Chapter 123 - 123 ( A Forced Labor )

"What? The project for me?"

Cleo felt that she was not in the same capacity to work on a project.  Especially for a large company like this!

But what Harry just said made Cleo's curiosity surge.

"Deluxe Project. The cooperation project of us with the company of Yugio Entertainment."

Harry explained. And Cleo can be caught his point quickly.

"So, you wanted to throw the project at me on purpose?" Cleo asked.

Knew for sure that the project was Harry's collaborative project with the company where Aretta worked.

Cleo immediately thinking fast.

So, because he was lazy to meet his ex. Harry threw the job at her?

Wow! Amazing and what a smart man!!

Shaking her head in disbelief.

Cleo didn't know if later when she didn't have a relationship with that man anymore, will she still have a chance to meet someone that smart as his!

Cleo looked at Harry meaningfully.

"You threw the job at me on purpose because you didn't want to meet your ex again. Am I right? Since when are you so good at finding solutions?"

Cleo thought that Harry would be overwhelmed by the project because he was not ready to face Aretta. Thinking that the man will still live through all the consequences he had to face. Because he was not a cowardly man.

On finally, Harry, who thought that what Cleo said was true, rush to finding the solution. And could not cover his faint and mocking smile.

Harry looked back into her eyes.

"You don't want to?" asked Harry, who instead deliberately shifted their discussion in the direction he wanted.

Cleo weighed spontaneously.

"It is not like that. It's just that you have too much heart to sacrifice me! And aren't you afraid that woman will scratch or maybe pull my hair someday because she felt like I have snatched you from her?"  Cleo asked in a tone that she deliberately made to sound exaggerated and insinuating.

Harry just stared at her. And never thought about it so far away.

"Besides, even though I don't think she might dare to do that either," Cleo recalled how this woman was so polite and different from what she had imagined about a woman who had betrayed and had an affair.

"I dare not take a big risk by handling your project which is worth billions!  Isn't there anyone who can replace you?  I'm sure you have a lot of promising confidants!"

Harry then walked over to his desk and took out some documents.  Cleo followed his movements in silence.

"This is a whole breakdown of the data related to the 'Deluxe Project'. You can learn it slowly but surely. I certainly will give you a deadline too until you manage to learn it all in its entirety," Harry handing over all the reports he had memorized by heart.

Harry added, "Ask me anything that you don't understand."

Cleo actually sighed.

"Wait a moment! Did I say something about 'I agree to take your place to work on this project' ?" Cleo asked skeptically.

"You just said that,"

Cleo stared at Harry cynically.

"But that's just a question sentence!" Cleo refuted.

Harry had already folded his hands in front of him and was leaning back on the edge of the table. Cleo looked at him patiently.

"No one is worthy of that job! With you helping me handle it. I think I can still take part in pushing you from behind. As if I acted as the head and you as the tail that followed behind. This is the perfect way for us both to come together as a team. Isn't my idea brilliant?"

Harry flashed a superpowered smile. And Cleo grinned.

Hated every time Harry got excited about talking at length!

Cleo thought he better be a quiet human who watched over the iceberg beside the Atlantic ocean! Rather than he had to become an annoying human every time he spoke more than 20 or 30 words!!

Hah ... Cleo felt that the continuation of her days will be even worse.

Feeling that Harry's decision was patent and irrefutable, Cleo gave him a perfunctory look.

"And then what about the status of my day off for two days a week. Will it still be valid?"

Harry thought of another suggestion.

"Do I need to hire a Chef who is much more experienced to work privately for you at home? So that you have more time to study these data during your time?"

Cleo got goosebumps hearing that.

What kind of idea was that?! Did he want to imprison her?

Harry, who could read Cleo's expression, corrected.

"Or, what if I stay give you some free time as usual on the condition that you come back here as soon as your business was done. What if it's like that?" asked Harry who wanted Cleo to be under his supervision for full 24 hours without a break.

Cleo who heard the decision was wailing.

"Am I should work as a forced labor?"

Cleo looks disapprovingly.

"Even your employees have days off on Sundays. But why don't I even have free time to do my personal activities? Do you want to torture me?" shrieked Cleo irritatedly.

Cleo knew very well what Harry's words mean. The man indirectly said that he wanted to employ Cleo like a slave who was ready for approximately 24 hours minus the sleep and rest hours.

But, should Harry torments her through that crazy project?

The hell with all the worth projects might until trillions!

Harry still entrusted the important project to her. Did not look at her anxiety and did not try to reconsider that, or search for other options.

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The next day, The news of Harry's replacement spread to all employees.

They were even great grateful and sympathetic to their new madam, for being willing to be the bait by the lion.

Cheering and worshiping their savior. Everyone who got tense during the meeting on last never stopped breathing in great relief and felt their burden of thoughts was lightened.

Cleo precisely cursed herself as being stupid over and over again. Looking at Harry sarcastically, Cleo then cursed and blasphemed him

"You shouldn't have told me to do such absurd work! Why should I replace you learning all the things that make my head hurt to the crown? Can't you ask someone to replace me? My head really wants to break!"

Shouted and continued to curse, Cleo cast all her objections to get justice. Feeling that she shouldn't be tortured cruelly for something that was not her responsibility.

Harry sighed.

"I've told you, you have to listen in detail to everything I say?"

Cleo replied indifferently.

"But how could I digest all of your words in one week, if my brain is not a computer brain like yours?"

Harry squinted.

"Aren't you good at taking notes? Why didn't you write down whatever I said?" asked Harry, still trying to be patient in teaching Cleo with all his methods.

Harry kept on chuckling in awe to praising the emptiness of Cleo's head. Feeling that the woman was magical enough because he still not yet cross off her in the list of employees or his contract wife.

Harry's reaction really made Cleo speechless.

"What!? If I do that, jotting down everything you say is like a tape recorder. I will definitely produce a very thick book to serve as a guideline! Are you guessing as I don't have any other work?" grumbled Cleo in half to death holding her irritation.

Knowing that her brainpower was limited and difficult to understand much of everything Harry explained to her. Cleo was almost vomiting blood when she heard Harry mention terms that made her head chaotic.

Cleo seemed to want to give up.

"But we only have a deadline until next week for you to learn all of this in full," exclaimed Harry to remind Cleo.

Cleo was getting melted.

"There it is! Isn't that one week's deadline too early? Even Einstein had a hard time understanding things in such a short time. So how can I be smart in just one time learning that? Do you think I have any special abilities? For whatever it! I don't have that!" Cleo said stubbornly and screamed.

Harry immediately sighed.

"With you complaining like this you've spent a lot of the time that you can use to study some material. Didn't you realize that? What you need now is focus! And focus!"

Cleo sighed with an arrogant face.

"And you too! Your efforts will only end in vain. Don't you realize that? "

Harry hit Cleo's head softly.

Cleo hissed.

"You hit my head?" protested her unhappily.

"Yes. Because you need to be awakened!"

Cleo immediately winced.

"Stopped until here! For now, We better lunch. And let us went eat before you getting messed up," exclaimed Harry, reminding her.

Cleo showed her sulked face.

"No need! I have no desire. Didn't you say we have a deadline?" quipped Cleo in half lazy. Harry gave her a serious look.

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