booknovelhub
Chapter 948: I Resign
Chapter 948: I Resign
Chapter 948: I Resign
?
"Where the heck are we?" Lena asked as she looked around the place.
June smiled. "We're at my friend's restaurant."
"It doesn't look like it," she muttered.
June clicked her tongue. "Are you going to keep on complaining?"
Lena sighed and shook her head, taking a seat in front of June. She looked around the place and still found it weird. There weren't any people around, and the lights were pretty dim.
If it wasn't for the candlelight to their side, then Lena would have a hard time seeing June's features. Then, it suddenly hit her.
A date.
This felt just like a date!
Her cheeks reddened; however, before she could dive into her fantasy, June rested his feet on the chair and leaned his chin on his knees.
"Let's see," he muttered while looking at the menu. "Let's just get them all. I'm sure Haruto prepared all of the food anyway. Besides, the guy who's coming would also want the same thing.
Lena pursed her lips. Right-they were here to meet June's recommendation for the empty CEO seat of Phoenix Entertainment.
"When is he coming?" she impatiently asked.
June glanced at his phone. "He's on his way from the dorms. So, he'll be here in a couple of minutes."
Lena sighed and played with the tablecloth as they waited. June watched her and smirked. "So, how did the meeting go?" June asked.
"Well, my secretary was the one who personally attended it, and we had cut off a lot of the top-management employees. It seems like they had a lot to do with Kim Young Do's wrongdoings."
"However, Phoenix is vulnerable now, so we have to secure the CEO spot right away. You had better not be joking about this recommendation. We're already a laughing stock as it is! That Minmin guy wrote an article about Phoenix being blind to corruption for years, and people are jumping on it! I swear-if I meet that guy, I'd curse his mother out for raising him like that."
June covered his mouth as he smirked.
"Oh, if you only knew," he muttered.
"What?" Lena asked.
June shook his head. "Don't sweat about it. The guy I'm recommending is really passionate about this. He has learned a lot about management, and like I said, he has a lot of empathy for artists."
"He doesn't even know what he's here for right now!"
"What?" Lena exclaimed.
Just then, someone came in-the one and only Jay.
He was whistling an EVE song as he trudged right in, not forgetting to greet Marcus, who was out at the front door.
As he entered the restaurant, he immediately went to June.
"Oh, Junie-poo! How I missed you," he said, making kissing noises in June.
June clicked his tongue and pushed him away; however, Jay continued clinging onto him like a touch-deprived monkey.
Meanwhile, Lena watched the two of them with wide eyes.
This was the guy June wanted to run her most prized company?
"Jay, behave," June sighed. "We're not alone."
At that moment, Jay noticed Lena, and his cheeks instantly reddened. Lena frowned and unconsciously leaned against her seat.
"Sorry," Jay said, clearing his throat and taking his seat. Then, he straightened his back and made his face serious-almost as if he was smoldering.
June pursed his lips and massaged the bridge of his nose before nudging Jay's shoulder. "Stop that," he muttered.
Jay softly clicked his tongue before going to his normal, professional self.
"Lena, this is Jay—the guy I was talking to you about," June introduced him. "And Jay, this is Lena-someone we have important business with."
Jay smirked and offered his hand to Lena. "A pretty businesswoman, I see. Nice to meet you," he said in an almost transatlantic accent, making June shake his head.
Lena reluctantly took his hand and gave it a firm shake. However, as seconds ticked by, Jay didn't let go, so June had to manually disengage their hands together.
"Alright, that's enough," June said through gritted teeth. "Let's get straight to business."
Lena sighed and nodded. She didn't know how long she could tolerate the weird guy.
"So, Jay-did you do what I asked you to do?" June asked.
Jay nodded and brought out his laptop, opened it, and proceeded to a file.
"Yup," he said. "I gathered all evidence regarding EVE's mistreatment throughout the year. This started with the budgetary cuts for the music videos, the inhumane schedules, the lack of artistic freedom, and your unrightful departure from the group."
June smiled as he looked at the concrete evidence. Lena, too, watched it intently. Then, she nodded.
"Yeah, this is alright. Send it to me, and I'll have the lawyers ready."
June smirked and cracked his knuckles. "Sweet," he muttered. "Prepare your money, too. It's going to be expensive, but with this, you're going to save a little bit of money."
"Geez, thanks," Lena sarcastically said. However, June still took it as a genuine compliment.
"You're welcome," he smiled, causing Lena to shake her head.
Meanwhile, Jay still appeared perplexed. "I know that you asked me to gather all of these, but what is it for?"
"To get EVE out of Azure," June finally said, causing Jay's eyes to widen.
"Holy shit!" Jay exclaimed. "You have all the money to do that?"
June shook his head. "Nope, but she does," he said, nodding toward Lena.
Lena scoffed while Jay looked at Lena like she had saved the world before.
"Rich mama?"
Lena sighed and massaged the bridge of his nose.
"June, the more this guy talks, the more unsure I am about him," she said.
June chuckled. "Isn't he good, though? He's transparent. He only shows what he truly is.
Would you rather have a guy with normal behaviors but turn out to be manipulative in the
end?"
"Normal behaviors?" Jay asked with furrowed eyebrows.
"Anyway, there's no backing out now," June said, crossing his arms in front of his chest.
"Oh, there's still a possibility," Lena scoffed.
"You can't do that," June sighed. "This guy has already resigned!"