Chapter 22
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Nicolas POV
I sent Lana back to the hotel with Long. I stayed at the dining table, looking at the dinner that I made especially for her. I wanted to treat her to a great dinner.
Ever since I found out that she didn't have any friends, I have tried my best to make her feel like she is a great friend to me and Long. But there is something else that is going on with her, which I cannot put my finger on and that is annoying me. I want to know who is in her life that stops her from having a normal life.
I had no appetite to eat, so I got up and left for my room, I got inside my office and decided to get some work done to keep my mind off her. I was in the middle of work when Long arrived.
“Knock brother”, he said as he walked inside and set on the chair in front of me.
I looked up and asked, “Did you check if the room was safe?”.
Long nodded and said, “I have, and also she will be coming to work from tomorrow, did you want me to move her to our other smaller companies if you are uncomfortable with her around the office?”.
“No, let her stay there”, is all I said.
After a few moments of silence, Long spoke again.
“I think there is someone or something, that makes her rethink everything about life”, he said quickly, looking in serious thinking.
I lifted my head and popped my hands under my chin.
“I think so too, she has nightmares, she flinches when someone yells at her, and we cannot forget how her classmate was bullying her inside the lift”, I said, thinking about it deeply.
“I don't think it would be wise to blame her for what she said to you, I think she needs us”, Long said as he stood up to leave.
“Thank you, brother,”, I said as he stepped out of my office and disappeared into the dark halls.
The next day......
I was sitting in my office when Lana came through the lift door, she was wearing light blue jeans and a nice puggy top, with her hair tied up in a pony. Unlike other girls, she doesn’t wear fancy clothing or too much makeup, but my god she looks like a true goddess.
“Good morning, Lana”, I greeted her as I stood up to welcome her.
“Good morning, Sir Nicolas”, she replied with a smile. There was a hint of sadness in her eyes.
But I did not want to see any sadness in those beautiful eyes of her, so I decided to make her feel easy around me.
“Did you manage to get a tour of the company yesterday?”, I asked her as I walked up to her, and she nodded.
“Brother Long showed me the company”, she said as she tried to hide her eyes from me.
“That is great then, I have decided to make your contract inclusive. So, that would mean, that you can work from California for our company”, I said as I picked up a file on my desk that had all her contracts.
The sadness in her eyes quickly changed into happiness,
“Omg really Sir Nicolas?”, she screamed in excitement.
“Hehe, Yes, I know that you will have to leave soon, so, we would still like you to work for our company”, I said as I handed her the contract.
She took the contract from my hand and started reading it.
“Also. Your annual salary will be around 1$ million and you get a company car, phone, and laptop”, “If there are any other terms and conditions, that you might have, let me know and I can add them to your contract before you sign them”, I said as I walked closer to her.
But after hearing my sentence, she froze, her mouth hung open. Not being able to process what I just offered her.
“You are joking, right? 1$ million is a lot of money Sir Nicolas”, she said, shaking her head.
I laughed at how cute her reaction was.
“It is exactly what your role is worth, and with your ability, it is perfect, and also you will be getting extra cash after each design that you make out”, I said as I walked her to her office.
“We will show you everything here, and once you go back, you can just online chat with the head office or if you are required to come in then you would need to fly in, okay?”, I said and placed a different file on her desk.
“I will do my best Sir Nicolas, I won’t let you down”, she said as she bowed her head to me.
“I will expect nothing less, and, do me a favor and don’t call me Sir please, we are friends remember?”, I said as I walked out of her office.
“Oh, and before I leave, I have put your first project on your desk, read through it, and according to the request, you are to design a company for us”, I said as I walked out, leaving her to get to work.
She nodded and went to her desk.
During the day, I kept peeking at her from my office window, and Lana was so busy designing her first project.
She had her hair up in a messy bun, and two pens on either side of her ears. And she was leaning on the table, sketching her life away. I loved how enthusiastic she was to complete her design.
Seeing that it was almost lunchtime, I walked up to her office and knocked on her door,
“It’s time for lunch, don't overdo your health, make sure you go downstairs and eat lunch”, I said to her and left.
I came down to the company cafeteria when Lana arrived right after me, her hair still in a messy bun, and pen behind her ears.
She got in the line, and I ordered her to go before me and she did.
She looked at all the food and opened her wallet. But suddenly she asked the cafe attendant just for a bottle of orange juice. I was concentrating on Lana so much that I did not realize when Long came beside me. I frown formed on my face, seeing that she didn’t get a proper lunch.
“Do you want me to organize lunch for both of you upstairs?”, Long said, breaking my concentration.
“I put my hands in my pockets and nodded and left for upstairs.
Once I was up, I messaged Lana, to come upstairs, and within a couple minutes, she was up.
“You called for me?”, she asked as she, put her drink down.
I looked at her and smiled, “Yes, Long wanted to eat lunch with us, so I decided why don't the three of us eat lunch here?”, I asked, as I monition for her to take a seat, and she did.
“Nicolas why is it that when you are around others, you don't usually smile or talk?”, she asked suddenly.
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