Mainland City, M Country
Drizzles pour down from the sky; Fraine cannot stop glancing at her wristwatch as she helplessly observes the dark clouds gradually covering the entire city.
The weather forecast reported light rain during her stay, which she had planned to come on sunny days, three days from today.
However, suddenly she was selected to hand over the contract to Dale Enterprise. It's not her assigned job, but she cannot refuse her good boss' request.
Now, half an hour has passed, and they haven't shown up yet. She had already chosen a restaurant they were supposed to meet at, but her client arranged the meeting place instead.
She chooses the nearest restaurant from Dale Enterprise, but the man she has to meet this evening chooses this hotel, an hour's drive from the company.
'They are late already!' Fraine frowned, and she was getting bored already. However, she has to wait patiently.
Dale Enterprise is one of their major clients. The current contract they had with them was about to expire, and so she needed Mr. Dale to renew the contract.
However, she has a suspicion that this man deliberately makes her wait.
Fraine suppressed her negative thoughts and waited for another five minutes when her phone rang.
"Hello? Mr. Lee?"
"Miss Michaels? I wanted to apologize on behalf of my boss. We are currently stuck in traffic, and we can't squeeze out. Are you still at the restaurant?"
"Yes, Mr. Lee. Don't worry. I'll be waiting." She is annoyed, but Fraine has to keep her polite voice.
"Thank you, Miss Michaels. Please, it's dinnertime, you don't need to wait for us. You should eat first. Don't worry about the bill. It's on my boss! Please, order whatever you like to eat."
'Are you sure? You might regret it after your boss sees the bill.' Fraine had this evil thought, but she quickly shrugged it off.
"That's so nice of Mr. Dale."
Fraine is only suppressing herself not to sound sarcastic. Renewing the contract with Dale Enterprise is very important to the company, and she couldn't blow it up with her bluntness!
"Please, thank your boss for me, Mr. Lee."
"I will, Miss Michaels. Once again, I apologized."
Fraine put her phone on the table after Mr. Lee ended the call.
She came to this city for personal matters. But her boss sees it as an opportunity to give the task to her since she was visiting the city.
Fraine heaves a long sigh as she gets up from the chair. She needs to eat and take her meds on time, so she orders a few dishes and desserts.
She only has to eat healthy foods, so Fraine made some demands with a few things from the waiter on how the chef should cook her food.
"I'm sorry. My dietician advised me to avoid too much oil and spices."
"It's alright, ma'am. Director Dale called us and requested to accommodate you well."
"I see. Thanks."
After the waiter leaves, Fraine makes herself comfortable being alone. One more time, her eyes travel to the entire room. It was spacious, with a long dining table, two sofas in the corner, a cocktail table, and the city's beautiful scenery.
This floor was located on the tenth floor of this hotel, giving her enough view to enjoy. It surprised her this client was generous, but she is just nobody; she didn't expect to be treated nicely.
She hated rich people, and they should rot in hell, except for the good ones.
Well, yeah, anyway… the generosity of her client's generosity didn't lessen her heart's worry. The rain was getting heavier; she just wanted this meeting to be over. She may bring an umbrella and a thicker coat, but she shouldn't catch a cold.
"Alright. My doctor was living in this city, and I should not have to worry that much."
Fraine is only trying to comfort herself. She's timid to go out because she avoids getting sick, so she always feels bored outside her home.
That is why everything she did plan her future trips to be on schedule. She carefully organizes all her appointments and estimates the days she needs to stay in one place.
But it was comprised now.
Initially, she was here for her timely check-up. Then, her boss gave her one week's vacation with pay instead of the two days' leave of absence she applied for.
'I need to go to the ladies' room.'
Fraine left the private room to look for the restroom. She had already inquired the waiter earlier and given her a direction, but she wasn't sure if she was taking the right corridor.
'It should be this way. Gosh! I'm lost and don't see any service crew coming by.'
She was standing in the middle of the hallway when she heard footsteps. She prayed for a waiter she could ask, but it was only a guest, to her disappointment.
The guy is wearing a custom Armani suit, and it only takes one glimpse for Fraine to confirm he is from an affluent family.
Fraine withdrew her gaze, but she cast another glance when the guy kept looking around and checked every room number from every door he passed. She presumes he is also lost on this floor.
"Hello, Zayn? Which room are you in? What? I can't find it! I'm stuck in the middle of the corridor. Where should I go?"
Fraine heard the guy's complaint on his phone. Her guess is correct; the guy is also lost like her.
"What? Hang on, Zayn... I will try to ask around."
When Fraine heard the guy, she quickly turned around and took the left hallway, even if she wasn't sure where this aisle led her to.
"Miss, wait!"
Fraine halted in her tracks and glanced at the guy, who was towering over her.
"I don't know. I am also lost."
She had already heard him, so she didn't wait for him to open his mouth to ask for directions.
Fraine quickly retracted her gaze and resumed walking. She has no interest in talking to this expensive man further, and the first thing she avoids is encountering a rich kid. She doesn't want to entangle any of them for a reason; they are bad news in her life.
Meanwhile, the guy from the other line caught Fraine's indifferent tone. Zayn creased his forehead when the woman sounded blunt and unfriendly.
"Rodney, who was that?"
However, Rodney hasn't recovered from the shock. He wasn't able to ask the girl yet, but she instantly answered him bluntly.
'What a woman! That's why I don't like them!'
"Nothing. It's just nobody!" Rodney gritted his teeth in annoyance, which surprised him.
Why should he feel annoyed when he encounters a snobbish woman?
Isn't he always praying that there is one woman who would reject his charm?
To him, they were incredibly annoying, so he didn't like to mingle with any women on this planet, especially the flirty ones.
On the other hand, Zaijan raised an eyebrow upward after Rodney said that. He could vividly sense the irritation in his voice, and so he joked with Rodney.
"It seems like…. you finally meet the one you are waiting for."