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Chapter 2 - 2

The next day, Yildiz was in front of Mrs. Ender's villa to start her new job. Her heart was broken, but she was optimistic because she was making a new start. Yildiz thought maybe this house and these people would become her luck.

Aysel opened the door for her.

Yildiz: "I am Yildiz Yilmaz. Mrs. Ender called me. I am coming from the café."

Aysel, "Okay, I know, come in. I'll tell her and come back."

Yildiz: "Okay"

Yildiz stood in the corridor waiting while Esal went to inform Mrs. Ender.

Ender: "Who came, Aysel?"

Aysel: "Ms. Yildiz from the café."

Ender smiled, "Okay."

Ender walked steadily towards Yildiz. She was wearing a tight black dress that highlighted her curves, and she had lifted her black hair and completed her look with pink lipstick. "Welcome, dear Yildiz."

Yildiz: "Hello, Mrs. Ender."

Ender smiled, "I am very happy that you came. Mr. Khalid will come down to breakfast in a little while, and then I will introduce you to him."

Yildiz: "Okay"

Ender: "Mrs. Aysel, take Yildiz to the kitchen." She turned to Yildiz, "See you in a moment."

Yildiz looked at Ender as she left with admiration. Aysel's voice alerted her, "Come on from this side."

Yildiz followed Aysel into the kitchen as she spoke, "Mrs. Ender is complaining that Mr. Khalid is not eating healthy, so she prepared a special menu for him. I will take care of him."

Aysel disinterestedly, "I see."

Ender sat at the dining table next to her son and then looked at him, "Don't play with food, Erim. You'll be late for school."

Erim: "Okay, I will catch up. Mustafa is a fast driver."

Ender alertly: "Erim."

Khalid entered the dining room, "Eileen, I forgot my phone in the office. Bring it to me." He stood in front of the table drinking water, "Good morning."

Ender: "Good morning, have a seat Baby."

He gestured to her in denial, "I have to leave for a meeting."

Ender: "I was going to introduce you to the new waitress who came over."

Khalid taking a cup of coffee, "You can introduce me to her when I go out."

Ender nodded calmly and accompanied her husband to the door, then called Yildiz. Yildiz came quickly from the kitchen. "Yes, Mrs. Ender."

Ender took Khalid's coat and put it on him, "Let me introduce you to my husband Mr. Khalid. Actually, I was going to introduce you to him at breakfast, but today he will leave without having breakfast."

Yildiz with a bright smile said, "Good morning, Mr. Khalid."

Ender: "Darling, didn't I tell you about her last night? Yildiz from the café."

Khalid looked at her, then looked at his wife, and tried to show disinterest. "Good morning"

Ender smiled triumphantly, "Dear Yildiz, you are now responsible for what Mr. Khalid eats in the company, okay?"

Khalid: "I'm leaving."

Ender: "Bye, Baby."

Yildiz: "Don't worry at all Mrs. Ender."

Ender laughed, "I'm sure I won't worry."

'I'm sure I won't worry.' At that time Yildiz did not understand what she meant and started working with all good intentions.

***

There was another person who started her work with the same good intentions, her sister Zainab.

Zainab: "Uncle Haqqi. Hello."

Haqqi: "Zeinab. Hello." He looked for a moment, "Who are these journalists? Or have you become famous?"

Zainab, putting on her sunglasses, said, "Don't make fun of me. Our company was sold to another company, and they will come shortly. The project remains for them."

Haqqi: "Good luck."

Zainab looked at the upcoming luxury cars, "They are coming," and headed towards them quickly.

Ali Han got out of one of the cars with his usual elegance. Journalists gathered around him to interview and take photos. Hakan quickly followed him as he sent the journalists away. "We'll do the interview there, please."

Ali Han and Hakan walked with the group of journalists towards the project site. Ali Han glanced Zainab, "How are you, Zainab?"

Zeinab: "Fine, Mr. Ali Han, and you?"

Ali Han ignored her and continued walking towards Uncle Haque.

Zainab suppressed her anger and pointed towards him as she introduced him to Uncle Haqqi, "Let me introduce you, Uncle Haqqi. Mr. Ali Han.

Haqqi shook his hand and said, "Welcome, sir."

