Chapter 199

Zane gazed at me in amusement, asking, "Did you not ask around about the salaries of the other people in our family's employ?" His question had me stumped. "None of their monthly salaries fall below 30,000 dollars," he continued. "Furthermore, Willow has autism and doesn't really like to communicate with others, so the difficulty involved in raising her is higher than that of ordinary children. "That said, it's within reason for me to increase your salary. But of course, what's most important is that she's gotten better under your diligent care." Still not done, he added calmly, "Originally, I even thought of giving you a bigger bonus, but as I was afraid you wouldn't be willing to accept it, I eventually settled for giving you 80,000 dollars. In my eyes, that's already the very minimum." I countered his argument, saying, "But that's all within my job scope." "Based on my principles, as long as one does their job well, they should be rewarded," he said in return, eyes sparkling