She pressed the elevator button and it opens. She entered inside and didnt even take notice of other people inside the elevator. She pressed 3rd floor and the elevator closed.
Inside the elevator Ivan met a woman's gaze that entered the elevator. She seems not bothered looking at him in the eyes and just casually walked inside. Most women would be shy when they unintentionally look at him but not this woman.
He noticed right away that the male employees of the mall who were in the same elevator like him, take several glances on the woman who doesn't seem to care at all.
He also steals a few glances at the woman without her noticing him because he wears a dark sunglasses. He notice even with her simple casual clothes, she still can attract a man's attention.
The elevator suddenly open to third floor and the woman goes directly to a store that sells formal office attires for women.
He walked out on the elevator and saw his assistant rushing to him.
"Sir , I've been looking on you on the first and second floor where have you been sir? You still have a meeting to attend. " His assistant told him. Ivan is still looking at the store where the mysterious woman goes. He smiled at his thoughts but return to his serious facial expression that he usually wears. Nico his assistant doesnt know what's going on with his boss. He couldn't be mistaken that his boss smiled at something then it faded right away.
"Let's Go" Ivan snapped his assistant who looks confused.
He decided to go but took a quick glance at the store before he leaves.
He attended two meetings this afternoon and was back in his office reading some proposals about the new mall building that will be built to L City. It would be the largest mall that they plan to build. He wanted to create not just a mall but also a tourist spot inside and outside of the mall and so far none of these proposals on his tables were good. He already gave the company's architects three weeks to come up with the best proposal, but none of them submit a proposal that he can be interested in.
His phone rang while he's feeling frustrated on the architect employees of the company.
He answered the phone. "Why did you call? What do you want Mark?" On the other line, Mark could sense that his friend was in a bad mood." Hi Bro! Sorry for bothering you it's just that I wanted to recommend an architect on your company. One of my students who recently graduated." Mark explains over the line.
"I have all the best architects and I don't think I would be needing another trainee." Ivan countered on Mark.
"Oh cmon Ivan, I assured you that she's a very intelligent architect I will bet our friendship if she didn't meet your expectations then it's friendship over between us."
"She? You mean a female architect? Do you have a relationship with her? Is that why you're asking me to accept your recommendation Mark?"
"You really have a dirty mind Mr Ivan Christopher Lim. She's just my student and she's very intelligent and hardworking so I offered her that I can recommend her to the best company that I know.
"Fine" Ivan said after Mark put on her drama show. "just have her sent her resume on the company's email address. She will be called for an interview the following day. Just make sure your student is as good as what you told me. Even if she's a woman I would not hesitate to call her out. "
"Great! Thanks Bro!" Mark end his call. He will inform Sydney about the good news right away.
Ivan called Nico from outside and told his assistant to contact Mark and get the details of the person he recommended as an architect. He instructed his assistant to submit them to HR to evaluate the applicant's credentials, and if he has sparetime tomorrow he will personally interview her. Nico just nodded to his boss.
Ivan stayed for two more hours in the office reading other project proposals regarding their other businesses in abroad. He knows he couldnt finish everything today so he decided bring the other files at home. He leaves his office and go home directly on his condo unit in M City. He doesn't want to come home to the mansion because her mom will only scold him for working so late.
Meanwhile at L City
Sydney received a message from her former professor. The message says that he recommended her to a company and she needs to send her resume and other credentials to the company's email address and be prepared for an interview tomorrow or the other day.
She then quickly double check her resume and send it to the email given by her professor. She read the company's name "Lim Group of Companies" she researched the company's details and studied it carefully. She might be called tomorrow for an interview so she has to be prepared.
M City
Ivan entered his condo and goes directly to his office room . He put down the files on his table and take a quick shower then order foods. He sat down on the sofa after he eats. He close his eyes to calm his mind from the stress on his company. He suddenly remember the woman that he saw on the elevator. It seems that he's mood changed just by thinking about her.
He decided to go to his room and continue his work.
It's already 9pm when he stopped on analyzing those files that he brought home. He laid down on his bed and fall asleep. He didn't notice that his mother is calling.
At the Lim's Mansion
Margaret is trying to contact her son. She wants to know why he didn't go home to the mansion. She called his assistant and confirmed to her that he will stay at his condo for a couple of days.
"Would you stop worrying about your son. He's already 30 years old and you nagged him like he was a teenager" Jonathan Lim said to his wife.
"What do you mean I'm nagging him? I am concern about our son. He is too busy to work and who knows if he is neglecting his health? Margaret worriedly said.
Margaret's husband went towards the staircase and go to their room. He knows there is no use to argue with his wife.
Amira served them a coffee. Margaret took a sip and asked Amira about her daughter. " Does your daughter do the same? Like making you worried most of the time?
"No Mrs Lim. Sydney my daughter even if she's very independent right now she wouldn't forget to call us and update us on what she's been doing. She's taking care of herself because she wouldn't want us to worry about her" Amira proudly told Margaret.
Margaret can only wish In her dreams that his son can also be like Sydney. She resign from this thought because she knew how workaholic is his son. Now that he manages the whole empire they barely see him.
She decided to give it a rest and call his son tomorrow. She followed his husband on their room and he was already past asleep. She laid beside her husband and sleep.