After resting for a little while, Jonas leaned back in his chair and let out a heavy breath.
If things kept going like this, never mind the Federation attacking first-he would probably die at his own people's hands before they even arrived.
Welcome to the Federation's scheme to buy off Alt Conglomerate employees: have every one of them take turns visiting Mr. Jonas once a day, and win without a fight in just a few months.
Fortunately, the reward Yushua wanted had been nothing more than a brief kiss. Should he count himself lucky she hadn't come closer?
It wasn't that he feared being discovered. He feared that, once discovered, Yushua and Nightingale would throw caution to the wind. Then he might end up stuck with an energy depletion debuff for an entire day.
"What am I supposed to say? That fate secretly puts a price on all its gifts? Or that the rarer the character, the rarer the resources needed to recruit them?"
Jonas simply abandoned his chair and lay down on the Office sofa, leisurely scrolling through news snippets on his communicator.
He did want to handle the Alt Conglomerate's affairs, but when he found a moment to check, he discovered that Eiffel had already done everything that needed doing. There was nothing left for him to worry about.
Without Eiffel, this household would fall apart.
Well, not fall apart, exactly, but I'd probably have to come to the Office all the time. Even if I found someone else capable of handling this job, could I trust her one hundred percent?
Probably not.
"Thanks to Eiffel taking care of my work, I can get some proper rest here. Otherwise, I'd still have to go through all sorts of Alt Conglomerate business."
With a sigh, Jonas was about to