Ali Han: "Nice to meet you"

Then she introduced him to Hakan. One of the journalists interrupted them, "Mr. Ali Han, can we take a picture of you planting a sapling?"

Hakan pointed to Zeynep, "Miss Zeynep, please help him."

Zainab nodded in agreement, then headed towards one of the saplings and gave it to Ali Han. She took the other for herself.

Zainab started digging. Ali Han wanted to dig in as well, but was stopped by her whisper, "Mr. Ali Han, the gloves."

He quietly took off the gloves and gave them to his assistant. He took the sapling out of the pot and started digging.

Hakan indicated to reporters, "Okay, guys, that's enough. I will make the necessary statements. Please."

Ali Han and Zeinab continued digging quietly after the journalists left. Zainab gently pulled the sapling out of its original pot and placed it in the hole, taking care not to damage the roots. Then she filled the spaces around the sapling with soil. Ali Han followed her steps cautiously.

Zainab looked at him in surprise, 'Mr. Ali Han, they have left, you can leave it."

Ali Han interrupted her, "If I didn't want to, I wouldn't have come in the first place."

Zainab got angry, "Why are you always so nervous?"

Ali Han was shocked, "I don't understand."

Zainab sighed, "You don't seem happy with your situation, and that's why I'm trying to help you."

She got up to water the sapling under Ali Han's eyes.

Ali Han also got up and said, "Come on?"

Zainab was surprised, "Where to?"

Ali Han gave her his back, "To work."

Zainab exhaled heavily and followed him to the car.

As soon as they entered the company, the employees began to welcome Ali Han. Ali Han pointed to one of them towards Zainab, "From now on, Miss Zainab will be by our side. Give her the necessary information and show her everything necessary."

The employee replied, "Of course, sir. Sir, the correspondence you requested is on your desk."

Ali Han: "I will go out in a moment, so they can bring my shirt and coat into the room."

Employee: "I will solve the matter immediately."

Ali Han headed towards his office. Zainab stood in front of the employee nervously. The employee smiled at her, "Come on, let's go in from here," and pointed her toward a group of offices.

It was Zeynep's and Yildiz's first day at work in Mr. Khalid's office.

Mr. Khalid's office furniture was a combination of white and brown. A few rare paintings hung on the office walls. On the table was the latest computer, along with a few files and pens. On the corner of the table was an intimate picture of him and his wife Ender.

Yildiz knocked on the office door.

Khalid, without taking his eyes off the computer, said, "Come in."

Yildiz entered, holding a glass of a strange green drink, "Hello, Mr. Khalid."

Khalid: "Congratulations on your work."

Yildiz: "Thank you" She put the drink on the table, "Here you go"

Khalid: "How is it? Were you able to get used to it?"

Yildiz: "I'll get used to it. This is what you should drink today."

Khalid took the glass quietly. Yildiz stood for a few seconds without knowing what to do. Finally, she asked him, "Shall I go out?"

Khalid looked at her and smiled, "No, don't go out. While I drink this disgusting thing, you sit in front of me for a while."

Yildiz smiled and headed towards the chair in front of his desk, "Okay."

Khalid looked at her while drinking the drink. She was wearing a white shirt and black formal pants, with her hair hanging over her shoulder. Despite her completely ordinary clothes, she was very beautiful.

***

Yildiz thought that Khalid was a real gentleman because he behaved well and kindly towards her. But he never behaved like that with Ender. Ender only saw Khalid's kind face when there were guests in the house. They were playing a game of a very happy marriage.

Ender entered the dining room to check on the preparations for the invitation.

Ender approached the elegant dining table she had prepared. She used innovative flowers and candles to add a touch of beauty to the table. She placed the spoons, forks, and knives beautifully next to the plates. She also placed the soup and appetizer dishes near the seats. "I told them several times not to stack these plates on top of each other. Where is the caviar?"

Aysel: "Eileen went to get it, ma'am."

Ender: "Eileen. Come on a little quicker. They'll be here in a little while."

Eileen came carrying the caviar placed on a tray to be enjoyed nicely and comfortably.

Ender pointed to the appetizer section on the table and said, "Put it here. Are the fish ready?"

Aysel: "Of course."

Ender: "Okay"

Ender caught a glimpse of a car light through the window. "They have arrived."

