A Night To Remember novel (Diane and Norman) novel Chapter 40

Chapter 40 You and Mr. Wayne Are a Good Match

Diane was sitting in bed. “I’d like to talk to you about Emilia. You…”

Christopher, who had taken a few steps toward the door, looked back at her when he heard Diane’s words. “Do you not want me to arrange a job for her?”

“No… It’s just that this is too troublesome. Just forget it and ignore her if it’s not easy to give her a job.” Diane frowned slightly as she felt somewhat embarrassed. “I know that Evergreen Incorporated has strict requirements for its employees; even a company clerk must graduate from a prestigious university. To be honest, I applied for a job at Evergreen Incorporated when I first graduated from college, but unfortunately, I wasn’t hired. Emilia isn’t some top student either; she graduated from an average university with average academic results, so it’s impossible for her to work at Evergreen Incorporated.” She spoke on her own, but the furrows in Christopher’s brow deepened at her words. “Are you saying that you think I don’t have this bit of right as the company’s president?”

“No, no—that’s not what I meant, of course.” When she realized that Christopher had misunderstood what she meant, Diane immediately shook her head. “I’m just worried that you’ll be violating the company’s rules and regulations by giving her special privileges.”

Christopher looked at the woman before his eyes, who kept mumbling with a troubled expression, as if he was taking pity on an idiot. After a long pause, he even turned around and sat down again on the side of Diane’s bed. “What’s inside your head?” He raised his hand and poked her head with his slender finger. “Your recently graduated younger sister knows to exploit exploitable connections to her advantage, yet you’re as stupid as an idiot.”

Diane furrowed her brows as her head tilted to the side when Christopher poked it. She couldn’t help but mutter, “I’m just worried that your employees will make comments about you.”

Christopher was stunned for a moment. Is she worried that I’ll be put in a tight spot? Arranging for a petty clerk to work at my company won’t put me in a tight spot, right? Why is this little girl saying that this is for my own good, though?

As he withdrew his hand and stared at Diane, he suddenly found this woman’s dumb demeanor adorable—her eyes were pure despite her ruffled hair and the sleepiness on her face. “You worry too much.” His voice softened, but the look in his eyes was still as chilly as usual with a hint of contempt. “Such a little thing won’t be much of a big deal, so don’t worry about that. Just let her report to the company since she’s unlike you.” Emilia isn’t as kind as you are. If I don’t help Emilia solve her job-related problem, she’ll certainly pester Diane, he thought to himself.

Christopher said nothing else, and neither did Diane. She pondered over the words ‘She’s unlike you’ that he said at the end of his speech, but unfortunately, she couldn’t figure out what the words meant even after thinking for a long time. Instead, the more she thought about it, the sleepier she became, so she simply lay down in bed and took an afternoon nap.

Since Christopher had helped her to ask for leave, Diane didn’t go to her company for a long time. Throughout the next few days, Christopher even stayed at home most of the time. Diane wondered why he would have so much free time on his hands as the president of a large company, but he ignored her when she asked him so without thinking. In the end, she could only stop asking the question.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth had been taken into custody that day. Diane had no idea what had become of Stella, but she couldn’t care less about that.

The next day, Diane received a call from Emilia; her sister told her that she finished reporting for duty and had begun working in the Secretarial Department. However, Emilia actually majored in business management. In Diane’s opinion, Emilia would’ve been better off working at the Administration Department instead of the Secretarial Department, for the former would give her more room for improvement. However, Emilia insisted on working at the Secretarial Department, so Diane could only let her be.

Emilia didn’t call Diane again over the next few days. Christopher told her that Emilia had begun working, but Diane couldn’t stop feeling uneasy. After all, she knew her younger sister better than anyone else did. Emilia had been unruly since childhood, and she never studied hard at school, so she probably had a poor grasp of any professional knowledge.

Diane was both worried and mistrustful of Emilia. Therefore, she went to Evergreen Incorporated on this day since she was bored of staying at home all day.

This was her first time going back to Evergreen Incorporated since her failed job interview many years ago, and she just wanted to see how Emilia was doing at the company. Diane was worried that her sister wouldn’t do a good job and cause Christopher trouble, so she decided to check on Emilia herself to put her mind at rest.