Nina was stunned and so was Charlie.
"Ma'am, didn't you ask Mr. Shi to register it?" Charlie asked hesitantly.
"No, I didn't," Nina immediately answered. Didn't I tell you to avoid him?"
"I did," Charlie said. "But Mr. Shi found me. I tried to stall him, but he took out your plan and design drawing."
Nina was speechless.
It turned out that John had really seen the plan and the design drawing in Vicente's study.
She realized that she was not the only one who had the ability to remember things with just one glance. John was capable of that, too, and he was even better.
He had been born like that, while she had the ability because of M.C.
So why did she even bother trying to hide her firm from John for two years?
"What else did he do?" Nina asked.
Charlie pointed at the books on the wall and said, "There are over ten thousand books on those shelves. Half of them were bought by Mr. Shi's people. There are also some precious books with only one copy left in existence. It took Mr. Shi a lot of effort to find them.
And there's a gym and a swimming pool at the back." Charlie led Nina to the back of the first floor.
A huge swimming pool sprawled in front of her. The clear water rippled slightly and shone under the sunlight.
The fitness room was on the other side. Through its glass walls, she could see all the brand new exercise equipment.
Nina felt her cheeks grow hot.
Everything she was seeing was not like a workplace. It was like a tourist attraction.
However, Charlie was at ease. "This place is also equipped with an excellent security system. The slightest effort of a break-in will trip all the alarms.
All in all, everything is ready. You just need to pick out seven or eight candidates to fill your staff, and we can begin. I'm good at sorting out files."
Everything seemed perfect, but Nina had a bad feeling.
She had originally planned to start her business first and then tell John. However, John had acted faster. He must be planning something crafty.
"Did John say anything strange to you, Charlie?"
"Like what?" Charlie was confused.
Nina looked at Charlie and said, "When you spoke to him, did he mention me?"
"Oh, Mr. Shi always mentions you." Charlie raised his head and smiled. "I don't remember his original words, but he said that you agreed to his condition in order to start your business."
Nina froze, her face turning stiff.
It was as she expected.
She secretly started the firm, and John took it that she had accepted his condition.
If she had not done it secretly and had negotiated with him first, she would have been able to object to some excessive and unreasonable condition.
But it was too late now.
She had no choice but to do as John said.
Nina sighed and said, "Thank you for your help. I have to go."
At this time, she could only prepare a gift for John and see if she could turn the tides to her favor.
After leaving the firm, Nina hailed a taxi. This time, she did not wear a mask or a pair of sunglasses.
She did not even speak to the driver after getting into the car. She just closed her eyes and took a nap for more than half an hour. When she woke up, she was already at Time Group's building.
After getting out of the car and entering the building, she saw the driver take a big wad of cash from the front desk. She felt a sharp pang of guilt in her heart. She had to drive herself next time to save money.
It had only been a year since she came back to Lexingport City, but it seemed that the same agreement still existed.
All the cab drivers in the city knew her as well as everyone in Time Group, so she did not have any problems catching a ride or walking in and out of the building.
She took the private elevator to the top floor and took out her phone to call Amy who confirmed that John was in a meeting at the moment.
Nina hung up after telling her to not let John know of her arrival.
Amy expressed her understanding and waited for her at the elevator area. The moment the elevator doors whirred open, Amy slightly bowed to Nina and said, "Good day, Mrs. Shi. There's still forty minutes before the end of Mr. Shi's meeting."
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