Unexpected Favor!

Emma was not a good person. Jessica usually ignored her and tried to trip her up several times. Now Jessica wants her help with something? She was thinking too much.

But Emma didn't mind hearing what it was that made Jessica lower her head to ask for her help.

"Well, I'll just say it..." Jessica pursed her lips. "You and Director Marcus get along pretty well, right?"

Emma's steady heart rate immediately went on a rollercoaster. "Quite unfamiliar, no relationship, don't mention it."

Jessica looked doubtful. "Aren't you two university alumni?"

Emma panicked for a moment, then calmly retorted, "What do you want my help with?"

Jessica put away her usual arrogance. "Emma, I know you and Director Marcus are alumni, so he's not as cold to you as others.

"Does your issue have to do with Director Marcus?" Emma was confused.

"Yes, I want you to help me..." Jessica hesitated, her face flushing slightly. "I want you to help me give a love letter to Director Marcus."

Emma was surprised. "What era is this in which you're trying such an innocent tactic on Marcus?"

Giving a love letter? That was her college move.

Emma thought for a moment, then reminded her, "You know the penalties we models have for breaching contracts, right? If you're discovered chasing someone in the company, there will be consequences."

"That's why I need your help. If it's from me to Director Marcus, with his temper, I'm afraid he'll report it to the company." Jessica grasped Emma's hand. "Emma, just help me with this once. Director Marcus will at least consider my face and not tell the company, even if he rejects me."

Jessica looked solemn. "My feelings for Director Marcus are genuine. The other day, my sister heard at a reception held by the executives that Director Marcus got divorced recently. I have to make my move during his window of availability."

She paused, her tone scornful. "I asked around about Director Marcus's ex-wife, but there wasn't a peep, she must be some unimportant penniless woman! I'm bound to succeed in pursuing Director Marcus."

Emma: ...Is there a possibility that the penniless woman you're asking for help with is me?

But Marcus telling others they divorced means he's let go like she has, that's good.

As long as David Brown doesn't know, it doesn't matter who else does.

"I'm not very close with Director Marcus either, so I can't help you. Sorry..." Emma rejected her cleanly and turned to leave.

She had only taken two steps when a cold voice came from behind. "Don't blame me for being impolite if you don't help me."

Emma helplessly stopped. "We're not filming a TV drama. Could you not use a villain's tone from one? It's really awkward."

Jessica ignored her and coldly snorted. "Emma, I happened to see you and Director Marcus going into a private custom clothing store yesterday. If you don't help me, I'll spread rumors that Director Marcus's ex-wife is you. You know the company is very sensitive about these things..."

"Give it to me," Emma interrupted.

Jessica, who had been chattering away, was stunned for a moment. "What?"

Emma held out her hand. "The love letter you want me to pass along."

Jessica didn't expect Emma to agree so readily before she even finished speaking.

She carefully took out a pink envelope and placed it in Emma's palm. "Don't throw it away halfway."

"Passing along something is no big deal, I won't." The small envelope was in Emma's hand. "Director Marcus had an event yesterday and asked me as an alumnus to accompany him, that little thing is worth you spreading rumors?"

Emma walked away.

Emma wasn't worried about Jessica spreading rumors.

Baseless rumors from someone insignificant like Jessica wouldn't make waves.

She could see Jessica was determined to get her help, so it was better to just agree and hurry off.

After Emma left, Jessica took out her phone.

She opened her work email.

In her phone's email interface was an anonymous message.

The message contained only one photo, of Emma and Marcus wearing matching formalwear, coming out of a private custom clothing store.

Jessica's gaze darkened as she replied, [What are your intentions?]

She didn't know who sent it, but she had just tested Emma, so the content of the photo should be real.

Hearing from her sister that Marcus was divorced, Jessica had planned to pursue him after he finished getting settled into his new promotion.

This photo made her impatient.

Meeting Emma today was one of testing her and two of wanting Marcus to know her feelings.

What she asked Emma to pass along today wasn't just a love letter, but also something Marcus had been wanting lately.

Something he wouldn't reject.

The other side replied: [If you want Marcus, she's your obstacle.]

Jessica instantly understood that the sender was Emma's enemy, wanting to use her to deal with Emma.

Jessica: [I do like Director Marcus, but not desperately. I won't go so far as to damage colleague relations for him.]

Jessica liked Marcus.

But not to the point that nobody else would do.

If she really couldn't catch him and he got together with Emma instead, Jessica had plenty of other prospects.

Like the newly arrived Deputy Director James, not bad either.

The other side replied again, this time with just a link.

Jessica clicked it suspiciously, it was a wiki page introducing a family, and seeing their surname made her raise her brows.

The prestigious Collins family of Florida.

Summarized in four characters: century-old prominent clan.

Any domestic infrastructure, medicine, information technology, forestry, textiles, metallurgy, and other industries, couldn't avoid the Collins family, their wealth was immeasurable.

The Collins family had always kept a low profile, with the wiki saying they often cooperated with the military, providing raw materials and technological support.

The wiki didn't dare go into too much detail, but the few words were enough to see this family's supreme glory and splendor.

Jessica had heard of this mysterious giant clan, but didn't know they were so impressive. After all, who would boredly look up wikis.

She curiously continued scrolling down.

Until she saw a shocking line: The Collins family's younger generation has two sons, the eldest named Marcus, born on XXXX XX 20...

She clearly remembered September 20 last year, when she gave Marcus a birthday present he didn't accept.

So the heir of the multi-million-dollar Collins family was a supervisor at Macro Sea?

Jessica's heart thumped rapidly.

She had always wanted to marry a rich man, but the rich men she imagined were at most like the newly arrived Deputy Director James, handsome, drove luxury cars, and had a high income.

Now, she actually had a chance to get close to a top-tier giant clan.

She had to have Marcus.

She couldn't let Emma stay in the company!

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Emma brought the love letter to the Marketing Department.

It was lunch break now, so the office was empty.

She just needed to sneakily leave the letter in Marcus's office and slip away, then message him to take a look. Easy task done.

She arrived at the door labeled "Marketing Director Office.".

Gripping the handle, she gently turned it and tiptoed in, then slowly closed the door behind her.

Good, no one noticed.

She softly let out a breath and turned around.

Meeting the surprised eyes of seven or eight people.

Emma: ...

Everyone in the room: ...

They were sitting around a large sofa placed in the middle of the office, seeming to be having a brief meeting.

There were a few managers from the marketing department, including the group's boss, John Baxter.

And also Marcus and James.