Female Novel
Chapter 101 One Last Chance
Chapter 101 One Last Chance
"Lina, Mr. Shaffer seems to have wavered. Your previous effort is not in vain. You are indeed a capable
person. I have always had confidence in you!"
While excitedly speaking, Felix put a pile of materials into Catalina's hands and said "So, I can only
count on you now."
"But I..."
"Don't refuse me! It is an order! I have promised my supervisor we can nail it."
Catalina was speechless.
"Lina, the performance of the editorial department this month entirely depends on you. If you
successfully interview Bennett Shaffer, the other colleagues will believe you deserve the title of
Excellent Employee!"
She could hear Felix was intentionally putting pressure on her, so she felt helpless.
Felix clenched his fists to cheer her on, saying, "Lina, believe in yourself! You can do it! Go for it!"
Catalina wavered and sighed with her head down, "Okay, I'll have another try!"
Although she was unwilling, she must take the order.
"Great! You don't have to come to the company for the next few days. I will arrange for other people to
take over your other work. Your priority now is to follow Mr. Shaffer and persuade him into accepting
your interview, understand?"
Judging from Felix's words, he wanted her to follow Bennett twenty-four hours a day. Wasn't it too
exaggerated?
After getting out of the office, Catalina had an internal struggle and finally mustered up the courage to
call Bennett.
Early depart, early revive. It was a make-or-break move.
"Beep! Beep!"
Catalina had not waited for long when Bennett answered the call and asked, "Who's that?"
When his cold voice reached her ear through the phone, she could not tell his mood because his tone
was emotionless. But she knew he was asking while knowing the answer.
However, she still could only bite the bullet and replied, "This is Catalina."
While waiting for his response, she bit her lower lip. Unexpectedly, there was a long silence on the
phone. And he didn't seem to want to reply. So, the current noise sounded particularly incongruous.
The more silent he was, the more nervous she felt. And she had no clue what he was thinking now.
After a while, she couldn't bear it anymore, so she broke the silence and asked, "Can we talk?"
Her tone was much humbler than last time.
Bennett remained silent for a few seconds before he finally ordered in an emotionless voice, "Repeat
my last sentence that day."
Catalina did not understand want he meant, so she asked, "What?"
He remained silent without giving her a hint, so she could only think by herself with a deep frown.
Ten seconds later, she finally understood what he meant and said, "I see."
"Do you remember it?"
"Yes," Catalina nodded and bit her lower lip.
Bennett nonchalantly said, "Repeat it."
She had no choice but to bite the bullet and repeat his last sentence that day, saying, "If you leave
before I come out, I will never accept the interview! Go out and wait for me!"
Bennett lazily leaned back and sneered at the phone, "I did not expect you to remember it."
"Mr. Shaffer, I'm sorry. I should not have left without permission that day," Catalina sincerely apologized
and almost bowed to the phone.
When he fell silent again, she said, "Bennett, we're sincere. And..."
"Appear in front of me within thirty minutes. We will never talk about this matter even if you are a
second late. Catalina, it is your last chance."
"Where are you now?"
While speaking, Catalina rushed to her desk, picked up the recorder from the table, and ran outward
like lightning.
"In my office."
"Are you in the company? If so, please tell your receptionists about my visit in advance. Otherwise,
they will not let me in."
"Just tell them your name."
"Okay! I'll be there soon!"
"You only have twenty-nine minutes and thirteen seconds now."
Catalina was speechless about his countdown, thinking he was a devil!
"I will be there within thirty minutes!"
After finishing speaking, she hung up the phone and rushed downstairs while talking to the Uber driver,
"Hurry up, sir! I'm in a rush!"
After hanging up the phone, Bennett threw it aside in the President's Office of the Shaffer Group.
When his body lazily sank into the swivel chair, he slightly lifted his chin and looked at the quartz clock
on the wall. The second hand was slowly ticking, and there were twenty-eight minutes and fifty-three
seconds left.novelbin
When the orange afterglow spilled into the office like broken gold through the floor-to-ceiling window, it
gilded his handsome cold face with a layer of soft light.
Then, he ordered, "Vincent, ask the receptionists to let Catalina in."
"Yes, Mr. Shaffer!"
After Vincent took the lead and went out, Bennett narrowed his charming eyes when admiring the
sunset scenery outside the window. And his deep amber eyes were twinkling.
It was the most beautiful time of the day. And the office had become warmer at some point.
Twenty-five minutes and eight seconds later, a car stopped at the entrance of the Shaffer Group with a
loud sound.
Catalina pushed the car door open and ran out, shouting, "Sir, I will pay you online after finishing my
work! Thank you!"
After finishing speaking, she sprinted toward the Shaffer Group.
As soon as she arrived at the gate, a security guard stopped her and said, "Lady, you're not allowed
to..."
"I'm Catalina Grant!" She hurriedly told him her name as Bennett had said.
"Ms. Grant, please come in."
Then, he said to a receptionist, "Lisa, hurry up and give the access card to Ms. Grant!"
"Yes! Ms. Grant, this is your exclusive access card."
When Lisa handed a blue pass to Catalina with both hands, the latter was flattered. She quickly took it
and said, "Thank you, Lisa!"
She didn't stay any longer but swiped the card at several checkpoints in a row. When she finally
entered the elevator, she pressed the button of the twenty-eighth and murmured, "Be quick!"
She glanced at her watch and found there were only three minutes left.
"Please be quick! The twenty-eighth floor is too high!"
It was the first time she had felt an elevator moving too slowly. Every floor was a torment for her.
Fortunately, it didn't stop in the middle.
This elevator was exclusive to the president, but she didn't know.
...
When the elevator doors finally opened with a ding, she rushed out like a gust of wind.
As soon as she got out of the elevator, a staff member dressed as a secretary respectfully greeted her,
asking, "Ms. Grant?"
"Yes, I'm Catalina Grant," Catalina quickly nodded.
The secretary showed a business smile and said, "This way, please. Mr. Shaffer has been waiting for a
long time."
"Where is his office? I can go by myself. You don't need to lead me there," Catalina said because she
was in a hurry.
She must sprint if she did not want to be late.
"Please go this way and then turn left. The room with a big gray wooden door at the end is Mr. Shaffer's
office."
"I see! Thank you!" Catalina said while running.
When she looked down at the watch on her wrist, she was taken aback!
Bad! She was running out of time!
When she turned left and reached the big gray wooden door at the end, she pressed both hands on it
and pushed it open. Then, she staggered and fell to the ground in embarrassment.