336 The new director of marketing 2 (2/2)

”She was not happy when she left your office. So, whatever you did got her agitated, but she was able to control yourself in front of you.”, Foxy shared her thoughts.

”We need to keep pushing her buttons and see what happens when she loses her composure. If she is calm, we will not get anything.”, Nathan said and exhaled. ”It's a pity, really. Her resume is good, and the company would benefit from having her on board.”

”It would be good if we alert Mr. Tarik of Irene.”

Nathan disagreed. ”He is working with her closely and if we tell him that we are suspecting Irene, he might slip. But tell him that he should keep an eye on her as a new employee and that he can talk to us if anything is amiss.”

Foxy agreed.

Nathan rubbed his forehead. ”If I knew that we will be in this situation, I would promote Mr. Tarik to a director.”

”He is a good man, but he is lacking experience. Promoting him would be a bad move for the company.” Foxy comforted Nathan. ”Maybe he learns a few things next to Irene, and we can consider him for a promotion later.”

Nathan wanted to respond, but his meeting notification interrupted him.

”I've got a meeting.”

”Don't forget these…” Foxy handed him the folder from his desk.

”Thanks, Foxy. What would I do without you?” Nathan said while taking the folder he was supposed to read, but due to him thinking about Max and Irene barging in, he didn't get a chance to do so.

Foxy stifled a laugh and shouted after Nathan: ”Max asks me the same thing. Since both of you agree that I'm indispensable, maybe I should ask for a raise.”

Nathan shook his head and didn't respond.

In Irene's office…

Irene plopped on her chair and pursed her lips while thinking about what happened.

She arrived to work before 8 o'clock and got her employee badge and human resources provided her with material that every employee needs to go through.

She has Mr. Tarik as her assistant, and she has a secretary. The two of them offered to give Irene a tour of the common areas of the building, but she refused because she wanted to see Max.

Irene was confident that Max was dazed when he saw her at the event, but then at the dinner, he not only ignored her, but he also arranged for her to sit at the table furthest from him. She didn't get a chance to approach him without attracting attention, so she waited for today. But nothing seems to go as she planned.

First, she expected to see Max in the CEO's office and not Nathan. Nathan said that Max is not well, but what does that mean? It must be serious if Nathan returned to work because if it's something that would last a few days, the office could do without the CEO. Or, what if it's not a disease or injury, but instead they are onto her? That brings her to her second point… Why was Nathan so hostile? He was always friendly and encouraging and this Nathan accused her of forgetting things, suspected that she can't do her job well, told her not to come and see CEO unless it's necessary, and practically chased her away. What happened to his story how in the Alpha group they are all a big happy family?

No matter how she looks at this, something seems off.

Irene decided to focus on her work. Everything could be fine or not... in any case, she is a new hire and she needs to show some results because people are looking at her and waiting to see what marketing magic she can do.

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