I'll Teach You, Marianne.

Since his attempts to form a partnership with the richest man in England failed, Jack shifted his focus. Jack didn't look for big corporate clients anymore. He chose to look for young entrepreneurs who just started their businesses. Young entrepreneurs who were running their businesses from scratch, Jack thought that if he collaborated with young entrepreneurs, it would be easier for him to embrace them. The reason was that young entrepreneurs usually had a higher fighting spirit than the conglomerates that were already at the top. Another reason that Jack looked for clients of young entrepreneurs was that he wanted everyone to know that these young entrepreneurs were using his company to grow. 

In this way, Jack got two benefits at once. Firstly, he expanded his network, and secondly, he got a free branding from those young entrepreneurs. Actually, this method had been taught by his late father for a long time, but Jack still thought that his father's method was too long and slowed his business to climb faster. But it turned out that the method taught by his father was actually even more effective and made the turnover of money in his company faster. 

"Your next schedule this afternoon is at five o'clock, a meeting with a new modeling agency that is quite well known in London." Alice read out Jack's daily schedule after Jack finished a lunch meeting with several young businessmen at the office. 

Jack put his teacup on the table. He then glared at Alice. "Why doesn't the meetings stop, Alice? You're not wrong, are you?"

"No, Sir, I have made this schedule since yesterday and you have also agreed to it, right?"

"Geez, you're smart to throw another question at me. I haven't seen Anne for two days now. I already miss her, the two of you stuff me with meetings repeatedly. Those of you who are still single won't know how it feels to be tormented by longing like this," sneered Jack curtly. He was very annoyed with the hectic schedule of the last couple of days.

Alice's face immediately showed annoyance at being called a single woman by Jack. "How can I have a boyfriend if you give me a lot of work, Sir? I also still work at home on weekends. You should blame yourself for keeping me busy with all this work, so I don't have time to date, instead of making fun of me like that, Sir." Alice responded quickly to Jack's words with a piercing sarcasm. 

Erick, who was used to being teased by Jack, chuckled when Alice answered Jack's words. He was very happy that his co-worker dared to fight Jack. 

"I'm your boss, Alice! How dare you to talk like that?" Jack asked coldly with annoyance. He was missing Anne, but his staff didn't understand it.

"Why not? Try and ask Anne whether what you did was wrong or not, to overwork your staff like this?" answered Alice quietly without fear.

Jack raised an eyebrow when he heard Alice's words, "Anne? What do you mean?" 

With a triumphant smile, Alice said, "Yes, Anne, we are already good friends and often talk about you. She is my older sister now, so if I have any problems, I can ask her for help." 

After saying that, Alice walked away from Jack, leaving the boss who currently had many questions for him.

"Look, Erick, look at that friend of yours. Her rebellious nature is out, she's really not afraid of me," said Jack loudly while pointing at Alice, who had just closed the door to her room from the outside. 

"Isn't that the rudeness you taught her, sir?" Erick asked, quietly holding back a laugh.

"Me? Since when did I teach my secretary bad things like that, Erick? If there is someone to blame for impoliteness, it's you, Erick, you're her partner, you're her boss, so you should be the one to be blamed because you didn't teach her well," said Jack in annoyance.

Being blamed like that by Jack left Erick speechless. He really couldn't understand Jack. Because he didn't want to be the blamed by Jack even further, Erick finally decided to leave Jack's room. 

"My God!!" Erick screamed in surprise when he saw Alice standing right in front of Jack's door, If he didn't hold himself back he might have bumped into Alice.

"What are you doing, Alice? Do you want to make me die young from a heart attack?" Erick snarled angrily, clutching his chest.

Alice, now regretting her words that had been said to Jack, immediately pulled Erick's hand away from Jack's door. She took her boss to talk in the pantry. 

"Is Mr. Jack mad at me? You can't possibly fire me, can you?" The frightened Alice asked Erick a question. 

"I thought you were really mad at him. Apparently you're afraid of getting fired. You're a coward, Alice," Erick sneered softly. He was disappointed in Alice, who was now afraid of Jack, whereas before he was happy when he saw Alice dared to fight Jack.

"I'm angry but I'm scared too, finding a job is difficult, Erick. I can't possibly give up this job. The salary that Mr. Jack gives is three times more than my previous job. So I don't want to lose my job, Erick," Alice answered quietly. Previously only worked as a receptionist at a mall, she did not have a big salary. Even her salary was only enough to pay for her brother's school fees and she had no personal savings. Only after she became a secretary, she had a little savings and could make her mother happy. 

"If you're afraid of losing this job then watch your words, Alice. Luckily, Mr Jack isn't in a really bad mood right now. Just imagine if he was in a bad mood, I don't know what would have happen to you right now." Erick spoke at length scaring Alice while laughing.

"Erick, why are you being so annoying like Mr. Jack? I'm annoyed with him, Erick, how can he insinuate that we don't have a partner. What has kept me single all this time? He's the one who gives me a lot of work every day. Just watch, I'll tell his behavior to Anne," Alice was determined to report what Jack had done to her to Anne, who had become her best friend.

Erick stopped laughing. "You're really that close to Miss Anne? Since when?"

"We women can quickly get to know you men, especially after I helped Anne to take a bath a few times when she was injured some time ago. Hmm, let's see, I will complain about Mr. Jack to Anne, so that she will repay my annoyance," replied Alice, who was on fire. 

Erick shook his head slowly seeing Alice's attitude. He then wrapped his arms around Alice's shoulders. "Don't look for trouble, Alice. You do know how our Boss' attitude is like when he hasn't seen Miss Anne for two days? So it's better not to look for more trouble," he said slowly, giving advice to Alice, "We can use this advantage another time, not now Alice."

"Advantage?"

"Yes, advantage, your friendship with Miss Anne will be the key to our Boss' weakness. I'm sure he doesn't want to make Miss Anne angry, so we can take advantage of this golden opportunity someday. But not now, do you understand what I mean?" Eric asked Alice.

Alice swallowed slowly, "I don't understand Erick," she answered honestly. 

Hearing Alice's words made Erick immediately pat his forehead slowly. He didn't expect Alice to be this stupid. She didn't realize the great benefit of her friendship with Anne, the woman their boss, Jack, loved.

To be Continued