Chapter 32: Goaded Janessa Into Action

One day, Rayan, the CEO of the Lu Group, was arriving to inspect the Planning Department.

Linda led the members of the department to wait patiently.At nine o'clock sharp, Rayan arrived,
followed by an entourage.

Rayan looked at everyone present like a king watching over his kingdom, and his eyes settled upon
Janessa, who was standing in the corner.

It seemed like his ex-wife was enjoying her time at the Planning Department.

Janessa could feel somebody's eyes on her.

The moment she raised her head, she met Rayan’s intense eyes.

"Mr.Lu, please come this way." Linda's hesitantly looked at this intimidating man.

As soon as he stepped into the office, she felt the aura change.

It seemed as if the temperature had dropped a few degrees the moment he arrived.

She was afraid that if she didn't break the tense silence, everyone would freeze under this man’s
intense gaze.

"Let's proceed."

Rayan looked away from Janessa.

Linda led him into the meeting room, where he took his seat at the head of the table.

The members of the Planning Department waited for him to settle down before they took their seats.



Janessa wanted to stay as far away from Rayan as possible, so she deliberately slowed her walk as
she approached the meeting room.

However, since she was the last person to enter the room, she was forced to take the dreaded seat
next to Rayan.

The Planning Department, together with Rayan, filled the seats of the conference room.

Unfortunately for Janessa, this meant that she had to sit close to Rayan.

Everyone in the Lu Group was aware that she had been married to Rayan before.

Now, the two of them were forced to sit close to one another...

How interesting! Linda stood to begin the meeting when her eyes caught sight of Janessa, who was
frozen by the door.

Her brows knitted in displeasure as she waited for Janessa to make a move.

"Janessa, what are you standing around there for? Hurry up and take a seat.Everyone's waiting for
you!" Janessa had no choice but to make her way towards Rayan.

She moved the chair as far away as possible from him before she sat down.

However, her efforts were in vain.There was limited space for her to move, so she still had to sit within
proximity to Rayan.Everyone thought they were still seated a bit too close to one another.

As Linda began her report, Janessa couldn't focus on a single word she said.

The entire time, Janessa felt Rayan's intense gaze on the side of her face.

All of a sudden, she mustered up her courage and looked Rayan dead in the eyes.



"Why are you looking at me like that?" Janessa hissed in a low voice.

Rayan merely looked away from her and ignored her question.

Even he didn't know the reason why he wanted to stare at Janessa like that.

Perhaps it was because he had never seen her like this before.

The meeting finished smoothly with no issue.

Rayan no longer allowed his gaze to fall on Janessa.

Linda had given Rayan a progress report on all of the company's projects from last month.

Janessa hadn't paid close attention to the meeting as she was distracted by Rayan.

Linda had reported that the company had finished several of its planned projects.

When it was time for Rayan to speak, he first looked around the meeting room and addressed
everyone.

After that, he instructed his secretary to give everyone a copy of the project brief.

He then briefed the project director regarding the details of the project.

"This is the project we're just done negotiating yesterday.Linda, please assign someone to supervise
and finish this project.This must be executed perfectly," Rayan ordered.

"Mr.Lu, I promise you that this will be finished with no issues." Linda skimmed the pages of the project
brief.

She had completed a proposal for a similar project before, so she was sure to do it well.



"We've completed similar projects in the past before. I hope we can get a different plan at this time."

When Linda heard Rayan's words, she felt relieved.

Rayan wanted something more for this project, which meant that this would be a laborious challenge
for everyone.

However, this was an opportunity for the company to present something new to the public.

Linda was happy to take the task.

"Do you have any ideas on how to go about the project?"

Rayan asked Janessa, who sat on his left.

Janessa was shocked that Rayan suddenly addressed her.

That was the last thing she expected him to do.

Fortunately, she had previously brainstormed some ideas for the project.

Janessa stood up to present, but before she could begin, Sally suddenly stopped her.

"Mr.Lu, Janessa is a new member of my team.Her ideas might not be as polished yet.Please allow me
to present my ideas first." Sally was aware that Janessa was a capable employee.

Last time, she had seen Janessa transform a hopeless plan into a perfect one with just a few words.

If she allowed Janessa this opportunity to show her capabilities in front of Rayan, it would jeopardize
her position.

Janessa's hand paused mid-air as she was about to reach for the file.



She looked down only to see Sally pulling at her clothes.

All of a sudden, Janessa coldly shook off Sally's hand.

"Sally, please control yourself.It's not polite to speak up unless Mr.Lu asks you to." Linda was aware
that Janessa was Rayan's ex-wife.

Now that the two were working in the same company, Linda could tell that there was more to their story
than they let on.

Sally opened her mouth to answer back, but a glance from Linda silenced her.

She awkwardly sat back in her seat.

Janessa was at a loss and didn't know whether she should remain standing or take a seat.

She began to wonder if this was a cruel punishment meant for her.

If she were to take one wrong step, it would give them a reason to punish her.

"Linda, please meet me in my office.This meeting is over, " Rayan announced.

Everyone waited until he walked out of the meeting room before they all stood to leave.

However, Sally suddenly called for a group meeting, so Janessa sat back down in her seat.After the
outsiders had left, Sally began to explain the activity as the group leader.

"This public service film has to be perfect.Does anyone have any ideas on how to go about this? Write
a complete plan and hand it over to me.Does anyone have any problems with that?"



With her hands braced on the table, Sally looked at her group members with a serious expression on
her face and continued,

"Since no one has any objections, I hope I can see a draft of your plans on my desk first thing next
Monday morning.Janessa, I'll also ask you to write a plan for me.The activity is of great importance to
the company.This opportunity is something you shouldn't take for granted.Don't say that I never gave
you a chance."

Janessa thought that the activity didn't concern her, so she was shocked when she heard Sally address
her.

"I'll try my best to write a plan for you since you've given me this opportunity."

"I expect an excellent plan from you.If you fail to deliver, this only proves your incompetence."

Sally was obviously goading Janessa into action.Janessa preferred when she acted this way.However,
she had to finish a plan by tomorrow morning.Why the hurry? Was Sally setting her up again?

"This meeting is over," Sally announced.

After the meeting, Janessa stayed in her seat for a few moments and tried to think of what Sally had in
store.

She noticed some of the department members try to speak up, then stop on second thought.

When Shelby moved towards Janessa, she suddenly raised her head and met Sally's warning glance.

She then gave up and walked away.

Everyone knew something that Janessa didn't know about, and she knew that no one would dare to tell
her.



Janessa suddenly recalled what had happened to Shelby yesterday, and she suddenly had a bad
feeling about everything.

What was going on? Janessa couldn't figure it out.

When she returned to her desk and saw the messages on WeChat, she finally understood why Sally
was pressuring her to finish the plan in such a short amount of time.

It turned out she was indeed planning something.

Sure enough, Sally was full of tricks.


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