Tobias went down to the reception area after receiving Winter's signal. He wandered about trying to just get a glimpse at everyone name tag. He wasn't really aware of his surroundings resulting in him suddenly bumping into a man.
"Am sorry, so sorry" he apologized very fast and politely. He suddenly realized what he did! Winter had warned him to absolutely act arrogant like every other of Josephina's servants. He apologized on instinct now.
"Sorry" The man nodded and leave.
Tobias wiped his sweat "dodged that bullet" the man didn't ask of who he is.
He walked to another floor filled with rows of cubicle.
"This is going to take forever" he signed and started walking around.
Harry, Princess, Qingqing, Conrad, Clint.
It didn't take long for those in the cubicle to notice him...he was the only one walking and lazing.
"Sorry, which department are you from?" A man approached him with a not so friendly attitude. Young people do work in their office which is not a big deal to them however they know the rules of no disturbing. Or the boy might be here to steal company secrets.
"Me?" Tobias shuffled nervously and peeked at the man frightening height again.
This man will definitely break every single and pathetic bones in his body if he gives the wrong answer.
"Which department are you from?" The man rushed forward aggressively. The boy must be here to steal company secrets!
Other people noticed the commotion and walked by.
"What's wrong?" Someone asked.
"I think this boy is here to steal secrets" Someone replied angrily. They worked hard on those and now someone is attempting to steal it.
"He looks like a freshman"
"These young people don't know what Josephina can do"
"That's exactly why they keep daring her"
"I heard some freshmen beat up her daughter and got away with it, that's probably why they can dare her again"
The man from earlier isn't bothered with the gossip and faced the timid Tobias.
"Which department are you from?"
"I am from no department" Tobias replied trying to gain lost momentum. He is really pathetic and almost useless like Papillon says.
"You are lying!"
Tobias"???" Is there a 'no' department?!
"I don't mean 'no' department, I meant I am not from here"
The man rushed forward to pinch his neck with a crazy look in his eyes, they have authority to kill if they found an intruder.
"I am with Winter! Winter Powers!"
The man rushing stopped abruptly but due to the inertial he slid and hit someone's cubicle.
Tobias peeked from the gaps of his hands which he had used to cover his face.
"What did you say?"
This matter is getting serious.
"I said am with young miss Powers" He repeated with more confidence.
The man scrutinized him with a hint of disdain in his eyes.
'when did the young miss get low standards' The man misunderstood and thought he is her boyfriend.
If Tobias knew what the man was thinking, he would turn blue and red from choking. He too is a hunk...just this place is common with hunks.
"So what do you want here sir?" The tone had changed three—sixty degree now filled with immense respect with a hint of hidden disdain.
Tobias puffed up his chest feeling proud.
'She is right! I can get anywhere with her name'
The faces of the people on the floor changed.
Tobias belatedly realize they can read his thoughts. His smile stiffened.
'get out of my head'
If he hadn't said who he was with, he would have become minced meat.
"By the order of the young miss I want all your names" Tobias said.
They all pointed to one place, a closed office with the word supervisor on it.
He walked to it majestically and knocked, with the aggressiveness of the one,the one inside must be worse so it's better for him to knock first.
"Come in" A deep and terrifying voice sounded from the inside.
Tobias gulped and walked in.
A man with a deep terrifying scar on his cheeks was inside. He stared at Tobias with a plain look and wore his glasses.
"Oh you are the young man from earlier" he said with a small smile.
This is the man he had bumped into earlier.
"Good afternoon sir" Tobias was eternally grateful that the man wore his glasses or he would just let out a squeak and escape from here.
"What can I do for you?" The man asked burying his head back in his files.
"On behalf of the young miss Powers am here to ask for names of the employees" said Tobias.
The man looked up at him just blinking as if processing what the young man just said. He acted like he didn't know the young miss Powers the yothe young man said and just sat there thinking.
"Hello" Tobias
"Hello?" Tobias
The man eyes finally regained focus.
"Let me call to check" The man picked up his telephone.
"Wait"Tobias quickly texted Winter "okay"
The man made the call and said a few words with the one on the other end before finally dropping the phone.
"Give me a while to print it out" The man said and walked over to the printer.
Tobias texted Winter again. When the man man made the call, his heart was in the throat ready to jump out of his mouth. The man must have noticed his nervousness that's why he kept looking at him with suspicious eyes.
Even now he is still afraid of the man, what if he went to call with another phone and Winter doesn't know how to handle that?!
Winter last two texts made him really scared, his phone nearly fall from his hands.
[To keep your life]
"Mm" he whimpered.
"Here it is" The man brought out two neat papers.
Tobias took pictures of the papers" you can keep them for future purposes" he said magnanimously and walked out of the office.
The people in the cubicles were disappointed he came out alive and well.
Tobias smiled smugly and went out of the department. He went to several other departments and they worked with him smoothly not asking for any call of permissions. He couldn't help but look down on their lack of professionalism.
He was done and decided to head back to Josephina's office but remembered something and headed to the snacks area.
On his way back to the office he saw someone exiting the elevator and his jaw dropped. The one yesterday can't compare to this one.
The man nodded and passed his side.
"Doesn't that that man have yellow eyes?"