Ender quickly walked towards the mirror, "You receive the guests, Mrs. Aysel, I will be coming immediately."

Aysel: "Okay"

Ender stood in front of the mirror admiring her appearance. She was wearing a long, elegant dark red dress with a gold belt and her hair was pulled up. She adjusted her dress slightly before walking towards the entrance.

Aysel opened the door. An elegant woman wearing a blue jumpsuit with a rather large chain came forward, followed by a forty-year-old man in an elegant suit. 

Aysel: "Welcome."

Woman: "Hello"

Man: "Good evening"

Aysel: "May I take the coats?"

Woman: "Thank you"

Ender entered with a gentle smile, "Dear Farhan, what is this beauty?"

Farhan kissed her cheek, "My dear Ender, you look very beautiful. How are you, my dear?"

Ender smiled, "Fine."

Arjument shook her hand, "Good evening."

Ender, "How nice to see you."

Arjument asked, "Khalid isn't here?"

Ender: "He must be on the way, almost here. Come in."

Ender directed them towards the living room.

Ender: "Explain how things went in London?"

Arjument, heading towards the sofa with his wife behind him, said, "London was very beautiful, but our eyes were searching for you. We will definitely go together next time on that basis."

Ender sat down elegantly, "We wanted to come so much but Irem's golf competition and my association work. We didn't find a chance but I promise we'll go together next time."

Arjument: "Okay, deal."

The bell rang and Ender got up. "Khalid probably came."

Khalid entered the living room and then looked at his guests, "Welcome. There was a very heavy traffic jam." Then he headed towards Ender and kissed her, "My lovely wife."

Ender smiled, pretending to be happy, "Hey, darling."

Khalid with fake admiration, "You look great again."

Ender lowered her eyes, feigning shyness.

Khalid shook hands with Farhan and Arjument, then stood next to Ender and wrapped his arm around her waist, "I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long. Because I know the importance that my lovely wife gives to her guests very well, when I came home, I came with fear."

Ender laughed. Khalid looked at her with a fake smile, "Darling, I am very hungry. Is dinner ready?"

Ender: "Could it not be ready?"

Aysel entered carrying glasses of champagne.

Ender took two glasses from her and gave them to her guests, "Let's take our champagne, please." Then she turned to take the other two glasses for herself and Khalid, "Baby, shall we go?"

Khalid smiled at her, "Come on."

Ender gestured for Farhan and Arjument to sit next to each other, then headed with Khalid toward the opposite chairs

Khalid put his glass on the table and pulled the chair for Ender, "Here you go," then headed towards his seat.

Arjument: "The table looks beautiful, well done"

Ender: "Thank you."

Khalid: "Lovely wife has good taste."

Ender raised her eyes towards Khalid while playing the role of a lover, "My dear Khalid cannot do anything without praising me, you know that".

Farhan looked at her husband with sadness and said, "My dear, you are very lucky. I have not seen any other man look at his wife with love and passion like this and treat her like a queen after all these years."

Ender focused her gaze on Khalid, "I am very lucky."

Khalid: "And I am also very lucky, Darling. Not everyone can marry a queen like you."

Ender laughed.

Farhan jealousy: "If only Arjument would say something like this for once."

Everyone at the table was tense and their looks changed. Ender and Khalid's looks were mocking, while Arjument's looks were tense.

Arjument: "But you also become a bad example for all of us, Khalid. They see you like this and then they fight with their husbands."

Khalid, in an attempt to relieve the tension, "Raise my glass toast to the love that never ends."

When Ender raised her glass, Farhan noticed a large red ruby ring.

Farhan was surprised, "Is this new, dear Ender?"

Ender placed her glass on the table, "Yes, Khalid's gift for our wedding anniversary." She looked at her as she showed it off, "Is it pretty?"

Farhan was jealous, "Use it happily, my dear. You are holding a house on your finger, be careful."

Ender laughed as she looked at the ring, "Thanks."

After the guests left, there was no need for Khalid and Ender to pretend anymore.

Khalid entered their bedroom and took off his coat, while Ender stood in front of the mirror combing her hair.

Khalid said in a commanding tone, "Give me the ring, I will put it in my safe."

