the Miller Group who resented Abner's indulgence of his daughter, which hadcaused no small amount of trouble.
Those with ambition in the Miller Group wanted a leader devoid of such emotional attachments.Abner had missed a couple of opportunities to expand overseas, simply to spend more time withCarol.
In all the years he accompanied Carol as she grew up, he had given too much as a father. And so,despite the Miller Group being the largest jewelers domestically, its international fame was limited.
Felix used this, and the contract, to rally a faction to his side. Yet Carol knew none of this. Shecontinued to deliver meals to Felix daily, meals prepared especially by a chef.
Since Felix had joined the Miller Group, Abner hadn't been as harsh on Carol. She moved back intoher own villa, even bringing over a star-rated chef from the Miller family's staff.
On the day Carol was delivering a meal, Abner's call came through, "You’re the daughter of theMiller family, delivering food to a junior employee? Do you want to drag my reputation down withyou?"
Carol's cheeks burned with embarrassment. She'd been looked after by Felix for months, and nowthat her relationship with him was public, she naturally wanted to treat him well.
And it was just a meal delivery, after all, made by the housekeeper, not her.
"Dad, who snitched to you?"
"You dare to ask? Carol, you're naive. This will only make Felix a target."
Carol frowned; she hadn't considered that. After hanging up, she entered Felix's department.
At the sight of Carol, the others couldn't take their eyes off her, coughing mockingly.
Felix sat calmly at his desk, buried in paperwork - most of which he wasn't even supposed tohandle. Clearly, his colleagues had dumped their work on him.
Anger surged within Carol, "Who did this?"
Before she could say more, Felix took the lunchbox from her hand.
Seeing the mountain of files on his desk, Carol cupped his face in her hands, "Do you think you'resome pushover? They're obviously making things hard for you on purpose, and you just take it? I'mgoing to talk to my dad about this."
"Carol." He called out, "Leave it be. It's fine this way."