The More the Merrier

Chapter 69 Inexplicable Anger

A fit of inexplicable anger surged when Benjamin swept his gaze over Arissa's fair neck.

How dare she wear that to work!

His face turned even more grim as he remembered how those people surrounded her earlier.

Arissa felt that Benjamin was intentionally picking on her.

However, she did not flinch. Instead, she took on the challenge.

"Sure. I'll resign if I fail to deliver."

Instantly, everyone gave her a look of admiration for her courage to retort Benjamin on the first day of work.

Having heard that, Benjamin raised his brows at her audacity.

Ethen looked at his boss, who remained silent, and cleared his throat before shouting, "Next!"

Arissa let out a sigh of relief when the next person in line started reporting.

It was only her first day of work, and her boss was already finding fault with her.

Despite Benjamin's strict requirements, she was no fool either.

Sensing an intent gaze on her, Arissa looked over but saw no one looking at her.

She was slightly stunned. Am I imagining things?

Without thinking further, she averted her gaze and focused on the progress reported by other departments, trying to catch up with the pace of the existing business. Suddenly, a phone vibrated loudly. Benjamin's face darkened as his gaze swept across the table.

Everyone looked at each other as it was a known fact that Benjamin disliked getting disrupted during meetings.

As such, they had turned their phones off before coming into the meeting room.

"Sorry about that!"

Arissa was shocked when her phone vibrated and turned it off hastily.

She felt awkward to be watched by everyone at that moment.

"Switch it off for meetings next time!" Benjamin stated as he shot daggers at her.

"Understood!" Arissa nodded anxiously.

How could I forget to switch off the phone earlier!

After a while, she was shocked when a phone rang out again.

Quickly, she checked her phone to double confirm that it wasn't hers.

Everyone's gaze landed on the phone before Benjamin.

Arissa followed the direction where everyone was looking. She froze when her gaze met Benjamin's.

"Mr. Graham, it's your phone," Ethen whispered to the man.

Benjamin looked down calmly at the phone. His eyes turned grim upon seeing the caller's name on the screen and disconnected it directly.

Nevertheless, it seemed like the caller was being stubborn as the phone rang the second time.

Sitting next to Benjamin, Ethen was well aware of who was calling.

Then, Benjamin set his phone on silent mode and flipped the phone facing down on the table before gesturing for the meeting to be carried on. About half an hour later, the meeting finally came to an end.

"Arissa York!" Benjamin called out all of a sudden.

"Yes, Mr. Graham." Arissa looked up at the man upon hearing her name.

Benjamin gestured her to stand up. She did it obediently, though she had no idea of his intention.

"Let's give Ms. York a warm welcome to our company!"

With that, Benjamin clapped, and the rest of the managers did the same.

"Welcome aboard, Ms. York!"

Arissa was shocked. Then, she replied smilingly, "It's a pleasure to work with you guys."

Then, Benjamin grabbed his phone from the table and left the meeting room after shooting another glance at her.

As soon as he left, everyone started surrounding Arissa. "Ms. York, Mr. Graham is a nice person despite his strict requirements. Regardless, it was bold of you to speak to him that way just now! We respect you for that!"

Arissa was amused. "I was only trying to be honest!"

Yet, everyone still looked at her with admiration.

"Ms. York, I'm impressed too! All the best!" Even Ethen gave her a thumbs-up.

Just then, Benjamin's voice sounded. Ethen then quickly grabbed his stuff and ran out of the room.

He felt his skin crawl when Benjamin shot him a sharp glance.

"What is it, Mr. Graham?"

"They are too noisy!" Benjamin said without any expression on his face. He glanced at the meeting room one last time before walking away.

Is there too much noise? Ethen scratched his head perplexedly.

Indeed, the meeting room was pretty lively with the sound of laughter. He then knocked on the door.

"All right, everyone! Let's get back to work now before we get reprimanded again!"

Everyone turned to look at him and asked softly, "Did Mr. Graham say that?"

Ethen merely responded with a look. Seeing that, no one dared to stay any longer.

"Ms. York, just let us know if you need any help."

Arissa picked up her notebook and replied politely, "No worries! I can manage."

With that, she strode toward her office to get back to work.