Ender: "I also have a safe where I can put it, Khalid"

Khalid: "This ring belongs to me and will remain in my safe. You can just wear it."

Ender took off her ring and threw it on the vanity desk, then continued combing her hair. Khalid extended his hand for Ender to put the ring in his hand.

Ender looked at him sarcastically as she put the ring in his hand, "You mean you bought it for yourself as a gift for me, right?" 

That's how it always was, why would you mind now? Did you notice Farhan at dinner? She almost flipped nine times to be in your place.

Ender whispered, mocking her situation, "If she knew what I was really going through, she would run away without looking back."

Khalid continued, "By the way, there is Engin's invitation tomorrow, right?"

Ender took off her earrings, "Yes."

Khalid: "Buy a beautiful gift and send it with the driver."

Ender: "Okay"

Khalid: "By the way, there must be several places you will pass to before that. Don't be late. I work with the man."

Ender: "I will be at the clinic tomorrow for skin care."

Khalid went towards her and mocked her, "I was going to tell you this. You started to collapse lately. Do things like Botox or something similar." He approached her put his face next to hers and lifted her head to the mirror, "Look, the age difference between us is closing."

After finishing his series of orders and insults, Khalid returned to the dressing room.

She felt a lump in her throat and an urge to cry, but she stood up and wiped away a tear that almost escaped her eyes. She headed towards the dressing room and tried to fake a nice tone, "Darling, do you like Yildiz? How did you find her? I think you will get along very well with her."

Khalid: "What are you trying to say?"

Ender leaned against the wall and then smiled, "I'm not trying to say anything. You know that I am a professional in the matter of finding a qualified employee, and since your diet is over, you would like to continue with Yildiz. Would you like something like this?"

Khalid pretends to be indifferent, "It is possible."

Ender laughed triumphantly as she saw Khalid's admiration for Yildiz, which he tried his best to hide. She opened her drawer and picked out long white lingerie.

Khalid looked at her in surprise, "Strange! You're in a very good mood. Are you going to ask me for something?"

Ender, without removing her smile, "No, I wasn't going to ask you for anything. Just... I feel like everything is going to be better from now on."

Ender turned and headed towards the bathroom.

Khalid called her sarcastically, "Look at me. Have you recently begun to believe in cosmic signs, positive energy, or anything like that?"

Ender turned to him and stuck her head out of the bathroom door. "I was just late for that."

Khalid walked towards the door of the room, "Good night to you."

Ender sarcastically, "Where to? We were having a nice conversation."

Khalid: "To my workroom"

Ender watched Khalid leave and whispered threateningly, "When I take this house from you, your workroom will become my suitcase room, so enjoy your time, Mr. Khalid. You have only a few days left."

***

After the end of their first day, the sisters returned home and began preparing dinner.

Yildiz, carrying the plates, said, "Come on, stop messing with the sauce. I'm hungry."

Zainab while preparing the sauce said, "Okay, it's ready."

Yildiz sat at the table and Zeynep followed her with the sauce.

Zeinab: "How was your first day?"

Yildiz: "It wasn't bad, of course, not a place with a lot of movement like a restaurant, but the salary is better."

Zeinab: "How is your manager?"

Yıldız: "Mr. Khalid is a thoroughly respected gentleman."

Zainab: "Good, at least one of us is lucky regarding the manager."

Yildiz: "Why? Is your manager bad?"

Zainab: "I can't say he's bad or good, but he's a little weird."

Yildiz was surprised, "Why did you say that? What is he doing?"

Zainab: "That is, he is a little arrogant and conceited. When he talks to you, he looks at your eyes to the point where you don't know where to put your hand or foot."

Yildiz: "Whatever, if you see that this is not working, you will separate."

Zeynep sarcastically said, "Okay, Yildiz. It was easy to find a job in the first place. Can you find work when you want it right away? Basically, we are drowning in debt to our knees. I will have to bear it."

Yildiz smiled, "I have a wonderful workplace. Mrs. Ender's house is like a palace if you see it."

Zainab complained, "What do I say and what does she say? Be careful that it doesn't become like my mother's words later on, 'I saw it from the outside as paradise, but when I entered, it was hell.'"

Yediz laughed, "What is that?"

Zainab laughed, "Doesn't my mother have such strange words?"

