As they walked toward the entrance, they saw a beautiful woman with a high ponytail wearing a dress shirt and a pencil skirt.
The shirt was a button-up style, but she had left most of the buttons unbuttoned—showing a large amount of cleavage.
She walked around with her chin up, surrounded by other female office workers.
"Katie, tell us! Is it true you get to see the president whenever you want?" one of the young female workers asked.
Katie turned around, her breasts nearly popping out of her shirt, and faced the girl who had asked. She smiled sweetly, but her eyes had a cold glint.
"Yes, of course. I'm very close to the president! Sometimes we even eat lunch together in his office!" she boasted.
"Wow, how lucky! What if he likes you, Katie?" another office worker asked.
Katie blushed. "Now now, don't go around telling people."
The female office workers felt like they had heard a big piece of news! Since Katie didn't deny it, then it must be true! The president of REN Corp liked Katie!
This meant that she had a high chance of being the future Mrs. of the company!
The coworkers immediately began to fawn over Katie, giving her compliments and congratulations.
Rayne and Ella watched this scene, feeling like something was a little off. Although Rayne had never met the president, she had had a chance to talk to Secretary Mathews.
She felt that if the president was anything like the secretary, then he would not go after someone who tried to parade her cleavage around like that.
Rayne shrugged it off. It didn't matter to her who the president liked anyway; she just wanted to know more about the contract.
She walked through the large glass double doors, following Ella to the main counter.
"Hello, welcome to REN Corporation. How may I help you?" asked a very polite older woman.
Ella turned to point toward Rayne and herself. "Hi, we are here to discuss a design contract."
Ella placed the golden envelope on the counter and signaled Rayne to do the same.
When the secretary saw the golden envelopes, she picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Hi, the two ladies with the golden tickets are here...yes...understood."
She then pushed the golden envelopes back toward Rayne and Ella.
"Please wait a moment, someone will be down to escort you," she said politely.
After a few minutes, Noah stepped out of the elevator and walked toward Rayne and Ella.
Katie walked in at this moment with the group of office workers and saw Noah personally escorting Rayne and Ella into the elevator.
"Who do you think they are? Secretary Mathews personally came down to greet them?" one of the females asked.
The others shook their heads, indicating they didn't know who the two women were.
"They were both very pretty, the woman with blonde hair has a really nice figure," another woman commented.
Katie clenched her hands, digging her nails into her palm. She was the only woman allowed on the same floor as the president's office, and she was supposed to have Secretary Mathews himself escort her!
Ignoring the women's gazes, she stormed off toward the elevator.
Noah guided Rayne and Ella out of the elevator and into a comfortable-looking waiting room. There were a few leather sofas and a table with many kinds of refreshments.
Rayne noticed Fabiano sitting on one of the sofas, drinking fancy mineral water.
Noah walked forward and faced the three winners of yesterday's contest.
"Welcome to REN Corporation! Thank you all for coming!
Ella. Fabiano. We have created a team for each of you to lead. These people are all familiar with the location, requirements, and timeline for each of the projects you will be working on. Use them as you need."
A man and a woman, both dressed professionally, walked into the room on cue.
Noah pointed and introduced them, "These are the project managers for your respective projects, and they will answer any questions you have."
After a few more introductions, Ella left with the male project manager, while Fabiano left with the female one.
Soon, only Rayne was left with Noah in the room.
"Ms. Weston, the project you will be working on is a bit special in nature, so you will be working with me directly," said Noah, smiling at Rayne.
Rayne was shocked! She was going to work with Secretary Mathews directly? She never would have guessed she would one day work so closely with the famous secretary of REN Corp!
"Let's head over to my office where we can begin," said Noah. He led Rayne back into the elevator, taking Rayne up to the top floor.
When Rayne walked out of the elevator, she marveled! The top floor had a unique design with only a few offices. A small reception desk stood in front of the elevator entrance, followed by a large hallway.
"The room to the right is a lounge that's fully stocked with snacks and drinks. Feel free to enjoy them whenever you like.
This door leads to the restrooms, and this one is the conference room."
They continued to walk down the hallway until they reached a set of heavy wooden double doors. The doors were engraved with the company's logo, the blooming lotus.
"This is the president's office. Please don't go inside unless you are invited."
Rayne nodded. She understood that someone like her would have no right to disturb the president.
Seeing Rayne nodding her head, looking like a frightened animal, Noah chuckled.
"If you follow me down here, this is my office."
They walked down the small hall on the right side to another large wooden door. There was a small golden plaque on the wall that read "Secretary Mathews."
"And this office across from me will be your office," he said, turning toward the wooden door opposite of them.
"My office? I get an office up here?" Rayne asked in disbelief.
Noah laughed, seeing her shocked expression. "Yes, since we will be working together, this is the most convenient way."
He led Rayne into her new office. It was huge, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city. There was a large office desk made of solid mahogany in the center of the room, with a computer on top.
Behind the desk, there were two high-quality drawing desks along the back wall. Next to the drawing desks was a shelf with any drawing tools needed for architectural design.
Rayne marveled at the amount of supplies that were on the large shelf. She noticed a number of items that she had never even used before.
The rest of the office contained a small, leisurely sitting area with a large leather couch.
"Okay, let's head over to my office to get to the important part," said Noah.
They walked into Noah's office, which was even larger than the one assigned to Rayne. Noah motioned for Rayne to take a seat at his desk as he walked over to the other side.
"Before we begin, I'm going to have to ask you to sign this NDA. It's basically an agreement that you will not discuss this project with anyone, even close family members and friends."
Rayne looked over the documents, reading the part that stated if she were to breach the agreement, she would need to pay the company more money than she could ever hope to make.
Instead of feeling frightened, she was more curious about what it was they wanted her to work on that would warrant such an agreement.
Noah watched her read through the document and was impressed that she could remain so calm after reading the frightening consequences. Instead, he watched her calmly read the entire document, then pick up a pen and sign it.
He was shocked. Surely, she should have at least asked a question or thought about it before signing.
"Secretary Mathews, I've signed it," she said, holding the signed document out toward Noah.
Noah snapped out of his shock and resumed his professional expression.
"Okay, great. Please allow me to stress the importance of keeping this project secret. In fact, the only other person who knows about this is the president himself."
Rayne nodded, agreeing. She was getting more and more curious, until a thought came to mind.
"Oh, Secretary Mathews, my only hope is that I'm not going to be involved in anything illegal or immoral," said Rayne hurriedly.
Noah shook his head, smiling. "No, don't worry. It's perfectly legal, and nothing bad."
Rayne let out a sigh of relief. She was worried that she would have to design an illegal torture chamber or something.
"Okay, now that we've come to an agreement, I will tell you what you will be working on."
Rayne sat up in her chair, listening carefully. She had a list of ideas in her head, such as a hotel or a new warehouse facility.
"You will be designing a fully fleshed-out version of the bunker you designed at the contest."