Jack had said that he would be here at about ten thirty. Who would have known that Jack would be here by ten, over thirty minutes earlier. But, it wasn't like there was a problem. Everything was already in position.
"Unexpectedly, I arrived earlier." Jack replied. He then turned towards Celine and said, "If you want a floor here, just tell me which one it is as long as it's not among the top five."
Although he could agree to give her a floor as a sign of friendship, there was a limit to how much he could do. There was no way that he could offer the whole building to show his sincerity, right?
So, for now, he could only offer her a single floor. There was no way that he would allow the building that was going to be his enterprise's headquarters to have several other companies that are not subsidiaries under his enterprise. And, all the subsidiary companies under him had to be fully owned by his enterprise.
Although Celine still had some doubts about what Jack was saying, upon seeing that Chris didn't seem to disagree, she tended to believe him.
At this time, the receptionist looked at Chris and said, "Mr. Chris, this sir here, is claiming that we're giving free floors here. Can you please let him know that there are no free floors here?"
Chris was surprised for a moment before he hurriedly said to Jack. "Mr. Jack, I'm sorry that I haven't introduced you to some of the employees here. Dennis, this is Mr. Jack, the owner of this building."
The moment that Dennis heard that Jack was the owner of the building, he was shocked. He then thought to himself, 'Why am I so stupid? Anyone who can say something like there are free floors here would definitely have to be the owner. After all, how can the guards allow him to enter when nobody other than members of the management department can come in other than the hygiene department.'
As he thought to this point, his back was drenched in sweat. He bowed to Jack and said, "I'm sorry sir, for my ignorance."
"No need to sweat about it. You didn't know about me, so, you don't need to worry. Just do your work well." Jack said.
"Thank you boss." Dennis nodded before going back to his desk.
Celine on the other hand was surprised. According to what Jack had told her previously, he had invested more than fifteen million dollars in the grocery department.
But now, if this building was added, considering the location as well as the design, it should cost more than a hundred million. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but wonder what Jack's real background was.
To be able to afford such a building, Jack had to have enough money in stock, to make sure that the company had money to ensure that the business was running.
After getting into the elevator, they headed towards the seventh floor. As soon as they got out of the elevator, Celine pulled Jack aside and asked, "You bought the whole building?"
"Yeah, I bought it on Saturday." Jack replied calmly. After a moment, he continued, "Interested in relocating the office here?"
Till this moment, Celine still found it hard to believe that Jack was solely depending on himself. And if it was true, from what family was he from to be able to get that amount of money? He had to come from a prominent one.
But, in the capital where her family was based, she didn't hear of his name. Someone like Jack, with amazing looks and ambition, she was sure that she would have heard about him. But, she never heard of him. Thinking to this point, she noticed that till this moment, Jack had never given away his surname.
After a moment of thinking, Celine shook her head and said, "Not for now. I have to stabilize the condition of the company first. Once the company is on track, I can see if it possible to transfer it."
"Alright then. You can just choose a floor and I'll reserve it for you." Jack said.
"Okay then." Celine nodded as they followed Chris into a meeting room.
The room was quite big in that it could accommodate almost fifty people at the same time. There was a long table that was covered in a white cloth.
There were chairs surrounding the rectangular table. The main seat was placed on one end of the table. Then, on its right, there was another chair that was slightly to the side. Then, the other chairs followed.
Currently, in the room, there were eight people in the room including Agnes. Although Agnes wasn't a manager yet, she would be holding the position as soon as she moves to the newly bought shop in Yellow city and hire some people to do the work that she was doing.
Alongside Chris, it could be said that there were nine managers. Each zone having a manager of its own. Chris was in charge of all these managers. But, there would be another manager coming in soon who would be in charge of everyone including Chris.
Maybe in the future, he may make her the general manager of several departments in Jackson Enterprise. But that would obviously have to depend on her performance. Otherwise, why would he just promote someone if they didn't put on an effort in their work?
After sitting on the main seat, Celine sat to his right while Chris to his left. Although this could have been considered as a meeting that only involved the core members of the department, Jack didn't mind Celine's presence at all.
There was nothing that much important that they were discussing and could be used against him in the future. Furthermore, he believed that since the two of them were not enemies, she wouldn't attack him, right?
The discussion was mainly on how to ensure that all the groceries in the town were run accordingly.
Upon seeing the ideas that they were giving, he felt that there was nothing wrong for now. Celine would also occasionally point out a few things that she felt would be good.
At the end of the meeting, it was decided that advertisement would be carried out. Jack wanted to make sure that he would begin accumulating the reputation for the enterprise before it went public in the future.
He then left Chris an instruction to open the department's bank account. He had previously forgotten about it but now, he could let Chris handle it.
After the meeting was over, Jack left with Celine. After leaving the building, he asked, "Where are you going to next?"
"I want to go back to the company. There's so much to handle at the moment and I'm afraid that Faith might be overwhelmed. The company will start operating next month and there are still a few more things that need handling." Celine replied.
Jack nodded. He too knew that starting a company from scratch required both time and dedication. It wasn't a simple thing as starting a stall by the roadside.
"Where are you heading to now?" Celine asked curiously.
"I'm going to the bank. I have something to discuss with the manager, Mr. Haman." Jack replied.
Celine nodded. She didn't ask what the discussion was about as the level of trust between them hadn't reached that level yet.
After getting to Glaze Hotel, it was already noon. So, they took their lunch together before Jack sent Celine to the company. The company was called Eminent Beauty.
After dropping her off, Jack drove the Bentley Continental GT towards the bank's building. After parking, he stepped into the bank's lobby area. Just as he had thought, the bank was almost full to the brink.
Although the seats were all occupied, there were still some people that had decided to wait while standing. Jack just sighed as he stepped into the elevator. If his business had so many customers, he surely would benefit greatly.
Not long after that, the elevator opened on the seventh floor. The moment that he stepped onto this floor, he found that there were two people who seemed to be waiting for their turn to arrive.
Jack wasn't sure if there was a person inside or not. But, what he knew was that, what he wanted to talk to Haman about wasn't going to take long. So, he walked towards the reception.
Ivy was still there, doing her job as a secretary. The moment that he arrived in front of her desk, he found that she was quite busy with something on her computer.
Upon noticing that there was someone in front of her desk, without even raising her head, she said, "Can you please wait for a moment? In five minutes, I'll be done here. You can wait at the lobby area."
According to the way that she was saying these words, Jack could see that it seemed that she was used to saying them.
"Miss Ivy, I've got an issue to discuss with Mr. Haman. I don't know if that's possible?" Jack asked.
The moment that Ivy heard the familiar voice, she raised her head hurriedly and looked at Jack. As soon as she confirmed that he was the one, she greeted, "Hello Mr. Jack. I didn't know that you were the one here."