Rotten Twins: Making a CEO a Daddy novel Chapter 162

In the office.

Justin Pattinson sat in his chair while Lyla Lowe stood in front of him.

Lyla asked blankly, "Chairman, were you looking for me?"

Justin sat in front of her as his arrogant gaze swept over her and asked, "Ms. Lowe, how long have you been working at M.K.?"

"Three months."

Justin said, "Three months to become a department director. It’s certainly not an easy feat!"

Lyla was speechless for a moment.

She did not hear the slightest hint of praise in his sentence, but she pressed her lips into a smile and said, "Chairman, don’t flatter me!"

Justin had a sinister smile and added, "In light of your excellent performance, I’d like to promote you to General Manager!"

General Manager?

Lyla thought she had misheard him.

His son had just created trouble, yet he wanted to promote her. She also recalled that Justin Pattinson did not like her and even wanted her to leave Mark. Yet he wanted to promote her at that moment?

When Lyla considered this, she vaguely felt that something was not quite right.

Justin spoke again, "The General Manager of the York City branch just happened to be dismissed. Ms. Lowe, I believe in your ability and I hope you won’t fail to live up to the company's trust in you!"

Lyla was dumbfounded.

York City.

She knew that this was not a good thing. Justin Pattinson wanted her to leave this city.

On paper, it was a promotion, but the real intention was to make her leave Mark.

She could not help but smile as she thought of this.

Lyla finally said, "Chairman, thanks for your faith in me, but I’m afraid I can’t take up this offer!"

Justin frowned and asked, "Ms. Lowe, what do you mean by that?"

"I know my capabilities, so I can’t take on the position of General Manager."

Lyla rejected him outrightly.

Justin looked at her with his eyebrows knitted. He knew that this woman was not easy to handle.

Any position would not bring as much benefit as staying by Mark's side.

The corners of Justin's mouth curled up into a mocking smile.

"Ms. Lowe, are you going to let down the company's trust in you? You must know that with the position of General Manager, your salary will be enough for you to squander. Even with two children, it’ll be enough for you to live comfortably!"

Haha.

This was his ultimate goal, right?

Lyla smiled lightly and said, "I just hope that someone with the ability can take up the job. As for my two children..."

She did not want to say that Hansel and Gretel’s cash was enough to crush him to death.

"They are my kids, so it doesn’t concern you, Chairman!"

Seeing Lyla's expression, Justin coldly snorted.

"So you’re not planning to leave, right?"

Lyla was rendered speechless.

This old man was just too impatient. He was already so tense from this short conversation.

"Chairman, you must be joking!"

"Joking? You know very well that being Mark’s wife would be much more rewarding than the position of General Manager!"

Justin was certain of this.

Lyla did not have this intention, but this old man was making it so complicated.

Justin said in an exasperated voice, "Let me tell you, don’t even think about it! You only have two choices, either take up the job in York City or resign. Don’t even think about ever becoming a part of the Pattinson family!"

Lyla nodded. She was not angry nor anxious and said calmly, "Okay, I know. In that case, I'll take my leave!"

"You--"

Lyla did not say more, turned around, and walked out.

Justin sat on his chair as he watched Lyla's departing figure. His face was indescribably gloomy.

A thought suddenly flickered in his mind. If not because of her family background, she was more than qualified to be his daughter-in-law…

......

Not long after Lyla left, the door was pushed open again. Mark walked in and only saw his father’s glum face.

He asked, "Dad, where's Lyla?"

"What? You're looking for me just to ask about her?"

Mark questioned, "Then why are you looking for her?"

Justin replied, "To give her a promotion!"

Promotion?

Mark had the same reaction as Lyla. His instincts told him that he would not do such a good thing.

"What kind of promotion?"

"York City’s General Manager. It’s currently vacant, so I want her to go over."

As soon as Justin said that, Mark's brow furrowed and he shouted, "You’re trying to send her away?!"

"How dare you talk to me like that!"

"Aren’t you?"

"How am I wrong to give her a promotion?"

"Dad, what do you mean? You know very well and I don’t wish to say more. All I’m saying is that she won’t be going!"

"You--"

Justin's words were at the tip of his mouth, but he swallowed them and smiled instead.

"It's fine if she doesn’t want to go. In that case, she must resign from M.K.!"

Mark was sick of such tricks and retorted, "Fine! I can afford her anyway!"

After saying that, Mark turned around to leave.

"You--"

Justin did not expect Mark to say these words and shouted, "Stop right there!"

Mark’s footsteps paused at the doorway.

"Let me be clear. I’ll never allow her to marry into the Pattinson family!"

Mark had his back turned to him. The corners of his mouth curled up charmingly as he said, "Then I’ll leave the Pattinson family. It doesn’t matter to me anyway!"

After he said this, he walked out immediately.

Justin was so infuriated after hearing these words that he almost jumped up.

This rebellious son!!!

......

At the design department, Lyla was laughing and joking with her colleagues about something when Mark stepped in.

He stepped forward and said, "I just want to hear you say it!"

Seeing his affectionate gaze, Lyla sheepishly blinked her eyes and averted her gaze.

"I won’t!"

Mark smiled. It was a devious smile.

"But you just made a scene..."

Lyla felt helpless and thought that there would be a commotion outside.

"Won’t they know sooner or later?"

Lyla sat down. After hearing these words, she lifted her gaze and asked, "Know what?"

Mark walked over and sat at the table as he replied, "Know about us...our relationship!"

Lyla pretended to be confused and asked, "What’s our relationship?"

Mark nodded and smiled slightly.

‘Playing dumb, huh?’

Fine.

Mark leaned forward and was about to make a move when Lyla spoke, "Stop it, we’re at the office!"

"So what if it’s the office? I want everyone to know!"

"Mark Pattinson, stop messing around..."

"Lyla Lowe, what exactly are you afraid of?" Mark asked as he pressed against her, curious to know what was going on in this woman's head.

While they were frolicking, someone knocked on the door and walked in.

"Director Lowe, this..."

However, after seeing Mark inside, that person was stunned and looked at both Lyla and Mark.

"Umm...it’s nothing. I...I'll leave first!"

After saying that, the man awkwardly retreated.

Outside the door, there was a bout of laughter.

Lyla, who was inside her office, was even more embarrassed and immediately pushed Mark away.

"Are you done messing around?"

Mark smiled as if he did not care and got up to straighten his clothes.

"I don’t mind."

"You scoundrel!"

Lyla also straightened out her clothes.

After tidying up, Lyla walked over and opened the door. She looked at Mark while resuming a serious face and said, "Mr. Pattinson, don't worry. I won’t forget what you told me. Goodbye!"

Looking at her smile, Mark also smiled profoundly and walked away without a word.

The people around the door scattered like bees escaping a broken hive as soon as the door opened and went about their tasks.

Lyla lightly coughed twice and said, "Ahem, what did you want earlier? Come in!"

After saying that, she went back inside.

At that point, the person standing outside the door hurriedly followed her in...

......

Everyone in the office knew about Lyla and Mark soon after.

They were certain of the relationship between Mark and Lyla. It was just that the two of them did not admit it yet. Whatever Mark said when he was at the design department earlier was retold and dramatized. Soon, it spread throughout the company and became the hottest gossip.