My Darling, My Dearest

Chapter 157

Something felt wrong. Rachel furrowed her eyebrows and pestered Eric to tell her what happened. He finally told her that he had resigned from his job and was going to work in a new company.

Rachel gaped in surprise, she hadn't expected that. "Which company?"

After a moment of silence, he scratched his head and forced a smile. "I'm going to work at Michael's company."

"Michael's? When did you get in touch with him?"

"It seems you had forgotten," Eric chuckled. "We had dinner with him a few nights ago, remember?"

They had such a pleasant conversation that they decided to exchange their WeChat contact. Rachel raised her eyebrows. It seemed that she didn't notice that at all.

"Didn't you look down on him before?"

When did they become such good friends? Why didn't she know anything about it?

Rachel thought hard. Okay, they weren't really friends, more like acquaintances. But it was very strange how they seemed to have gotten along.

To add to that, Eric was intimidated by Jack and his circle of friends.

What gave him the courage to work in

Michael's company? It seemed very strange.

Rachel then realized Jack had changed a lot. No wonder Eric dared to give him the long face.

She couldn't quite remember since when Jack became so tolerate.

When Jack dined Royal Private Kitchen that day, he really considered Eric as a family member.

He had been protective over Eric, especially when he found out that the boy was uncomfortable around new people.

Eric also realized the changes in Jack's attitude, and that was why he dared to express his dissatisfaction toward Jack.

Jack liked Rachel, and thus Eric, her family, had the qualification to test Jack.

Otherwise, Jack would have had his men taught Eric a lesson for being so arrogant.

Jack was cold- blooded and ferocious, intimidating a lot of people. So Eric didn't dare go too far.

Eric didn't expect that he would encounter Jack after he started working in Michael's company.

He had been following the department manager, who was assigning him tasks to do after the meeting.

When the elevator arrived, the group of people who had been waiting to enter, immediately paved way for Jack to exit.

They didn't bother going in until Jack and his assistants had left the elevator. Eric was sure that Jack had seen him, but he quickly glanced at him and didn't stop walking.

Eric pretended not to know him either. Although Michael was the company CEO, Eric didn't plan to use his power to seek privileges.

Eric thought it was just a coincidence. Jack and Michael were best friends, so it was normal for Eric to come visit Michael's company.

But before lunch break, he was called to the department manager's office.

Nervous, Eric tried to remember everything he had done. Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

Taking a deep breath, he knocked at the door.

In a few seconds, a familiar voice called him in. Without any hesitation, Eric pushed the door open. "Manager."

However, he widened his eyes when he saw the man sitting on the sofa. When Jack saw Eric enter, he closed the lighter and gently placed it on the table.

He raised his hand and motioned, "Please, take a seat."

Eric obliged and sat down, nervously sweating.

Jack placed his hands on his knees and asked, "How's work?"

It had been raining in Ninwell City for nearly a week. With nothing to do, Rachel rummaged through the fridge and decided to cook herself a fancy lunch at noon.

After a while, she realized that she had cooked

too much.

Immediately, she called Eric.

Just as he was about to answer Jack's question, Eric's phone rang.

Eric politely excused himself to take the call.

Jack nodded. Eric walked to the balcony. "Rachel?"

Leaning against the sofa, Jack blinked his eyes. He heard him say the name Rachel.

The phone call didn't last that long. When Eric came back, Jack raised his eyebrows. "Rachel's call?"

"Yes." In a flaunting tone, Eric placed his phone in his pocket and said, "She is going to bring me lunch."

Jack was a little surprised. "Bring you lunch?"

Rachel packed Eric's lunch box. Since it was still early, she ate ahead.

Michael ran an Internet technology company. Although Rachel didn't know much about it, she knew that it was one of the biggest companies in the sector.

Michael's company ranked among the top five domestic Internet technology companies. Its headquarters was in Ninwell City, and the conditions of recruiting people had always been very strict.

She wasn't sure whether they had hired Eric because of her. He was still pretty young and careless.

But perhaps, it was also his ability. She didn't really know much about his previous job.

It was not impossible for her to doubt and worry.

Eric was waiting for his break, excited that Rachel was going to send him lunch.

He preferred home- cooked meals over takeout.

Ten minutes before getting off work, the supervisor came over and announced that he was treating everyone to lunch at a new restaurant.

Unlike other departments, it was lively here.

Some of the employees began to make fun of the supervisor.

"Director Cheng, did you win the lottery today?"

"Wait a minute! I guess that he got some money on accident."

"Director Cheng, you are so generous today! I'm the first one to accept your appointment."

"You bastards. Save your crap! Our department has completed the project perfectly. Our boss said that he will pay for our meal at the restaurant!"

Everybody cheered happily; their department had just finished a project a few days ago. Eric had also taken charge for some part of the project. When they heard that their boss praised it, the whole team was ecstatic!

Director Cheng continued, "Pack up your things. Let's go. And we can get bonus after the meal."

His words were followed by another round of

cheers. Eric was very lucky to work here.

He would love to join the gathering with his colleagues, but... He was thinking about the appointment he made with Rachel.

He also wanted to go there, but Rachel had just told him that she was already on the way.

He didn't want Rachel to come here for nothing.

'She will be upset if she found that I decided to have lunch outside."

Grumbling, Eric approached Director Cheng.

Eric dashed forward and stopped him at the door. "Director Cheng."

"Eric, what's up?"

"My family brought me lunch. Can I stay here instead?"

Director Cheng patted him on the shoulder and continued, "You just got recruited into the company. Why don't you have lunch with us? It'll be a great way to get to know your colleagues."

Eric scratched his short, thorny hair. "I want to, but I don't want my cousin to be disappointed. It's such a hot summer day, and she's already on the way."

Director Cheng's eyes twinkled. He chuckled and raise an eyebrow.

"Mr. Fu is in my office right now. Why don't you tell him about what you just told me," he winked.

Eric was stunned. "Is he still in your office?" He suddenly realized that Director Cheng might have already known the close relationship between him

and Jack.

He started to feel suspicious. Although he entered the company with the proper procedures, a part of him felt like he had gotten it through connections.

The company was one of the best in the country.

Secretly, he felt that they were all better than him, which made Eric doubt whether he got this job on his own.

Or by his relations. When he met Michael in the company, he only called him Mr. Du. They weren't on first-name basis.

He liked this company. But he didn't expect that the company was owned by one of Jack's closest friends.

Jack and Rachel weren't so close before. And Jack almost cut his hand off.

Eric disliked him. He thought Michael hired him because of Jack, and felt uneasy.

Fortunately, Jack seldom came here.

But this time, Jack came here. He even let Director Cheng to buy them lunch.

Eric guessed that people would treat him different in the future after they knew his relations to Jack.

Boys in their early twenties tend to be more sensitive and fragile when it came to their selfesteem.

In fact, even if he was hired by his familial relations, he would still be kicked out if he couldn't do anything.

An incapable man was never allowed to stay in the company.

Noticing that he stood still, Director Cheng urged him, "Hurry up! Mr. Fu is waiting for you!"

The young man looked at him with a puzzled expression, but Director Cheng didn't understand what he meant.

Eric ran to knock at the door.

"Come in." He pushed the door open.

Eric didn't know why Jack wanted to see him again even though they had seen each other earlier.