Chapter 240 Stay Sweet A hundred cups of coffee were delivered to Prosper Technologies when it was almost time to get off work. Everyone was shocked when Sarah brought it all into the office building. “That coffee is from a five-star hotel! Who could’ve possibly afforded all that?” Sarah simply smiled and kept quiet when she heard that. “A five-star hotel? How did you know?” “I read about it in a group chat once. They say it costs a few hundred per cup!” Everyone gasped in shock. “Who paid for this order? Was it you, Ms. Watson?” someone asked while staring at Natasha. Natasha was picking out a cup of coffee for herself when she heard that. “It really wasn’t me!” she replied while shaking her head. “Huh… Then who else could it be?” Natasha was the only one in the office that had generously treated them all. While the other employees weren’t poor, they weren’t all that wealthy either. “I know who it is!” Sarah said with a mysterious smile on her face.
“Who is it?” “Come on, tell us!” “I probably shouldn’t. None of you would dare drink it if I told you the truth!” Sarah said. “I wouldn’t give a sh*t even if Boss was the one who paid for this order!” said one of the employees. Since it was time for a break, Natasha decided to join in on the gossip session. Sarah flashed them a mischievous smile as she glanced at Natasha and announced, “All right, listen closely! The person who paid for this order is Mr. Hamilton!” Everyone shifted their gaze back toward Natasha in surprise. Although Natasha wasn’t the one who bought them the coffee, she was the reason they received a treat from Kenneth. “Sarah, are you sure about that?” Even Natasha was a little shocked. “Of course I am! His name is clearly written on the receipt!” Sarah replied as she handed it over to Natasha. “Whoa!” everyone shouted excitedly in response. “Just so you all know, I really had no idea he did this! Anyway, we shouldn’t let all these cups of coffee go to waste. Go ahead and help yourselves, everyone!” Natasha said. She was not pretentious at all when she said that, and everyone found her refreshing. Sarah then began distributing the coffee among the other employees while Natasha returned to her desk. “Mr. Hamilton sure is generous for treating us all to coffee like this!” “He’s also asserting his dominance and staking his claim to Ms. Watson!”
“That’s not all! I bet Mr. Hamilton is hinting at us to help look after Ms. Watson at work!” Natasha simply smiled and said nothing in response to their statements. “Please help us thank Mr. Hamilton for the coffee, Ms. Watson!” “Sure! I’ll let him know!” Natasha replied. It was soon time to leave work by the time the last cup of coffee was handed out. Natasha, Ross, Thomas, and Xavier were discussing work while walking out of the office building. They had just stepped out of the front door when they saw the car from earlier parked by the roadside. The driver then got out of the car when he saw them. Ross, Thomas, and Xavier instinctively kept their distance from Natasha when they saw Kenneth. Kenneth smiled in relief and satisfaction when he saw their response. “Good day, Mr. Hamilton!” the three of them greeted him in unison when he walked up to them. “I thank you on behalf of all the employees for the coffee, Mr. Hamilton!” Xavier added. Kenneth nodded at them and said with a smile, “No need to thank me. I heard you guys were the ones who protected Natasha when there was trouble at the office, but I haven’t had the chance to properly thank you guys for doing that. After giving it some thought, I figured I’d treat you all to coffee as a token of appreciation.”
The three of them were a little surprised that Kenneth knew what had happened. “We were just doing our job!” Xavier said. “That’s right! Ms. Watson is our boss, so it’s only natural that we keep her safe!” Ross remarked. “Exactly!” Thomas chimed in as well. Is this good enough for Kenneth? He’s not going to think we have ill intentions or anything, is he? Kenneth nodded. “Very well. I’ll be sure to remember you guys!” Thomas and Ross’ eyes lit up with excitement when they heard that. Not wanting to hear them go on any further, Natasha looked at Kenneth and asked, “What are you doing here?” The look in Kenneth’s eyes was filled with affection as he said, “Denise called earlier. Apparently, Sharon wants to have a meal with us to discuss Denise’s contract. So, I figured I’d drop by to pick you up from work.” Natasha wasn’t the least bit surprised when she heard that. “Bye, guys!” she said while waving at Ross, Thomas, and Xavier. Xavier nodded. “Bye!” Ross flashed her a polite smile. “Take care!” “Stay sweet, you two!” Thomas said with an ingratiating smile. Natasha froze and turned around to shoot him a glare in response. Kenneth, on the other hand, broke into a smile when he heard that. Ross and Thomas waited until they had entered the car before breathing sighs of relief.
“Phew! Do you guys think we did okay?” Thomas asked. “Telling them to stay sweet was such a sneaky move, you little sh*t! I could’ve told them that they look perfect together!” Ross exclaimed in anger and disdain. He’s not the only one who knows how to kiss a*s here! “It’s not my fault you didn’t think to do so!” Thomas snapped back at him. “That should clear up any misunderstandings that Mr. Hamilton has toward us, right?” Ross asked. “I think so. We’ve made ourselves crystal clear just now!” Thomas replied. “Oh, please! You’re thinking too highly of yourselves if you think Mr. Hamilton would even see you two as competitors!” Xavier said while shaking his head helplessly. Thomas and Ross frowned and exchanged glances before nodding in agreement. “He’s right! That makes perfect sense!” “Exactly! There’s no way Mr. Hamilton would even view us as competitors!” Feeling relieved, the three of them then went on home. Meanwhile, Kenneth leaned toward Natasha immediately after she sat down in the passenger seat. Although a little surprised, she simply sat there and stared at him without doing anything. Kenneth maintained eye contact with her as he reached for her seat belt, his arm deliberately brushing against her body in the process.
“Thanks,” Natasha said when she realized what he was doing. Kenneth felt his mood improve significantly when he saw her blushing a little. “You’re welcome,” he replied while fastening her seat belt. The affectionate look in his eyes was so intense that Natasha struggled to look directly at him. “Ross and Thomas love cracking jokes like that, so don’t take their words seriously,” Natasha said. Kenneth arched an eyebrow at her in amusement. “Jokes? What are you talking about?”
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