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Jeremy did not look interested when Ellie An tried to give him what she considered as her most alluring look. HHis long finger tapped on the file as he smiled at the woman.
"It seems like your company is interested in building a business complex at City L," he said.
"And your company will invest, right?" Ellie An said with a wink.
Jeremy held himself from scoffing. He ended up just smiled.
"And you think that I will agree without any presentation?"
Ellie's mouth opened but she managed to control her emotion. She smiled instead.
Jeremy's attention was diverted at the time on the clock. It was almost 4.30 pm. Has Ryn done with her work or she was still in the middle of her work?
Ellie sensed that she has lost his attention. Her eyes narrowed. Had she lost her control over men? When she was in the university, all boys and even lecturers were eyeing her with interest whenever she went. She could pick anyone she wanted but she did not think any of them was in the same status as her.
But it did not mean she was 'in love' with this man in front of her. It just hit her ego. This morning, she was full of confidence that she could get this contract easily but now, her presence was actually ignored by this man.
Outrageous.
She cleared her throat and amplified her seductive look. She even adjusted her shoulders and shook her head, letting her hair rested over her shoulder.
Unfortunately for her, he did not blink an eye at her. He looked back at the proposal with a bemused smile. He did not know where she learned that he would agree for cooperation with just one meeting with no presentation at all. Was she so overconfident about herself?
Or maybe other companies were not as strict as his. He would not simply agree to any contract without looking at the pros and cons and what the company would receive in the end. Would they gain a lot of the loss would be higher?
"Miss An, I will think about this proposal and we'll get to you later," Jeremy said. He wanted to leave the office. He wanted to meet Ryn, to start his first step of wooing her.
It had been a long day for him at work. Surely, when Ryn knew how hardworking he was in the office, she would think how good he was and would melt her hardened heart a bit. Just a bit was fine as long as he got closer toward her heart.
"Jacob will contact your company for the next appointment. I would love to see your presentation on that day. Tightened up the proposal too," Jeremy said after he stood up. He put the proposal in front of the shocked Ellie.
Ellie's eyes widened in shock. Did he just signal her to leave?
But he hasn't signed the contract yet!
"Am I actually coming here at the wrong time?" she asked after she took a deep breath.
Jeremy just smiled. He did not want to tell her the truth because he knew it would be impolite and rude, but at the same time, he did not like the way she suddenly came here without an appointment and expected him to sign the contract without even studying it first.
She should expect this kind of treatment from him.
"Let me walk you to the door," Jeremy said without wasting any more time. He walked to the door and waited for Ellie to stand up and leave.
But it took her about five minutes to digest everything and stood up. She flipped her hair back and stormed to the door. She ignored the look from the other employees who were shocked to hear the angry tap-tap-tap from their boss's office.
"Jacob!"
Jacob jumped to his feet when Jeremy shouted his name. The others gave him a sorry look but none dared to approach him. They all watched as he grabbed his notebook and handphone and rushed into Jeremy's office.
"Why do you think the boss is calling for Jacob?" one of them asked his neighbor. They knew something would happen when that woman stormed into the office despite Jacob tried to stop her.
Poor Jacob.
Jacob closed the door and stood in front of the working table. He tried not to show how nervous he was as he faced his boss.
"Explain to me how she managed to come in here without an appointment?" Jeremy c.o.c.ked an eyebrow at his personal assistant. He did not even ask Jacob to handle his music career, only helping him handling his schedules and whatnot for both companies, as well as some little things like reminding him for special anniversaries if he was too busy to remember. And this happened?
"I'm sorry, boss. It's all my fault," Jacob knew it was his own mistake for his inability to stop Miss An. He couldn't just hold her from walking, right?
"Do not let this happens again. And, for the next meeting, I don't want to see her. Ask for someone else or it's a direct no," Jeremy warned coldly. He threw the proposal to Jacob. "Deal with it."
"Yes, boss." Jacob caught the file and nodded his head.
"Get out," Jeremy waved his hand.
Jeremy shook his head when his assistant left the room. He could not believe this happened. Jacob has been with him for years but Jacob still could make this stupid mistake?
He took another file to read. Just one last file before he could leave. That woman actually disturbed his plan but he could not just ignore his plan to woo Ryn. He did not want her to think that he was just bluffing when he said he would woo her.
He would woo her as if this was the first time they were seeing each other and fell in love.
