The CEO’s Substitute Lover

This time, Grimm lay his cards on the table telling Floyd that he had reached his bottom line.

“Lilian is a good girl and the Davi Family treats her like a daughter. I personally like Lilian; she also handled the Gu Qin joint venture project with outstanding capabilities. I envy you.”

“Oh Floyd, I don’t have anything more to say, I have to get back to the office to take care of some business too!”

“Good, good! Let’s have dinner sometime!”

Floyd walked Grimm out of the office with a particularly feigned smile.

“Wallace, come in here.” Floyd looked at the woman in the paper who was embracing Tredan Davi, it was just a back view, Floyd couldn’t make out what she looked like.

“Chairman, what can I do for you?” Wallace said as he was told to come in, seeing the newspaper in Floyd’s hand, he guessed that he knew what the chairman wanted to see him about, luckily, he had looked into it a bit earlier.

“Any progress on the investigation of the woman I asked you to look into last time?”

Because Tredan Davi had a hand in protecting the information on Octavia Gills from being exposed, there were many obstacles to Wallace’s investigation, other than the knowledge that the woman who had been with Tredan Davi was an employee of a Group Davi subsidiary, but he couldn’t dig up her name and the position she held.

“I did a lot of research but I only found out that Prince Tredan was indeed involved with a woman, and that this woman was a female employee of Group Davi. No one in the subsidiary knows the identity of the Grand Prince’s lover. So… so for the time being, I can’t investigate this person’s name and background or anything, but I’ve arranged for the people below to dig deeper, and I’ll report it as soon as I have any information.”

“This information is useless, what have you been doing all this time? It’s been two weeks and you don’t even have a name.” Floyd knew Wallace’s ability to do his job well, and if he couldn’t even find anything, then there something fishy is going on here.

Eddison has just been transferred from a subsidiary, so maybe he knows something. But it didn’t seem right to ask Eddison.

“Wallace, I know the Vice President brought in one of the subsidiary’s employees, ask her to come to my office?” Tredan Davi had to deal with someone outside the office as soon as possible, he didn’t have time to wait, Grimm had been holding the follow-on funding and this would be another blow to the project that had been so hard to resurrect, Floyd couldn’t let the project go wrong again.

“It’s Ms. Octavia who Vice President Eddison brought over. Chairman, I’ll go and arrange a place for you to meet up with her.” Wallace had been with Floyd for more than twenty years, and he does everything he is instructed to the letter.

A meeting with the chairman? Octavia Gills sat in a VIP room booked by Wallace, waiting for the legendary chairman of Group Davi, not at the office but at the unassuming Tom’s Cafe.

Floyd appeared within Octavia’s eyes, with the same aura as he had seen earlier in the conference room, making for an involuntary creepy sight.

Octavia got up and greeted Floyd with a slight bow.

“Sit down, this isn’t a company so there’s no need to be so formal!”

Floyd made a gesture for Octavia to sit down, but for some reason, Octavia always felt nervous when she sees the chairman, who is after all Tredan’s real father.

“I’ve heard that you have been working in our Group Davi subsidiary for several years, so I’m sure you know all the women and the staff in the subsidiary well!”

Faced with such a strange question from the chairman, Octavia was completely baffled!

“Eh? Well, I would know them all, but not to any great extent! I don’t know why the chairman is asking this…”

“I’ve heard that a woman in our subsidiary has been hitting on my son, and I just wanted to find out more about it!” Floyd was very straightforward in expressing to Octavia the purpose of his first meeting with her.

“Cough… cough…” Octavia choked and coughed straight up, what had the chairman just said to her? A female employee? That she was hitting on his son? Did the chairman know about her relationship with Tredan Davi? Octavia smiled helplessly at Floyd and said, “So what does the chairman mean?”

Octavia asked cautiously, then her mind began to whirl with all sorts of questions, at the moment, her heart felt like a pony that was bouncing around like a Bo.

“In all the time you’ve been at the subsidiary, have you seen Tredan? Do you know who among the staff President Davi visits there?”

Tredan Davi? The chairman did ask about him, but, Octavia didn’t know how to answer. Was the chairman trying to pry her? Or was he testing her?

“Dong… Chairman, President Davi never seems to go to the subsidiaries, if our subsidiary staff want to see him, they can only see him at the annual Christmas meeting held at headquarters when President Davi makes a speech. That’s the only time the subsidiary staff gets to see him. So, there is almost no communication between President Davi and the female staff of the subsidiary, which… I’m afraid I can’t answer…, Chairman.”

Octavia Gills is now really worried about one thing in particular, what if Floyd ever learns that Tredan Davi’s replacement lover is her, a woman called Octavia Gills?Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.

