"What???" "I want to offer you a job in my company." Zander said.
"Oh does the Mighty Gems corporation run out of good lawyers to manage its legal affairs?"
"Yes and no.",,, " Yes in a sense that I need you to work for me and no not in the legal department." he hastily and when she creased her forehead." But it may come in useful in some aspects. "
"What do you really have mind? I don"t get you." She want to refuse outright, but she was intrigue and want to hear more.
"It"s like this, I have just returned to continue to manage the company my father left me, it was his legacy and I want to continue it. But being away for almost seven years, I was in a coma for three years it took away my hold on the company."
" So what happened to the remaining four years? "she interrupted.
" I...". he was torn between telling her the truth or go on acting,,,he chose the latter. "I have a temporary lost of .memory. This past few years I was introduced back to those memory by the people around me. This is where the problem is ,I don"t know whom to trust."
"people around you being your family?"
"Yes, you see my stepfather took the reigns of looking after the business abroad i n my absence, but my uncle, Josh father manage locally. We are thriving abtoad. but we are loosing locally to the brink of bankruptcy. I just learned from it recently."
"So what it has to do with me?" Jade asked.
"The loyalty of most of the employees are to my uncle, I could not come into investigation without reaching a dead end, and in the process stepping on big toes, letting the enemy know of my move.". " I just made to believe that you have a very good and solid team of informers that"s what help you win your cases so. that"s it."
"So you are saying that the enemy is your family? and you want me to investigate, an outsider, that would nit be bias and whose loyalty lies with you. Is it right?" cutting him short of explanations.
"You nailed it." he was impressed with her conclusion. but he was not ready for her answer.
"I am sorry CEO Chen I cannot help you. I don"t want to be tangled with your affairs specifically with your family."
"But,,, I don"t have anyone to trust. I pay you handsomely."
Money is not the question but dignity and loyalty. How could you trust me. I could sell you to the other side.And the truth is that is you"re problem is not mine. besides I don"t like to work for you. I am running late for my next appointment." as she rise from the seat , he took hold of her arm urging her to stay. the instantly the contact was established there was a to tingling sensation she felt.
she pulled her arms abruptly as in being electrocuted.
"Carah, please help me," he pleaded.
" What did you call me?" she eyed him suspiciously.
"Your full name is Carah Jade Ho Valle, I guess the Carah has a better recall than Jade." he explained abruptly.
" I"m sorry I have to go." she hurriedly walk away to the parking lot. only to find out that tire of her car is flat. she had to hurry or she may lose the chance for an interview. she tried to hail a taxi but none was available. and she is loosing her patience.
"May I offer you a ride" a car suddenly appeared, behind the steering wheel is her man Zander.
"No! you will just pester me with your idea of working for you."
"No Carah, it"s just my way of saying sorry for holding you from your appointment , I will not discuss the proposal . OK?"
"Promise?" she hesitated.
"Promise" he hold his hand to his chest.
Carah can"t help but smile showing her dimples on his childish gesture. unaware of the impact it have to her man. They drove in silence after giving him her direction.
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