At the JC Group.
Lawrence elegantly walked in the JC Group building. He was wearing a dark navy suit. Every employee who passed by him would nod and greet him.
He stepped into the golden elevator which was intended only for the CEO. This time he was not as cold as usual because of the woman who was occupying his mind - Ivy.
When the "ding-dong" sound was heard, the elevator door opened. Lawrence walked out of the elevator and went directly to his office. The moment he reached his office, he saw Ivy sitting on her desk and working while Polly was sitting in front of his office door.
Polly immediately stood up and greeted Lawrence when she saw him, "Hello, Mr. Lawrence."
Ivy also quickly stood up, looked at Lawrence and said, "Hello, Mr. Lawrence."
Lawrence peered at Ivy and said, "Come to my office now."
Ivy was astonished. She pointed at herself in puzzlement and asked, "Me?" But Lawrence didn't answer and only turned his back on her and walked inside his office.
Ivy and Polly couldn't help but exchange a wondering look. Then Polly said in a low voice, "Go there quickly or else he will be mad at you."
"Oh, okay," Ivy replied blankly then hastily tidied up her table and walked into the CEO's office.
Lawrence was already seated in his swivel chair. He stared at Ivy who was standing right in front of him. He couldn't understand why but he only wanted to keep on staring at her.
Ivy felt awkward because of Lawrence's stare, so she asked, "Mr. Lawrence, is there anything you want me to do?" She dared not look straight into his eyes so she looked around.
Lawrence coldly answered, "The JC Group will be holding a party tomorrow evening."
Ivy nodded her head. She already heard about this event this morning, "Yes I know."
"You have to go with me to the party," Lawrence simply ordered.
"Me?" Ivy was stunned. She didn't want to sound like she had some hearing problems but she just couldn't believe his words.
"Is there any problem with that?" Lawrence asked. He was wondering why she always acted so silly.
Ivy hastily replied, "No, there's no problem." Then she added in a very low voice, "I was just surprised because I didn't expect to join such a big company party since I am just new here. I've heard that this party will be hosted by the film company of the JC Group."
When he noticed that Ivy was murmuring, Lawrence got pissed off so he said, "Ivy, if you have something to say, say it louder."
"No, no, no. I have nothing to say, Mr. Lawrence," Ivy politely replied. The last person she wanted to piss off was her boss. Polly told her some things about Lawrence yesterday. Although she was also curious about him, she was more afraid of him.
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