*~*~*~*
Ryn bent down to adjust the ties of her heels. Then, she straightened and smiled as the FM signaled her to move.
She followed behind another model, doing her best walk on the runway. She showed the dress wrapping her body to the best, paused at the end of the runway to pose for the cameramen. Then, she turned around and walked back to the base of the runway, to the backstage to quickly change into another outfit.
It was close to 9.00 pm before she was done with her work. She quickly changed into her black sweatshirt and jeans. She did not touch her hair. It was too troublesome to wash her hair and clean her face in the ladies' room.
She checked the time and sighed. She was beyond exhausted despite she spent hours sleeping this morning.
A car stopped in front of her and she narrowed her eyes.
"Hello, beautiful. Alone?"
"Is that the best you can say?"
He laughed. He quickly went to the passenger side to open the door for her. "Give me a break. I haven't done this before."
She went into the car with a snort.
He helped clasped the seatbelt for her and went to the driver's side and put on his own seatbelt.
"Are you tired?" he asked.
"Hmm..."
"Just sleep. I'll send you home."
She yawned loudly for the answer. She closed her eyes sleepily and proceed to sleep. At least she could steal some winks on the way.
He smiled seeing her putting down her 'wall' right now. Of course, he understood it did not mean that they could forget what happened and acted like nothing happened, carry on being lovey-dopey. He still needed to woo her.
He glanced at the back, where a bouquet of red roses was resting beside the box of chocolate cake and a box of steaks he ordered from a restaurant. He planned to reheat the steak and ate with her for supper. He already chose a bottle of red wine from his collection to accompany the supper. For music, he planned to play a slow romantic piano playing he actually composed for her.
But once he saw how exhausted she was, he knew he needed to replan everything back. She would eat, he had no doubt of it, but he might need to scrap the romantic idea.
Oh well, he still could do the romantic meal when she was wide awake and ready to appreciate his romantic technique.
He drove the car carefully. As she was already drifted into the la-la land, he would not want anything to disturb her sleep. Even though it was quiet, his mind was busy thinking of the next step of his wooing plan. He must win her affection and love before they got engaged officially. He would not want her to feel forced when she learned of their engagement.
Since the time he knew he was in love with her when they were still students, he decided that she would be the first and the last. Even when he became a singer and so popular among girls, nothing interests him. Of course, so many beautiful girls and women tried to win his heart but his heart only belonged to her. But this love, he must admit, made him a bit suspicious of any man he did not know who looked at Ryn weirdly. He got so upset to see her touching other men in magazines and when he heard someone said she's close to another man, he could not control his jealousy anymore. Hence, the reason behind their first break-up.
This time around, he decided to control his emotion. He would trust her more. He should trust her more.
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Jeremy did not look interested when Ellie An tried to give him what she considered as her most alluring look. HHis long finger tapped on the file as he smiled at the woman.
"It seems like your company is interested in building a business complex at City L," he said.
"And your company will invest, right?" Ellie An said with a wink.
Jeremy held himself from scoffing. He ended up just smiled.
"And you think that I will agree without any presentation?"
Ellie's mouth opened but she managed to control her emotion. She smiled instead.
Jeremy's attention was diverted at the time on the clock. It was almost 4.30 pm. Has Ryn done with her work or she was still in the middle of her work?
Ellie sensed that she has lost his attention. Her eyes narrowed. Had she lost her control over men? When she was in the university, all boys and even lecturers were eyeing her with interest whenever she went. She could pick anyone she wanted but she did not think any of them was in the same status as her.
But it did not mean she was 'in love' with this man in front of her. It just hit her ego. This morning, she was full of confidence that she could get this contract easily but now, her presence was actually ignored by this man.
Outrageous.
She cleared her throat and amplified her seductive look. She even adjusted her shoulders and shook her head, letting her hair rested over her shoulder.
Unfortunately for her, he did not blink an eye at her. He looked back at the proposal with a bemused smile. He did not know where she learned that he would agree for cooperation with just one meeting with no presentation at all. Was she so overconfident about herself?
Or maybe other companies were not as strict as his. He would not simply agree to any contract without looking at the pros and cons and what the company would receive in the end. Would they gain a lot of the loss would be higher?
"Miss An, I will think about this proposal and we'll get to you later," Jeremy said. He wanted to leave the office. He wanted to meet Ryn, to start his first step of wooing her.
