novelraw Chapter 210: Why Does Everyone Know Her?
Chapter 210: Why Does Everyone Know Her?
Tanya shot him an unapologetic eye-roll, completely forgetting that just half an hour ago, she had been thrilled to see Jade Moyer, acting just like a starstruck fan.
"Don’t talk nonsense. Our company is completely aboveboard; we’d never pull strings for anyone." As she said this, Tanya deliberately glanced in Jessie Sterling’s direction. ’Her boss is right here,’ she couldn’t help but grumble inwardly. ’How can she just stand by and watch the company’s reputation take a hit?’
"Didn’t you read the little booklet they gave us before we left?" Tanya asked.
Jade Moyer: "I did. It just said where we’re staying, and that we have to earn our own money and cook for ourselves, or we won’t have any income and will go hungry."
Tanya facepalmed. "Dude, you read it, but did you not notice the floor plan of the house in the picture? There are only five rooms in total."
Jade Moyer looked astonished. "Really? I thought they just randomly threw a picture in there!"
Tanya: "..."
’This guy doesn’t seem too bright.’
Joanne Warren: "The house has two rooms on the first floor, three on the second, and a large terrace on the third floor for stargazing and things like that."
"Oh, so that’s how it is." As he spoke, Jade Moyer opened his backpack, pulled out the booklet, and said, "Let me take another look."
A moment later, Jade Moyer looked up. "You’re right! They even drew the beds in the rooms on here!"
Tanya: "Buddy, you’re just figuring that out now...?"
Jade Moyer chuckled sheepishly and scratched his head, seeming to realize he had come off as a bit of a goofball.
"Let me count, then." Jade Moyer ticked them off on his fingers. "There’s Linda, who we’re meeting next, then Mr. Ford, the ice sports guy, and Mr. Hale, who plays the erhu... hmm, I think they also invited another person who’s kind of like an influencer. What was her name again..."
Tanya chimed in, "Shaowei."
"Right, right, that’s her name. I thought it was pretty interesting when I saw it. I’ve never come across it before," Jade Moyer said.
Jessie Sterling: "That’s her surname. It’s quite rare. She owns a Hanfu shop and promotes traditional clothing."
"I’ve seen the clothes she designs. Someone wore them on that Mid-Autumn Festival stage show last year. They were beautiful," Joanne Warren added, picking up where Jessie left off.
Jade Moyer carefully counted on his fingers again. "Looking at it this way, on this trip to Serran, does this mean we guys are going to be surrounded by your all-female squad?!"
Out of eight people, five were women.
"Are you scared?" Tanya asked.
Jade Moyer: "...Not at all, not at all. It’s my duty to be at the service of all you ladies."
He replied with a cheerful grin, not the least bit annoying.
Jessie Sterling’s gaze shifted away from Jade Moyer. She couldn’t help but reflect that while he was young and had only debuted two years ago, there was a reason he had remained so popular in the entertainment industry.
It’s hard to stay popular forever on looks alone.
As for things like "talent"—now that she was the boss of Apex, she certainly knew the weight of that word. Most who wore that label were just packaged that way by their companies.
That’s why personality had become exceptionally important in this circle.
「A nap later, and they had gone from Aethelburg to Serran.」
Next, Jessie Sterling and the group had to take a bus from the airport. After several hours of swaying and rattling, they finally arrived at their destination on the edge of western Serran.
When she got off the bus, Jessie heard a RAT-A-TAT from outside and couldn’t help but lament Victor Morgan’s jinx.
Before she left, Victor Morgan had warned her to pack extra warm clothes. He said this area was on a plateau with volatile weather. Even though it was only mid-October—a time when people in northern cities like Aethelburg were still wearing trench coats and vests—it was actually hailing outside here!
A cold wind WHOOSHED by. The moment the bus doors opened, a chilly draft flooded in.
Jessie Sterling shivered and pulled her neck into her collar.
"There’s also a wool scarf in your bag. If it’s cold when you get off, remember to put it on. It doesn’t take up much space in your bag, so it’s easy to carry."
The words Victor Morgan had spoken before she left surfaced in her mind.
Victor Morgan had packed her tote bag. Along with motion sickness medicine and a thermos, there was also a warm, cozy scarf.
Jessie Sterling had just put on the scarf when Tanya exclaimed, "Wow, Jessie, you’re so smart!"
Jessie Sterling smiled. "My husband packed it."
Tanya beamed and gave her a thumbs-up.
Jade Moyer, walking at the very back, overheard them and said in astonishment, "What?! Jessie Sterling, you’re already married?!"
The shock in his eyes was impossible to hide. He couldn’t quite process someone so young around him getting hitched so early.
Jessie Sterling hummed in affirmation. "Been married for a while."
"Tsk!" Jade Moyer lamented. "It’s true what they say—the blue-chip stocks never stay on the market for long!"
His comment made Jessie Sterling laugh.
Although it was just after five in the afternoon, the bad weather made it look like nighttime outside.
The four of them had just stepped off the bus when someone came running over.
"Hello! Hi, everyone!" Wendy Lawson came running out from a lit house nearby, bundled in a thick down jacket.
She was sucking in sharp breaths against the cold, but she didn’t forget to greet everyone from the bus.
As expected of a top-tier influencer, both Tanya and Jade Moyer recognized Wendy Lawson and greeted her.
When Wendy Lawson saw Jessie Sterling, she waved her hand cheerfully. "Big Boss!"
Jessie Sterling: "...Wendy Lawson, long time no see."
The smile on Wendy Lawson’s face as she looked at Jessie Sterling made it obvious the two knew each other, and quite well at that.
"Ah, I’ve been over on the grasslands for a while, so it really has been some time since we’ve seen each other," Wendy Lawson said. "My friend opened an escape room in Aethelburg. Are you interested? If you are, I can take you to play sometime."
The last time they met, Jessie Sterling had given her and everyone else at their dinner party expensive little gifts, and she hadn’t had a chance to thank Jessie yet.
Knowing the "Big Boss" wanted for nothing, Wendy Lawson figured that since she had married and moved from Southaven to Aethelburg, she probably didn’t have many friends around. Wendy might not be good at much else, but when it came to having fun—eating, drinking, and playing—she was an expert, at least in Aethelburg.
Jessie Sterling: "Sure."
Wendy Lawson was standing below and was about to help everyone with their suitcases when someone who had hurried up from behind pulled her away.
"Hey, hey, hey, leave it, leave it! The ladies should go inside first. Aren’t we big guys here for the luggage?!" Ron Ford ran over and easily lifted a large 28-inch suitcase.