Love me again

The Boss

Shocked, Anna does not know what to do... In front were three good looking gentlemen but the one in a black suit caught her attention. He stood tall with more than 6 feet, he is blessed with a pretty face and a prominent jaw line. He looks foreign but not pure Caucasian. His eyes were not blue or grey but more of brown. She was staring at him until Marie greeted them.

"Good evening, Mr. Daniels. How was your flight, Sir?" Standing abruptly, Marie greeted the man in a black suit and exchanged pleasantries with the two other men on tail.

"Good evening, ladies. Oh, it's fine. Thank you." Mr. Daniels smiled, returning the greetings and glancing at the three lovely ladies in front of him.

"Jack here is my assistant and Mike, my associate." referring to the men in blue and black suits respectively. He stopped at the moment and noticed Anna on the right side of Marie. He squinted his eyes as if remembering something.

" By the way, you are?" Mr. Daniels asked while looking at Anna... Seemingly recalling her from somewhere... Anna smiled timidly and looked down to avoid his gaze.

"Oh, this is Anna, Sir, our designer/assistant marketing director. And this is Candy, my secretary." Marie introduced the girls.

But Mr. Daniels' eyes are glued to Anna. Anna raised her head and as if there's a force urging her to look at the man in front of them.

" A-Anna, Anna Miranda, Sir. Nice to meet you." almost stuttering, Anna politely greeted the boss. She hoped he wouldn't remember her from the incident this morning.

"Or shall we say, again, Ms. Miranda?" the man inquired, grinning and squinting his eyes over Anna. There's a smirk on his face.

But she was wrong. He definitely did remember her! Anna panicked inside.

"Oh, sorry about earlier, Sir. That was an isolated incident. And - and definitely that was an accident." she asked for an apology. "And.. about compensation, I will be responsible for your car, Sir.. I'm so sorry." Anna said. Recalling the event, although she thinks that it was not her fault but she was the one to hit his car, she couldn't argue this time knowing that this man is their boss, their big boss!

With wide eyes, Marie and Candy looked shocked at Anna as if saying, 'Oh my, So this is the so-called Al*en!?' Anna just stare at them as if saying, I will tell you later... And the girls understood.

To change the atmosphere, Marie invited the guests to sit down and instructed the waiters to serve the dishes. They ordered a variety of Filipino dishes to indulge their half american boss. But Anna didn't enjoy the dishes. She tasted the food bland. Maybe because in front of her was Mr. Daniels and he was glancing at her from time to time. It made her difficult to swallow the food.

Even Marie and Candy sensed this awkward situation on their table. They exchanged glances as Anna let out a sigh.

Anna hoped this dinner end soon. After the dinner, they continued with their business discussion. Everyone seated with straight and eager for the meeting, especially Anna who wanted to finish this meeting the soonest time possible.

Candy distributed the folder to the gentlemen. Anna started the presentation. She presented the proposal well even she is feeling uncomfortable with the gazes and mockery on the eyes of Mr. Daniels. He stares at her and smirks before looking back at the folder in front of him. This made Anna nervous and lost in focus. But she told herself to gather herself together to finish the presentation.

After Anna finished the presentation, Mr. Daniels cleared his throat and said...

" This is the summer collection, right?" Mr. Daniels looked at her. But without waiting for her reply, he added "Don't you think it is so chick? As you all know, we do not cater the teenage group alone. We have to see to it that all age group were given importance. Right Ms. Miranda?" Inquired Mr. Daniels with a smirk on his handsome face. He was staring at her without blinking, intimidating her.

" Yes, Sir. I agree." Anna answered after a deep breath. "But as you can see, not all designs were chick and for younger age group, Sir. They are never out of place even for middle aged women. And this is the trend now and it fits the taste of fashion today, Sir." explained Anna. She made hand gestures while explaining, showing her confidence in her statement. She didn't want to be intimidated. She has to prove her point well.

"Exactly my point, Ms. Miranda. This is fashion and trend today. But does it makes any different from the cheap imported products? Remember, we are the quality and uniqueness our customers need.." emphasized Mr. Daniels while staring at her. The people on the table sensed the tension between the two already. But they cannot do anything as they were caught at the middle of the argument.

"I will be staying in the Philippines for..." He looked at Jack, asking for his schedule. Jack immediately signaled two with his fingers.

"... 2 weeks. I need you and your team to revise the designs in one week. Keep these designs, just add the suggestions and recommendations. " he added, putting his pen down, indicating that the meeting is over.

"And before I forgot, I need your number, Ms. Miranda. My driver will call you for reimbursement later." he said with furrowed brows.Then he stand up, closing his suit jacket. The other two gentlemen stood up as well.

As the host, Marie stood up immediately to thanked Mr. Daniels and his colleagues.

"Thank you so much, Sir. Rest assured your comments and suggestions were properly noted and will be done as soon as possible. Thank you for your time, Mr. Daniels." Marie and Mr. Daniels shook their hands.

Mr. Daniels just hummed in response and glaced at Anna on the other side of the table. And then, they left.