CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 41: LET ME EXPLAIN

"Haha, I heard this woman’s company makes tech products. I swear, over my dead body will I ever buy anything from her company!"

Paige Sterling ignored these rumors, as long as they don’t feel embarrassed later, that’s fine.

Despite the criticisms and doubts, some people did come to Paige Sterling to apply for jobs.

Because Paige offered a very tempting condition—for those who pass the interview as research leaders, once they sign the contract, they’ll receive a villa.

Many came just to see the spectacle and check if Paige really would give away a villa.

Those who came just for the spectacle were screened out by robots before they even reached Paige, leaving only the professionals to meet her.

Though they seemed to be fresh graduates, with some cultivation, they will become the company’s core talents in the future.

Paige personally conducted the interviews, and during her interviews, Julian Hawthorne arrived and sat beside her.

Silent, the young candidates mistook him for another examiner, and Julian carried such intense pressure that they suddenly felt nervous and answered Paige’s questions very cautiously.

Finally, Paige asked Julian, "President Hawthorne, what do you think?"

Julian replied curtly, "Not good."

"What’s not good? I think they have strong professional skills and are very energetic."

Although they might also be balding early like other research talents in the future, they still look attractive for now.

Julian pursed his lips and remained silent; he couldn’t say it was bad because Paige was hiring young men, could he?

But clearly, he couldn’t speak those words.

In the end, Paige kept all the young candidates.

One of them hesitated to speak, so Paige asked, "Is there anything you’re worried about?"

"I just wanted to ask, if we sign the contract, will we really get a villa?"

Feeling asking this was somewhat inappropriate, he added, "Just having a place to live is fine, it doesn’t have to be a villa."

"Let me take you to see where you’ll be living in the future."

No one truly believed Paige would provide each person with a villa.

But when they actually saw the luxury villa ahead, they were all stunned.

"You’re really letting us live here?"

Paige said, "Once you sign the contract, we’ll process the housing registration for you."

This was a small island where over a dozen luxury villas had been built.

But after the villas were completed, rumors suddenly spread online that they were haunted, and many netizens came to experience it themselves, claiming the island had bad Feng Shui, so not a single villa was sold, almost turning the island into a deserted one.

A few days back, Paige visited the island and found that its Feng Shui was indeed problematic because these building clusters disrupted the surrounding magnetic fields.

With the magnetic fields disturbed, all sorts of strange events occurred.

However, Paige could solve such issues.

So, she approached the real estate developers, and because none of the island’s villas had been sold, the developer was nearly bankrupt.

Paige offered to buy these villas without really negotiating the price, allowing the developer to recoup the costs, hence he didn’t hesitate and quickly sold them to Paige.

After purchasing these villas, Paige was practically out of funds again.

Paige explained the Feng Shui issues to everyone, "No need to worry, it’s just the magnetic fields disturbed, which I’ve already resolved. Your work will be very demanding, and a pleasant environment can help improve your wellbeing."

Originally apprehensive because of the famous haunted mansion online, when they saw the magnetic field guidance equipment designed by Paige, they were full of admiration for her.

Can such things really be designed? And it was crafted personally by Paige?

So is she a research talent delayed by the entertainment industry?

The small villas given to company leaders by Paige were actually haunted houses on a deserted island, which quickly became the subject of ridicule online.

No matter how others mocked, Paige always acted oblivious, not bothering to respond.

Now she needed to continue raising funds to carry out her next plan.

That day, Paige opened her friendship circle and saw a photo posted by Skylar Hughes.

The photo showed her and... Julian Hawthorne.

Their posture seemed very intimate.

But Paige’s phone had been modified by her with automatic analysis features, instantly revealing the distance between Julian and Skylar, and Skylar was secretly taking the picture.

She curled her lips and exited the friendship circle.

Suddenly, she was feeling a bit down.

Paige left her home and went to open the door to Julian Hawthorne’s place.

Her home had completely turned into her laboratory, while Julian’s home was more like her bedroom now.

But when she reached the door, she decided not to go in and took the elevator downstairs instead.

She went to the Hawthorne Group, planning to check how the arrangement on the seventeenth and eighteenth floors was coming along.

But upon arriving at the lobby, she saw Skylar Hughes.

Skylar greeted Paige enthusiastically, "Paige, you’re here? Going to the seventeenth floor? Let me join you, and see where you’ll be working in the future."

Paige glanced at her and continued walking, but Skylar approached Paige and said, "I mentioned your search for office space to President Hawthorne; didn’t expect him to help so much."

As if implying Julian renting the office to Paige was all because of Skylar.

Paige felt the unease inside her become even more palpable, staying silent as she entered the elevator.

Skylar had just been entangled with the reception for a long time, and the reception hadn’t let her in.

But now, following Paige, the reception couldn’t very well stop her.

After all, Paige would be the boss of the seventeenth and eighteenth floors.

In the elevator, Skylar said with a smile to Paige, "Paige, you know my relationship with President Hawthorne, right?"

Paige remained silent, treating Skylar as if she were air.

The renovation company was quite efficient, completely finishing the seventeenth and eighteenth floors as Paige requested.

Paige took a tour and then left, running into Julian Hawthorne downstairs.

Julian said, "Let’s go back together."

Paige responded with a hum and naturally got into Julian’s car.

Skylar was stunned by the information in Julian’s words.

"You’re living together?!"

Julian certainly had no interest in clearing Skylar’s confusion.

Skylar thought Paige would continue to ignore Skylar as usual, but unexpectedly Paige said, "Given your relationship with President Hawthorne, didn’t he tell you that we live together?"

Skylar’s face suddenly burned, feeling like her bragging just now was a joke.

She looked at Julian, hoping he might explain.

But Julian didn’t, and he even seemed to smile a little.

Skylar, "..."