His Heiress Wife (Retika)

Chapter 52: If You Like It, I'll Let You 

Quince and Melody had two very opposite reactions.

While Quince was fuming as he glared at everyone in the meeting room, Melody seemed very calm in her seat.

She tore her gaze off the people in front of her and looked at Quince.

Her big, attractive eyes were gently staring at him.

Suddenly, the corners of her mouth slightly curved into a mysterious smile, which made everyone look at her with confusion.

"If you really want the position of the chairman so bad, then I'll give it to you,'' she said.

Melody blinked her eyes, waiting for Quince to nod his head in agreement.

The shareholders gasped in surprise upon hearing Melody's statement.

This girl was too arrogant.She really had the guts to tell him that! Atty.

Lewis, who was standing behind Melody, pursed his lips, trying not to laugh at the people's reactions.

Quince might not be as good as his father, but he was still a respectable and well-known businessman in California.

‘'Giving up my position as the chairman and offering it to him would just create more damage on his side.Clueless people would think that he played his father's card and threatened me” Melody thought to herself.

Melody's decision to give Quince that position was really clever and ruthless.

Quince tilted his head and stared at Melody's eyes seriously.

His cold gaze at her could make strangers think that weren't blood-related at all.It seemed like Melody got the arrogance and cunning attitude from her father.

The fruit didn't fall far from the tree after all.

The girl who came back from the countryside suddenly became the successor of a big company.

She instantly felt superior to everyone else, the high and mighty attitude of hers just appeared out of nowhere.

And she also had the guts to mock her father.

Melody was regarded as the symbol of disasters and bad luck.

Every time she would appear, something terrible would happen to the Sullivan family.

However, Quince decided to give the position of chairman to his daughter.

He wanted to see how Melody would raise their company's stock prices within three months.

Quince sneered at his thoughts.

She might not even last for three months! If this young and inexperienced girl started to handle their family's business, it would only take three days for her to realize that she wasn't ready for such responsibility.

Did she really think that it was easy to manage a very big business? After a long moment of weighing his thoughts, Quince finally responded to Melody's suggestion.

"Since you are kind enough to offer me the position of chairman, I'll help you just this once.You'll be the chairman then.But don't you dare forget our agreement, Melody!" He said.

Melody understood what Quince had meant so she nodded her head.

"Don't worry, I always keep my word,' she replied. Content rights belong to NôvelDrama.Org.

Quince snorted.

With a last glare at the people in front of him, he stood up and left the conference room.

If Quince decided not to leave the company, would it mean that he would support and help Melody? The shareholders started to vacate the meeting room one by one.

When everyone left, Melody sighed and stood up to leave the room as well.

She was about to open the meeting room's door when a woman dressed in black corporate attire stopped her.

"Excuse me, Ms.Sullivan.I am the secretary of the chairman.You can call me Linda."

The woman smiled at her politely.

"This is the document containing all the information that Mr.Sullivan asked me to give to you.After the meeting, you will officially be on duty.Then, there will be a lot of papers and projects that you need to evaluate and sign.I hope you can familiarize yourself with them as soon as possible.I hope until tomorrow is enough time?" she continued.

Linda took out piles of documents from her briefcase and showed them to Melody.

'ls she joking or what?’' Melody thought as she watched Linda build a small mountain of papers in front of her.

After putting down the last document on top of the other papers, Linda glanced at Melody, lowered her head slightly, and left the room.

Melody stared at the papers for a short moment before turning her head to look at Atty.Lewis, who was quietly standing on the side.

She raised her eyebrow at him.Atty.Lewis immediately understood what she meant, so he nodded his head.

"Linda is the secretary of the chairman.Aside from that, she's a very important asset to the Sullivan Group.She's very strict" he explained.

Melody's eyebrows raised in surprise as she listened to Atty.Lewis.

Her cold and arrogant eyes immediately stared directly at him.

"Tell me more about her!"

"Everyone in the Sullivan family knows Linda very well.She is old-fashioned and ruthless.She doesn't show any mercy at all.When Mr.Alistair was still alive, only she would listen to him.She's not even scared to scold the old man! Everyone even calls her as an unfeeling and cold-hearted woman.behind her back.Well, her attitude towards you earlier was less scary.Even Quince, your father, couldn't get along with her, too."

"She's smart and very capable?"

Melody tilted her head in confusion.If she didn't have that cold- looking eyes, she would look like the cutest girl in the world.Her natural facial expressions and actions could melt anyone's heart.

Atty.Lewis nodded his head at Melody and raised his thumb without hesitation.

"Linda's ability is superb!" He exclaimed.

The fact the Atty.

Lewis had validated Linda's great skills and abilities in business spoke so much about her.

All of a sudden, Melody also realized something.

Linda didn't look down on her too much.

It just looked like she didn't like Melody but she was civil to her at least.

Melody shrugged her shoulders.

She didn't want to bother herself with such thoughts anymore.

She came here to lead the Sullivan company and not to please everyone.

Atty.Lewis touched the bridge of his nose, feeling the tiredness he had from all the things he did today.

The older he got, the more stupid he became! He was clearly in a good state.

Every day, someone would come to him to ask for his help in cases.

Why was he reduced to being an assistant now? Alistair Sullivan had really destroyed him! Atty.Lewis instantly felt a looming headache as he stared at the mountain of documents on the table.

Even if he was the most intelligent person on earth, he still wouldn't be able to finish reading all of these papers in just one day! Melody still had some time before her afternoon classes.

She originally planned to find a place to rest, but seeing the documents in front of her seemed like rest shouldn't be a part of her plan now.

She glanced at Atty.Lewis.

"If you have something else to do, you may leave now.I'll take it from here,' she said.

Atty.Lewis shook his head and waved his hand repeatedly.

"No, it's fine! I filed a leave at work today, so I'm free.I'll accompany you.I have worked with the Sullivans for ten years, and I have a good grasp of how the company works.If you need anything, feel free to ask me” He spoke with enthusiasm.

Everyone wanted to work for Melody, but only a lucky few could have this opportunity.

How could he leave her like this? Seeing that Melody was really adamant to drive him away, Atty.

Lewis would not treat himself as an assistant to Melody.

Atty.Lewis suddenly realized how big of an honor it was to be able to stay with Melody, even just by sitting beside her and being as quiet as he could.

He didn't want to leave Melody alone, and the girl also couldn't convince him to leave.

Melody took a seat and leaned her back on her chair.She grabbed one document and started reading it.

Atty.Lewis was quietly observing Melody.

He was holding a cup of coffee, trying to relieve the tiredness and fatigue he was feeling.

But before he could even drink from his cup, his eyes widened in disbelief.

His mouth went agape as he witnessed the scene in front of him.

In the end, he wasn't able to drink his coffee anymore.

As a lawyer, Zach had already seen tons of smart people.

He had encountered a lot of geniuses in his life.But he had never seen someone who could read a document as fast as Melody.

She didn't even stop to rest.

A normal person might need to look at it for a day.

Even a smart person would be tired and overwhelmed by just reading half a day's worth of documents.

However, Melody actually finished reading it in less than three minutes.

Then, she casually grabbed another batch of papers from the table.

An hour later, Melody had already finished reading the last document.