Raeleigh raised her hand and keyed in a string of numbers. Santiago laughed. "It seems that Lamarre trusts you very much."
"I'm his apprentice. Of course, he trusts me."
Raeleigh didn't really have anything else to say. With that, she pushed the door open and went in. As there was no one inside, Raeleigh knew that Lamarre wouldn't come back here anymore. He had made it very clear that he wouldn't be coming back ever again. After all, he had handed in his resignation letter.
Raeleigh walked inside and stared at Lamarre's chair. There was a hint of melancholy in her heart. She was just an intern, so how could she sit there?
Driven by intense pressure, she couldn't bear all this responsibility.
After staring at it for a while, Raeleigh walked around the room. She touched the chair her master had sat on for numerous times and plopped down as well.
A moment later, she switched on the computer and picked up the phone to call Lamarre.
In the meantime, Lamarre was on his way to the airport with several other people. He never expected Santiago to be so tough. After forcing him to resign the day before, he had sent some people over to help him pack and drive him to the airport that morning. In a flash, they had packed up his luggage and sent him off.
Lamarre had met all kinds of people in his life and finally understood something. Jepherson was no match for someone like Santiago.
Originally, he wanted to alert Jepherson, but he didn't expect Santiago to move so quickly. It was impossible to do anything nor drop a warning for Jepherson.
Lamarre was also very surprised to receive a call from Raeleigh, but...
"What's the matter? Why are you calling me so early? Don't you know I need my rest?"
Lamarre's voice sounded indifferent. Raeleigh could tell that there was something wrong with him.
"Master, we agreed that I could look for you if there is something I don't understand. Have you forgotten?"
"I didn't, but I've just bought a ticket for a vacation trip. What do you have to ask me about? Just do it yourself. Wait, just ask Santiago about it. He understands things better than I do."
Raeleigh looked at Santiago who was sitting idly in front of her and sighed, "He's still a kid."
With his back towards Raeleigh, Santiago was dressed in a jade-green down overcoat, blue jeans, and white sneakers. Raeleigh thought that if it weren't for the fact that he looked like a pixie, he wouldn't have the air of one. However, in the end, Santiago did look better than everyone else. It was unlikely that anyone in the company would look more ethereal than himi.
Santiago paused for a moment before looking up and staring at the ceiling. His eyes moved about before finally fixing themselves on the ground. He walked about leisurely. From time to time, he would stop and reach out to fiddle with something.
Raeleigh thought that Santiago hadn't heard anything. Even if he did, there was nothing to worry about.
"A child? He's smarter than me and his IQ is double that of a genius. You say he's a child but is he in a lower position than you are? Is there anything he doesn't understand that you do?"
Lamarre said this with a bemused face, "If you're asking for help, just ask him. I will be the first to hold him accountable if anything goes wrong. Although I would have arranged this sooner or later, I didn't mean to have you take over so soon.
That's why I've decided to hand you over to Santiago from now on. If anything happens, he will be the main person responsible."
After saying this, Raeleigh moved her cellphone away from Santiago. Lamarre was sounding as though he was about to go to war.
She took a deep breath and continued, "But there's always something that needs to be dealt with. For example, you should tell him what you are doing right now. Even though he is an expert in his field, it is impossible for him to always know everything."
"I've prepared a document and placed it in my mailbox. You can open it. The password to my mailbox is my ID number. You know it, right?"
Lamarre remembered that Raeleigh had taken note of his ID number before. She gave it some thought and said, "I do."
"Once you've opened it, search for a document that was prepared at six o'clock this morning. You can download it and store it on the computer. Everything you need to know is inside, and there are some private things that I've left for you as well. You should take a look if you have the time. It will be very helpful for you."
"I am no longer your mentor and I have nothing left to teach you. Just listen to Santiago. Don't get hurt by others and just do your best." "Wait! So will you not be using this mailbox anymore?"
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