The meeting began with Stefani talking about what the proposals needed were to be used for, at least to the extent we were supposed to know.
We went over the proposals and re-presented them in a less formal way for better understanding.
After two hours, we were finally done .
"Now the proposal by Ms. Daniels was the most accurate and liked one. It's revised version needs to be submitted by Friday.
You will both work together to incorporate some key elements from Mr. Freeman's presentation to make up the revised version.
No slip ups, or the management will have our heads.
This is extremely important, don't forget"
With that, Stefani picked up her things and left with Mr Earl following her.
Maxwell and Bentlee sat there in silence as if they had just been warned by their teacher to not cause trouble.
Bentlee finally sighed and was on her feet in seconds.
"Oh you're leaving already? I'll walk you to your office space" he said.
"Oh no no no no ... Umm.... That's alright. I can go by myself, thanks" she replied flustered, not by his gesture but by the fact that she would be caught.
"It's not a hassle, I will"
"Errrh.... I h-have other business to attend to in the building so I won't be going directly. It's fine, you can go" she said quickly.
"Really? What other business?" He asked
Ughhh had he always been this nosey? My goodness, how did I not know? She thought
"Just some other stuff, I'll be going now" she said and walked out so quickly, not waiting for him to find another question to ask.
Before Maxwell could leave the meeting room, Bentlee had vanished.
She ran as fast as her legs could carry her.
Once she was outside behind the building, she stopped running and sighed deeply.
After regaining herself, she took out her phone a dialed Mr Richard's number.
He answered in an annoyed tone "what? And where the Fuck are you?"
Bentlee hissed inwardly and visibly rolled her eyes.
She coughed in a slightly exaggerated manner.
"I-i I'm think I caught the virus going round..... I won't be able to show up sir"
She coughed and sniffled in a very convincing way.
"You caught the thing going round? Don't fucking come near me until you're cured. Do you hear?" The line went dead.
"Fool" she muttered under her breath.
Adjusting her posture, she felt a tap on her right shoulder.
Who the hell?
Turning around, Bentlee's eyes widened slightly.
She was shocked to see who it was but slightly grateful at the same time.
In the process of turning, her mind started thinking of who it could be, and she wondered if it was Mr Richard.
Fuck, she thought as she turned but was met with a better surprise.
"You!" She said with strength in her tone.
"Yes me" came the reply.
It was the handsome stranger, well not a stranger anymore.
She knew his name, it started with a z
Ummm.....
"Zeke" she called out.
"That's me Bentlee" he answered.
Bentlee absolutely loved the way her name sounded coming out of his mouth.
It sounded heavenly.
She shook those thoughts away and focused on the man before her.
"Why are you here?"
He shrugged, "I was just...around"
He threw her question back at her.
"I work here"
.....
Zeke's POV
"I work here"
He was meeting this beautiful lady for the third time by chance and of course he already knew she worked at the company he was having a collaboration with.
Destiny was on his side.
"You didn't seem so much of someone that wanted to work. You obviously don't have a virus" I stated plainly.
Her eyes widened slightly, realizing that I heard her conversation on the phone.
"I know how it looks but-" she began in a solemn tone then she stopped herself and frowned.
"Why am I explaining myself to you? The hell, I'll do what I want. You're not my boss" She was obviously irritated.
Her little reaction made me smile.
"So tell me, Where is the sick lady off to now?" I asked her.
Her frown changed into a pondering expression as she spoke, "I... actually don't know"
"Great, are you hungry?" I asked, silently hoping she'd say yes.
Her big eyes flashed at me and stared for what seemed like an eternity.
Her staring allowed me get a long look at her.
Gorgeous...was all I could think.
"I am, but I will not be eating with you" she said matter-of-factly and flipped her hair over her shoulder.
"And who said I wanted to eat with you?" I raised my eyebrow.
Her little bout of victory was short-lived after I spoke.
Her smooth body movements turned robotic and she stood still.
"If not, then why did you ask if I was hungry?" I heard a hint of embarrassment in her voice and something else.
Annoyance? what was she annoyed about? Me?
"Fine, I do. Don't be stubborn, let's go hm?" I didn't want to spend too much time outside this company before one of the executives would come out and spot me.
Without replying, she began walking, so I had to follow her.
I was here for a little pop-up at Del Loona to see how things were going but after meeting Little miss Bentlee here, I didn't think my initial plans would work out.
...
Kai escorted Zeke to Del Loona Experience for a brief impromptu meeting.
It was unexpected, so there were no formal outfits this time.
Wearing all black Jeans, a T-shirt and sneakers, Zeke was ready for the meeting.
They alighted from the vehicle they came in which parked in the underground parking lot.
The parking lot had an entrance which led to the back of the company building.
Zeke and Kai walked towards the entrance silently.
Neither of them were going to mention what happened last night, at least not Zeke as it wasn't his business.
Once they were out of the parking lot and heading for the building, Zeke suddenly stopped walking.
"What's wrong?" Kai asked.
Kai noticed Zeke staring at something or rather someone.
He traced Zeke's line of sight to a smaller figure, it was a lady on a phone call.
Kai wondered why Zeke stopped to stare at the lady.
He didn't question why just yet, so he stared at her to try to decipher why.
She had medium length dark hair that was let down and slightly curled.
She wore a navy blue dress that looked both professional and casual.
The dress fit her body perfectly and her accessories complemented the outfit.
He couldn't make out what she fully looked like as he was viewing her side profile.
Before Kai could say anything, Zeke began to walk towards the lady.