"Alright , Ms Stella , your total is $26,000 " Mel said
I nodded my head and gave her my card to complete the transaction , she handed it back to me and handed the bags to Draken and Baji to hold.
"Have a nice day Ms Stella, Hope to see you again soon !" Mel exclaimed and opened the door for us to exit , I nodded my head and went to the next store , we walked into the Channel store and I just decided to browse around not wanting to buy anything but their Iconic bag is back on the shelf though…. Would be terrible if i didn't get to buy it since i didn't get to buy it the other time when i came… but i rarely use Chanel these days….
" Boss has been staring at that bag for awhile now , we have 1.5 hours before dinner " Baji whispered into Draken's ear
"Would you just let her do whatever she wants?" Draken whispered back
"You know i can hear the both of you " i said and turned around with a smirk on my face
"Sorry Boss" Both replied
"No worries , nah I don't think I will get anything from here today , let's go to Louis Vuitton . ``I said and walked out of the store.
We continued to walk to the other side of the mall and it was a really a long walk with so many people bumping into each other , Draken Decided to piggy back me all the way to the shop and even go down the escalator since the entrance is at the Basement hahaha
Draken put me down when we arrived at the entrance and my Sales assistant Dave came running to me the min he saw me walk in ,
"MS STELLA! You should have called me and told me you were coming !" he said
"Oh no worries, it was a last minute plan to begin with , uh if you are busy with your customer i can take a look around first no worries . I said and tapped his shoulder and whispered something into his ear " When you're done , show me the Men's collection " I said. He nodded his head and ran back to his customer trying to close the deal as fast as possible .
I went up to the first floor to take a look at more bags and picked out a few of their clothing to try but heh , didn't fit me at all , even the shoes ooh! I love these chunk heels , i told another staff to help me get it in size 6 i mean i love heels but i don't wear them out everyday , i sat down and tried it and stood up and fell into Baji's arms
"You alright Mam?" Baji asked
"Yes , thank you , uhh could you walk me to the mirror ?" i asked
He just nodded his head and held my arm and helped me to the mirror. It is a 9.5cm heel so as a 167 to be wearing this I feel tall and a good man . but i can't stand on my own i keep wobbling around like a tree , i tried to let go of Baji hands a few times , i still cant stand on my own
"Boss, maybe you should sit down, " Baji said .
"Uhh but I want to feel tall and see I'm roughly going to be the same height as you! ``I said and crossed my arms and almost fell again .
"But you're expecting and you should avoid wearing heels " Baji said
Yeah he is right , i am expecting my kid and i can't afford to fall and have a miscarraige when i'm holding on to Damien's last blood line … haiss i guess i cant buy this then , i took off the heels and handed it back to the sales staff and put on my own shoes and started looking around again.
"Sorry it took so long! This way Ms Stella and gentlemen " Dave came running to us and guided us to the Men's section of the store. Dave would not shut up but i can't change my sales Assistant unless he is on leave or he gets sacked so im stuck with him . so He had us seated down on the sofa chairs and brought over Bags to Clothes , Shoes and accessories that might spark my liking.
So I just decided to get them Sling bags of the same size but all different colours and designs for them , even buying myself a bag and sandals . Dave handed the bags over to the boys and from there i made payment and yeah i have not had my tea in a while , it's about time i bought some too would be smoothing for my health
I dragged the boys to the tea shop to grab like 10 tins of tea leaves then we headed for home . We placed everything in the boot of the car, got in and drove back home . The drive home was rather frustrating …. We were caught in a jam and it took like an hour to get out of it, Half the time Baji was making that "tsk" sound asking the cars in front to hurry up but sadly we only moved bit by bit i had no choice but to activate the hood back on and enjoy the aircon instead…. For once i let my hair go freely and embrace the wind and then traffic jam dam…
When we finally got home it was already 6.45 luckily they didn't wait too long I suppose , we quickly sat down and started eating , the food was great, the table conversation was heh I guess hahah, but yeah dinner was super .
After that Charlie , Draken and Baiji went to do the dishes. The twins clean up the garden before everyone joins me in the office to discuss tomorrow's signing event. When everyone was done with whatever they were doing they all came into the office and sat around my table .
"Alright since everyone is here already let's start. ``I said .
"As you guys know , tomorrow is the day I merge my father's company with mine and the stakes are high at this rate. People will tend to hurt or harm me because I will be the most powerful business person in Paris as of tomorrow so whatever you guys do tomorrow , keep an eye out for suspicious people , items whatever of the sort. Tomorrow Pram will hand over the equipment and teach you how to use it , Walkie especially . " I said and rolled out the floor plan.
