Now George was thinking about another matter. "This son-in-law of mine is truly... an eye-opener"
"..." Amelia was embarrassed and her ears turned slightly red.
"I thought that he doted on you a lot. I did not expect..." George rubbed his chin, looking like he wanted to laugh but did not dare to.
Amelia had to explain, "No, he has always spoiled me a lot, but occasionally... he will always pester me for candies like a child."
George looked at the blush on his elder daughter's cheeks with interest. He teased, "Is he going to cause trouble if you don't give it to him?"
Thinking of Patrick's shameless look, Amelia couldn't help laughing and saying, "Yes, if I don't give it to him, he will cause a lot of trouble. He's bad."
"Interesting." George smiled.
He had always been worried that a child from a well- off family like The Hopper Family would be a tough guy or a cunning merchant like a fox.
Unexpectedly, his son- in- law actually acted like a baby, who could play with Amelia anytime and anywhere. It was very good.
*
Roxxon Corporation.
Amelia's phone call made Patrick feel refreshed. At the same time, the seniors recognized a fact that the rumor was wrong and it was a big mistake!
Tucker twisted his body uneasily. He was really afraid that Patrick would punish him first. Soon, it would be his turn to make a report. He couldn't even shrink his sense of presence.
A few minutes later—
"Tucker, Tucker?" The person sitting next to him hit Tucker with his arm, and his tone was like that of watching a good show. "What are you in a daze for? It's your turn."
Tucker's face was slightly pale, and his whole person was not in a very good state. It was not that he deliberately wanted to do this, but he was very nervous now. This tension became more and more intense as he was the next to report. This made his body and head stiff in the end.
At this time, after hearing the reminder, Tucker took a deep breath. What he wanted was a meaningful look from the other higher-ups. He knew what they were looking at. They just wanted to see him make a fool of himself!
He could not blame the actions of the senior executives. Mainly because of the relationship between Tucker and Fawzia, which was not a secret in the company. Although it was Fawzia who accused Amelia of being crazy, who knew whether Mr. Hopper would punish Tucker as well?
The next second, Tucker heard Patrick, who was in a high position, saying slowly, "Have you had a good rest these two days, Tucker? Why are you in a trance?"
Tucker wiped his face and tried his best to calm himself down. Then he said, "Thank you, thank you for your concern, Mr. Hopper. I'm not feeling well these two days."
He thought he could cover up his gaffe just now.
Unexpectedly, Patrick said 'considerately', "Oh, really? Since you're not feeling well, why don't you go home and rest for a period of time?"
Tucker felt like it was a bolt from the blue. He panicked and shouted, "No need!"
"Hmm?" Patrick looked at him lightly.
Tucker was so anxious that he licked his lips several times. "Mr. Hopper, I'm just... a little uncomfortable. It won't affect my routine work at all! "
Patrick put his hand against his lips and looked at him for a moment. Then he said, "Tucker, please don't force yourself. The number of times you were absent- minded and in a daze in the meeting is more than the whole year combined. I think you don't look very well. You'd better ask for leave from the company for a period of time.”
Tucker's face turned red with anxiety. "Mr.
Hopper..."
Patrick gave him a "don't talk" gesture and said, "Don't worry, Tucker. I'll assign your position and work to your assistants temporarily during the leave period. You don't need to worry about it."
This was what he was worried about!
Tucker was stunned and said, "Yes! Yes... I will come back! Please don't worry, Mr. Hopper!"
As he said that, he began to grab the report on the table and began his reporting.
After more than half an hour had passed-
"All right, have we missed out anything?" Patrick asked.
The senior executives shook their heads.
Patrick nodded and said, "All right. Let's call it a day."
When the senior executives breathed a sigh of relief, Patrick suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, the company will have an employee assessment this year. I hope everyone can be in the best state so as not to be outperformed by the newcomers."
Upon hearing this, the senior executives subconsciously looked at Tucker, who was completely petrified.
Yes, even if he could come back to work, so what? This year was the "work evaluation". No matter how good he performed, as long as Mr. Hopper said "no", he would lose everything!
Only when Patrick's figure had disappeared did someone say, "Alas! I didn't expect Mr. Hopper to be like this..."
Unexpectedly, the man was interrupted as soon as he spoke. "Watch your mouth!"
"Do you want to be the second Fawzia or Tucker?"
"How dare you talk about Mr. Hopper now? Do you want to die?"
For a time, everyone from the top to the middle to the bottom of Roxxon Corporation felt insecure!

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