Chapter 18
Chapter 18 At Least Try To Be More Sincere When Apologizing
Four Seas Corporation was a new second-generation inte integrationpany in the country.
It had three distinctive video streaming tforms – a filmpany, a mediapany, and a
rmendation engine based on data mining.
Under the leadership of Jack over the years, thepany had managed to seize a considerable
amount of market shares.
However,pared to big intepanies such as Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft… there was still
quite a gap to be closed.
After Alex acquired Four Seas Corporation, he wasn’t going to sit back and watch as it continued to fall
behind these major intepanies.
Seizing market shares was equivalent to spending money, and what he had was money to invest.
At that moment, outside Alex’s office.
“The chairman isn’t a very amicable person, so please mind your tones when you speak to himter. If
you upset the chairman, even God won’t be able to save you.” Jack warned Madison and her manager.
His eyes swept over Madison’s sexy appearance, and a hint of regret shed in them.
He had initially nned to sign Madison, but her manager, Felicia Scott, had unexpectedly vetoed his
offer.
“Sure.” Madison nodded.
Felicia abruptly said, “By the way, a security guard named Alex Jefferson ran into Madison’s car earlier.
He was quite an arrogant prick too. Please get rid of him. Just the sight of him disgusts me.”
What?
Jack was taken aback, and his face stiffened. He was about to stop the two of them, but Madison had
already knocked and entered the room after.
He had stretched out his hand, but it was toote.
Jack cursed in his heart before hastily following them in.
“It’s you!” Upon pushing into the office, she was shocked to see Alex leaning back in the chairman’s
seat while smoking a cigarette.
“You really have some guts to smoke in the chairman’s office without permission!” Felicia immediately
upbraided Alex the moment she realized it was him.
“Oh, so you came in here to smoke without permission? You scared me for a second there. A loser like
you sure has the guts to sneak into the chairman’s office.” Madison’s initial shock subsided, and she
came back to her senses.
She joined Felicia in castigating him. “Fess up now! Are you a mole ced here by anotherpany to
steal the chairman’s documents?”
I’m a mole?
Alexzily blew out a puff of smoke and nced at the two of them with amusement in his eyes.
Jack, who came in after them, instantly turned pale. “Both of you, shut up!” He quickly yelled before
things spiraled out of control.
He was seething with fury. Both Madison and Felicia’s hearts leaped into their throats as they whipped
towards him with confusion sprawled across their faces.
“President Sawyer, he’s the disgusting security guard I just told you about!” Felicia spoke in a righteous
manner.
Smack!
Jack gave Felicia a tight p and roared with unadulterated rage, “Are you f***ing blind? That is our
chairman!”
“Ahh?”
Felicia and Madison’s eyes bulged out of their sockets in utter disbelief.
Smack!
Jack pped himself across the face and bowed his head, speaking in a voice heavy with fear, “I’m so
sorry, Mr. Jefferson. I had no idea that these two offended you. It’s all my fault. I’m willing to ept any
punishment you give me!”
Isn’t… Isn’t he just a security guard?
How is he the chairman all of a sudden?
Madison and Felicia trembled in their ces and seeing Jack’s frightened look intensified the fear
creeping into their hearts.
Smack!
Felicia reacted quickly, pping herself just like Jack did before lowering her head to apologize, “I’m…
I’m sorry, sir! We were both ignorant fools for crashing into you earlier. Please give us a chance to
make it up to you, sir!”
As Felicia spoke, she tugged on Madison’s sleeve, which resulted in a yelp from thetter before she
dipped her head to apologize as well.
“S-Sir, I’m sorry. I made a mistake. I-I…”
Seeing the trio bowing their heads in pure terror, Alex’s lips curled slightly. “You should at least try to be
more sincere when you’re apologizing, don’t you think?”
Felicia’s blinked in fright, and she quickly motioned for Madison to p herself.
Only then did Madison snap out of her daze to p herself, and her cheek immediately flushed a deep
scarlet red.
“I’m sorry, Sir. Please don’t be bothered with my foolishness from earlier. All I ask is that you give me a
chance to redeem myself!” Madison pleaded in an unsteady voice, not brave enough to raise her head.
Alex nced at Madison and Felicia, drawing a long puff of his cigarette before speaking with
indifference, “Speak. Why have youe to see me?”
“It’s nothing. It’s nothing!”
Felicia answered quickly, “We only came to pay you a visit, Sir. If you have some free time, Madison
was nning to treat you to a meal.”
“Yes, yes. We came to invite you for lunch!” Madison nodded profusely.
Alex gave them both a t stare before directing his gaze at Jack.
Jack hurriedly exined, “Mr. Jefferson, Madison Zucker is a contracted artist under our subsidiary
company, Volcano Media Group, and Felicia Scott is her manager. When they heard that thepany
had a new chairman, they contacted me to set up a meeting with you, and they wanted to treat you to a
meal if you happened to be free.”
Alex transferred his gaze back to Madison and her manager, stating in a grave tone, “A meal is nothing
special. All I expect from my employees is honesty and practicality. Having these values will earn you
my respect rather than treating me to a dozen meals.”
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“Especially you.” The temperature in the room dropped drastically.
Alex pinned Madison a stare and spoke in a frigid voice, “As a public figure, not only did you neglect
your image, but you also even stubbornly refused to admit to your mistakes. Do you think you’re
immune to the negative impact the media can cause you just because you’re a superstar known across
the globe?”
His jaw clenched as he continued, “Thepany spent a lot of money to nurture you so that you can
bring in more profits, not so you can throw a tantrum whenever and wherever you please!”
Hisst few words were said in a rather intimidating tone, causing Madison to shake like a leaf.
“S-Sir, I was wrong. I won’t act so rashly again!” Madison stuttered.
“I’ll give you two onest chance since I can sense that you’re sincere. If I catch a glimpse of your bad
attitude again in the future, don’t me me for cklisting you!”
Alex then waved his hand, gesturing for them to leave.
Both of them wasted no time and retreated from his office.
“Mr. Jefferson, I…” Jack still had his head lowered, afraid to meet Alex’s eyes.
“It’s fine. The matter has been settled. Yesterday, I told you to inform the other shareholders about
having a meeting today. Have you informed them?” Alex asked.
“Yes. All of them have arrived and are currently waiting for you in the conference room,” Jack replied
courteously.
“Good. Let’s head to the conference room.” Alex nodded. He got to his feet and walked out while Jack
trailed after him.
Meanwhile, the two women were still in shock.
“What should we do now, Felicia? We’ve offended the chairman, big time! Do you think he’ll really
cklist me?” Madison frantically questioned.
She genuinely did not understand why Alex would dress up like a penniless loser when he was the
chairman. If she had known that he was the chairman, she would never have dared to be so rude to
him even if she was given nine lives.
Felicia was silent for a moment before responding, “I don’t think he will. cklist you, I mean.”
She continued speaking, “Even though he seems cold and detached, based on my years of experience
mingling with people and also from what he said to us, I think that beneath his hard exterior is a gentle-
hearted man.”
“Madison, trust me. Just behave well from now on. We’ll wait for the chairman’s anger to die down and
visit him again after a few days. Then, we’ll invite him to a meal and test the waters to see if he’d be
interested in you in that way. If it’s a firm yes, you’d rise up in the poprity ranks like nobody’s
business.”
“Okay. We’lle again after a few days. With what I have to offer, I’m sure the chairman won’t be able
to reject me.”
Madison nodded firmly, having absolute confidence in her own abilities.