Yildiz: "My mother's famous words"

***

While Zeynep and Yildis were talking about him, of course, they did not know that this eccentric manager was influenced by Zeynep.

Ali Han sat on the couch reading a book without concentration. When he felt that he couldn't concentrate at all, he got up from the couch and returned the book to the bookshelf. While walking, his foot hit the vase and the vase turned over.

The maid came quickly and saw him gathering the soil, "Mr. Ali Han."

Ali Han: "The vase turned over."

The maid leaned in panic, "You leave it, sir, I will do it."

Ali Han stopped her, "No need, I'm almost done."

The maid insisted, "At least let me help you."

Ali Han: "Mrs. Nazakat, do you water this every few days? Do you take care of it? Don't neglect it?"

Nazakit disapproved, "Mr. Ali Han, is it possible that I am not taking care of it? I am taking care of it like my own eyes."

Ali Han smiled, "Good, don't neglect it. Tell Arif to buy me some books related to planting flowers and saplings from a bookseller, can you?"

Nazakiv was surprised, "Of course, sir."

Ali Han returned the vase under Nazaket's surprised eyes.

The next morning in the Falcon Aviation office, Zainab stood reading the newspaper.

Zeinab: "Ali Han Tash Demir Falcon Aviation, the afforestation project, one plant, one generation." Zainab looked at the picture, "Did you see the man's boasting? As if he's been planting for forty years."

Zainab did not notice the person standing behind her, "But it is not considered a bad picture."

Zainab turned around in surprise, "Yes, Mr. Ali Han."

Ali Han smiled, "What were you saying?"

Zainab tried to patch things up and handed him the newspaper, "I was saying that the afforestation project is very good and you look very luxurious. I even saw you on the front page. I just looked at the picture and saw that it was also published on the front page."

Ali Han: "You nicely changed the subject. I liked that. But I don't like people who talk too much." He returned the newspaper to her, "Go back to work" and headed towards his office.

Zainab stood holding the newspaper, feeling extremely embarrassed.

***

While Zeynep was being reprimanded by her manager, Yildiz was making preparations for the guests at Ender's house.

Dressed in a maid's uniform, Yildiz placed the dishes in the living room. While Aysel and Eileen were bringing sweets from the kitchen, the doorbell rang.

Aysel pointed to Yildiz: "You open the door."

Yildiz went to the door and opened it. She was surprised by two men in suits carrying dozens of clothes and boxes.

Yildiz: "How can I help you?"

One of the men replied, "We brought Mrs. Ender's products for the new season."

Yildiz approached to take it, "Let me take it." Then she was surprised that the quantity was too large for her to carry.

She asked in surprise, "Is it all for Mrs. Ender?"

There were probably more dresses than she had in her entire closet.

Man: "Yes, where do we put it?"

Yildiz pointed to them to put it in front of the entrance. After putting all the things in, the man lifted a paper to her. "I will ask for your signature to confirm receipt."

Yildiz held the dresses with her left hand and signed the paper. The man thanked her and left.

After he left, Yildiz looked at the items in amazement. "What is all of this?"

Ender spotted Yildiz among a pile of bags and stood watching her.

Yildiz hung the dresses on the door and took one of them to see. It was a tight, sleeveless silver dress. Yildiz looked at it with admiration, "How beautiful."

Yildiz was busy with the dress and didn't notice Ender standing there watching her with a smile. Ender made a noise to get Yildiz's attention.

Yildiz, nervously, "Mrs. Ender, this has arrived now and I don't know where to take it. Where should I put it?"

With a smile still on her face, she said, "It's not a problem. Tell Eileen to put it in my room." Then she left.

Yildiz began carrying the dresses, thinking about the embarrassment, 'Mrs. Ender caught me very badly.' But on that day, Yildiz couldn't give meaning to the expression on Ender's face. Yildiz would later understand that she had cleared the stones on the way to that offer with her actions.

About two hours later, Ender's guests came.

Everyone sat in the living room talking cheerfully. Ender was in the middle of the session in her black-silver dress. Her hair was up in a bun with beautiful braids, and some of her hair fell to the side of her face.

Yildiz stood as she welcomed the guests.

Ender was showing off her new luxurious diamond ring under the admiring eyes of everyone, the first of whom was Yildiz.