It had been a long day for him at work. Surely, when Ryn knew how hardworking he was in the office, she would think how good he was and would melt her hardened heart a bit. Just a bit was fine as long as he got closer toward her heart.
"Jacob will contact your company for the next appointment. I would love to see your presentation on that day. Tightened up the proposal too," Jeremy said after he stood up. He put the proposal in front of the shocked Ellie.
Ellie's eyes widened in shock. Did he just signal her to leave?
But he hasn't signed the contract yet!
"Am I actually coming here at the wrong time?" she asked after she took a deep breath.
Jeremy just smiled. He did not want to tell her the truth because he knew it would be impolite and rude, but at the same time, he did not like the way she suddenly came here without an appointment and expected him to sign the contract without even studying it first.
She should expect this kind of treatment from him.
"Let me walk you to the door," Jeremy said without wasting any more time. He walked to the door and waited for Ellie to stand up and leave.
But it took her about five minutes to digest everything and stood up. She flipped her hair back and stormed to the door. She ignored the look from the other employees who were shocked to hear the angry tap-tap-tap from their boss's office.
"Jacob!"
Jacob jumped to his feet when Jeremy shouted his name. The others gave him a sorry look but none dared to approach him. They all watched as he grabbed his notebook and handphone and rushed into Jeremy's office.
"Why do you think the boss is calling for Jacob?" one of them asked his neighbor. They knew something would happen when that woman stormed into the office despite Jacob tried to stop her.
Poor Jacob.
Jacob closed the door and stood in front of the working table. He tried not to show how nervous he was as he faced his boss.
"Explain to me how she managed to come in here without an appointment?" Jeremy c.o.c.ked an eyebrow at his personal assistant. He did not even ask Jacob to handle his music career, only helping him handling his schedules and whatnot for both companies, as well as some little things like reminding him for special anniversaries if he was too busy to remember. And this happened?
"I'm sorry, boss. It's all my fault," Jacob knew it was his own mistake for his inability to stop Miss An. He couldn't just hold her from walking, right?
"Do not let this happens again. And, for the next meeting, I don't want to see her. Ask for someone else or it's a direct no," Jeremy warned coldly. He threw the proposal to Jacob. "Deal with it."
"Yes, boss." Jacob caught the file and nodded his head.
"Get out," Jeremy waved his hand.
Jeremy shook his head when his assistant left the room. He could not believe this happened. Jacob has been with him for years but Jacob still could make this stupid mistake?
He took another file to read. Just one last file before he could leave. That woman actually disturbed his plan but he could not just ignore his plan to woo Ryn. He did not want her to think that he was just bluffing when he said he would woo her.
He would woo her as if this was the first time they were seeing each other and fell in love.
*~*~*~*
Ryn bent down to adjust the ties of her heels. Then, she straightened and smiled as the FM signaled her to move.
She followed behind another model, doing her best walk on the runway. She showed the dress wrapping her body to the best, paused at the end of the runway to pose for the cameramen. Then, she turned around and walked back to the base of the runway, to the backstage to quickly change into another outfit.
It was close to 9.00 pm before she was done with her work. She quickly changed into her black sweatshirt and jeans. She did not touch her hair. It was too troublesome to wash her hair and clean her face in the ladies' room.
She checked the time and sighed. She was beyond exhausted despite she spent hours sleeping this morning.
A car stopped in front of her and she narrowed her eyes.
"Hello, beautiful. Alone?"
"Is that the best you can say?"
He laughed. He quickly went to the passenger side to open the door for her. "Give me a break. I haven't done this before."
She went into the car with a snort.
He helped clasped the seatbelt for her and went to the driver's side and put on his own seatbelt.
"Are you tired?" he asked.
"Hmm..."
"Just sleep. I'll send you home."
She yawned loudly for the answer. She closed her eyes sleepily and proceed to sleep. At least she could steal some winks on the way.
He smiled seeing her putting down her 'wall' right now. Of course, he understood it did not mean that they could forget what happened and acted like nothing happened, carry on being lovey-dopey. He still needed to woo her.
He glanced at the back, where a bouquet of red roses was resting beside the box of chocolate cake and a box of steaks he ordered from a restaurant. He planned to reheat the steak and ate with her for supper. He already chose a bottle of red wine from his collection to accompany the supper. For music, he planned to play a slow romantic piano playing he actually composed for her.
