After Hank had left Rivers Holdings, he couldn't help but be in a good mood. He sat in the back of his luxury car just reminiscing about everything that had happened that day.
Oh, my mountain fairy. So your name is Chelsy Powers. Finally, I have found you. Hank thought to himself with a big smile on his face.
Gina and Asher were sitting in front, and this was actually the first time they had seen Hank smiling this much.
Asher had been Hank's driver for over ten years, and this was the first time he had seen Hank truly happy. He cleared his throat and looked through the rear mirror, and said, '' Sir Hank, I can see today is a happy day.''
Surprisingly to Gina and Asher, Hank replied. ''Yes it is Asher.''
Gina and Asher were shocked. They looked at each other in bewilderment. Hank was never someone to engage in small talk. He was a man of few words, and didn't engage in conversations with his staff.
Hank, who had been leaning, and resting his head on his car, raised his head and said, ''Gina, I want you to give me complete details about Chelsy Powers. Don't leave out anything. When I mean anything, I mean anything. I will want that information as soon as possible.'' Gina nodded and replied, ''Sure boss. I will get working on that right away.'' Gina was so efficient in her work and took it seriously. That is why Hank had kept her by his side all these years.
It had been four days, and back at Rivers Holdings, it was a very busy day for Chelsy and her teammates.
Since she had been upgraded to a full-time staff member, she had been given a lot of responsibilities and tasks to handle. Since Rivers Holdings was a technology company and one of the main subsidiaries of Fitzwilliam Group, they were in charge of hosting the annual robotics summit, which was to be held in six months.
This was the first time the event would be held in Europe, and Rivers Holdings was selected to be the host.
It was indeed a grand event which could make or mar their image. So a lot of pressure was being placed on all the departments, to ensure that the event ran smoothly without any hitch.
Erica's team and Nicole's team were asked to come up with proposals, since their department was in charge of organizing the entire event.
Nicole's team, which was team A, had always been winning in terms of their ideas, creativity and presentations.
Since Chelsy had joined Erica's team, she had promised herself that this time around, team B would definitely come up with a great proposal.
So Chelsy had spent sleepless nights for weeks, trying to come up with creative ideas which might help her team.
They had all done their best, and decided to go with Chelsy's idea. ''Hey Chelsy. Remember you are the one representing our team today before Mister Kyle Hastings and some of the directors. I know we all have prepared very well. Even if our proposal is not selected, we will move on. Anyway, it is normal for our team to always lose to team A. Not because we aren't doing a great job, but because the head of department always prioritizes Nicole.'' Erica told Chelsy.
Chelsy looked at Erica and gave a warm smile, and said, ''Come on Erica. It doesn't matter whether our proposal is selected or not. The most important thing is, we all, together with team A, will do our very best to ensure the event goes well. I guess that should be our focus right now. By the way, I trust the efforts our team has put together, and I know our proposal is great. So, let's go now, before the higher ups start coming.''
Erica just nodded, and they headed to the conference room.
Nicole and her team were already seated. When they saw Chelsy and Erica, Nicole gave a condescending sneer and said, ''Team losers. We will still beat you as we have always done. Prepare to lick your tears.'' They gave an annoying cackle which sounded like old hags laughing before a midnight ritual.
Chelsy just walked over to her seat, without uttering a single word. Erica wanted to say something, but Chelsy held her hand and shook her head. Erica just swallowed her words and sat down.
Shortly after, Kyle Hastings and some of the directors arrived. To everyone's surprise, the CEO, Daniel, walked in with his secretary. Everyone was amazed.
Earlier on, Daniel was in his office, going through some documents, when his personal assistant, Lucas, had reported to him that all the departments were coming up with their final proposals that day.
He asked about the PR department and their proposals. ''Sir, they will be presenting their proposals after lunch today, and that will be done by Miss Brown and Miss Powers.''
When Daniel heard that Chelsy was going to do a presentation, he raised his eyebrows. Wow, so Chelsy is presenting today. He thought to himself. He gave a little smile and said, ''Lucas, cancel all my meetings before two pm. I will be attending the presentation.''
Lucas just nodded and said, ''Yes sir.'' He left, and went down to the conference room.
When everyone saw him, they were so surprised. He moved over and sat at the head of the table and said, ''You guys can ride on.''
Nicole was the first to present. When she realized that Daniel was present, her joy knew no bounds. If she had the slightest idea that Daniel was going to be present, she would have worn a revealing outfit to entice Daniel.
She stood, and walked seductively to the front. She did her presentation, and kept eye contact with Daniel. When she was done, everyone gave a loud round of applause.
She knew she had done an amazing job, and team B's proposal couldn't come an inch closer to her proposal. She walked back to her seat, feeling so confident and proud.
Mister Kyle Hastings, who had been staring at Chelsy all through, spoke with a bright smile on his face. ''That was an amazing proposal and presentation from team A. Can the representative for team B present their proposal?''
