This morning was very sunny. Clara enjoyed her morning as usual. Prepare toast and a cup of black coffee to start her day. She had intended to do her routine activities. Her morning began with breakfast. She went to the office on foot only and began all the work she had left for a month.
No activity in the office makes her dizzy. As David said, some projects are already completed, and some are in progress. But, something made Clara confused. Why had the cooperation project with Andrew not yet begun? This is too far back from the agreed time.
"David, you can go to my office."
The sound of the phone surprised David. Though he just landed his ass on his most comfortable throne. David walked into his boss's room and his older sister's.
"Can I help you, Boss?" formal behavior should be applied if they are already in the office. Professional number one for both.
"Why hasn't the cooperation project with Mr. Andrew started yet?"
"Ah, yes. I almost forgot to tell you, Boss. The haughty Mr. Andrew did not want to start a meeting with us."
"Meaning?"
"According to the agreement, the project will begin two weeks after the signing of the contract. But when I called his secretary for a follow-up meeting, his secretary said her boss did not want to meet with me. He will wait for Mrs. Clara, who comes for a meeting."
"Huift ... what else does that person want. Okay then. Schedule my meeting with Mr. Andrew immediately. If possible, we will start discussing this cooperation project this afternoon or tomorrow."
"Okay. But Boss, there's one thing I'm worried about."
"Take it easy, David. All will not happen again. Anyway, you'll be there with me, won't you? No need to worry."
"All right. Excuse me."
David left Clara's room and immediately called Andrew's Secretary. He made an appointment for a meeting this afternoon but, unfortunately, could not. Andrew's schedule is hecticdSo they will meet tomorrow while having lunch together.
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This afternoon Clara was sitting in one corner of the restaurant, ordered by Andrew. Clara and David deliberately came first because Clara did not want to make her client wait. She better wait.
After fifteen minutes, they arrived. Andrew and his secretary came and greeted them both.
"Good afternoon, Miss Clara."Andrew greeted her while shaking Clara's hand.
"Good Afternoon, Mr. Andrew."
"Don't call me Mr. Andrew, just Andrew."
"All right. So do we go straight to our project or—"
"Let's eat first. It happens that I haven't had lunch yet." Interrupted Andrew before Clara finished her sentence. Andrew understood Clara very well. If they had discussed work, the plans for lunch together would have evaporated.
The waiter brought the menu that Andrew had ordered, and they enjoyed the lunch leisurely. Now and then, David flirts with Andrew's secretary and gets a shot from Clara. And Clara repeatedly reminded David of his wife. David is now married. Seeing the boss's behavior in front of him suddenly made Andrew smile.
"By the way, how are you, Clara?"
"As you can see, I'm fine now."
"Sorry about that time."
"It's not your fault."
"Can you be less formal with me? As you know, I am your friend."
Hearing that Clara's brows interlaced, she was confused. Clara wondered if they were friends. When? And what kind of friend? Seeing Clara seem to be thinking hard, David nudged Clara's leg. He tried to remind me with the look in his eyes. Clara only smiled faintly in response to David's reprimand.
"I'm sorry, Andrew, I don't remember if we were friends. Maybe next time we can have a casual conversation over coffee.."
"It can be too. Considering we're neighbors. Maybe I'll stop by your house weekend or after work."
Hearing that, David and secretary Andrew immediately coughed in surprise. David was just scared. He was afraid that Andrew would knock Clara unconscious again. As for Andrew's secretary was shocked because she didn't know her boss and Clara were neighbors. All she knew was that Andrew lived in a penthouse on the top floor of his office building.
Andrew realized that his secretary's gaze turned suspicious of him. But with the blink of his eyes, Andrew beckoned to remain silent. Don't protest or interrupt him.
After lunch, they continued their scheduled meeting. All the needs and problems that will be done in the cooperation project they discussed one by one. For planning details, will Clara send us? Because Clara herself did the blueprint of this project. So, she was the one who was going to ship that email to Andrew.
Clara is indeed a slightly greedy boss. Although she is already the CEO and owner of the company, to create a blueprint of a project that is quite important like this, she did it herself, and after that, she just handed it to her team.
After everything that was supposed to be discussed was over, Clara and David said goodbye to leave first. Because they have other things to do. Andrew immediately left the place after David and Clara moved first.
Back in his office, Andrew never stopped smiling. He is pleased with the moment. Finally, Clara assumes his existence. After all this time, Clara seemed never to know that Andrew was always around her.
In the other car, Clara was still thinking about what Andrew had said about their friendship. Where are they, friends? What kind of friend did Andrew mean? And why Clara never remembers that?
"Stop! You don't have to think too hard about Andrew's words."
"How do you know if I'm thinking about Andrew right now?"
"Who do you think I am, huh? We've been living together since we were kids. Of us still wetting our pants until we can play around with something and get it out."
"Language, please! You're used to talking disrespectfully like that!"
"Hahahaha ... sorry! I missed. You seem to forget who I am. If you want to ask me if I know Andrew or not, the answer is no. Because I never knew you had a friend like that guy. I knew about him when he started investing in our company."
"I was remembering. If he's Nathan's younger brother, then I probably knew him at Cambridge. But why can't I ever remember where and when I once chatted with him."
"Slow down! Remember, never force your brain to work hard."
"Yes, I know. I'll try to remember it slowly."