"So tomorrow the signing ceremony will take place in the conference room on the 40th floor. There are 3 exits on that floor , 1st exit the lift lobby stairs that leads straight down to the ground floor . The 2nd exit fire exit is on the right side of the table that I will be standing at and the last exit is the roof exit just beside the lift lobby stairs. The door is on the left . " i said and pointed all the exits out and marked it with red X's
Everyone nodded their heads and cleared the mission tomorrow.
"As of tomorrow , I will be talking and meeting people from both my company and my dad's since there are 5 of you. I suggest 3 of you stand by at the exit points and 2 of you can follow me around to play it safe of course. " i said
"I've also hired extra security to check all guests and their items to see if anyone would dare to bring a knife or a gun but I doubt that security will do extra checks so pay attention tomorrow. Now for the serious question, who will guard the exits who will follow me ? " i asked
"I volunteer " Baji said and raised his hand
"I too " Charlie raised his hand
I nodded my head and continued to explain if needed of any decoy or live firing do not hesitate to fire cause people that hate me might really want to kill me … but all is good so everyone understood and told them to get up at 7.30am and be ready by 8.30 so Pram can give them the stuff while i slowly get ready for the event.
The next day ~~~
Pram woke me up at 9 am to have breakfast with the boys and everyone had pancakes and all i had is porridge and soy milk ...i really should tell mdm tan i cant keep eating porridge i want Pancakes too, i watched the boys devour the pancakes one by one and my mouth is just drooling for a bite sigh…
"Mam? " Draken asked
I didn't reply, just continued slurping on my porridge …. Suddenly the boys shoved 3 pancakes and even sliced it and placed it in front of my bowl and I looked up at them. They just smiled and continued eating without saying another word. Baji poured some extra syrup on the side for me and continued to eat his portion
"Thank you guys " i said with a smile on my face
The guys blushed a little and smiled back at me before going back to eating again . but mdm tan found out i ate the pancake and scolded the boys for giving in to my cravings but i really wanted pancakes but Mdm tan said not to give into my carvings and my face just bleh which made Baji laughed a little but the rest had no reaction . Let's just keep it between us , Baji is kinda cute hahaha!
The boys were all suit up and ready and i went to bathe and put on my make up and my suit that Damien left for me, it's a black suit with very fine lines to encentuate my height and the cutting of the pants amazing just nice but sadly one going to be wearing this once.
So everyone got onto the car and Draken is the one driving today and I was playing with my ipad throughout the whole ride and before that we stopped by the hospital to get my father's thumbprint on the merger contract and then headed to my office. So we got to the entrance of the office building. The red carpet was already rolled out and tons of news reporters were running over to ask me questions . so i stood in front of the doors and the questions hit like one big wave
"So how is your father lately Ms Stella? " , " Are you happy that you are the first most powerful business woman in the country ? " ," Will you be joining politics in the long run? " , Ms Stella , Ms Stella , Ms Stella !
My head suddenly felt so light after all the flashes started striking at me and then a flashback hit me
"Stella, I want you to run my company someday . I am upset that you aren't a boy but whatever works . Maybe your mother was right; she saw the potential in you that I didn't . Make me proud Stella " my dad said and i looked at him like the fuck is going on ?
"I never loved you , I just wanted the money and the power you have Stella, what don't you get . The reason why I handled you for 3 years is because of the power in the business world Stella but you never even let our relationship go public that's what frustrated me most"
*End Flashback
" Mam! Draken Water!" Baji yelled.
Draken handed Baji the bottle of water and quickly screwed open the cap and let me take a few sips of it and I snapped out of that flashback .
"Kindly refrain from using flash photography please " Rin said and stood in front of me and Baji
"Mam, You alright? Do you want to continue the interview ? " Charlie questioned
I shocked my head and Baji , Charlie brought me into the building
" Due to unforeseen circumstances , Ms Wong will answer your questions after the signing event. " Shane said and followed everyone else into the building leaving all the reporters hanging
Baji carried me bridal style and made sure my head was on his chest the entire time and when we entered the lift and got to my office floor they quickly laid me down on the couch to check if everything was alright . He checked my pulse , touched my forehead to check if i have caught the fever but i was alright but
"Boss , are you alright ? " Rin asked. The others were worried and this is the first time it is happening to me.
"I don't know, those flashes brought back a memory I didn't even remember to begin with ." I replied and sat up
"What Memories ? " Shane asked.
