In the lobby of Fuse CorporationTsubaki checked her appearance before she walked to the reception area. She thought she had looked somewhat presentable for a meeting with an important person. Since she was originally going to meet Chairman Kitaoji, she had dressed up quite well than her usual clothes.
A light yellow dress and a cream coloured jacket fit perfectly with her pet.i.te stature. She let her long hair loose and twisted half of it into a neat bun. A light make up brought out her delicate beauty.
"Excuse me." Tsubaki smiled to a female receptionist in a neat black and white suit. "I"m here to meet Mr. Fuse."
"President Fuse?" The receptionist looked at the woman with a slightly stunned face. "Did you schedule an appointment with him?"
"No." Tsubaki shook her head regretfully. "He told me to come to the lobby."
The receptionist exchanged a look with her fellow friend beside her. Both of them couldn"t believe what they had heard from the woman.
The president had personally told the woman to come to the lobby? Who was she? Was the woman being delusional in order to get close to their aloof boss? But she looked sincere. Even though she doubted the woman"s claim, the receptionist remained professional.
"May I know your name, miss? I"ll contact the chief a.s.sistant of President Fuse."
Tsubaki was glad the receptionist was willing to help her. She was aware with the weird look that appeared on the receptionist"s face when she told her about meeting Mr. Fuse. She just hope the receptionist didn"t think too much of it.
"It"s Hanada Tsubaki."
"Please wait for a moment." The receptionist proceeded to contact the a.s.sistants" office.
Tsubaki took the chance to take in her surroundings. The office workers were dressed in neat formal clothing. The interior looked vast with floor-to-ceiling gla.s.s walls. A comfortable waiting area with plush couches were located not far from the reception area. While she was admiring the interior, she didn"t realise a man had stood beside her. He looked at her with peering eyes.
"Excuse me, Mr. Hanada?"
Tsubaki turned to the sound of her name. An unfamiliar man was smiling at her. "Yes?"
The man bowed his head slightly. "I"m Chief a.s.sistant Matsuzaki. President Fuse has instructed me to bring you to his office. Please come with me." The man gestured to the elevators.
Tsubaki nodded her head. She clenched the handle of her bag in nervousness. "Thank you."
Matsuzaki led Tsubaki to the President"s designated elevator. If not for his boss" reminder, he would bring the guest up by using the common elevator or the VIP ones only. Clearly this lady was a really important guest to his boss. Not even the President"s VVIP guests could use his private elevator.
What shocked him the most that this was the first time President Fuse had asked him to bring the guest directly to his office. Usually he would meet them in a meeting room beside the President"s office, especially if the guest was a woman.
Who was she?
The same question popped inside the receptionist"s head, alongside some employees who had witnessed the scene. The mysterious beauty had even been allowed to use the elevator exclusively for President Fuse only!
Was she the President"s girlfriend?
But she didn"t look like any socialite. May be she was a servant came from the old house sent by the old madam?
The President won"t allow a mere servant using his elevator.
So... she might be our potential lady boss?
Once they arrived at the President"s floor, Tsubaki noticed that her appearance had attracted unwanted attention from the employees working on the floor. She subconsciously lowered her head, silently praying they would stop staring at her like she was an exotic animal.
"Mr. President, Miss Hanada is here." Matsuzaki opened the door after knocking it two times.
Tsubaki looked inside the office of the powerful man in the city. His office was charming with cool tones. Regal and organised designs accompanied the interior of the office. A man in a dark suit came into her view. A warm smile graced his handsome features.
"Welcome to my office, Miss Hanada." His aristocratic stature fit perfectly with the environment. "I hope you won"t find anything that would make you unconformable here."
Tsubaki replied with a smile of her own. "Thank you, Mr. Fuse."
While the two of them were smiling to each other, a poor a.s.sistant was too stunned to react when he saw his boss" dazzling smile.