Chapter 2

Later at night, Jessica took Timmy and me to meet Mr. Newton from Victoria Holdings to discuss a deal. Mr. Newton was generous with money, but he was famous for being hard to please.

"Ms. White, your company doesn't really meet my investment standards. Still, I do enjoy having some fun. If you can give me a little entertainment, I... Can think about it," Mr. Newton said.

"What kind of entertainment do you have in mind?" Jessica asked as she smiled at him and buttered him up.

"Tell the person next to you to get down on his knees and bark like a dog. I'll give you one million for each bark," Mr. Newton said as he gave Timmy and me a malicious look.

Jessica did not even hesitate as she looked straight at me. "Claude, what are you waiting for?"

"I can't do that," I said.

"If she tells you to do something, you do it. Or do you want to leave this company already?" Timmy cut in.

I ignored Timmy.

Meanwhile, Jessica grew anxious. "Claude, this investment from Mr. Newton is crucial for our company. If the deal falls through, the company might go under!"

"Ms. White, you still have Timmy," I said with a calm tone.

"He has just joined the company and knows nothing! You're the senior employee here! You don't want to see the company collapse, do you? Do you know how hard it is for a woman like me to build and maintain this company? You've always put me first, right?" Looking at the shimmer of tears welling in Jessica's eyes, my heart softened.

Then, I went down on my knees and barked a few times.

"Haha! Not bad! What a loyal dog you have there! But that's still not exciting enough," Mr. Newton let out a big laugh. "I know... I've seen plenty of women striptease, but I've never seen a man do it. Let him dance for us! I'll invest ten million dollars after that!"

"You hear that, Claude? Start dancing!" Jessica's voice became even more urgent.

"I don't know how to," I said.

"You can't do that, and you don't know how to do this, then what can you do? This is business! If you refuse, you're not doing your job!" Timmy said, but I did not even bother to look at him.

"A lot of people rely on this company to make a living. If the company goes bankrupt, what happens to them? You know how much effort I've put into the company, right? I'll never let it go bankrupt! Just do it for me, okay?" Jessica moved closer, her voice breaking and turning into a sob.

I could not bear to see her like that any longer and gave in again.

When the music started, I stripped down to my underwear and forced my body to move stiffly.

"Good! Very good!" Mr. Newton laughed conceitedly.

From the corner of my eye, I saw Timmy holding up his phone and filming me. Meanwhile, Jessica clapped along and cheered.

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The next day, the company held its quarterly meeting.

"Next, it's my turn to give my work report. Please look at the screen," Timmy said as he glanced at me with a faint smirk on his face.

All of a sudden, the conference room suddenly went into a riot.

I looked up and saw my striptease video playing on the big screen.

"Sorry, wrong file. This is my actual presentation!" Timmy said as he feigned panic. However, no one was paying attention to Timmy anymore. They all kept their heads down and whispered among themselves.

"I didn't expect him to be so proper on the outside but to be shameless enough to do something like this in private!"

"I bet someone is keeping him as a sugar baby, or he's working as a gigolo. Who knew he had this in him?"

"I thought Claude had always been a simp for Ms. White? He has stayed in this company for years just for her!"

My anger surged, and I almost couldn't hold my fury inside.

Jessica suddenly shot to her feet, furious. "Why did you do that? Don't you know how much this affects everyone? Why did you do something so disgusting?!"

I froze.

Was she pointing at me?

I was her target?!