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It made him feel very warm, but his chest and stomach felt extremely uncomfortable.
Shortly after that, Joe began sweating excessively, and there were black impurities that were discharged from his body. After that was done, Joe could feel his body gradually relaxing itself.
After a while, Joe felt a burst of energy surging through his body as if stimulating all of his senses, bones, and blood.
It was Reiki!
When he looked at the stone again, Joe found that the stone seemed to be absorbing all the spiritual energy that it didn’t look any different from a normal lifeless stone.
He tried to perform the cultivation method recorded in the “Apocalyptic Book” but he couldn’t extract the Reiki from the stone anymore.
Dejected, he put the stone back in his pocket. Intuitively, he felt that the stone was extraordinary, but he had no way to examine it now. It seemed that he had to sharpen his skills first before he could work on the stone again.
He hurried to take a bath as he was sticky from the profuse sweating. It was already over 5 pm when he finished the bath, and that’s when Claire called him.
On the phone, Claire told Joe that she was in the middle of the meeting with the Emgrand Group about the project details and that she didn’t drive today due to the road space rationing restriction, hence, she wanted Joe to fetch her at the Emgrand Group with her father’s BMW 530.
Joe obliged to his wife’s request wholeheartedly. He asked Jacob for the car key and drove straight to the Emgrand Group.
He took out his phone and called Claire’s number as soon as he arrived at the main entrance of the company. Claire didn’t answer his call, instead, she quickly sent him a text message that said, “Joe, I’m still in the meeting with the project team, please wait for me downstairs for a while, thank you.”
“Alright, I’ll wait for you downstairs,” Joe replied, then went outside the car and smoked while waiting.
At this moment, Doris, the vice-chairman of the Emgrand Group, called him and asked, “Mr. Smith, are you here at the company?”
Joe asked curiously, “How do you know?”
“I’m in my office, I saw your car.”
Joe looked up instinctively and asked again with a smile, “Is there something you want to discuss with me?”
“Yes, indeed. Your wife is still in the middle of a meeting, it may take a while, so I want to ask if you have time, I would like to report to you about the company’s recent development.”
Joe pondered her remarks. Indeed, he hadn’t gotten involved with the company lately. As the chairman, he couldn’t be oblivious about the company’s business and progress, so he said, “Okay, wait for me, I’ll come up right away.”
“Please go directly to your office, I’ll meet you there.”
“Okay.”
After ending the call, Joe strode into the building, got on the elevator, and went straight to the chairman’s office on the top floor.
As he exited the elevator and headed towards his office, a door behind them suddenly opened.
It was Loreen, she wanted to go to the washroom when she bumped into a familiar figure as soon as she left her office.
She didn’t recognize that the figure was Joe, but felt that the figure was unusually similar to the mysterious man on the video!
Could he be the chairman that she had always been eager to meet? Did he finally come to the office?
Loreen was overjoyed!
After all, the main reason for coming to Aurous Hill and Emgrand Group was to know the mysterious chairman and then worked her way up to become his companion. If she succeeded, she would bring the entire Thomas family to the next level.
This was an important mission entrusted to her by the whole family, it was also the sustenance of the family to her.
However, Loreen was very frustrated. She had been working here for so many days but she hadn’t even seen the chairman’s face. How could she make her move to the next level with a man she hadn’t met?
Hence, when she finally got to see the chairman’s figure, she was absolutely thrilled!
She quickly jogged after the man, wanted to catch up to him to say hi, and then introduced herself!
Joe heard the rustling footsteps coming from behind him. He stealthily looked at the glass window with the corner of his eyes and discovered that Loreen was following behind him!
Oh, shoot!
If Loreen saw him here, she would have thought that he was the chairman of the Emgrand Group!
Worse, she might even connect the dots and know that he was the young master of the Smith family!
It was indeed very bad!
As Loreen was about to catch up with him, he walked faster, entered the chairman’s office, and quickly locked the door behind him.
Never did Loreen expect that the man would suddenly speed up. When she wanted to pursue him, he was already in the office.
Loreen sighed in disappointment and muttered under her breath, “That’s weird, why do I feel like the chairman is running away from me on purpose…”
She refused to give up on such a golden opportunity just yet. She took a deep breath, went to knock on the door, and said, “Hello, Mr. Chairman, I’m Loreen Thomas, the new administrative director. I would like to report to you on the department’s progress.”
Joe deliberately lowered his voice and replied, “Have you reported to Miss Young? The company does not allow employees to go over their direct superior’s head, don’t you know that?”
“I’m sorry, I forgot…”
Loreen was slightly shaken by his intimidating tone, and thought, ‘The chairman is so fierce… Is he angry with me going over Doris’s head, or he doesn’t want to see me at all?’
However, Loreen didn’t dare to stay in front of Joe’s office any longer. She walked away sheepishly.
Joe heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Loreen’s footsteps getting farther and farther away.
She nearly caught up with him! It was a close call!
He pondered about his circumstances. He had to come to the company from time to time. As the administrative director, Loreen’s office was on the same floor as his, the chance of stumbling upon her in the future increased.
Right at this moment, Doris came to his office.
Joe immediately said to her, “Doris, I need you to do something for me.”
Doris nodded. “Please, what is it?”
“Switch Loreen Thomas’s position.”
After a short pause, he asked, “What kind of position in our company that doesn’t need to stay in the office all the time?”
“Sales, commercial affairs,” Doris replied, “These two positions often have to go out for business, basically, they won’t be in the company.”
“Good,” Joe nodded and said, “Then transfer her to be the sales director.”
“No problem, I’ll have it arranged once I get back to my office,” Doris answered.
Then, Doris reported on the company’s recent development to Joe.
The new six-star hotel project had started. The site was located at the foot of Discana Hill, with breathtaking scenery and an exclusive environment.
Once the hotel was completed, it would be the first six-star hotel in Aurous Hill that would certainly be the trademark of elegance and luxury.
The progress of the hotel-related project went on very smoothly. The construction of the hotel was expected to be completed within two years and could start its operation in two and a half years. By then, the hotel would be another lucrative revenue for the Emgrand Group.