"Antonio, did you call me?" Eugenivy pushed open the door and entered the CEO's office.
Putting down his coffee cup, Antonio took a beautiful brocade box from the desk drawer and gestured for Eugenivy to come closer. He took the box and stepped in front of her, saying, "Take it."
"What is it?" Eugenivy looked at him warily, the alarm bells in her head immediately ringing, making her not dare to reach out to take it.
"A necklace." The corner of Antonio's mouth curved into a smile. "Do you want me to put it on for you?"
Eugenivy quickly took a step back. "I don't need it. I think Mr. Antonio must want to wear it."
"You seem very excited?" It seems she is thinking of him as a cat, how interesting. If she changes to be like other women, will she be very excited? Is this her way of "tying everything with a soft rope"?
"No." She frowned. "Mr. Antonio, why do you want to give me this necklace?"
She is just his secretary, not his lover.
"If a beautiful woman does not have beautiful clothes and jewelry, she cannot be called a beautiful woman," Antonio said.
"Yes? Do you mean it, Mr. Antonio? Please forgive me for my ignorance, I don't understand what you mean." Eugenivy said doubtfully.
Taking Eugenivy's hand, Antonio immediately placed the brocade box in her palm and continued.
"To be exact, this is a small gift I give you. Then, go buy a nice dress and attend the social party with me tonight. Don't embarrass me. Tonight, I will send someone to pick you up from your home."
Eugenivy's eyes widened, speechless. The reason he gave her the necklace, was it was just for tonight's social banquet. Just for the social banquet, giving the necklace to the secretary? No way? Even though he had so much money, with this kind of destruction of family assets, how could the Martinez Group withstand the decline?
Will it decline soon?
The so-called banquet, to put it bluntly, was nothing more than a place for men and women to meet and fight each other, precisely a dull social banquet.
Except for the table being filled with delicious, varied, colorful dishes, which seemed to be able to attract her, there was nothing else in this banquet that Eugenivy could think of as interesting.
She was wearing the necklace that Antonio had just given her in the afternoon and a knee-length black dress. Dressed like this, although the banquet is nothing special, nor the demeanor of a young lady, but still helps to show off and enhance Eugenivy's beauty.
Antonio glanced at her; she was extremely beautiful, and his eyes revealed surprise and admiration. He took her hand and placed it on his arm, pulling her to the table. In a flash, the two became the focus of attention of the entire hall.
Then, Antonio led her to greet a few business leaders; a moment later, she was enthusiastically pulled away by a group of rich young ladies. At a party like this, Antonio seemed to fully display his elegant and gentlemanly demeanor, able to make most girls and women revolve around him.
At this moment, attracting everyone's attention was Sir Antonio dancing with the only daughter of Boss Bennett, the owner of the region's leading science, technology, and industry group - Marjane.
Eugenivy, who was free, felt happy. If it weren't for those pesky flies, she would have been very happy. Having just rejected a man's invitation to the party, Eugenivy walked to the dining table alone, picked up a glass of juice, and took a sip.
"Can you dance with me to this song?" Another fly appeared. Eugenivy raised her head and was about to refuse. "But I..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by the person who invited her - Bennett. "My daughter has been invited by your Mr. Antonio. Secretary Eugenivy, would you like to be my dance partner?"
Without waiting for Eugenivy to agree, Bennett pulled her onto the dance floor.
"You..." Eugenivy wanted to refuse.
"Want to refuse? Secretary Eugenivy, you need to understand clearly
that refusing me will cost you." Bennett looked at Eugenivy and said.
Seeing Bennett threatening and intimidating, Eugenivy had no choice. In the end, could she ruin the entire party because of her matter?
While dancing and dancing, Bennett hugged Eugenivy's waist tightly, easily pulling her close to him. It was because she was not on guard that Eugenivy fell straight into his chest.
Then, taking advantage of the weak flashing lights on the dance floor, Bennett quickly pressed his lips against Eugenivy's. Her body suddenly stiffened, glaring at him, the blood in her entire body instantly turned upside down.
How could he kiss her? Damn it. Eugenivy avoided Bennett's embrace, this old man made people sick. Did he think that letting her not care about him meant letting him tease her? She was so angry that her whole body was shaking, her hand already wanted to go towards his face, but unfortunately, she held back.
"You have to understand, that if you hit me, you will have to bear the consequences." Bennett looked at her seriously and said. Then, he dragged Eugenivy off the dance floor.
Standing in a corner of the room, Bennett looked at Eugenivy, his eyes revealing a lewd, obscene look, "Secretary Eugenivy, we are straightforward people, no need to beat around the bush, you want me to be my lover? I guarantee you don't need to worry about food, clothes, and money anymore."
"You're daydreaming," Eugenivy said indignantly. "I'm not the kind of woman you think I am. If you want to find someone, go find someone else."
"I don't even know what kind of person you are. Tell me, how much money do you want?" Bennett pulled Eugenivy into his arms again.
"You bastard, let me go. If you don't let me go, I'll scream." Eugenivy said as she struggled to get out of Bennett's arms.
"You scream?" Bennett looked at Eugenivy sarcastically, "Then, you scream. Let's see, will you lose face or will I lose face?"
"You..." Eugenivy bit her lip and looked at him, biting so hard that her lip bled.
What he said was indeed true; in this case, screaming would only make her embarrassed. This place was full of upper-class people who would not listen to a little secretary like her.
Eugenivy knew this and felt even more heartbroken.
Bennett took the opportunity to pull Eugenivy into his arms, She couldn't bear it anymore; the worm would wriggle when stepped on, a slap aimed at his face, and instantly, both of them felt terrified.
Bennett looked at Eugenivy in disbelief, he was about to go crazy. He didn't expect this woman to be so bold as to dare to hit him. At this time, Antonio had already walked over, "Bennett, how is it? Did you have a good chat with my secretary? I have something to discuss with you."
Eugenivy took the opportunity to escape, It was very obvious that this was Antonio who came to save Eugenivy.