NovelEnglish"Joanne, do you ever listen to yourself? Douglas is our best buddy, he will undoubtedly give us a hand if we need
help."
A man with a square face spoke up. He picked up his glass and downed it in one go.
Charlie glanced over at them briefly. He remembered them as his collegemates. The woman's nwas Joanne
Hampton, and the man's nwas Jerry McLean.
Douglas replied timidly, "Oh no, | cannot take credit for all of that. Sigh, it's a long story, just forget about it!" 1
He then looked at Charlie, feeling grateful with a tinge of emotion.
It had been a stroke of misfortune to have been with a cheater and sl*t that he had almost lost everything to her,
even getting beaten up for that. 1
Luckily, thanks to Charlie's help, he was able to reclaim ownership of the restaurant and receive two million in
compensation. Thus, everything that he owned now was literally because of Charlie. He couldn't take any credit
for that. 3
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Hence, he changed the subject and started, "Anyway, Jerry, you're pretty well off now, aren't you? | heard that
you are one of the top executives in your company! | bet you must be making six figures a year." 2 Jerry
answered with a sigh, "Ah, forget it. The company doesn't treatfairly. I'm about to resign and send my
resto Spikeworth Corps to try my luck. Remember George? George Harris? | heard that h e is a senior
manager there, a solid position! Who would have thought that the kid is doing so well now!" 3
"Oh, George..." Douglas managed an awkward smile. He was not on good terms with George, which was why
George had not been invited to tonight's dinner. 1
However, Jerry and George were quite close. If Spikeworth accepted him, he would be appointed to a
distinguished position with George's recommendation.
Doreen spoke after pondering for a while, "I heard that Spikeworth is a big company in Aurous Hill that has very
good reviews. Wow, | didn't know that George is doing so well now, either." Claire was a little stunned when she
heard the nof Spikeworth Corps being mentioned. 1
After breaking her ties with the Wilson family and was kicked out from the Wilson Group, she had been sending
out her resto a lot of companies over the past few days in hopes of a new job, one of which was Spikeworth
Corps. 2
Claire said with a smile, "Hey, | also sent my resto Spikeworth. If we ace the interview, we will work in the
scompany." 2
Joanne was a little surprised. "Claire, you've been working in your family company all these years, why would
you suddenly want to apply for a job at Spikeworth?"
Claire's smile beca little bitter as she continued," I've cut ties with my family now, so I need to find a new
job. Otherwise, | can't support my family." 1
Upon hearing this, Joanne glanced at Charlie, her gaze full of contempt and disgust. "Charlie, look at your wife.
She has to work so hard for the family. As a man, you are so useless and ignorant to allow your woman to be so
desperate and depressed." i
Jerry was not very close to Charlie, so he laughed unscrupulously. "Charlie, why don't you try your luck in
George's company, too? Maybe, based on your qualifications, you are only qualified as the cleaner, but for the
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmsake of our tspent back in college, he should be able to make you the head of the cleaning crew." 4
Charlie replied flatly, "No thanks, you should keep the benefit for yourselves. I'm not interested." 1
Jerry was agitated by Charlie's indifference, and his tone becmore sinister as he said, "Charlie, | know that
you are very egotistic, but just look at yourself now. Everyone is doing better than you. Take my word of advice,
don't set your expectations too high! Get real!" 4
Douglas frowned at the bantering and interjected," Alright, that's enough! It's our class reunion today, don't bully
Charlie like that." 1
Then, he turned to Charlie and said apologetically," Dude, don't take it personally. You know them, they have a
quick tongue."
Joanne snorted insolently. "Douglas, we are so frank because Charlie is always laid-back and passive. He has no
ability whatsoever, but he's pretty good at pretending."
Jerry added disdainfully, "This is what a deadbeat loser looks like..."
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