Reborn Rich: Prices Dropped, My Savings Didn't novel Chapter 206

Chapter 206: Chapter 204: Ma’am, Aren’t You a Little Old?

The moment the young receptionist heard Jasmine Sterling, her expression changed, taking on an unreadable quality.

Still, she maintained her professional smile and replied, "Do you have an appointment, ma’am?"

Jasmine Sterling’s expression faltered. On the way over, she had considered that she might get held up by the need for an appointment. A man of Mr. Jennings’s stature certainly wasn’t someone you could see just by asking.

But she also had a feeling that if Mr. Jennings knew it was her, he would be willing to see her. Though they had only met twice, he had struck her as a very sincere person.

"I don’t have an appointment. My name is Sterling, and I’m from Veridia. Could you please..."

But before Jasmine Sterling could finish, the other woman was already shaking her head gently. "I’m sorry, ma’am. I can’t let you go up without an appointment. How about this? I can try to schedule one for you now. Our Chairman might have some availability around the middle or latter half of next month, but there’s no guarantee. It’s the end of the year, and he’s extremely busy."

The young receptionist’s words were perfectly polite and professional, but while she offered to help Jasmine Sterling book an appointment, she was actually telling her that seeing the chairman was practically impossible.

Her gaze subconsciously fell to the insulated lunch box in Jasmine Sterling’s hand, and she became even more certain of her suspicions.

It was no secret that the elder Mr. Jennings was desperate to arrange a match for the Chairman. Secretary Lawson had given instructions: no woman of a suitable age who came to the group alone asking to see the Chairman was to be let in.

She, at the front desk, was the first line of defense. There was no room for error.

Jasmine Sterling, of course, knew none of this. She just assumed it was the standard procedure for a large corporation and had no intention of making things difficult for the young woman.

’Fine, I’ll just call him myself.’ She had originally thought it would be more polite to have the front desk announce her, as calling Mr. Jennings directly might seem a bit abrupt. But now, it was her only option.

She had come all this way, after all.

Who would have thought that at that very moment, a glamorous woman in a fur coat would also walk up to the front desk? And just like Jasmine Sterling, she was also carrying a lunch box.

Unlike Jasmine Sterling’s quiet, reserved demeanor, this woman’s style was far more ostentatious. Her clothes, accessories, and expression all pointed to an impressive background and an arrogant attitude.

"I’m here to see Chairman Jennings."

The woman’s tone was imperious from the very first word.

Jasmine Sterling instinctively looked at her. The woman looked back, but her gaze went not to Jasmine’s face, but to the lunch box in her hand.

A flicker of clear disdain crossed her face, and only then did she carelessly glance at Jasmine Sterling.

Jasmine Sterling was beautiful and had taken excellent care of herself, so it was nearly impossible to guess her actual age.

But no matter how young she appeared, she couldn’t possibly be younger than the woman before her, who looked to be not even thirty—perhaps only six or seven years older than Jasmine’s own daughter.

Thus, even though the woman suspected Jasmine Sterling was also there to see Chairman Jennings, she didn’t give her a second thought.

"Ma’am, do you have an appointment?"

The receptionist asked, her tone still polite.

The receptionist had expected the same answer as before, but to her surprise, the woman blurted out, her smug tone unconcealed, "Of course I do. You think I’d just show up and try my luck? My name is Hughes. The receptionists on duty the past two days all know me. You’d better remember my face, because I’ll be coming here every day from now on."

As she spoke, she didn’t forget to take a veiled jab at Jasmine Sterling, who was standing beside her.

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