Chelsy stood up, and walked to the front. She had plain maroon trousers which she paired with a belch blouse. Her hair had grown longer, and she put it up in a ponytail. Her entire outfit was demure and modest, with no parts of her body exposed, yet she still succeeded in making heads turn. She was truly breathtaking even with no makeup on. The men in the conference room were drawn to her simple, yet beautiful face.
She greeted everybody once more and thanked them for coming. Because Chelsy was such a hard worker and a dedicated teammate, she felt confident that she knew what she was presenting. When she did presentations back in Wolverton, she didn't feel nervous at all, because she had prepared well for them.
This time around, not only was she not nervous, she had performed exceptionally well. At the end of her presentation, there was a deafening round of applause in the conference room.
Daniel looked at Chelsy, and gave a warm smile. ''That was an amazing presentation, Miss Powers.'' Chelsy thanked him and walked back to her seat.
Nicole, who sat down looking like a bitter ex, and sending invisible daggers through her eyes, muttered under her breath, ''that lowlife.''
Kyle Hastings, who was the head of that department, cleared his throat and spoke. ''Both proposals are exceptionally great. Miss Brown did well as usual.''
When Nicole heard this, she gave a proud look at Chelsy and just rolled her eyes. Kyle went on to say, ''But this time around, I think Miss Power's proposal is perfect for the event. It is well laid out and detailed. So team B, congratulations. We will go with your proposal. Both teams will work together with the approved proposal.''
When Chelsy and her team heard this, they were so ecstatic. ''Thank you very much sir.'' Erica replied. Daniel stood up and looked at Chelsy one more time, gave a warm smile and raised his thumb up and said, ''Good job Chelsy.'' He walked out of the conference room.
Nicole had been sitting down with her face red with rage. This can't be. How could they choose their proposal over mine? And did Mister Rivers just call Chelsy by her first name? She thought to herself.
As they went back to their office space, Nicole walked over to Chelsy's desk and said in a harsh and condescending tone, ''Listen to me, you this wretch. I don't know how you manipulated Mister Hastings to go along with your proposal, but trust me, I will soon find out.'' Chelsy was already tired from this constant office bickering with Nicole. She took in a deep breath and then exhaled.
''Nicole, please, can we stop all this office comparison and fights and just work as a team? This bickering between our teams isn't good for us. Please let's just bury whatever hatchet we have and work together.''
Nicole gave a sarcastic laughter and said, ''I don't deal with losers. You better watch your back.'' She spun on her heels, and went back to her seat.
Chelsy let out a big sigh and focused on her computer.
The next day, Erica, Cleopatra and Ruben had come back from lunch. Chelsy didn't go because she wasn't feeling hungry.
When they got back, they all surrounded Chelsy. ''Hey Chelsy, we are so glad you were assigned to our team. You came here after us, but we have learned a lot from you. Thanks to your ideas, our team has won for the very first time in two years. You are truly a ray of sunshine in our team.''
Erica walked over to Chelsy and gave her a hug. ''Come on guys. I didn't do that alone. You know we all did it as a team. It is a collection of all of our ideas and not just mine alone.'' Chelsy replied.
As they sat down talking, a delivery man walked in and said, ''Hello. Please, I am looking for Miss Chelsy Powers.''
Chelsy raised her head and said, ''I am Chelsy. How can I help you?''
The man walked over to her with a beautiful bouquet, made up of pink and red roses. ''Please sign here.'' The man said, pointing at the electronic proof of the delivery device.
Chelsy signed, and he handed the bouquet over to her.
Chelsy was so shocked because this was the first time someone had ever sent her flowers. The only person who had given her flowers before, was Melinda, during her graduation from Wolverton University.
''Oh my goodness. Chelseee!''
Cleopatra squealed like a little girl. ''Who sent you this beautiful bouquet of pink and red roses? And to think it was delivered by prime floral, the most expensive floral shop in the city.''
Chelsy couldn't wrap her head around it. ''I don't know. I think there should be a card inside.'' Chelsy replied.
She picked out the card which said 'When you see these blooms, remember I am thinking of you.'
Chelsy furrowed her brows, ''But the card didn't say who sent them.''
Cleopatra and Erica looked more excited than Chelsy when they saw the flowers. ''Girl, it shows you have a secret crush. These flowers look so luxurious and expensive. I am certain they should be coming from someone wealthy.'' Cleopatra explained with her eyes gleaming.
Chelsy was not moved at all. She had promised herself not to be involved with any man. ''Cleopatra, if you love these flowers, please can you keep them?''
Cleopatra looked at Chelsy with a funny expression and said, ''Girl. As much as I like them, I can't keep them. They were sent to you and not me. Just keep them and respect the individual who sent them, even if you don't know nor like them.''
Chelsy was already tired from all the noise, and walked back to her seat with the flowers.
Nicole, who had been watching from her seat, was filled with jealousy and envy. This was the first time anyone in their office had ever received such an expensive bouquet of flowers. ''Why does she always get the good things? Nicole bitterly muttered to herself.