Chapter 646

The footsteps were particularly clear in the quiet hall because they were too hurried.

Everyone subconsciously looked in the direction of the footsteps.

Melody also turned to look in the direction where the footsteps came from. She saw James running toward her with a slight blush complexion and a chaotic breath.

She pursed her lips and cursed in her heart. ‘You are finally here!’

The receptionist’s eyes widened in shock when she saw who it was.

‘Mr. Deeds came down here!’ thought the receptionist.

However, her panic only lasted for a moment.

‘It must be a coincidence!’

However, James ran straight to them in the next second before the receptionist could completely calm down,

Then, he bowed to Melody and said, “I’m sorry, Miss Fox. The elevator is under maintenance. I ran down, so I was a little late.”

‘I see.’

‘So that is how it is!’

‘It turns out to be like that!’

The three sects, including the security guards, had three different emotions when they heard James.

The receptionist’s face was ashen, and her hands were visibly trembling.

“It’s okay,” Melody said calmly. “She stopped me from going up. Talk to her properly.”

“Yes!” Although James had joked with Melody in private, he did not dare to say anything disrespectful to Melody in front of others.

After moving his gaze away from Melody’s face, James’ expression quickly turned cold, and his gaze landed accurately on the receptionist.

The receptionist shivered and almost buried her head in her chest. Her voice was like the buzzing of a mosquito as she stammered, “I… I’m sorry, Mr. Deeds. I didn’t know she was your guest.”

James smiled coldly and said, “Miss Fox is not my guest. She is Mr. Swanson’s guest. Didn’t she tell you?”

The receptionist’s eyes widened.

‘The ugly freak is actually Ken’s guest!’ thought the receptionist.

The impact was even greater than James bowing to Melody.

The receptionist’s pupils almost trembled. She looked up with a pale face. “I… I’m sorry, Mr. Deeds. I didn’t do it on purpose. I was only doing my job. She didn’t have an appointment, so I could only stop her… She didn’t tell me she was Mr. Swanson’s guest. If I knew, how would I dare to stop the lady?”

Before Melody could speak, Spencer spoke first.

“Nonsense! Miss Fox said she was here to deliver food to Mr. Swanson as soon as she came over. It’s fine if you don’t believe us, but you said that if Mr. Deeds doesn’t come down in three minutes, Miss Fox will compensate each of you with 200 dollars. Later on, because of the elevator problem, Mr. Deeds came ten seconds later.

You directly dropped Miss Fox’s phone. Don’t think of denying these things you did!”

Melody was a little surprised when she heard Spencer’s confident voice.

She thought, ‘Spencer was a robot without his thoughts, but I did not expect him to be so unforgiving. He seems to be stronger than Seventeen, who is a bit dull. Of course, it may also be related to their age. Spencer looks seven or eight years younger than Seventeen.’

Melody’s mind was wandering. However, the more James listened, the uglier his face became

Although the receptionist had been crying and denying it, what else did James not understand when he looked down and saw the phone on the ground?

The death warrior would never lie to him.

“What’s your name?” James’s voice was as cold as ice.

“E… Emma Hill.”

“Good. Emma, you can pack your things and leave now. As for the other matters, I’ll get the Human Resources Department to contact you tomorrow.”

Emma was shocked.

‘James wants to fire me? Just because… I stopped the unremarkable and ugly woman?’

She thought she would be fined or deducted a few months of her bonus, at most!

“No.” Emma’s legs immediately went limp. She tugged at James’s pants and said, “Mr. Deeds, please forgive me this time! I’ll keep my eyes open next time. This won’t happen again.”

She had made a great effort to enter the Swanson Group headquarters and become a receptionist. She was already regarded as the pride of the entire village.

Her three-month internship had not ended, and she was suddenly fired. Moreover, those big companies might not hire her anymore. How could she accept that?

Emma cried bitterly, but James did not waver at all. He pulled his foot back forcefully.

“The front desk is the company’s face. The company can’t hire someone like you who judges people by their looks. This is Miss Fox. If our business partners come over in home clothes, will you chase them away, too? You won’t be the only one implicated by then!”

Emma’s tears and snot flowed together. She knew well it was useless to beg for mercy from James.

She couldn’t care less about her dignity and turned to Melody.

“Miss Fox, please be kind. I don’t know your identity. I thought you were here to cause trouble…”

Melody did not lift her eyelids as she said calmly, “You made a bet just now. I need to give you 2,200 dollars. My phone costs 1,800 dollars, and you compensate me 1,600 dollars. I have to transfer 600 dollars to you. Then the debt will be settled. Take out your phone. I’ll scan the QR code and pay.”

It was the Swanson Group. James had decided to deal with Emma. Even if Melody had turned the page, she could not embarrass James.

Otherwise, no one would take James’s words seriously in the future. The workplace was such a realistic place.

Finally, Emma was dragged out by the security guards with 600 dollars in cash.

The entire hall could hear Emma’s wails.

The security guards were glad that they had a way out. Otherwise, they would have had to look for work again.

The interlude passed quickly.

However, Melody, James, and Spencer could only go upstairs by taking the stairs because the elevator was broken.

On the way, Melody could not help but ask, “Ken has taken office as a new official. Would it be bad for him when you fired her for such a small matter?”

“Don’t worry, Miss Fox. It won’t happen.”

James analyzed the company’s situation with her in an orderly manner. Then, he said, “Many people are watching Mr. Swanson. They want to suppress him at the juncture when he just entered the company.

“Now that I did this, those people will know Mr. Swanson is not to be trifled with.

“If they want to do anything, they will think that even one who contradicted Mr. Swanson’s guest was fired, let alone them, who cause trouble.

“Therefore, not only will there not be any negative effects, but it will be a good thing.”

In other words, Melody had unintentionally established Ken’s prestige.

Melody heaved a sigh of relief. If she had known it would happen, she might as well have slapped Emma at the beginning and completely established some prestige for Ken.

However, she felt it was not good after thinking about it carefully. It was best to let James handle it.

Melody, James, and Spencer were skilled. They quickly reached the top floor.

Of course, James was a little out of breath after running down. However, when he saw how calm Melody was, his competitive spirit suddenly rose. He tried his best to hold his breath and knocked on the office door for Melody.

“Enter.” Ken’s voice came from inside.