Bright early next morning, Katherine and Xander got ready and after having their breakfast they went to work at their respective companies. Katherine had been extremely busy with work ever since she made her debut and meetings that were excruciatingly long and boring had been plaguing her schedule and unfortunately it would remain that way for the couple of months to come.
"Boss, the CEO of pixue enterprises had requested an emergency meeting with you during your lunch time. I told his assistant to wait until I confirm with you, boss since you don't have any meeting during the one hour lunch break should I accept their request?" Lilly respectively asked. She truly admired Katherine and she couldn't help but swoon at her every time she looks at her, if she was a man she would have done anything she can to date such a remarkable woman.
"I guess they wouldn't stop disturbing me until I accept to meet this desperate ceo. Fine, set up the meeting." Katherine noticed the way her secretary was looking at her with admiration. Even though Lilly Sanderson herself was a very beautiful woman with a small and petite body, a long black hair and dazzling hazel eyes, her cute button nose and her slightly plump pink lips made her look like a movie star but despite her looks she remains humble and hardworking.
Katherine decided to watch her for a while and if she turns out to be a truly good woman then she would set her up with Harris. The thought of the grumpy Harris finally finding love made her smile internally.
"Yes boss" Lilly bowed her head and then went back to her sit and informed the secretary about the confirmation of the meeting.
Two hours later, Katherine and Lilly entered the car and Lilly gave the address of the restaurant to the driver and the man started driving towards the location. "Golden Star Restaurant... Isn't that owned by the Pixue Company?" Katherine mumble as her eyes were glued on the silver tablet that was in her hands as she continued to do some work before they arrived at the meeting.
"Yes Boss, it is one of the restaurants owned by them. This particular one has the highest ratings from the public and the hotel that is connected to it has accommodated a lot of celebrities in the past. The CEO has arranged the biggest VVIP dining room in the restaurant for this meeting and his secretary informed me that he had arrived there and is waiting for us." Lilly had already looked into the restaurant two hours ago to make sure that the place was safe and the security was tight.
Katherine's left brow ached at this. "hm, interesting."
Fifteen minutes later the car stopped at an eleven story luxury hotel. The chauffeur immediately stepped out and opened the door for Katherine and she stepped out of the car majestically like the queen that she was. Lilly got out and walked behind her who was now being guided to the restaurant by one employee that has been outside waiting for their arrival since he was ordered by his boss.
Katherine entered a large VVIP room that was located in a very secluded area. The room was painted in white and sky blue colors, the glass mirror like ceiling caught Katherine's attention, the room was no doubt filled with all sorts of luxury amenities and it has a huge golden dining table which was already filled with varieties of food.
"President Lu, it's very nice to finally meet you. Welcome to our humble to hotel." A man wearing a dark gray tuxedo stood up and greeted Katherine. William John is a thirty three years old man who's good looks and charms had left many women swooning over him. He was tall and he had a striking blue eyes that resembled the ocean, a slim angled nose and a very sharp jaw with beautiful thin pale pink lips. He flashed Katherine his award winning smile and stretched out his hand for a handshake.
Lilly almost drooled at the sight before her eyes while Katherine on the other hand internally rolled her eyes and shook his hand. She wasn't impressed by the way this man was flaunting his looks in front of her when he couldn't even match the level of handsomeness that Harris possessed, and to compare his looks with that of Xander's was like comparing the most rare and precious glittering diamond to a burnt coal.
The thought of Xander's inhumane beauty made Katherine's face flush red to which William misunderstood, he thought that she was already charmed by him just like any other women who would drool at the sight of him.
"Please have a sit president Lu." William ushered her to the chair and like a true gentleman he pulled out the chair for her and only left her side to sit on the chair opposite her after he made sure that she was seated comfortably.
"I'm sorry for ordering the food without waiting for you, is there anything else you would like to eat?" William really wanted to impress Katherine so he made sure to order a little bit of everything.
"The table looks like a feast for the emperor, I doubt ten people will be able to finish all the food here." Katherine saw the way William was looking at her with flirtatious and playful smiles, she knew he was trying to seduce her in to accepting a deal with his company so she decided to play along with him and see what his next move would be.
The man chuckled and said "This is nothing, you deserve nothing but the best." and with that said, the trio continued to eat their food while having small conversations that is unrelated to work. Lilly couldn't believe her luck today, not only did she get to dine with two powerful Ceo's but she also got to watch this handsome man sitting opposite her boss. She was awestruck by his charms and she was more focused on him than on the food that is on her plate.
"Now that we are done eating shall we get to business?" Katherine didn't waste anymore time and went straight to the point.
"As you might have seen in the proposal that we sent you, our company is building a big resort, we mainly focus on hotels and restaurants but now we would like to expand our business and if we get to collaborate with a highly impressive and competent company like yours then it would certainly be a huge success and beneficial for the both parties. The public would feel safer and reassured knowing that all the technological part was done by the prominent Therine Corporations. William was trying very hard to make Katherine accept his proposal
"Not only do you want to have our security and softwares in your new resort but you also want us to invest in it right?" Katherine saw right through him, although he didn't mention anything about the investment yet she was sure he had it in mind.
Williams was shocked at how fast Katherine was able to read him, he was impressed with her brilliance and had no doubt that this project would succeed if she had a part in it. "Yes that is correct president Lu"
"Mr John why should I accept this proposal considering the fact that your company's stocks have significantly fallen since you took over as the new CEO a few months ago." without a hint of hesitation Katherine threw the question at him.
William felt like he was slapped on the face by Katherine's question, it instantly angered him but he did not let it show. "The change of the CEO because of the sudden death of the previous one of course surprised our investors which lead them to take a step back because of their emotional attachment to the late CEO which is considered as unprofessionalism. But I assure President Lu, once we start this project together everything will go back to normal, in fact the condition of our company will be much better than it ever was before."
"Hm from what I heard, the Late ceo's death was not an accident and it's still under investigation, some of the board members were even accusing you to be the one behind his death and that is the main reason why they pulled out their investments. Now tell me honestly president John, if you were in my place would you invest in such company that has a CEO with a scandalous reputation as yours?" came the smooth voice of Katherine and her tone was cold and nonchalant as if she was already bored.
William clenched his fists tightly until his knuckles turned white. He gritted his teeth to control his temper and said "I assure President Lu, all that you heard is nothing but a groundless rumor and I will be sure to squash it soon and clear my name, so please don't let it affect your decision."
Katherine was already tired of talking with this pretentious bastard, she could clearly see that he was lying and she had high suspicion that he was the one behind the sudden death of his elder brother who was the previous ceo of pixue enterprises. She stood up from her chair and said "I'm sorry Mr John but I will not be doing business with you. I suggest you find another company and stop bothering me. Have a good day." and with that said she turned around to leave and Lilly immediately followed her.
Before they reached the door a loud and eery laugh made them halt in their footsteps and turn their heads around. William was sitting there laughing like a maniac, Katherine felt something was a miss so she quickly turned her head towards the door, before she could react she and Lilly were shot with a gun that contained some injections and immediately the two ladies fell down unconscious.
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