The Geared Immortal

Chapter 410 - A Woman’s Resolve

Chapter 403

/*unedited*/

When Shin Jiao reached the CEO's office, he was greeted by two beautiful and gorgeous women who gave him warm smiles. Susan Tang and Shi Anne Li already carried their expensive limited-edition bags while walking towards the elevator.

Seeing their man picking them up, the two showed a warm smile that radiates their hearts. Shin Jiao also replied with a faint smile.

"I was about to pick you two up… So how was the work?"

"We're good. We didn't feel any fatigue at all. I guess this is the effect of our practice." Susan Tang said.

As the two have reached the 2nd level of being a novice magus, their physique has improved a little. And simple everyday work would not cause them to feel fatigued anymore.

Since they could not practice that much while in the US, their improvement was a bit slow in Shin Jiao's opinion. But for the two it is already enough as they can already materialize fist-size fireball at will.

While the three are talking while walking out of the building, they noticed a woman talking to her while walking.

"Isn't that Miss Eleanor?" Susan Tang asked.

"Ah, yes… She is new to the company but is already showing her worth… she is one of the reasons why the marketing department has been organized and is performing well." Shi Anne Li added.

However, her eyes suddenly saw something. Since she is wearing the exoskeleton under her clothes since they didn't have time to go home and immediately began working that day, her reaction was fast.

Shi Anne Li moved like a shadow and darted towards Marie, who suddenly walked faster with an annoyed face.

She didn't notice that an oncoming speeding car is going towards her direction.

As if by coincidence or an extremely good calculation, the car is going to hit her directly. Marie's secretary who was behind her was taken aback as she wasn't able to move from her place in shock seeing this scene.

Everything happened really fast and the car just passes by them and didn't even stop. Shin Jiao saw, using his absolute sense, the reaction of the driver from where he stood and saw the sinister grin on his face. He immediately knew that the hit and run accident was deliberate.

Since the woman is an employee of their company, he decided to intervene and help catch the culprit.

Vanishing from his spot, he suddenly appears in the middle of the road in front of the speeding car.

Bang! Crash!

The car directly smashes towards his body and causes its front to cave in. The driver didn't suffer too much as he wore his seat belt, but he began cursing through his mouth as blood slowly flowed from his nose.

"Damn it! What the heck was that?" he said in annoyance as he opens the car door.

When he walks towards the front of his car, he was stunned at the state his car was in. The front of the car was totally wrecked and it seems that he won't be able to drive it anymore. This made the man feel a bit afraid as he suddenly looks around.

He clearly saw a man standing in the middle of the road, and what happened next became blurry as it felt like his mind was shaken by the impact.

Shin Jiao suddenly delivered a pinch to the man's neck and render him unconscious. He then took the man and the car into his ring.

"It will take him a few hours before waking up… I need to go back first." Shin Jiao muttered while observing his surroundings.

He then appears beside Susan Tang who was taken aback a little.

"How is the situation?" he asked.

"Everything is fine… Shi Anne Li is currently talking to her." Susan said as she also walked towards Shi Anne Li's direction.

Shin Jiao followed behind and saw the crying woman in Shi Anne Li's shoulder. He can see her hands shaking while hugging Anne's back while her eyes are filled with tears.

"It's okay, now… You're alright, nothing happened." She said while trying to calm Marie.

When Anne saw Susan and Shin walking towards them, she nodded towards the two telling them that everything is okay.

Marie's secretary on the side is unable to move as she witnessed everything. At first, she wanted to panic, but upon seeing the uncanny speed of the COO or the vice president of the company, she was thoroughly scared.

But upon seeing that her boss was safe, she also heaves a sigh of relief.

…

Inside the office of Susan Tang, five people are currently in the office. Susan and Anne are sitting with Maria in the middle who is still a bit shaken. Shin Jiao is sitting on the other side facing the three, while Maria's secretary is preparing some tea for the group.

"Shin…" Susan said while looking at Shin Jiao.

"Sigh…" he heaves a heavy sigh.

"This is not a mere accident…" he said.

"Miss Eleanor, do you know someone that has a grudge on you?" Shin Jiao asked although he didn't need to as he already has the man responsible for the supposed accident.

Maria thought for a second and shook her head. She could not recall who would have a grudge on her. Shin Jiao wanted to ask another question when suddenly Central's tall figure enters the room.

"Miss Eleanor, I hired and promoted you because of your ability and not your background. But it seems that your background is causing my master some trouble." She said bluntly.

Upon hearing this, Maria suddenly stiffens.

Maria knew that Central is an AI and a very intelligent one. Central is like a real human, with some emotion, but still, as a machine, she could not read the atmosphere and become frank.

After a few quiet moments, Maria started to open her mouth and began to tell the group who she really is and her background.

Upon hearing her story, the two women were a bit taken aback. As people who belong to the business world, who would not know one of the biggest conglomerates in the UK, the Neoflux Corporation, and its chairman, Chairman George Wilson.

After explaining things to the group, everyone stayed quiet. Even Maria's secretary who is already holding her mouth in shock didn't make any noise.

"So, what is your plan now?" Shin Jiao broke the silence upon seeing the conflicting emotion of everyone's eyes.

Maria looks at him and then to the two bosses of the company.

"I want to continue working here. I don't want to go back."

"You're an heiress you know… no matter where you hide, you cannot escape that fact." Shin Jiao retorted.

Maria turns towards him and saw the seriousness in his eyes.

"I… I don't care… I have three other older siblings from my dad. They can have everything for all I care." She said while gritting her teeth.

Deep in her heart, she already knew that what happened to her tonight is not normal. She is being targeted and someone wants her dead. Judging from the tone of Shin Jiao, she got this bad premonition.

"Actually… I can help you." Shin Jiao said as he rested his back on the comfortable chair.

"Your protection is easy, but... What 'can' you do for us?" he asked with a clever glint in his eyes.

As if understanding what Shin Jiao is thinking, Maria Eleanor 'Wilson', turned silent.

In truth, she didn't know what she can give them. The NXT Element Company is actually a very fast-growing company without the need for any added capitalization. In her investigation and calculation, the company would turn into a billion dollars company in just a year, if the trend continues or even if it falls down to 50%.

So she is having a hard time thinking about how she can be of help as all she has is her skills.

After a while of silence, she clenched her small fist and bit her lip.

"I… I can be your woman." She suddenly blurted out.

The four people in the room were immediately stupefied. Even Shin Jiao didn't expect such an answer to come from a proud lady.

"Ahem… Sorry, I…" Shin Jiao immediately answered.

"No! The two of us are already enough for Shin. I don't want you to add to my dilemma." Susan Tang immediately said with a frown.

She has only accepted Shi Anne Li because the woman is actually the first girlfriend of Shin Jiao and the two already have a history. And Shi Anne Li didn't want to give him up. So she relented to this, but if another one would enter this harem, she would surely lose her mind.

"Hey, I didn't ask you for that… What I wanted from you is your sincerity in working for our company." Shin Jiao frankly said upon seeing the distress expression on Susan Tang and Shi Anne Li's faces.

"If you ever betray our trust… I will surely return you to your father and feed you to the people who wanted your life." Shin Jiao said with a threatening tone.

He needs to make his point and his stand immediately least it would cause more misunderstanding.

Maria nodded with a sad expression.

However, her eyes are already glowing with hope. She just learned that the rumors are true and that the CEO and the COO are sharing one man.

Then why can't she join in? Is what she thought.