Ender, who realized Yildiz's weaknesses, had sent Yildiz to her room for the first time. Ender wanted Yildiz to see that room.

Yildiz looked at the room in amazement. Clothes, shoes, bags, the dressing room was like a store. A person could lose himself in it, and Yıldız lost herself. She started checking out dresses, coats, bags, and jewelry and trying them on to see how she would look in them.

She concluded her tour by using Ender perfume, then carried the gift boxes into the room and left.

Little did Yildiz know that she was approaching the day she would take the offer that would quickly change her life.

***

One of the things that Yildiz and Zainab did not know, and which they would be surprised to learn later, was that Zainab's manager, the eccentric Ali Han, and Khalid were relatives and partners. Khalid's second wife, Zarin, was Ali Han's sister. This means that Laila is Khalid's daughter and also Ali Han's niece.

Khalid was talking to his employees about stock exchange papers when there was a knock on the door.

Khalid: "Come in."

Ali Han walked in, "Hello."

Khalid got up from the chair to shake his hand, "Mr. Ali Han, if there were no company meetings, I would forget that we are partners."

Ali Han: "You're exaggerating. How are you?"

Khalid: "Fine. How are you?"

Ali Han: "Let's just say busy."

Khalid: "Good." He turned to his employees, "Guys, thank you. We'll meet in the conference room."

The group of employees left the office, leaving Ali Han and Khalid alone.

Khalid leaned towards the hospitality chocolate, "I'm so tired of Ender's green drinks. There's a benefit to eating chocolate every now and then." Then he turned to Ali Han, "Would you like?"

Ali Han: "No, let me not take."

Khalid: "Falcon Company is doing very well. You liked the place."

Ali Han: "Because it's a business I started myself, maybe that's why"

Khalid joked, "Good, but it would be better if the other companies we share were not treated like a stepchild."

Ali Han smiled, "I don't treat them like this at all."

Khalid laughed, "Let's go to the meeting."

***

Ali Han returned to the company after his meetings ended. As he was heading towards the office, he was stopped by the voice of Zainab talking to Eda.

Zeinab: "I will tell you something, Eda. Everything I took from the company I worked for went to pay off debts. If I ask for a loan from Mr. Ali Han, will he give it to me?"

Eda: "Zeynep, it has only been three days since you started work, so don't say anything like that to Mr. Ali Han."

Zainab sadly: "Okay then, I originally expected this."

Zainab returned to her office while Eda stood arranging the files. Ali Han motioned for her to come.

Ali Han: "We can help Miss Zeinab. Tell her."

Eda: "Really? Let's go and tell her right away."

Ali Han: "Don't bring me into this matter."

Eda: "Okay, Mr. Ali Han."

Eda went towards Zainab's office excitedly, "Look what I'm going to say, Zainab. An idea came to my mind. We can solve the matter of your loan, I think."

Zainab was surprised, "How? What about Mr. Ali Han?"

Eda: "Don't worry, I will solve the matter somehow."

Zeinab: "Look, Eda, I don't want you to stay in a difficult situation for me, you know."

Eda: "I'm telling you, I will solve the matter, don't worry."

Zainab: "Good, thank you."

***

Yildiz returned home after work. She changed her clothes and brought the laundry basket to start ironing. The ringing of the phone interrupted her. She put the iron on the table and headed towards her room. She picked up the phone to see that the caller was, Sadeqi, Khalid's driver.

Yildiz replied as she went back to ironing: "Hello. Good evening, Mr. Sedki. Did something happen?"

Sidqi: "There is nothing important. Mr. Khalid will go to Adapazarı to the factory tomorrow."

Yildiz asked in surprise, "Adapazarı, why?"

Sedqi: "Mr. Khalid will go and wants you to go with him."

Yildiz: "Okay. Shall I go with you?"

Sidqi: "No, you will go by helicopter."

Yildiz excitedly said, "By helicopter? Okay, see you tomorrow."

Yildiz hung up the phone and was almost flying with joy. "Helicopter! What do people wear for a helicopter?"

Yildiz realized that she had forgotten the iron on the shirt and quickly picked it up. "The shirt almost burned."

The next day came quickly. Yildiz went to work with great enthusiasm. Today, for the first time in her life, she will ride a helicopter.

