Contract Marriage; Fated Love

It was as if blood was drained from her body. Could it be him? She looked at the building to be certain she hadn’t come to his company. Sure enough, she was in Donmack designers company. What could he be doing there?

The man turned around and took off his glasses. He glanced in their direction and Mr. Zade waved at him in greeting. It was then that Emily released her breath which she didn’t realise she had been holding. It wasn’t who she feared it was. It was just a random employee in the company. She heaved an inward sign of relief and went back to her discrete observation.

The company was a big one from an exterior view. It was nice but she thought Ye Night’s company was a bit more sophisticated than this. Liam admired the beautiful pathways and flowers planted along the walkway.

“This way Miss,” the driver directed.

Liam was asked to wait at the reception while Emily followed him in. They got to the manager’s office and the driver knocked. They went in when they heard a voice say, “Come in.”

“Good day sir,” they greeted in unison. A full minute passed and there was no response.

“Good day sir. The fashion designer is here.”

The general manager who hadn’t looked at them nor uttered a word since they entered looked up from his laptop at the mention of “fashion designer.”

“Oh! Good day. Please sit,” he replied politely. The driver bowed and left the office. Emily didn’t need a soothsayer to tell her that the manager was a proud jerk. He had totally ignored them and only attended to them because she was the fashion designer.

“You are highly welcome Miss. How was your flight? I hope you had a safe flight?”

“I did, sir. Thank you.”

The manager sent for his secretary and instructed him to get a glass of juice for Emily which she declined politely.

“Well Miss Muxin, I believe you must be tired after a long journey. We had to bring you to the company first for formalities. We will talk about the nature of the work and everything else tomorrow morning. That will be all for now.”

“Alright sir.”

The manager opened his drawers and took a card.

“Miss Muxin, this is the card for your room at the hotel. The driver will take you there. Please, make yourself comfortable and don’t hesitate to reach out to us if there is any problem. He will also be there at 9am tomorrow to pick you up for work.”

“Alright.”

Liam sat quietly and obediently at the reception. The receptionist admired his beauty and quiet nature. Liam admired the beautiful designs on the wall. The receptionist changed the channel to a kids channel for him. He thanked her and amused himself watching the television. His mother came out of the office and they went back to the car.

“Where are we going mum?”

“We are going to where we will stay.”

“Stay? Do you have a house here already?”

She laughed.

“No, I don’t. We’ll just spend the three weeks in a hotel.”

“Okay mummy.”

The meeting room was silent. One could hear a pin drop. Some of the employees present even held their breaths to avoid making the slightest noise. Noah studied them all for two minutes without saying anything. It only made the atmosphere tense and increased their discomfort. They couldn’t guess what he was thinking. His expressionless face wasn’t helping matters. He drank some water from the glass in front of him and sat up.

“Three months ago, I made this correction and you all bluntly failed to adhere to that instruction, that’s why you have the audacity to make such mistakes again.”

“We are sorry sir…” they apologised but he cut them short.

“Hey! Will you all be quiet?” he thundered and silence returned that instant.

“Kim’s Enterprise doesn’t embark on certain projects. Can I see the manager?”

The manager stood up and put up a brave look and approach trying to hide the fact that he was shaking like a leaf.

Noah’s eyes bore directly into his soul.

“Do you need a reminder for the purpose of Kim’s Enterprise?”

“N.. No.. no.. sir.”

“See how he stammers. Is that how you handle the company?”

“I’m sorry sir.”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“Most of you are supposed to be shown the way out. But, I have gone through the reviews and it’s good. Listen carefully all of you. Blackwood Towers will embark on a new project by next month. It’s going to be the only one of its kind. I am going to supervise that work myself. Any failure on your part will not be treated with mercy. I will have to restructure a few things and I need you all to go back and review the focus of each of the subsidiary firms you handle.

Again, those proposals you all submitted have to be revised. I won’t reject them, but you will have to make a lot of adjustments. I won’t make this correction again. Is that clear?”

“Yes sir.”

“Good. You all can leave.”

It was quite unusual. Noah always left the meeting room before any of them stood up. Again, he was calm and extra nice that day. They all sat still waiting for the first to move. They weren’t sure they had heard him correctly.

“Have you all gone deaf?”

They scrambled to their feet and hurried out of the meeting room.

Seated in the large and empty meeting room, Noah studied the file in front of him. Everything was set in place for this project. He had wanted to finish with his wedding before embarking on the project so that he would focus on it full time but since Benny was yet to make a choice of a wedding dress, he decided to start now.

The next thing that occurred to him was his sister. He looked at his wrist watch and saw that it was almost time for his appointment at the hospital.

A text came into his phone. It was from his friend, Frank.

“I was just informed that the fashion designer has arrived.”