“Think about it, there would always be one or two female employees in the company that would seem to have a special status, you don’t have to be afraid, I promise that everything you say to me today will be held in strict confidence, how about that?” Floyd thought that Octavia Gills’ hesitation was due to the fear of offending Tredan Davi, but Floyd had no idea that the person he was looking for was Octavia Gills who was sitting right in front of him.

“No, Chairman may I take the liberty of asking?” Since she couldn’t admit it openly, Octavia Gills tried to find out why the chairman had approached her… perhaps there was a way to work this out the making it best for both worlds?

“You asked!” Floyd slowly lifted the cup of coffee Octavia Gills had made for him and savored it.

“As far as I know, isn’t President Davi already engaged to Ms. Lilian? Maybe after the news of President Davi’s engagement to Ms. Lilian, she started to withdraw from this unending affair!” Octavia Gills knows in her heart of hearts that she and Tredan Davi are too different in terms of status and family background to have a happy ending between them!

“Ms. Octavia, how can you say that this woman is not looking for glory and wealth to become a phoenix when many women think that way once they get their hands on the president of Group Davi? It means that the entire Group Davi fortune and status can be theirs. Octavia, with that kind of financial background, do you think that woman doesn’t give a damn?” Floyd’s words seemed to have already condemned Octavia Gills’ position, and her heart ached as she listened.

Yes, she had almost forgotten that Tredan Davi was a young and promising bachelor and a sure thing in the minds of millions of young girls. It’s no wonder the chairman is thinking of her in this way.

“Chairman, isn’t it the best proof that the so-called lover hasn’t even made a move since the engagement was announced, that she didn’t have that intention?” The more Octavia Gills spoke the weaker her tone became, and she usually couldn’t help but sink into defending Tredan Davi herself.

“Maybe you have a point, but I’m a man who is used to doing things without the guesswork, a deeper understanding to be 100 percent sure of the outcome.”

Suddenly Wallace knocked on the door and interrupted the conversation between Floyd and Octavia. After Wallace left, Floyd said to Octavia Gills, “Ms. Octavia, from now on, keep an eye on every female employee in the subsidiary. If you find anything, come straight to my office! It’s part of the job I’m giving you, it’s a direct order from me.”

Octavia Gills is stunned, how could she be given such a boring job? Could she have sold herself out? That was impossible, that the chairman’s task for her was a no-brainer for Octavia Gills, she knew all about it, but all that couldn’t be said, could it?

Before Octavia Gills could say no, Floyd had walked out, leaving Octavia Gills alone and deep in thought.

It’s almost time for her brother’s operation, so maybe she should leave too!

Davi Family.

Ottilie asked tentatively as Floyd grimaced at the table, “Floyd, what’s the matter with you? Is Eddison’s performance not to your satisfaction? It’s my fault for not grooming him properly and for embarrassing you.” He said, looking at Floyd with a guilty expression.

Floyd sighed back and said, “Don’t say that about Eddison, he’s been really good. You and Eddison have suffered a lot over the years and he’s never taken it to heart, instead, he’s always been sweet with me.”

Ottilie breathed a long and deliberate sigh of relief, “That’s good, that’s good, I was really worried he was letting you down, Eddison is just not as capable and insightful as Tredan, and he loves to have fun instead of focusing on his career.”

“Hmph! I get mad at the mention of Tredan!” Floyd finally couldn’t resist spilling the beans about the newspaper article and the pressure the Drye Family had put on him.

Ottilie smiled secretly but asked in a worried tone, “So, did you find out which employee it was?”

“I’ve asked the lady secretary Eddison brought along to check it out for me, but that little secretary doesn’t look like a resourceful one.”

Floyd pondered for a moment, “Why don’t you talk to Eddison and ask him to help you find out, he must know who that woman is!”

Ottilie said, “So that’s what you’re upset about, huh? Forget it, don’t tell Eddison, Tredan has never been nice to Eddison, but he has always treated Tredan like a good brother, he wouldn’t tell you if he knew, he would help his brother to hide it from us.”

After that, there was a pause, and sure enough, Floyd’s face hardened, and Ottilie grinned slightly.

“I think it’s better if I handle this for you, it’s easier for us women to do this kind of thing, I’m Tredan’s stepmother, even if he finds out that I’m investigating him, it won’t be a big deal. Just put this matter aside and wait for my news.”

Floyd pondered for a moment and said nothing. He just held her hand gently and sighed, then said, “Don’t worry, I won’t treat Eddison badly.”

Ottilie smiled warmly, “He is your son, why should I be afraid you’ll treat him badly?”