Mr. Clane sighed and said, "Ms. Linda, I think it's better to stop now."
Linda nodded and stopped asking any other questions. She finally ended it with, "Juniors, you should know that presenting a case is not that easy. This place: the conference room, is the battlefield for us, the office workers. Do not ever take this lightly. Be prepared for everything. Any moment the favor may turn to the other side. Be ready for all the questions asked. That is all I will say."
Mr. Clane finally revealed Linda's status in the company, "Ms. CEO, you really live up to the notorious title of yours."
Linda, "And what would that be?"
Mr. Clane, "It is 'SHE-DEVIL CEO'."
Linda looked surprised but she didn't take that to heart, "Well....that seems cool. Actually too cool. I will anytime take that as a perfectly fit compliment."
Everyone except the juniors laughed out. The juniors somehow felt uncomfortable around Linda and Fein.
After she went away.
...….
Mr. Clane looked at the juniors without his smile, "So how was your first experiment on the battlefield like? Was it good????"
The juniors kept their heads bowed down. No one dared to talk and just kept mum.
Mr. Clane continued, "Is this the best the company selected. Instead of a proper presentation, what did you give? The presentation had so many loop holes and the presenter, how did you choose it?"
One of the juniors said in an extremely low voice, "Draw stick."
Mr. Clane felt his blood run cold and started to get angrier, "What the hell did you say? A draw stick. Are you crazy or what? So will you leave the success rate of any negotiation to a draw stick? If you do that the company will perish just like the examples Ms. Linda gave. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!! Tomorrow you are doing another presentation and Ms. Linda will judge the presentation, it is for another company but she will give you feedbacks tomorrow. Be prepared. Get out of my sight now."
...…..
At Linda's end
It was already 9pm. Both Fein and Linda were dying out of hunger. The barely reached the restaurant when the stomach started growling for food. Eventually they reached the hotel and settled down. They ordered room service and ate to the fullest. They ate in Fein's room. So after eating Linda went back to her own room and started going through a ton go files and documents. She wanted to expand her business but she didn't know what she should do.
She started to think of different kind so industries while lying down on her stomach; with a pen, paper and obviously the lovely and all-rounder laptop of her.
"Maybe I could explore the world of food, or maybe mechanics.....hmm...…..maybe cars or bikes...la la la la la la"
She started swinging her legs in the air and humming a song while she wrote down all her notions on the paper and typed them on the tiptop. To her writing on paper were all her ideas but typing in the laptop meant she will seriously look in to these matters.
While she was doing, her phone's screen lighted up. Jamjam had messaged her.
Jamjam-[what r u doing?]
Linda messaged back-[writing new ideas….]
Jamjam-[of what????]
[Something, love...…muah!!!!!!!!!]
...…..
At Jammy's place
He looked at his phone and smiled, "Dear, when you get married will you still remember this brother of yours?"
He asked himself. His phone lit up once again.
My princess-[yes.]
He felt that Linda read his mind and he was correct. She did read his mind. How? Weird sibling telepathy.
[What?]
My princess-[I will......…..not gonna say the rest...
So where are you selling me and to whom?]
[Oh no one.
Just your future love and husband.]
My princess-[and who is that???????????]
[Someone by the name Ren, as far as I remember.]
....
At Linda's place
She blushed furiously and got up and started pacing around. She quickly called Jammy and shouted right into the phone, "Do you not love me anymore?"
Jammy, "Yes, because I love you so much I am saying this. Ren and my lovely sis looks like the perfect couple. You know, he is very caring and he has fallen for you. So why not like him back? Don't you also like him? Tell me the truth."
Linda, "I do but it is very little. So I don't want to confuse with just affection that I feel towards you and Kenn."
"My princess, you like him. I can hear it in your voice. I know you better than me and I am definitely sure that you have also fallen head over heels for him as much as he has for you."
Linda, "What if it doesn't work?"
Jammy, "You are not like me. You know what you want and what you want is there and I guarantee that you like him and it is not just kinship but also romantic. My princess, don't let this go. He is a good guy. Don't miss the chance now."
Linda, "Hmmm. Ok bye."
She just slumped on the bed and pouted. She looked at the phone and said, "Jamjam I know it but I feel screed. Maybe ...just maybe I will try."
It was around 12am when she fell asleep.
The morning light seeped in to the room without warning, she grunted and said to herself, "Five minutes you just get five minutes before getting up."
Somehow, miraculously she got out of the bed right after five minutes. She went ahead to freshen up. She came out of the washroom wearing a tops (sleeveless), with floral printed skirt. For accessories: she put on flower earrings and wore silver rings and a bracelet on her left hand.
Her hair was loosely tied on her left side with a flower band. All in all she became a literal flower that day. Even her gladiator boots had flowers hanging. Last but not the least her long strap bag also had flower prints on them.