"Who the hell are you?" The translator said. "Get out," he said, pushing Ivy back.
"Hey! You don't treat a lady like that" Lucas Wintershall said.
"Believe me, sir, he is increasing the price," Ivy said to Lucas. Lucas looked at the translator, he could sense fear in him.
"Stay here and be my translator," Lucas said to Ivy.
"No sir, what if she's a fraudster?" The translator said.
"Well, we'll find out who the fraudster is soon," he replied.
The translator knew that he would be caught once Ivy translated for them, so he left the meeting angrily.
Ivy had to pacify the French client by explaining the situation at hand to him.
The meeting started over again and in under ten minutes, Lucas Wintershall and his French client had concluded.
"Merci mademoiselle" the French client thanked Ivy as he left the restaurant and just then Flynn arrived.
"You did well, young lady," Lucas said. "You just helped the Wintershall empire save some dollars from getting into a fraudster's hand " he added.
"I am Lucas Wintershall" CEO of Wintershall Group of companies.
"Wintershall?" Ivy was stunned, she just met with a member of the Wintershall family.
"Hello sir, I'm Ivy, Ivy Montes" Ivy said while shaking hands with Lucas.
"Here's my card, Ms. Montes," Lucas said. "Call me whenever you need help," he said.
"Thank you sir" she replied as she watched him walk away.
"Isn't that Lucas Wintershall? " Flynn asked her.
"Yes, it is, "she said dreamingly.
"What happened? You were talking to him"Flynn asked.
"Well, it's a long story, I can't cut it short," Ivy said. "Let's go, " she added.
**Wintershall mansion
"Is anyone home?" Greg Wintershall asked as he gently walked into his son's mansion.
"Father?" Joanne was shocked to see her father-in-law all of a sudden. Well, it was quite expected, he had invited Adrian over to his place but her stubborn son chose to postpone the visit.
"Joanne! My daughter, how are you doing?"
"I'm fine dad, you didn't tell anyone you'd be coming over," Joanne said trying to hide her anxiety.
"I wanted to surprise you all, where are your kids and husband?" Greg asked.
"Adrian is at work, Ellie went to school and Lucas went to a business meeting, " she replied.
"O….." Greg's words were interrupted by the sound at the door.
"Honey, I'm home " Lucas sounded excited. "Where are you?" He said as he walked into the living room to see his wife and dad.
"Dad?" Lucas was shocked.
"My boy!!" Greg smiled all excited to see Lucas again. "Heard you went for a business meeting, how did it go?"
"It went well, thanks to a lady who bailed me from getting duped," Lucas replied.
"Getting duped?" Greg and Joanne asked together.
"What happened at the meeting, son?" Greg asked as Lucas went ahead to narrate all that happened at the restaurant.
**Vile restaurant
"Wow, so you mean you saved the mighty Wintershall corporations from losing billions today?" Flynn asked, extremely awed at her friend's bravery. "You should ask Lucas for help, girlfriend?" She added.
"Huh?" Ivy was confused
"Ask him to get you a job, so you'd be able to leave your father's house and finally get your mother's company back" Flynn suggested.
"Not only the company, but the house also is for my mom," Ivy said with sadness.
"That's why you should ask Lucas Wintershall for help, I'm sure he'd help you out," Flynn said as she held Ivy's hands in hers.
"Alright, I will do that later," Ivy said.
"No, do it now! Rich businessmen hardly keep their phones with them, try calling him right now" Flynn reasoned.
"Okay," Ivy was dialing the number on the card when another call came in. It was from Brandon and he was already in the restaurant, approaching her.
"Flynn, I got to go," Ivy said as she hurriedly stood up to meet Brandon.
"We need your help Ivy, come home with me now," Brandon said. Ivy wondered what her family needed her for, it must be pretty important for him to come over to get her.
"My help? With what Dad?" Ivy asked.
"A business contract," Brandon said. "I have been pursuing a 100 million dollar contract with a foreign investor for our company and now the client wants to meet up with a representative, " he said. "And you're better than us all when it comes to things like this, so help us seal the deal, child "
Ivy was quiet so Brandon was scared that she might reject the offer.
"If you get to seal the deal, we'd pay off our debt to the big boss and have an extra fifty million for the company and finally I'd give you ownership of the company back"
Ivy's eyes shone as she heard the juicy offer. She was going to get her mother's company back, finally. Brandon smiled inwardly, he knew the only way to get Ivy to go for the meeting was if he told her she'd be getting the company back. If Ivy goes to the meeting, he'll be free from the debt he owes.
"Where and when is the meeting?" Ivy asked.
"8 pm tonight, at the Bando Hotel," Brandon said.
"Okay, I'd go," she replied.
"Thank you, Ivy, thank you," Brandon said smiling. Ivy wished he could be this nice to her every day, but she was grateful for the opportunity, she was going to gain a lot after tonight's meeting with the foreign client.
As soon as they got home, Miranda called a hair stylist and even got her different pretty gowns to wear. Ivy went to the spa and had a pedicure and manicure. She was dolled up and treated well.
"If only this night could last forever," Ivy thought as she looked at herself in the mirror. She was pretty. "I have to seal this deal at all costs tonight, else the big boss will kill us all, our two days of grace expire in a few hours," she said. She looked at herself one last time, said a short prayer, and left the room.
"Good luck Ivy, make us proud," Brandon said.
"Make sure you seal the deal, okay ?" Miranda told her.
She looked at Janice who was smiling and she furrowed her brows. "What was making Janice smile?" She thought as she dragged her gown, a bit down to cover her legs. As she walked into the already-packed taxi in front of her house, she realized how thin her dress was. It was an open-back gown with tiny hands around the arm. It wasn't proper for a business meeting but that was the dress everyone voted her to wear.
She suddenly felt tense, she was having a bad feeling about the meeting so she decided to text Flynn to calm her nerves