"Who are you?" He asked, his cold stare something new to admire.
"Who I am?" Luna mumbled, pointing a finger towards her!
"Yes, who are you?" He repeated making her scoff out loud.
"Huh, you are really a good actor!"
"Sir, you are here!" A man rushed towards them, bowing to Caden, he then looked at Luna and smiled, "Oh, Miss Intern! You are here to greet the CEO?"
Luna blinked her eyes running between the manager and her dudely duckling!
"Is everyone ready?" Caden asked completely ignoring Luna, who stood there in utter confusion.
"Yes sir! All have already gathered in the conference room, sir!" The manager replied leading him the way. Taking one quick glance at Luna, Caden walked past her.
Luna turned around and looked at his back, her mind still in a faze!
"No, way! He is the duckling, I mean my mentor!" She mumbled tailing in the direction Caden just left!
Walking inside the building, she just stood there her thoughts going wild and wilder!
"If he isn't Caden, then who is he? I mean who was that duck! No, duckling!"
"Hazel?" Someone shook her shoulders, her mind get back on it's track!
"Kyra?" Luna mumbled, as she was one among the closest people to Hazel! In one of her office posts, Hazel specifically thanked Kyra, for mentoring her well and Luna made sure remember that face!
"Ahhh, I was about to call you!" Kyra hugged her tightly and Luna did the same as the hug mission came to her mind!
[Congratulations, 100 EXP is added to your account!]
Soon, a few interactions of Hazel with Kyra got stored in her mind and she now looked for a chance to kiss her and get the special rewards!
"Congo, girl! You got selected here! The official job letter will be sent to you soon! You can join from tomorrow!" Kyra beamed, her smile was pure enough for Luna to consider her as Hazel's well wisher!
"Really!" Luna squealed, kissing her, cheek she hugged her tight and said, "Thank you! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Senior! You are the best!"
'Should I again repeat the drill? Quick, give me 100 EXP since I hugged Kyra again.' She demanded in her head while breaking the hug.
[Congratulations, 100 EXP is added to your account!]
Luna grinned as a lot more memories of Kyra resurfaced in her mind.
"I think he was truly impressed with your reports as well as your research papers! And guess what, he personally suggested your name during round table to our chief!"
Luna's eyes immediately sparkled as at the mention of IDOL, the main quest immediately seemed easier for her!
"OMG?" Luna gasped, her acting skills were at least handy on her second day as Hazel!
"You always felt bad for not being able to meet him personally! But now, you can work with him Hazel! Your dreams are finally coming true, darling!" Kyra swirled her around, more than Luna she was happy about this news.
"And most importantly, he keeps saying that your face looks familiar looking at the college picture you have in your resume! Since you both went to the same university, did you ever met him personally?" Kyra asked, the thing which Xuan requested her to confirm.
"No. I have seen him quite a few times! But we never met face to face. Oh, yeah during my internship, the chief executive once called me while they were having some meeting! Maybe, that's when he saw me!" Luna lied naturally, that fact having no base!
"But during your internship, he was working in the SKM news channel! So, how can he have a meeting with our chief?" Kyra asked in confusion.
"I mean to say, an online conference! I think there was this some annual top reporters summit, something!" Luna continued her story! Leave her idol, this new Hazel wasn't even aware of the chief executive, but she lied very gracefully.
"Oh. That way!" Kyra nodded and with a smile, she continued, "Anyway, since you are already here! Let's go and meet him! Even chief asked about you yesterday!"
Luna nodded and with that persistent smile, Kyra walked her to the reporters floor of that 20 floored building!
Reaching the floor, Luna just held back to admire that beautiful, eco-friendly floor as Hazel was already before and any of her expressions may turn suspicious.
"You wait here! They might be busy in the monthly conference meeting. I will submit these reports and will join in soon." And at her nod, Kyra smiled and walked inside leaving her to sit in the green sit out.
"Wow, they are real plants!" Luna gasped touching the small tree beside as it was her first time witnessing such a greenery office.
Soon, her thoughts about Caden came back to her mind. Taking out her phone, she did some research on these super natural creatures and everything got mixed up.
"OMG, maybe that Caden Duckling as the power to transform anything and on that day, it appeared as this guy!" That story somewhat was satisfactory and it just connected the right dots.
"Yes Yes yes! I think this is the case!" Luna mumbled keeping back her phone in her sling.
"Maybe, it is a rubber bot which activates when needed or like when I am in some great danger! Or maybe, someone god in the heaven is controlling it." She thought again only for her them to be disturbed by Kyra.
Passing her the coffee can, Kyra smiled and suggested, "Why not let's go inside and wait for them? I have something to complete, so let's wait at my desk!"
Luna nodded and followed her inside the glass doors. Her eyes just widen at the huge space this single floor covered. There were desks aligned in a circle while the other side of it had a huge meeting room and to the left was a small pantry room with a big hall surrounded in bean bags, couch and boards. And on the screen where four TV screens each currently playing news from the top three competitors of AP news.
"Hazel, come here!" Kyra called and Luna immediately walked to her desk.
"This is the project Xuan and I am working on. Can you please read the file and make some suggestions?" She asked completely following Xuan's orders to test Hazel's real performance.
"You cam return it in a day or two!" Kyra added and Hazel nodded, taking the file with no other options to choose. Her main focus was to complete the main quest and also to dig more information about Caden!
An hour passed and Luna just sat there reading the file which meant nothing to her. She just glanced at pictures attached to it and just flipped through the pages.
The main door clicked open and the chuckles interpreted her sleep which would have ruined her first impression. Widening her eyes, she shook her head and patted her cheeks. Taking a few deep breaths, she adjusted her bangs and walked in the direction of Kyra who was currently smiling at her teammates.
She stood beside her and her gaze followed the entrance, only to widen in surprise.
'That fanboy!' Luna immediately turned around and squatted down, untying her lace.
"What's wrong?" Kyra asked looking down and Luna just shook her head, "The lace!"
She answered and her face almost red in frustration.
'Dam it, he is the same guy who gave a lift to my penthouse! That oscar thing' She jumbled in her head, playing with the lace.
"Who is she?" Xuan asked and Luna just closed her eyes, 'It's the same voice.' She cried in her head.
"Oh, she is Hazel! Hazel Brown" Kyra answered, waiting for her to get u.
'Come on, Luna! Let's act well!' Boosting herself, Luna got up and smiled at him.
Xuan widened his eyes looking at particularly at her face, "Oh, you are that girl right? That lunatic?"
His words just crushed all her acting power, as she smiled at him, her brows creased in confusion.
[Congratulations, you have completed the main quest!]
[Congratulations,1000 EXP as been added to your account!]
[Congratulations, you have leveled up!]
And those messages, just sent a chill down her spine! All she needed was a big hole, a very big one to bury underneath and escape this one more round of disaster!
The fanboy she bluffed him as, turned out be no else but Hazel's idol?