Back to the Past: Breaking the Love Spell



The company's five core departments were the R&D, production, operations, design, and marketing departments. The office building housed about a hundred people but still felt spacious.

Carlisle stood at the entrance, eyeing the words "Govan Software". He considered

separating the software into a separate entity as it was intended to be released to the public.

"Who's that kid outside?"

"No idea. Probably somebody's younger brother?" a couple of new employees from the design department, who were slacking off, whispered among themselves as they watched Carlisle stand outside the window.

The oldest employee in the office was only 35 years old, while the handsome young man outside looked about 17 or 18. That ruled out the possibility that he was someone's child.

Sandy sat at her desk, absorbed in her work. Her cheeks were puffed out, and her desk was littered with creamy candy wrappers.

Noticing the new employees' chatter, she pounded on her desk and glared at them.

"What are you whispering about? Aren't you interested in becoming permanent employees?"

Spurred on by their supervisor's outburst, the group quickly returned to work. It was then that Sandy finally noticed Carlisle at the entrance.

She choked on her candy. The chairman had arrived unannounced and must have seen the employees slacking off.

She had just started her probation period as a supervisor. She feared her chances of being made a permanent staff member would be jeopardized if Carlisle got mad.

Sandy spit out the candy and hurried to the front door.

"Mr. Zahn..."

She was extremely nervous. Her hands clenched into fists at her sides, like a student who was caught misbehaving by the principal.

Carlisle nodded in acknowledgment.

"Is Logan in?"

Sandy's heart skipped a beat. She wondered if he was going straight to the CEO. If even the CEO got mad, not being made a permanent employee would be the least of her worries.

Carlisle noticed that Sandy was shaking.

"Are you okay?"

"I-I'm fine, Mr. Zahn. Could you please not go to the CEO? It's my fault for not supervisingProperty © NôvelDrama.Org.

them properly. They're new employees and haven't been here long. I'll make sure to keep them in line..."

Sandy pleaded with teary eyes. The air was filled with a faint smell of the creamy candy.

Carlisle was slightly confused.

"What... are you talking about?"

"Mr. Zahn, did you not see what happened?"

Realizing what she meant, Carlisle smiled and said, "You mean the slacking off? Isn't it normal to slack off at work? They're technical staff who need to use their brains, so short breaks can lead to more efficient work!"

His presence had distracted them. It was a good reason for them to take a short break to reset their minds.

Sandy couldn't believe what she was hearing from the chairman. She hadn't expected him to be so understanding.

Carlisle continued, "I'm not advocating slacking off, but I do believe that a proper rest is necessary as long as it doesn't affect the team's efficiency!"

With that, Carlisle entered the office building. He looked around before locating the CEO's office and going straight in.

Logan was busy testing a software application. She didn't notice Carlisle's arrival until he knocked on the door.

Setting aside her work, Logan weakly said, "Come in..."

Carlisle entered, causing Logan to jump to her feet.

"Mr. Zahn..."

"I'm thinking of splitting off Govan Software. What do you think?"

"I don't think that's necessary..."

Logan stepped away from her desk and gestured for Carlisle to sit at the coffee table.

Carlisle took a seat.

Logan poured him a glass of coffee and continued, "Mr. Zahn, you want to publish the software and make it available to the public, right?"

"Developing software isn't cheap, and releasing it will attract more users. The more users we have, the more value we create!"

"Mr. Zahn, have some coffee."

Logan placed the tea in front of Carlisle, then added, "If we open our software to the public, other smartphone developers will eventually catch up. We'll lose our competitive advantage.

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Carlisle took a sip of coffee.

"Have you considered that by the time other smartphones are released, ours will have already taken over the world?"

As the first smartphone, its popularity was undeniable. In his previous life, the world's first smartphone, the HTCG1, was launched in 2008 and sold a million units in just three months. New models were released over the next two years, and sales reached tens of millions of dollars.

At the moment, it was only 2004. Other phone companies had no concept of smartphones.

By the time Carlisle's phones hit the market, the competition would be just getting started. They wouldn't be able to keep up.