"I remember my dad's words when I was little, but the second flashback was Damien , My ex Boyfriend. It's weird because I didn't even remember him saying that to me. " I said.
The boys were curious and lost at the same time but they didn't know much about Damien and I only can explain it at home. But Draken quickly went to my desk drawer to take out some medication to help with the headache and I am 1 hour away from the event. I am supposed to go and greet guests and the board but I'm stuck here with 5 men worried that this might happen again.
But i am curious that the room was so familiar it looked like Damien's room and we were in the States but why would he say that? Unless he wasn't dead all along… he was just trying to set up this fake death to hide himself .
"Boss , are you sure you want to proceed with the event? " Draken questioned
"Absolutely , but Rin , Shane, I need help " I said.
"Anything for you Boss" Both of them replied.
"I want the both of you to do some digging up on someone. You can ask Pram to help you with this investigation. Take as long as you need but get back to me as soon as you have clear evidence that this person is well indeed alive and breathing and not below the grave. " I said.
"Okay, " Both replied .
"Damien Lim EX director of KKP , check him out . if he is alive I need to know why also does background checks on the family and friends list especially Ethan " i said.
"Understood, what about the event?" Rin asked.
" don't worry about it , we will gather back home to discuss this matter right now ." I said.
Rin and Shane nodded their heads and left for home to start their investigation . while the rest of us chilled in the office before the event started. 30 mins before the event started we headed down to level 40 to greet guest and inform the extra security to cover Rin and Shane's position since we are short of manpower
The event started well , and I sat on stage with 100's of people looking at me and when the paperwork was brought up to me I simply signed the merger paper and everything my father owned in the company will be handed over to me . Everyone clapped when I officially signed the paper and I just gave a very short speech and headed to my office and had Draken guard the door while I talked to the 10 interns.
"So let me cut to the chase , because one of your fellow batch mates brought this up to me so bring up a proposal, you will continue to intern in my company, hand me the checklist every week do not give it to my staff i will personally inform the schools that you guys are studying in about the company merged i'm sure there won't be any issue with .Your Salary will be 850 per month . " i said
"Just to be clear, so on Monday we will report to your office to work ?" Melvin asked
"Yup , i'm sure you guys know the location, it's right in the center of the central business district , 5 mins walk to the train line and 4 bus stops surrounding the area. But if you guys are afraid of heights, don't look down; it might scare you, " I said and laughed slightly.
Everyone nodded their heads and had nothing more to say .
"If at the end of the internship, which is March 2021, I feel that your performance is good enough for my company, I might hire you guys to work for me full time. How does that sound?" i said
Everyone's face lit up and smiled . Everyone then left the room and it was just the 4 of us . looking at the merger paper and everything in it, it was really unbelievable. I could not believe it but I did it , I merged my father's company with mine .
"Mam, don't forget you still have to do the press conference " Draken mentioned
I nodded my head and put on my jacket and walked out of my office and took the press conference room to be greeted by I have no idea how many reporters seated and waited for me, so i sat in the centre of the whole room.
"Before we start the conference , I would like to apologise for this morning's incident. I am aware that my health today isn't at its optimal so please bear with me . " I said and everyone just sat there silently .
"Ms Stella, How is your father's condition right now ever since the news broke out that he suffered from a heart attack" reporter Paul asked
"How did your father react when you told him that you will be merging both companies together?" another reporter asked
"Well thank you for your concern about my father's condition but yes he is recovering well in the hospital and is receiving the best medical treatment there is . My father once told me at a very young age to one day take over his company and I think he will be very happy to find out I have finally done what he wants ." I replied .
"Will you be entering politics in the long run ? become a Mayor perhaps? " female reporter asked.
"Will you be getting married soon? When will you reveal your partner to the world to know ?" reporter questioned
"I don't which to enter politics even in the long run i don't think my thoughts or opinions matter because i don't question the government i just follow and obey the law like a normal citizen would , oh boy me a Mayor i dream but i think running my own company i feel like a mayor already you know like same same but different ? haha, " I said.
"Well, i certainly will not be getting married anytime soon , its a bad period to begin with and i would honestly want to keep my partner's life and physical person confidential" i said,
And for the next 30 mins I have been answering questions and talking about my next phase in the company since we have already merged it together and my plans to open up more malls for the people here and expand into overseas business as well .
After everything was well done and dusted , Draken took us home and everyone sat down to a nice wonderful dinner prepared by Pram and Mdm Tan and its traditional Chinese food which i didn't mind i hope the boys are okay with but , hahaha it might be slightly too herbal for them .