Chapter 181: Change the Men to Women!

The next day at the hotel, Hilla went out alone.

She had been here for a year, and she had her own social circles. Although she never liked mingling with strangers, she was active in parties and gatherings in her circles like most young people.

Bruce woke up in the morning only to find his wife had gone. He was stunned on the bed for a long while before he accepted this fact and sent a message to Hilla.

Hilla replied to him readily.

After parted for a year, his wife had become more independent. In the message, she asked him to focus on work and do not worry about her, since she was safe with her friends.

Bruce sneered in his heart, “At least she knows to tell me she is safe!”

But besides her safety, what Bruce cared about the most was who those friends were, males or females. How long had she known them?

Therefore, today in the meeting of the Anderson Group, all the shareholders and managers had to face their president’s cold face.

To compare Bruce’s moods to the weather, yesterday’s regular meeting was still sunny and cloudless, but in today’s quarterly meeting clouds had gathered and the temperature dropped.

The managers were so scared that they quickly flipped through the reports and data charts in their hands, to see if their selling had dropped or if there was a loophole. They didn’t want to be unprepared when the president later asked about it.

James presided over today’s video conference and saw the things through. It must be that Mr. Anderson and his wife were not going well, and it affected their meeting.

It was said that work was work and family was family. One couldn’t bring one’s emotions into work. These words only applied to the staff at a lower level.

After all, which leader could be immune to love? Which boss could avoid endocrine disorder?

Mr. Anderson must have been celibate for a year, and now he broke out in Pinecastle.

James coughed lightly and was just about to speak when he heard Bruce on the other end of the video cut him off. “Are you sick? Don’t stay in the company lest you might infect others. I now give you three days off. The meeting will be resumed after I return.”

And then he hung up… without any warning.

They thought that there would be a storm, but it calmed down just with a splash?

All eyes were on James, meaningfully.

He just let out a cough which was not more audible than a sneeze, and then Mr.

Anderson postponed the quarterly meeting which was held once in four months.

He even gave James a holiday, albeit he pretended to be disgusted.

How much business was there in the Anderson Group? How busy was a president? They all knew it well.

All of them had been busy as a bee since Mr. Anderson went aboard, but the president gave James a holiday… just because of a trivial cough!

Director of Finance said, “James, I had a stomach perforation at the beginning of the year. I came to the company while I was put on a drip. The president did not afraid that I will infect others. Mr. Anderson really cared about you!”

HR said, “Last month, my wife gave birth to a child. The president gave me two hours off and said that was enough. On my way back to the company, my wife gave birth. She left the delivery room and didn’t see me. By now, she refuses to let me enter the nursery room. Mr. Anderson treated you so well!”

The sales manager said, “I applied for my wedding leave three months in advance, and the president has not approved it yet. I’m afraid that if it dragged on, I would never get married as long as I am in the Anderson Group. But Mr. Anderson just gave you a holiday!”

<Why is Mr. Anderson so good to James? Wasn’t there a financial loophole in the branch in Pinecastle that he had to attend there himself?

Could it be that the problem has been solved? Judging from Mr. Anderson’s mood, it was unlikely!

Yesterday, Mr. Anderson still cuddled with his wife. But today… there seemed to be no sound from the president’s wife.

Could it be that the couple had been separated for too long, and after the first night of the reunion, Mr. Anderson found that there was already an impassable gap between him and his wife? And then, he might think of during all these years, it had always been James who stayed by his side all the time. He was a sweet and warm little cutie.

And the president had a new understanding of romance overnight?>

All departments looked at James with admiration, but clearly, they were not envious at all.

They got it!

James shakily stood up from his chair, pretending to be calm, but his mind was in a mess.

He prayed all the colleagues and leaders didn’t look at him like that. He was just a humble assistant. The president suddenly gave him a break, which only made him feel that he could not take it.

“Ladies and gentlemen, why don’t we end here now?”

James forced a smile of ease.

Others all thought, <Look how happy he is! He can hardly suppress it.

No wonder he could serve the president closely. In a civilized society open to homosexuality, James is lucky.>

“James, you and the president…”

“I got a call. It’s very important. I have to answer it now. Excuse me!”

James felt he was saved. He wanted to heave a sigh of relief and thanked this caller who had helped him to leave the awkwardness.

However, when he looked down, he was stunned. The next second, he directly pressed the answer button.

“Mr. Anderson!”

After saying that, he felt his throat itch and wanted to cough. But thinking of the previous episode, he quickly held back.

If Mr. Anderson prolonged his holiday, he would get fired.

“Go to Pinecastle immediately and take over the branch here.”

Bruce said coldly, and then added, “In three days!”

James was dumbfounded. What did the president say to him? He felt that he had suddenly lost his hearing.

Back then, it was Bruce who insisted on personally handling the matters of the branch company. He had tried to dissuade him because it was unnecessary…

Then he was almost thrown on the door. Now, Bruce had only been there for a day, and he changed his mind.

But if he wanted him to go to Pinecastle, he could just say so. Why should he claim to give him a holiday during the meeting before everyone else?

Was this a holiday? This was clearly overtime!

James answered bitterly. As soon as the president hung up, he bought a plane ticket.

It was not easy to be the assistant of a president. It was even more difficult to be a considerate assistant to a president who was so elusive.

At noon that day, James had already packed his luggage and boarded the flight to Pinecastle.

Soon, rumors spread in the company.

James, handsome and capable, could no longer resist the pain of lovesickness after receiving the president’s hint. He flew to Pinecastle on the same day, and the two of them were going to get married aboard!