A knock on the door interrupted Mr. Khalid's conversation on the phone.

Khalid: "Go ahead."

Yildiz entered the office carrying a glass of green drink. When Khalid saw her, he quickly ended his call.

Yildiz: "Good morning, Mr. Khalid."

Khalid: "Good morning."

Yildiz placed the glass in front of Khalid with a smile on her face.

Khalid: "Thank you. By the way, Yildiz, when we go to Adapazari, wear your clothes and not your work clothes. Is that possible?"

Yildiz excitedly: "Okay. We'll go by helicopter, right?"

Khalid smiled at her, "Yes."

Yildiz, with traces of happiness evident on her face, said, "Yes."

Khaled, smiling at her joy, said, "Are you very happy?"

Yildiz: "Yes, I was very happy, but actually I am a little afraid."

Khaled: "Don't be afraid."

Yildiz: "Okay"

Yildiz left excitedly and without noticing, she bumped into the table. She quickly apologized and left. Khaled laughed at her spontaneous actions.

Yildiz returned home to change into her work clothes. She wore a simple red shirt and black pants, with a pink coat and black boots. Then she let her hair fall over her shoulders as usual. She then went to the company and got into the car that would take her to the helicopter site, accompanied by Khaled.

Yildiz got out of the car and looked at the place with great excitement. The place in front of her was flat and spacious, with distinctive signs and signals indicating the location, such as a helicopter landing area. There were also some barriers to defining the boundaries of the designated helicopter area and providing safety.

Yildiz walked with Khalid towards the helicopter and boarded. Khalid sat next to her and helped her fasten her seatbelt and put on earphones to protect her ears from the noise of the helicopter engines. As soon as the helicopter rose, Yildiz looked at the stunning natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, and rivers surrounding the area with great admiration. While Yildiz was fascinated by the view, she did not notice Khalid's admiring looks at her.

After the helicopter landed, Khaled and Yildiz headed toward the fabric factory with the other employees. Yildiz went on a tour around the factory while Khaled began his work. Inside the factory, Yildiz found a variety of machines and equipment used in production processes, such as textile machines and spinning machines. She looked at the workers working in various stages of production, some of whom were wearing protective clothing and head covers.

Several hours later, Khaled took Yildiz to eat at a restaurant on the coast. The restaurant manager greeted them happily and ordered the waiter to quickly guide them to the best table. The waiter walked over, followed by Khaled Yıldız.

Khaled joked with Yildiz, "If I had not said that we were returning to Istanbul immediately, you would now be eating with at least a hundred men with a beard and mustache, while now you will be eating with only one."

Yildiz laughed, "Is something like this possible? I'm very happy. I'm having a very nice day."

Khaled: "Thank you." He pointed to her towards the table, "Sit down and I will wash my hands and come back."

Yildiz: "Okay"

Khaled returned several minutes later and sat in front of Yildiz.

Khaled: "Did you like these places?"

Yildiz excitedly said, "Like? I was amazed. You are a great manager. Your employees love and respect you very much, and I'm not saying this just to flatter you. You are energetic and keep up with everything. You are a great manager" Yildiz felt embarrassed, "Did I talk too much?"

Khaled laughed, "No. And I haven't encountered a positive person like you in a very long time, Yildiz. When you laugh, your eyes laugh. You have great energy."

Yildiz smiled, "Thank you."

Khaled: "You make a person very happy, and when you get married, you will make your husband happy. A man's happiness may be linked to how happy the woman next to him is. We spend a lot of money, but we cannot succeed in becoming happy."

Their conversation was interrupted by the arrival of food.

Yildiz: "How beautiful the food is. Your piece of meat is big. How are you going to eat it?"

Khaled laughed, "Enjoy your food."

The trip ended and Yildiz returned to Istanbul with Khaled by helicopter.

Yildiz happily said, "Mr. Khaled, thank you very much for everything."

Khaled: "It was nothing, Sedqi will drive you home."

Yildiz was embarrassed, "I can go alone, no need."

Khaled: "No, Sedqi will drive you home."

Yildiz got into Sedqi's car with an enthusiasm that she tried to hide. Today, for the first time, she rode in the back seat of the driver's car, just like those women who come to the restaurant.