Chapter 24 Newly Appointed Chief Financial Officer

Zayn Guggenheim did not say a word and went around the table to Lindsey Juhl. He watched as her gaze turned from panic to fear, as if he could see through her chest to see her restlessly beating heart. He was strangely in a great mood. His large hand patted her shoulder and his lips parted slightly to say, "Remember what you said." Zayn then turned around and strode upstairs. Just like that? Lindsey could not believe it. She thought that he would punish her ruthlessly just like every single time before. What was going on now? Jenny Lenig already ran far away, but she waited for a long time and did not see Zayn chasing after her. She instantly felt dejected and her hatred for Lindsey deepened. She was about to take out her phone when she heard footsteps approaching from afar. Her heart was elated. She hurriedly squatted down and squeezed out a few tears from her eyes. The sound of footsteps closed in and stopped in front of her. However, she waited for a long time until her feet were numb. The "Zayn" in front of her did not even help her up. As the doubts in the heart grew, she looked up and froze when she saw that the one who came was actually Zayn's personal assistant?! 　 "Ms. Lenig, Mr. Guggenheim was worried about you and asked me to send you home." The assistant's words were polite and respectful, but his tone was somewhat cold. Jenny was amused by these words and wanted to laugh a little. If Zayn was really worried, why did he not show up himself? Was it because of Lindsey Juhl? Who was she to steal him away?! The malice in Jenny’s eyes grew deeper and deeper. The assistant saw it all but did not point it out. "Ms. Lenig, let's go." Jenny forcefully suppressed her emotions, got up, and instantly put on her innocent facade. Lindsey was a high performer in the company. Not only did she not get fired, but she was also promoted to team leader. She was now heading the entire consulting department alongside Lydia. Fenly was green with envy. She initially thought she would be able to break Lindsey once and for all and kick her out of the company. Who knew that Lindsey would even get promoted! Fenly was so angry that she was boiling over. Fenly muttered bitterly, "Whatever! She must be relying on her connections again. I really don't know what's so great about that!" After receiving the congratulations from the crowd, Lindsey saw Fenly's sour expression and walked over with her arms crossed at her chest. Lindsey still did not forget the incident with Mr. Lee. "Tsk tsk...Fenly, are you feeling unwell? You don't look too good." "Lindsey, don't get all smug on me! It's just a few clients, isn't it? Next time, I’ll surely do better than you." Fenly was already jealous of Lindsey's good luck and was annoyed at her in every way. Lindsey hurriedly nodded and ridiculed her. "I don't know how capable you are in terms of work, but I do know that no one in the whole office can eat a whole lemon better than you can." "What do you mean?" "You’re just so sour all the time whether it be talking or doing things. People might think you overdosed on lemons!" Lindsey had a way of dissing her. Fenly’s face turned from green to black. She was so angry that she roared, "Lindsey Juhl! You...don’t be a bully!" "Shush! It's office hours. You’ll disturb others if you’re so loud. I'm sorry you didn’t get to watch me walk out of the office this time. Haha! Keep up the good work, Fen!" Lindsey followed Lydia's usual way of addressing Fenly and emphasized her nickname, "Fen". "Hmph!" Fenly knew that she was now a level below Lindsey at work. Earlier, Lindsey deliberately amplified her voice, so everyone was looking at Fenly with ridicule. She could not lose her respect and left in a huff! Looking at Fenly in distress, Lindsey felt more at ease. Last night, she was so agitated by Zayn and Jenny that she finally vented out her anger after holding it back for so long. On the other hand, Jenny was keeping tabs on Lindsey's work. When she heard the news reported by her assistant, her face was not much better than Fenly’s! "What's going on? Why did those clients change their minds at the last minute?" The assistant also felt a bit helpless and said, "I heard that their company just transferred a remarkable lead back from abroad, so our clients were all stolen." Jenny had spent a lot of time running around to follow up on those clients properly in order to maintain them. She never expected that her clients had the intention to cooperate with another company. "Back from abroad?" "Yes, that person is very mysterious. Only a few in this circle know about him. All I managed to find out is that he had already acquired Lee & Co. when he just returned to the country." Lee & Co. was not a big company, but it was also considered one of the top-ranking listed companies in the city. It was surprising that such a company was so easily acquired. "Alright then. Just put aside this matter for a while. You may leave!" Jenny irritably threw the documents on the table, which destroyed her graceful image. "Lindsey Juhl! You got lucky this time!" Jenny just took it that Lindsey lucked out. Sometimes, luck was also a part of one’s ability, which seemed to be true! After solving the work crisis, Lindsey pondered and felt that something was off. She felt that she might have overlooked something very important. "Lindsey, get ready! The Chief Financial Officer is coming today and all managers have to attend the meeting." Whenever mentioning this newly appointed Chief Financial Officer, the usually mature Lydia would suddenly become a fangirl. "Lydia, is that CFO really that attractive?" Lindsey could not help but shiver and became a little more curious about this CFO. "You little ninny, he gave you so many important and quality clients, so I thought you knew each other! Why are you asking me instead?" Lydia was not the only one with this thought. Although those clients were all evenly distributed, Lindsey was given the top clients. Moreover, Lindsey was immediately promoted, so the majority of the office had the same thought as Lydia. "Huh?" Lindsey was confused because she just learned about it! "Forget it if you don't know him. I've only seen him once, but he's really handsome and elegant. You'll know when you see him this afternoon." "Okay!" Seeing that Lydia probably did not know much, Lindsey also gave up on probing further. Lindsey already felt that she had missed something and when Lydia reminded her of this, she felt that she had been too lucky. At 2:00 pm, everyone at the office was waiting for the new Chief Financial Officer. Under the hot sun, many people were complaining while waiting. "They say that new bosses like to show their power, but our boss is a little too extra!" In such hot weather, anyone would be uncomfortable standing outside for so long. Lindsey also felt the same. Shortly after, a black luxury car parked in front of the entrance. The door opened and a tall and lean man walked out, dressed in a professional suit and leather shoes. His face was as refreshing as a cool spring breeze.