“What are you up to?” Jasper asked, walking up to that employee’s desk.
“What are you up to?” Jasper asked, walking up to that employee’s desk.
“Huh?” That man obviously did not expect Jasper to know how to speak Corean. Although he was slightly taken aback at first, he shrugged and replied, “I’m in charge of the numerical values. I was just planning to fix the value.”
“With a pen?” Jasper asked indifferently.
From his voice, Jasper could tell that this man was Diamonique, the man who claimed to have slept with several women.
Diamonique frowned and replied curtly, “What do you people of Somer descent know? Don’t ask if you don’t know.”
“Are the Coreanans so skilled now that they can modify the numerical values without even turning on the computer?” Jasper asked.
Diamonique could not stand the humiliation anymore and sprung up from his seat, flying into a rage out of embarrassment. He said to Jasper, “What do you mean by that? Do I need to report how I work to you?”
“Of course!”
Jasper raised his voice abruptly.
“I’m the one who’s paying the salary of each and every one of you here!”
Jasper’s words left the entire office in pin-drop silence. Everyone, including the leader, Mr. Adams stared at him with a contemptuous gaze as though they were staring at somebody with more money than sense.
After hearing what the interpreter said, Terry stood next to Jasper and introduced him, “This is Mr. Laine. He’s our big boss.”
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