…

When Hilla returned to the hotel, the night had not yet fallen.

She had drunk some wine in the afternoon and was a little dizzy at this time. However, when the handsome attendant offered to send her back to her room, she politely rejected.

If Bruce saw, he probably would get fired. Hilla felt that she has done a good deed again!

She groped to the elevator, tried hard to discern the number, and pressed the button. Then she began to rub her temples, feeling a terrible headache.

She had to train her tolerance to alcohol. After returning home, there would be more social activities. She did not want Halle, who was a mother, to come back with the smell of alcohol.

The elevator opened. Hilla looked up and saw a young man in a suit standing at the door of her and Bruce’s room.

Before she could see him clearly, the door opened. Bruce stood there with the lower part of his body wrapped in a bathrobe. His telltale wet hair showed that he was just out of a shower.

Hilla stared with her mouth agape, but before she could make out a sound, she saw the man enter their room.

After that, Bruce closed the door!

Hilla was stunned. After staying in Pinecastle for a year, she had not only absorbed professional knowledge but also broadened her horizon.

Especially in the aspect of love affairs, she had learned a lot.

However, Bruce liked men…

She had only been away for a year and Bruce turned to men… What had he gone through?

She had seen a lot of homosexual couples in Pinecastle, and she always wished them well.

But the notion that Bruce was a bisexual caught her off guard.

Hilla tumbled, feeling the alcohol was gaining the upper hand.

How could Bruce like men? She would feel better if it was a woman. But now even a man wanted to compete for her man. How could she endure this?

Rushing forward, Hilla smashed the door, “Bruce, open the door. I want to catch…”

Before she could finish, Bruce, who had heard the commotion, did not even have time to tie up his clothes before he hurriedly went forward and opened the door.

The door opened and revealed Hilla standing there with her cheeks flushed red. And then she threw herself into his arms.

“You drank?”

Bruce frowned and held Lucy tightly. He glanced at James, who had just entered the room to take over his work.

James gasped as soon as he saw Hilla. Bruce had been grumpy for a day. Hilla showed up at this time, drunk.

He had to slip away right now.

When he just reached the door, Hilla, who had nestled in Bruce’s arms like a rabbit, rushed out and grabbed his collar.

After all, she had practiced martial arts for years. James staggered by her attack.

Fortunately, he maintained balance and did not knock into Bruce. Otherwise, he would have been cut to pieces.

“Who allows you to leave? Stay here, you little…” Hilla was unsure how to call him.

Hilla blinked her blurry eyes and stared at James, who was about to fall to the ground as being dragged by her.

“You look familiar.”

Hilla burped and muttered with a frown, “You look pretty good. Why do I feel I know you?”

“M-Madam, I’m James!”

James stole a glance at Bruce, feeling helpless.

“Your wife is grabbing my clothes, and I don’t dare to struggle. Who do you think should be blamed?”

Bruce was obviously unwilling to have his wife grabbing another man and not let him go. But he could neither beat her nor roar at her… What was the point to shout at a drunken woman?

He could only softly persuade her, “Hilla, he is James, my assistant. You caught the wrong person.”

What he did not say was, “Your husband is here. You can grab me as you like. I will absolutely obey.”

“James… why is your assistant a man?”

Hilla released her hand in a trance. James heaved a sigh of relief, and protested in his heart, “I am a man, to begin with!”

“No, you can’t have a man by your side. Change him to a woman.”

Hilla waved her hand and grabbed Bruce’s bathrobe as she roared. James, who had just felt relief, now had his heart jumped to his throat.

He was fired by Bruce’s wife!

He looked at her president with a grievance.

“What did I do wrong? Bruce, please don’t agree!”

However, Bruce had no principle before Hilla. He calmed said, “Okay.”

He agreed!

This had really gone too far.

James felt that he should listen to Hilla rather than Bruce in the future.

Hearing Bruce’s answer, Hilla raised her head, cupped Bruce’s face with both hands, and tiptoed to kiss him on the lips.

Then, she chuckled and said, “You are so nice. I like you.”

Bruce was very satisfied!

“I like you, too.”

After saying that, he glanced at James, who was still standing stiffly at the door, and said coldly, “You want to keep watching?”

He did not, and couldn’t bear to watch them.

They were affectionate to the point of nauseous. He wondered if his memory was wiped out after he went out.

James swiftly walked out without looking back. The moment he stepped out of the room, a gust of cold wind blew from behind him.

Then with a bang, the door was closed behind him.

He didn’t want to stay here any longer. He was afraid that he would hear something that he shouldn’t know.

James tried to shake off his goosebumps and left in a hurry.

In the room, Hilla hugged Bruce’s arm tightly and kept chuckling, “You’re so obedient. I really like you.”

“Thank you.”

“You are so handsome, I like you!”

“You are also beautiful. I like you, too.”

Hilla pulled Bruce onto the bed and kept saying that she liked him. Bruce was cheered up after being depressed all day.

Reaching out to undo the buttons of Hilla’s clothes, he was stopped by Hilla in the next second. Hilla stared at him vigilantly and said, “Who are you? What are you doing?”

How much had she drunk? He didn’t know whether he should praise her for coming back safe in this state or warn her seriously.

“I’m your husband, I’m helping you change your clothes and take a shower.”

“My husband, oh, take it off then!”

Hilla nodded obediently. She loosened her hands and leaned over to him.

She was cooperating but he became shy.

He rubbed his eyebrows and said, “How much have you drunk?”

Hilla gave a laugh, “Why should we drink wine? Affection intoxicates people more than wine. Come, open a bottle of 1998 vintage.”

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