Chapter 237: Brooke York Joins the Company

“All right. Since you say this girl has a good personality, I’ll forgive you for making a new friend,” Stella Winters said.

Stella figured that if Chloe York vouched for her straightforward and pleasant nature, there shouldn’t be any issues.

Besides, the type of girl she disliked the most was someone like Zoe Roland. That type definitely couldn’t be called straightforward.

“Oh, Stella, of course you have to forgive me,” Chloe replied. “Let me tell you, you’ll definitely get along with this girl. The two of you will absolutely become good friends.”

“I think so too. After all, anyone who can get along with you can definitely get along with me.”

“Of course.”

Soon, the car pulled up in front of a small villa. “We’re here!”

Stella led Chloe inside. The villa’s decor was very simple, featuring a minimalist, cool-toned aesthetic.

Stella showed Chloe to her room, which was right next door to her own, and also pointed out the room prepared for the chef.

“Chloe, I wonder if your chef is done unpacking? I’m dying to have her cook something for me. I haven’t tasted our local cuisine in two months.”

Once Chloe was settled, Stella dragged her by the hand to check on the chef’s progress, eager to put in a request for some delicious food.

“Stella, whenever you want to eat something, you can just tell her directly. She’ll make it.”

“No, I feel too awkward ordering her around.”

The main issue was that Chloe hadn’t hired the chef herself; the two elders of the Prescott family had. Therefore, Stella didn’t dare to issue orders. If Chloe had been the one to hire her, Stella would have had absolutely no reservations.

“But I’m not the one providing her with accommodation—you are,” Chloe reasoned. “Plus, you aren’t making her do any cleaning; your maids handle that. So, you have every right to ask her to cook for you.”

Chloe felt the need to make this clear so Stella wouldn’t feel pressured.

Sophia Quinn had told her that while this woman was hired as a chef, her duties extended beyond cooking to include cleaning and taking care of Chloe’s daily life. But as it stood, aside from making three meals a day, she didn’t have to clean—Stella’s maids took care of that. Furthermore, her room and board were fully covered. As far as Chloe knew, Sophia was paying the chef a monthly salary of thirty thousand!

Stella was just about to say something when the chef walked up to them.

Stopping in front of them with a warm smile, the chef said, “Hello, young ladies. You can call me Ms. Miller. If you need anything from now on, please just let me know, and I’ll do my best. Are you two hungry? Shall I whip up something delicious for you right now?”

“Yes, please!” Stella nodded vigorously.

Chloe immediately took a liking to Ms. Miller as well. Sophia had surely told the chef that she only needed to care for Chloe. Yet, upon realizing that Chloe lived with someone else, Ms. Miller extended her respect to Stella without hesitation.

Receiving their eager nods, Ms. Miller headed straight for the kitchen. She didn’t even have to ask for directions, nor did she make a wrong turn.

She must have observed the villa’s layout upon arriving and figured out exactly where the kitchen was.

“Chloe, I suddenly feel like Ms. Miller is pretty great. She’s so respectful to me, and she even said I could give her tasks if I need anything.”

“You just have to trust my godmother’s eye for people.”

“True that.”

Meanwhile, at the York Group, Brooke York had finally entered the company as a regular employee.

“Brooke, now that you’ve joined the company, work hard,” Miles York said. “This is your dad’s company, after all. As long as you don’t make any massive mistakes, I can still protect you.”

The underlying message was clear: if she managed to screw up monumentally in her own family’s company, not even her biological father would be able to save her.

“I understand, Dad. I’ll definitely work hard. I won’t let you down.”

“All right then. Next, you’ll shadow Keith Morgan. Learn as much as you can from her about the various departments and their responsibilities. Then, see which department interests you the most and go learn the ropes there!”

Miles hadn’t directly assigned Brooke to a specific department. He felt that if he made the choice for her, she might overthink his intentions. Letting her choose meant she would pick an area she was genuinely interested in, which in turn meant she would take the work more seriously.

“Okay!”

Soon, Keith came in to take Brooke on a tour of the company.

“Keith, could we just take a look from the doorway of each department instead of going inside?” Brooke asked.

“Why?” Keith was puzzled.

The CEO had asked her to walk Brooke through every department specifically to signal to everyone that the next CEO was Brooke. It was a chance for all the employees to get acquainted with her.

If she only stood at the doorways, wouldn’t she come off as completely lacking in authority? It would look as if she were too afraid of the employees to even step foot inside.

Little did she know, Brooke was indeed afraid. The scandal about her stealing someone else’s university spot had caused a massive uproar online, and everyone in the company was surely aware of it. She didn’t want to show her face in front of them right now; doing so would only remind them of the scandal and draw unwanted questions.

“All right, then.”

Respecting Brooke’s decision, Keith took her to each department, standing at the entrances while briefly explaining the operations.

Ultimately, Brooke chose the public relations department. She made this choice because she wanted to build a good relationship with its staff. After all, they were the ones who handled every online crisis.

“Miss, are you sure you want to choose the PR department?” Keith asked, her tone carrying a hint of gentle dissuasion.

“Yes, is there a problem? Didn’t my dad say I could choose for myself? What? Do you disagree? Do you think I’m incapable? Are you looking down on me?” Sensing Keith’s reluctance, Brooke’s tone and expression instantly turned hostile.

Lately, she loathed anyone questioning her decisions. The moment someone did, she immediately assumed they thought she was incompetent and were looking down on her.

“No, I didn’t mean that at all. Choosing the PR department is perfectly fine,” Keith quickly clarified, taken aback by Brooke’s sudden change in demeanor and aggressive questioning.

In truth, what she had wanted to say was that the PR department probably hated Brooke more than anyone else in the entire company.

Every time Brooke caused a scandal that blew up across the entire internet, the other departments remained largely unaffected. But the PR department was constantly forced to work overtime in the dead of night to clean up her messes. Because she chose this department, the staff there wouldn’t exactly be welcoming.

Sure enough, Brooke’s arrival sparked deep resentment among the PR staff. Although they didn’t say anything outright, they gave her the cold shoulder entirely. Brooke, however, blissfully assumed that this was just how the PR department operated.