Chapter 183: Hilda’s thoughts

Eric wasn't really surprised by her question though, as he asked with a teasing tone,

"Miss Hilda isn't a bit unbecoming of a P.A to doubt the actions of her Boss? Furthermore, why would you think that I didn't have any evidence of their wrongdoings?"

Hilda was caught a bit by surprise hearing that question and teasing tone, as she then proceeded to say with a sweet voice,

"Well forgive me for questioning your actions Boss, but I was the one who brought that yellow file to you yesterday, and it contained the data of the company's assets, not workers.

Furthermore, we didn't check the workers' file yesterday, as we worked more on your role and duties in the company, and even your assets, rights, and restrictions, but nothing about the workers.

These two reasons make me truly wonder if there was any evidence in that file, Boss!"

Hearing her reasoning, Eric pretended to be surprised at her words, as he said in a shameless tone,

"Perhaps Miss Hilda doesn't know that I am a genius and that I can perform many tasks at the same time?"

Hilda was left speechless at this reaction of his, as she didn't know whether she should believe it or not. It was clear that he was boasting shamelessly right now, but could he really have bluffed the whole time!?

What would he do if the Eldest Young Master Takeshiba Tetsu didn't fall back, and decided to not look at the file all this time?

After all, even when they were discussing the matter of solving this one to one, Eric had always used the threat of the file but had never shown it to the other side.

It had been like he was robbing a bank with a gun, and nobody dared to defy him, even though what he had on his hands was just a fake toy gun.

She so much wished to have a look inside that yellow file at the moment, but she didn't dare to do it without his permission.

Seeing her perplexed look, Eric took off his fake expression, and looking her eyes in the mirror, he said in a more serious tone,

"Tell me, Miss Hilda, what do you think is most difficult for a person, to have the danger in front of him, or to have the idea of that eminent danger inside his head!?"

Hilda had been startled awake from the question, as she hadn't expected such a philosophical question all of a sudden, as she said,

"Pardon!?"

Noticing her confusion, Eric decided to make it simpler for her as he continued,

"For example, you are in a forest, and you know that this is home to a big bear, and the danger of meeting him is almost imminent.

Now, what is worse, seeing that big bear in front of you, or living in the fear that the big bear will appear in front of you with each passing moment!?"

This time Hilda was able to understand his question a little more, as she blurted her answer,

"Of course, seeing the bear in front of you!"

Hearing her immediate answer, Eric just smiled at her as he said,

"While that might be true for a coolheaded person like you, but for people like that tra… my 'brother-in-law' the fear isn't in what he sees, but in what he thinks, and the others think of him.

It didn't matter if I had proof or not in that file, his case was lost the moment those two guys were silenced, and he approached me and asked me to solve this matter separately."

How could Hilda not understand his words and their meaning, but she was still suspicious as she said with a disbelieving look on her face,

"So, you mean!?"

This time Eric had finally finished looking at himself in the mirror, as he said while pointing at the yellow file,

"Take a look yourself!"

Having her permission granted, Hilda immediately opened the folder, only to find inside only the documents she had brought here herself the previous day.

She couldn't believe this, there was really no evidence inside the yellow file, he had been bluffing this whole time.

If it was her Master doing this, then she wouldn't have been surprised much, but the person in front of her was just a young man, not even 20.

To be this calm playing such a big bluff at his age, with so much in play, looking so confident was certainly something that she would have never thought about.

Thinking like this, she just understood that her mission had become much more difficult than she had ever thought it would be.

In fact, when she had first been instructed of her mission by his side by her Master, she had taken it lightly, way too lightly.

After all, this was just a young man her Master was talking about, and she was more than confident in her womanly charms to trap him and make him a little toy by her side.

In fact, she had even been dreaming of a scenario where she had total control over him and used him to break free from her current position.

She wouldn't have to be the little bi*tch of her Master anymore, and she would be able to have her fate in her own hands.

By the importance that her Master was giving to Eric, by handing her, his favorite, that he had been growing only for himself to him, it was clear that she would be able to have a stand of her own if she controlled him.

But right now, everything seemed to have gone from easy to hard in a short moment. This would be truly troublesome from now on.

She thought that she had easily covered this fluke of her attitude, and her deep thinking but that was just her thoughts as there was no way that Eric hadn't noticed that.

In fact, he was smiling and gloating inside because all this was just extremely funny for him. These people thought that they were all playing games with him when they were actually part of his game.

His biggest strength at the moment was that everyone was underestimating him, and playing him for a fool. How the hell could he abstain from using such a sharp weapon that was in his arsenal.

He couldn't wait for the moment he showed them who was the real boss and see the look on their faces.

He was sure as death that it would be priceless to watch those faces, and all that happened in the meantime was just an appetizer before the main dish.

Thinking like this he placed the face of a happy kid who had managed to get another kid's candy and said,

"Aren't I smart Miss Hilda!?"

This left Hilda once again stunned as she didn't expect that mature-looking young man to have such a side to him at the same time.

This made her think that probably she had just overthought things earlier, and this kid just had his spurts of geniality, but in the end, was still an immature kid, but was he?

She was truly confused at this moment, but decided to place all her thoughts to the back of her head, and just wait for the time being.

Only time would tell the truth for sure. Furthermore, she wasn't in a hurry to finish her mission, as even her Master thought it would take time.

Thinking like that, she just smiled at him, and said in a voice that carried a tint of sensuality,

"Boss is truly a genius for the ages. This little woman is truly lucky to be Boss's P.A!"

Seeing her act like that, Eric just laughed out loud, and then said in a semi-serious tone,

"Now that the self-pleasing moment is over, let us go or we will be late for the announcement, and the party!"

With that said he led her outside and they started walking towards the conference room of the Company where the big event was going to happen.

As he got out of his new office and was walking down the aisle with Hilda by his side, he could feel the looks of his workers on his back.

They were all kinds of looks on him, there were those who were looking at him with worries these guys were most probably part of the gang of the duo he just fired.

There were those who were looking at him with ambition, as they were looking forward to changing, and the chance to occupy the empty place left by those waiting.

There were those who were looking at him with respect, and an instilled fear like he was some kind of tyrant boss, that wouldn't let others fool him easily.

And last but not least there were those who were looking at him with greedy and lusty eyes, this group was certainly made up of ladies that were thinking to climb the ladder by entering his bed.

Still, Eric kept his cool and calm without showing any deference to those looks, as he was already used to it.

In his previous life, he had become an Emperor, and that in a time of chaos and crisis, so the looks on his back were much fiercer, so these glams were like kids toy guns compared to those.

Thinking like this he ignored them all and just continued walking towards the venue of the announcement, where his father-in-law was waiting for him.

That place was already buzzing with the noises, and the voices of many journalists, reporters, cameramen, that looked like hungry wolves waiting for their news.

Each and any one of them had their eyes snipping around, trying to find any news they could before the others did. After all, that was their weapon for promotion and better ratings.

Eric was nothing more than one more to the crowd in their eyes, and no one paid real attention to him at first. When suddenly someone said…