Marry into Money by Accident novel Chapter 2

Chapter 2
Zane furrowed his brows as the girl unabashedly checked him out.

As if his position as the CEO of the Atlas Group was not enough, women were all over Zane because of his good looks, and it was off-putting.

Willow gave Lianne a nudge. “What are you standing there for?”

Snapping out of her trance, Lianne gathered herself. “Hello, Mr. Atlas. My name is Lianne Simpson. It hasn’t been a full year since my transfer to the Atlas Group’s headquarters.”

Lianne delivered her brief introduction with confidence, outperforming the previous two.

“Lianne Simpson?” Zane murmured the name as a sense of familiarity lingered over him.

He took another glance at Lianne. She was not much of an eyesore now that she quit staring at him. “She can stay.”

“Okay,” Willow responded before leading the trio out of the office. “Lianne, move your things into the executive assistant’s office.”

“Sure.” Lianne returned to her desk to pack her personal belongings.

Since the salary was at least double for the job as the CEO’s personal assistant, the trio beat the competition through multiple rounds of screening to land themselves the job.

The job finally fell on Lianne, who had the least experience, so the other two were not too happy about it.

Nevertheless, Yvonne quickly saw the error in her thinking. Lianne’s lack of experience was not an excuse to deny her capabilities.

Yvonne gave Lianne a hug with a smile. “Congrats, Lianne.”

Lianne replied, “Thank you.”

Acting like a sore loser, Dave said sarcastically, “Watch and learn, Yvonne. It doesn’t take skills to climb to the top. You need to brush up on the art of seduction too.”

Dave did not name any names. The person would get defensive if the remark struck a nerve. It was not like Lianne could do anything to him.

Lianne stared at Dave chillingly. “Mr. Atlas isn’t someone you can speak ill of, Dave.”

Getting the meaning behind her words, Dave went white in the face.

Yvonne said, “Dave, you have no class for making false accusations just because a girl is better than you.”

“I’ve got to go, Yvonne.” Lianne gave Yvonne a thankful look before walking away with her box of stuff.

Lianne reported herself at the executive assistant’s office. Willow sized her up. “Mr. Atlas might have picked you today, but your work performance will be the deciding factor on whether or not you keep the job.”

Willow gave a warning in hushed tones, “Please keep in mind that Mr. Atlas has a thing against employees who have a romantic interest in him. Please don’t ruin your career.”

Zane never showed his face in the presence of the media, so the public had no idea what he looked like. Still, he topped the list of the hottest bachelors to marry in Rosewood for many years.

Lianne had no intention of pursuing any more than a professional career with her boss. However, no one would probably believe her even if she said so. Nothing beats explanation than her work achievement.

She replied, “Thanks for the heads-up, Ms. Spencer. I will keep that in mind.”

Willow’s gaze softened following Lianne’s positive attitude. “I’ll proceed with the handover now.”

The CEO of the Atlas Group had a huge team of secretaries and two executive assistants, leading Willow and Liam to share different responsibilities.

With her job description matching more that of a personal assistant, Willow oversaw the business and personal sides of things.

A secretary needed to know the CEO’s personal preferences, habits, and dislikes, and Lianne had the information down-pat.