NOVPUBChapter 978: Chapter 978: Can’t Stand Overthinking_1 Chapter 978: Chapter 978: Can’t Stand Overthinking_1 Wallace Martin rolled his eyes at his mobile phone.
Thinking, why couldn’t Lyke Zhekova just overlook it?
Of course, Wallace Martin didn’t dare to lie either.
So he explained: “It was Miss Lewis, out of courtesy, their department manager asked her to send me to the Company’s entrance.”
Wallace Martin said: “Of course, I wouldn’t dare to let Miss Lewis send me there, but it’s also inappropriate to openly talk about the relationship between you and Miss Lewis, for fear that it’ll make things difficult for her in the company, so I have to impose upon Miss Lewis.”
“Otherwise, I would absolutely not dare,” Wallace Martin quickly added, “Mr.
CEO, you must understand!”
Peggy Lewis had moved away a bit, so she couldn’t hear what Wallace Martin was saying.
But seeing Wallace Martin, who looked as if he wished he could kneel down while making the phone call,
She thought she might be overthinking.
“Hmph!” Lyke Zhekova snorted, “Since the conversation is already over, why aren’t you hurrying back to report to me!”
“…” Wallace Martin could only say, “Yes, yes, I’m about to go back.”
It seemed that he was not going to be able to have lunch with Peggy Lewis.
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“Very well, come straight to my office when you come back, I’ve ordered takeout.
We’ll have a lunch meeting today.” Lyke Zhekova said.
Wallace Martin: “…”
Does Lyke Zhekova have some kind of omniscient, all-hearing ability?
Did he know that he was planning to have lunch with Peggy Lewis?
Why else would he just happen to call at this moment?
Who wanted to have a so-called “lunch meeting” with Lyke Zhekova!
“Alright, I’ll head back now.” Wallace Martin could only say.
Peggy Lewis came back after Wallace Martin had hung up the phone.
Wallace Martin could only say: “Miss Lewis, I’m really sorry.
The CEO just called, and I have to rush back for a meeting, regarding the lunch!”
“Of course, it’s not a problem.” Peggy Lewis also sighed with relief, and said, “You’re busy at work, and we’ll be working together for a long time.
There will be plenty of opportunities.”
“Right, I still don’t have Miss Lewis’s contact information.” Wallace Martin mentioned.
“It’s my oversight.” Peggy Lewis quickly took out her own business card and handed it to Wallace Martin.
Wallace Martin took it and looked down.
On the card was Peggy Lewis’s office landline and her mobile number.
Wallace Martin put the card away, bid Peggy Lewis goodbye, and then returned to Majestic.
Peggy Lewis also turned around and went back to her office.
It was already 11:45 when Peggy Lewis returned to her office.
She took her sweet time on the way back.
Because she knew that once she returned, she would have to face a lot of questions.
The thought alone was daunting.
And, sure enough, as soon as Peggy Lewis sat down, she could already feel many eager eyes on her.
Then, her mobile phone started vibrating incessantly.
It was her colleagues sending her messages on Whatsapp.
So as not to disrupt work, Peggy Lewis had turned off the notification sound, leaving only the vibration notification on.
Peggy Lewis didn’t even look or check who had sent the messages.
She just started going through the details of the collaboration with Majestic.
The contract from Majestic hadn’t come yet, Wallace Martin had only come today to confirm who was in charge.
It was only after confirming that it was her that they would continue with the contract matter.
But for her other department colleagues, this short 15 minutes felt like an eternity.
They couldn’t wait to use their lunch break to personally ask Peggy Lewis.
She wasn’t replying to their messages after all.
Finally, as soon as the time shown on the computer screen reached 12:00, everyone hurriedly gathered around.
Peggy Lewis hadn’t even had a chance to get up before she was surrounded at her desk.
Peggy Lewis: “…”
“Peggy, that was Wallace Martin from Majestic who just came, right?”
“What was his business here?”
“Why did he look for you?”
“Why didn’t he look for Jacob?”
At this point, Jacob Zahn finally found his voice and said: “Just because someone from Majestic comes doesn’t mean it’s about the same business.”
When Jacob Zahn started speaking, everyone else fell quiet.
Jacob Zahn looked at Peggy Lewis.
His gaze was somewhat threatening, but at the same time hopeful, and he asked: “Peggy, did you also discuss a collaboration related to Majestic?”
Although rationally speaking, Jacob Zahn knew this wasn’t possible.
But he would prefer for Peggy Lewis to be negotiating a different deal, rather than dealing with his business.
Despite there being no signs, Jacob Zahn inexplicably had the intuition that his business might be stolen by Peggy Lewis.
Thus, Jacob Zahn was now hoping even more that the two were talking about two separate deals.
Even if for Peggy’s deal, the fact that Wallace Martin personally came to the company might indicate that Majestic may value the collaboration that Peggy is responsible for even more.
But at least it wouldn’t affect his performance.
It was definitely better than having his deal directly snatched away by Peggy Lewis.
Peggy Lewis initially just didn’t really like Jacob Zahn on an instinctual level.
You could probably call it instant dislike.
She just felt that she and Jacob Zahn just didn’t mesh well.
Later, after spending a longer time with her colleagues, she found out more.
Peggy Lewis liked Jacob Zahn even less.
She was very reserved about his personality and his conduct, and she insisted on maintaining a distance from Jacob Zahn.
Just now, after hearing what Wallace Martin had said, and finding out how Jacob Zahn got the collaboration, she was definitely not pleased.
At this moment, being stared at by Jacob Zahn, Peggy Lewis was immediately uncomfortable.
She even found it hard to look directly at Jacob Zahn.
When she saw Jacob Zahn’s face, she couldn’t help but imagine how he had acted with Mr.
Houston.
Although Peggy Lewis hadn’t seen with her own eyes what happened between Jacob Zahn and Mr.
Houston,
But she couldn’t help but let her imagination run wild!
Especially when you haven’t seen something, your imagination tends to exaggerate.
Therefore, when she looked at Jacob Zahn again, Peggy Lewis’s expression was a bit unnatural, and her gaze was a bit evasive.
This specific reaction seemed even more guilty in the eyes of Jacob Zahn and his followers.
Jacob Zahn scowled, his eyebrows furrowed.
So it really was Peggy Lewis stealing his business!
What else could it be that she was unable to say?
“Peggy Lewis, you didn’t steal Jacob Zahn’s deal, did you?” Tiffany Wagner said coldly.
Initially, while supporting Jacob Zahn, they could at least maintain a surface level of politeness.
Calling her “Peggy” sounded quite friendly.
Now she was being blunt like this, they truly wanted to break cover.
After so many years in the company, now directly competing for the manager’s position.
While Peggy Lewis is non-confrontational and loved to help colleagues, she is not a pushover.
If people bully her this much, she wouldn’t keep silent.
Peggy Lewis said coldly: “Indeed, Mr.
Martin did come because of the business Jacob Zahn was in charge of earlier.”
“Then why did he look for you and not Jacob?” Elijah Hernandez said immediately.
Peggy Lewis looked back coldly: “I suggest you wait for me to finish.
If you keep bombarding me with questions, interrupting me after each sentence I say, then I won’t say anything.”
