'Whatever you do mister Arnold, I will not let you succeed', thought Kai with a bitterness in his heart. His cold and dark eyes emitted a razor sharp bloodthirstiness. He stormed out of the room after sending a glare as a warning for the last time.
After waiting for about 8 minutes, Mister Arnold joined everyone else in the main hall again.
A few curious minds wondered what must've happened in the room, including the judges. The judges were worried about Young Master Kai's visit and partially understood what must've happened in the room or at least tried to articulate the events that took place. Their doubts must have hit the right spot, after all, they all knew Kai Rumaro may be a teenager but he was not someone who could be handled easily.
Mister Arnold was not a man with a weak heart though. He still stood tall and strong as he beamed with a smile on his face, "Sorry about that. We can continue now". The judges were awestruck once again with the resilience and strong demeanor of Mister Arnold.
The other judges admired him for his bravery and inner strength. After all, Mr. Arnold was not a simple man either.
Mister Russell was also not a man of weak heart but when it came to that boy, he couldn't help but worry about both Mr Arnold and him. He was aware of how difficult it was to deal with Kai.
Grabbing the attention of all the constestants and a few distracted ones with her sweet optimistic voice Miss Maria said, "Now that everyone is here, we shall begin the next round shortly after a 30 minutes break. Meanwhile we shall decide the next setup. You guys can go ahead and have your lunch! Thank you very much!", Missus Maria's charming smile captured a few hearts, although she was older, she was still quite beautiful.
The contestants were surprised and baffled by the sudden change of events. They were not expecting the events of this main and final round to be unplanned.
So far, the competition had been going smooth for Alena. It had been tough but now that she had qualified for the last round, she was anticipating the future events. She felt a little stressed, her breathing rate was rapid and erratic.
A soft song played in the background, it was a phone ringing. It was Alena's. Mrs. Flameheart had called in to check up on her daughter.
"Hi honey! How is it going? Everything well?", Mrs Flameheart asked, her voice was a little shaky, she was worried.
"Hello mom, everything is going well so far. I have passed two round of the interview, now I'm waiting for the next round. I'll be having my lunch soon. How's it going with you and dad? Have you guys had your lunch yet?"
"Oh my gosh, honey! That's such a great news! Congratulations! I'm so proud of you and happy! Don't worry if you don't qualify for the last round, okay? We're doing great, your dad just came home and we're about to have lunch. Go ahead and have yours too, okay?"
"Yeah, mom. You guys go ahead. I'm going to eat my lunch as well"
"Just don't worry too much if it doesn't work out okay?", Mrs. Flameheart tried to cheer her daughter.
"Don't worry mom, I'll be fine! You guys take care, it will take me time so I might get late"
"Okay honey, take care of yourself too! Eat something healthy. All the best! Bye!", Cheered Mrs. Flameheart one last time.
"Thanks. Bye, mom!", with those last few words, Alena cut the call.
She sighed. She did want the job after all. She was worried about what would come next in her way as she made her way to the cafeteria.
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The next round was the main gist of the job interview. It was a do or die final chance. Everyone was anticipating this moment and the results it would bring about.
The main gist of the interview rounds was the most unplanned one, unexpectedly. None of the judges had a proper idea of what it was about apart from Mr. Arnold. Actually Kai was not just asked to spectate, he was called here to assign the tasks and judge the mystery round.
Alena ordered a meal and a strawberry milkshake. She was processing her thoughts while eating her meal when Kai stepped inside the cafeteria and ordered a can of orange juice.
Alena had not noticed Kai, she was too busy with her thoughts but Kai noticed her when he turned around with the can in his hand. He couldn't help but wonder what was going through her head and then shook his head to snap out of his consuming curiousity.
He sat down on a table which was a little far from hers and opened his phone to check his messages. His eyes grew cold and dark as he analysed what must be going on through his old man, Arnold's head. He knew from the beginning that he wasn't invited here to just spectate. His suspicions were confirmed with the announcement made by Mrs. Maria.
He leaned back on his chair and shut his eyes to calm himself down from the rising storm of frustrations that were brewing inside him. The fact that he was angry was an understatement. He couldn't accept without being bothered that he was being forced to take part in all of this.
*Tap Tap*
Kai's eyes immediately pulled open to meet the gaze of Mr. Arnold who stood next to his seat.
"Young Master. What are you doing here? You should've asked me if you needed something to eat."
Kai looked away, breaking his eye contact with head butler Arnold. He ignored Arnold's question and answered it with another question upfront, "What are you thinking? I know you have not invited me here just as a spectator. Tell what is your real plan behind all of this. You better have a worthy reason for disturbing me"
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To be continued....
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