Chapter 3 Country Bumpkin

Celia smiled as she walked away.

Quinn went crazy. "Listen up, country bumpkin! I'll never allow you to marry Yardley!"

Yardley came out of his room as soon as she said that.

The latter immediately backed down when she saw him.

"Yardley."

Yardley's face was as black as coal.

Quinn didn't dare to stir trouble anymore. It was clear that Yardley was enraged.

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Celia asked the housekeeper to lead her to her room. She organized her belongings before going downstairs to eat breakfast.

Lillian, Quinn, and Yardley had already taken their seats at the dining table.

"Why did you wake up so late? You didn't even come downstairs to make breakfast. Do you think you're the lady of the house?" Lillian asked sarcastically.

Celia glanced at her and replied with a shrug. "Well, I'm not a housekeeper of the Hughes family either."

"I'd rather die than prepare breakfast for someone like you!" she cursed in her heart.

Yardley didn't say a word throughout their exchange. Still, it was evident that he disliked Celia as well.

The tension in the room was so thick that it could be cut with a knife.

Lillian handed Celia a card after breakfast. "There are five thousand dollars in the card. Get yourself some decent clothes before you go to the company. You'd better behave yourself there and not cause any trouble for Yardley."

Otto had suggested that Celia work at the company as Yadley's secretary to foster their relationship. Barnaby had agreed.

Celia couldn't say no to her grandfather. So, she agreed to the arrangement for three months because she knew she could pull it off.

"Only five thousand dollars … Who does she think she's looking down on?" she thought.

"Madam Lillian, thanks, but no thanks," Celia said sarcastically. Her clothes were all custom-made, which explained why the Hughes family couldn't tell which brand they belonged to. Still, Celia didn't want to waste her breath on them. She went upstairs to change her clothes after she said that.

Her phone rang as soon as she went upstairs. It was a notification for a fifty million dollar transfer. Her bank account was riddled with zeros after that.

Celia then received a text message from Barnaby.

"My dear granddaughter, take good care of yourself. Buy whatever your heart desires, and don't forget to tell your Gramps if anyone bullies you."

Celia smiled as she replied, "Everyone in the Hughes family is picking on me, Gramps. I'm not having any fun at all."

Barnaby quickly replied, "What a pleasant surprise. To think there are people who are brave enough to pick on you. Alright, I'm going fishing now."

Celia was rendered speechless. She left the Hughes residence after changing into a professional attire.

The driver opened the car door for her, and she noticed Yardley was there after she got in.

"Didn't you say you weren't interested in me? Why would you work as my secretary at Hughes Inc.?" The man's deep voice was laced with sarcasm.

Celia cast an apathetic glance at him. "I promised Gramps that I would spend three months with you. We'll call it quits after three months."

Yardley sneered. "Aren't you afraid you'll fall in love with me during these three months? I hope you don't end up clinging to the Hughes residence and refusing to leave when the time comes."

Celia was amused by Yardley's words. "So, the rumored aloof and arrogant Mr. Hughes is surprisingly so full of confidence, huh? Let me break it down for you. I, Celia Stanton, will never fall in love with you. Not in three years, not even in a lifetime!"

To her, Yardley was nothing more than a good-looking man.

Yardley's face darkened when he heard that.

"Celia Stanton, you had better remember what you said today."

Yardley assumed she was playing hard to get. After all, she wouldn't have come to the Hughes residence if she didn't like him.

Celia plastered a smile on her face. "Don't worry, Mr. Hughes. We'll never cross paths again after three months. By the way, let's pretend not to know each other at the company to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."

Yardley fell silent.

Alas, the news that Yardley was engaged and his fiancée was a girl from the countryside had already spread like wildfire.

Meanwhile, there were a lot of discussions taking place within Hughes Inc. at that time.

"Have you heard? Mr. Hughes' fiancée will be working at Hughes Inc. as his secretary!"

"I heard she's super ugly, and she's from the countryside. I'm curious about the university she attended. Does she even know how to read the documents?"

"Hahaha, forget about that. I bet she doesn't even know how to operate a computer!"

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Those discussions continued until Celia and Yardley walked into the company together. Everyone's jaws dropped instantly.