Jesus!
I slowly turned my head to the area beside me. Beside me, there was a man dressed in a sleek suit, standing elegantly without moving an inch. How long has this man been standing there?!
"...Uh…I-"
"I am Dane Lucien, forgive me for my late introduction…"
Dane Lucien?! Davian's brother?!
"...I-I am Camille Reinhold!"
I quickly stood up from my seat and bowed shallowly to the man.
It was convenient that I didn't tie my hair up. If I did, this man would see the horror written on my face. Just who the hell would have a happy face if they run into a big shot of the underworld?!
Why is this man here instead of Davian in the first place?!
"Ah…I see, the soon to be new secretary…"
The man let out a gentle smile.
"No need to be so tense…My brother will lament and cry if I accidentally scare away his new secretary…"
Dane added in a casual tone with a little laugh at the end of his statement.
Damn he's a nice man. If Nate didn't show me the profile of the three brothers beforehand, nothing would make me believe that this man commits heinous crimes.
"I…I'm not his secretary yet…"
I answered.
"Haha…You already are."
I furrowed my brows in confusion. I swear it's not because the man is annoying me…That's just my immediate reaction when I'm confused.
"Please take a seat."
I did as the man, Dane, told.
Dane took a seat opposite to me and suddenly took out a white folder from the leather case he was carrying…I didn't even notice he was carrying something! Is there a gun inside that leather case?!
"Something suddenly came up and my brother couldn't interview you personally, so he sent me here instead. Are you disappointed?"
I couldn't tell if the man in front of me was joking or not, but if job interviews taught me anything, it is to make sure you keep your soon to be employer happy with your answers.
"O-of course I'm not! Thank you very much for interviewing me today! I'm sorry for wasting your time!"
I'm actually disappointed…I mean, I was curious about Davian.
"Pfft…haha…"
The man laughed gently again.
"I told you…You don't have to be so tense."
Wow…I really can't believe this man is a criminal. He's even radiating kindness from how I see it. Maybe his older brother is just forcing him to commit crimes…Poor guy.
"Now then…I already have a very good first impression of you, Miss Camille Reinhold. I would personally hire you immediately if it was me, but it's my brother we are talking about…"
Dane paused for a second and opened the white folder. He them took out a sheet of paper—sh*t that's my resume.
"He only wants to confirm your skills and experience. I hope that is okay with you…"
"It's no problem at all."
I replied with a genuine smile.
For a second, I got scared when he took a sheet of paper—it was only a sheet of paper! Why the hell am I so nervous!
"So…Miss Camille, you graduated college a year ago with computer science as your program?"
"Yes."
I answered.
The man then thoroughly scanned the paper from top to bottom. As he did that, my heart started to beat faster…What if my experience and skills aren't enough?
"Your resume is quite impressive."
…Thank goodness.
"One last question though…"
Damn it! More questions!
"...What is it?"
"Can you work under pressure? You do know what kind of boss you'll have if you accept this job, right?"
For a second, I felt concerned about my actions. Why did this man have to remind me of the dangers waiting for me when I accept this job?
I unconsciously took a deep breath and closed my eyes for a second. I need to call down my beating heart first.
"Yes, I can work under whatever kind of pressure and I do know what kind of boss I'll have when I accept this job."
I answered with determination.
I actually don't know what kind of person Davian is, but I know he's a criminal and he's filthy rich. I'll be receiving money from two ends after I gain access to the mainframe computer…hehehehe…
"I'm taking your word for it. You're hired."
Easier than I thought. I can't believe a big shot of the underworld took a liking to my resume. I did lie about some of my skills written there but…Those are just skills I can learn and master in a day. It doesn't matter.
"Thank you very much!"
I beamed with happiness.
After our talk, we proceeded to leave the restaurant and before he got inside his car, Dane then handed me a small card.
"Your work will officially start tomorrow. Go to this address to meet with my brother, he'll be the one to explain to you what you should do…"
"Yes. Thank you very much again…"
I accepted the card with both hands.
Mainframe computer, here I come!
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"M-ma'am, a-are you sure this is the right address?"
The driver of the taxi I hailed asked with nervousness lingering on his being.
I'm also becoming more and more nervous by the second because of this old man. He's talking like he's familiar with this address!
"Uh…Yes."
"I see."
I only hugged my bag tighter after hearing the old man's grim response.
Right now, I can stop this taxi and jump out, run away from this deal and forget about the prize money for completing this job, and forget about buying a house in Maldives too, but…
"Ma'am, this is as far as I can go."
Don't say it like that!
As I looked out the car's closed window, a huge black gate came into sight. I can't even see what's beyond the gate because of the big trees.
"...Thank you."
I said and got off the taxi with only my bag accompanying me.
The taxi and the old man immediately left. I can't run away now.
"Who's there?"