Linda asked Mr. Casper's assistant, Mr. Ron, "Uncle Ron, where are we going to eat?"
Mr. Ron, "Dear, it is at your favorite place?"
Linda smiled at him and told Mr. Casper haughtily, "Follow me!"
Mr. Casper and Mr. Ron looked at each other and shook their heads, "Let's go, not good to keep a lady waiting. Clane, you are coming too."
Fein, Mr. Casper, Mr. Ron and Mr. Clane followed Linda. They reached the restaurant by car. It was the perfect time for lunch. They all ordered the food they wanted to eat.
Mr. Casper, "Girl, I wanted to expand this business to your country. Do you want to supervise it?"
Linda, "Huh! No, I guess. I am looking for industries to venture into but supervising your company is something ... I am not quite fond of."
She said while drinking a glass grape juice. Mr. Casper saw her drink and said, "How come I have yet to see you drink any liquor?"
Linda, "Because I normally don't drink."
Mr. Ron intervened, "Master..." pointing at Clane.
Mr. Casper, "Well, either way, I was going to ask Clane to do the supervising and ask you to help him out."
"I can do that. I don't mind to help Mr. Clane when needed. But you know Calu, it's not easy to handle one company and you are asking me too supervise another totally different thing. That's mean."
"Yeah! Yeah!" Mr. Casper surrendered as he put his hands in the air.
Mr. Casper, "Is everything ok with the transfer?"
Mr. Clane, "everything is fine."
Mr. Casper, "Ok. If you need any help ask this junior of yours."
Mr. Clane looked at Linda; Linda flashed a smile at him, "I will be there if you need me senior."
Mr. Clane nodded. He held up his glass towards her and said, "Then thanks in advance, junior sister."
They all clicked their glasses. When out of nowhere Mr. Casper asked Fein, "So...Fein, did you and my daughter breakup?"
Fein started coughing while Linda was trying to hold in her laughter. But her face was flushed red and hands were covering her mouth.
Fein said, "Yes, sir."
Mr. Casper, "Why?"
Fein, "We fell out sir."
Mr. Casper glared at Fein, "As if, I would believe that."
Linda suddenly spoke up, "If he stayed with her, your lovely daughter would be in danger."
Fein and Mr. Casper simultaneously shouted.
"Lady!!!"
Mr. Casper, "What do you mean?"
Linda, "OHH...… so you didn't know? Your daughter not only put herself in danger but also put my subordinate, Fein, in danger thanks to her ignorance."
"Lady, please be quiet." Fein loudly said.
Linda, "Why? So you can protect your ex. The hell with that. Her father should know what you went through."
Mr. Casper, "What do you mean by that?"
Linda angrily looked at Mr. Casper, "Come to think of it, what did you daughter say about their breakup?"
Mr. Casper, "She said that Fein have cheated on her."
Fein was thoroughly hurt after hearing that. Linda looked at Fein, "So this is the woman you loved, Fein. The one who turns their back once they cause trouble for their lovers."
Fein was troubled and Mr. Casper was confused like anything.
Linda asked Mr. Casper, "Calu, do you remember last year my company faced a lot of unseen problems?"
Mr. Casper, "Yes, the one that put you in quite a big trouble due to its increasing numbers."
Linda bitterly said, "Your daughter brought all those troubles."
Mr. Casper's ayes widened, "Wait!! Why would my daughter do that?"
Fein, "Lady, you don't need to say anymore and we are going. It is already tie for our next meeting."
Linda, "But…."
Fein woefully looked at Linda and she gulped down what she was about to say. Linda and Fein stood up and said their goodbyes.
Mr. Casper stopped Linda and said, "Finish whatever you were saying."
Linda pointed at Fein, "The man said to stop so I will. See you later....well you can always ask your daughter and get the wrong information."
She grinned as if to mock Mr. Casper's daughter.
She followed after Fein. She saw him standing beside the car. She went ahead and patted his shoulders, "Let go of her already...…"
Fein nodded and stepped into the car, Linda followed in after him.
...
At the restaurant
Mr. Clane excused himself to go to the office while Mr. Casper assigned Mr. Ron to look up for this whole matter of Fein and his daughter's. He was very worried and the more he thought about what his daughter told him, the more he found it suspicious.
There were a lot of loopholes in what she said. He thought to himself, "So this whole ordeal is not as simple as it looks."
.....
Linda and Fein were discussing an important collaboration but Fein was very absentminded the rest of the day. At 10pm they finally reached the hotel. As usual Linda dived into her bed to sleep after a cold shower.
While Fein was pretty depressed and kept on turning from one side to another and could only fall asleep around 5am. Luckily there was no work that day. That was their rest day. So Linda decided for Fein to go out and have fun while she stays obediently at the hotel; to this suggestion Fein readily agreed.
That day, while Fein was away roaming around the city, Linda kept on mulling over if she should call Ren or not.
Ultimately, she dialed his number and called him…
Ring...…. Ring... ring...….
Ren picked up the call, "Hello? Who is this?"
Linda heart melted at his voice and she started smiling foolishly.
Ren, "Is it you, Linda?"
Linda, "Yep. How have you been?"
Ren, "Good. What about you? Is everything going well with you sightseeing?"
Linda, "Yes."
Ren, "When are you coming back?"
Linda, "Don't know."
Ren, "Really now. You better come back by this week. I need my answer this week."
Linda, "Ohhhh...…maybe….just maybe something might happen."