355 The merge and the new workers (1/2)

They had been waiting for almost half an hour for the man to arrive but honestly, they wished for the father to come, not him. And to make matters worst, they just learned he was having a bad mood. It meant that whatever they do, whether big or small, might bring trouble to them. Anything could trigger him. Anything.

Silently they made a religious sign as they murmured prayers to save them from any harm.

Jeremy sat on the chairperson chair and looked at them with a frown. His lips were straight and there was no sign of a smile.

Jacob quickly opened the file and showed it to his boss. He also was careful with his every movement, trying hard not to make him angry.

The room felt stiff and tense. The only sound they could hear was from the air conditioner.

”How many new workers are coming?” Jeremy asked after he read the file. He pushed it aside and looked at the human resource manager.

The manager tried to cover his fear by clearing his throat. But he could not stop shivering. What to do? What to do? Why, of all the people in the meeting room, he was the one chosen to answer the question?

Jeremy cocked an eyebrow, waiting for the answer.

Everyone quickly lowered their head, pretending to be busy reading the file. No one dared to look at their phone.

Hurry up, manager. Answer the question. Once you answer, we can leave the room.

”Am I talking with the wall?” Jeremy muttered with a glare.

”Young… Young Master…” the manager choked out. He desperately pulled in the tears in her eyes. What… what should he do? Young Master was angry at him.

”Do I need to arrange your vice to replace you?” Jeremy asked coldly.

The manager gasped in horror.

Where was the smiling singer? Where was the happy-go-lucky and friendly Jeremy? Where was he? Who replaced him with this… this gargoyle?

”Sir… boss… young master…” he cried miserably.

Jeremy closed the file and pushed it aside. Then, he clasped his hands and stared at the manager.

”A… of about twenty people. I… we… we have already listed down the criteria for each department,” the manager stuttered. He quickly signaled his co-worker to start the slide so he could present it. Asking the boss to read it himself? He was not that stupid and eager to die!

His wife was getting close to give birth and he still had not bought the dumpling his wife wanted. Poor him. Poor his pregnant wife. Poor his unborn little son.

Why? Why didn't the big boss come today? If the big boss came for the meeting, he bet that they would not feel this nervous and scared. The young master was scarier than his old man.

Jeremy leaned against the chair as he stared at the screen. He did not speak a word. He did not seem like he was listening to the manager but at the same time, he did seem like he was listening to every single word.

No one dared to ask. Every one of them wished that the meeting would end soon so they could escape from hell. And why was the room getting colder? They shivered without control but too scared to move or tell anyone to raise the temperature a bit.

Jeremy lifted an eyebrow as the manager moved to the second last slide. He just finished talking about the orientation week that the new workers need to attend. Right now, he was going to talk about the additional requirement that they would take note of during the observation months.

”Is there… is there anything else that we need to add, boss?” the manager asked once he completed the slides. His trembling legs managed to stay put as he looked at the young master worriedly. Was the presentation up to the young master's standard? Did he leave something out? Did he make any mistake?