But once he saw how exhausted she was, he knew he needed to replan everything back. She would eat, he had no doubt of it, but he might need to scrap the romantic idea.
Oh well, he still could do the romantic meal when she was wide awake and ready to appreciate his romantic technique.
He drove the car carefully. As she was already drifted into the la-la land, he would not want anything to disturb her sleep. Even though it was quiet, his mind was busy thinking of the next step of his wooing plan. He must win her affection and love before they got engaged officially. He would not want her to feel forced when she learned of their engagement.
Since the time he knew he was in love with her when they were still students, he decided that she would be the first and the last. Even when he became a singer and so popular among girls, nothing interests him. Of course, so many beautiful girls and women tried to win his heart but his heart only belonged to her. But this love, he must admit, made him a bit suspicious of any man he did not know who looked at Ryn weirdly. He got so upset to see her touching other men in magazines and when he heard someone said she's close to another man, he could not control his jealousy anymore. Hence, the reason behind their first break-up.
This time around, he decided to control his emotion. He would trust her more. He should trust her more.
Jeremy did not look interested when Ellie An tried to give him what she considered as her most alluring look. HHis long finger tapped on the file as he smiled at the woman. "It seems like your company is interested in building a business complex at City L," he said. "And your company will invest, right?" Ellie An said with a wink. Jeremy held himself from scoffing. He ended up just smiled. "And you think that I will agree without any presentation?" Ellie's mouth opened but she managed to control her emotion. She smiled instead. Jeremy's attention was diverted at the time on the clock. It was almost 4.30 pm. Has Ryn done with her work or she was still in the middle of her work? Ellie sensed that she has lost his attention. Her eyes narrowed. Had she lost her control over men? When she was in the university, all boys and even lecturers were eyeing her with interest whenever she went. She could pick anyone she wanted but she did not think any of them was in the same status as her. But it did not mean she was 'in love' with this man in front of her. It just hit her ego. This morning, she was full of confidence that she could get this contract easily but now, her presence was actually ignored by this man. Outrageous. She cleared her throat and amplified her seductive look. She even adjusted her shoulders and shook her head, letting her hair rested over her shoulder. Unfortunately for her, he did not blink an eye at her. He looked back at the proposal with a bemused smile. He did not know where she learned that he would agree for cooperation with just one meeting with no presentation at all. Was she so overconfident about herself? Or maybe other companies were not as strict as his. He would not simply agree to any contract without looking at the pros and cons and what the company would receive in the end. Would they gain a lot of the loss would be higher? "Miss An, I will think about this proposal and we'll get to you later," Jeremy said. He wanted to leave the office. He wanted to meet Ryn, to start his first step of wooing her. It had been a long day for him at work.Surely, when Ryn knew how hardworking he was in the office, she would think how good he was and would melt her hardened heart a bit. Just a bit was fine as long as he got closer toward her heart. "Jacob will contact your company for the next appointment. I would love to see your presentation on that day. Tightened up the proposal too," Jeremy said after he stood up. He put the proposal in front of the shocked Ellie. Ellie's eyes widened in shock. Did he just signal her to leave? But he hasn't signed the contract yet! "Am I actually coming here at the wrong time?" she asked after she took a deep breath. Jeremy just smiled. He did not want to tell her the truth because he knew it would be impolite and rude, but at the same time, he did not like the way she suddenly came here without an appointment and expected him to sign the contract without even studying it first. She should expect this kind of treatment from him. "Let me walk you to the door," Jeremy said without wasting any more time. He walked to the door and waited for Ellie to stand up and leave. But it took her about five minutes to digest everything and stood up. She flipped her hair back and stormed to the door. She ignored the look from the other employees who were shocked to hear the angry tap-tap-tap from their boss's office. "Jacob!" Jacob jumped to his feet when Jeremy shouted his name. The others gave him a sorry look but none dared to approach him. They all watched as he grabbed his notebook and handphone and rushed into Jeremy's office. "Why do you think the boss is calling for Jacob?" one of them asked his neighbor. They knew something would happen when that woman stormed into the office despite Jacob tried to stop her. Poor Jacob. Jacob closed the door and stood in front of the working table. He tried not to show how nervous he was as he faced his boss. "Explain to me how she managed to come in here without an appointment?" Jeremy c.o.c.ked an eyebrow at his personal assistant. He did not even ask Jacob to handle his music career, only helping him handling his schedules and whatnot for both companies, as well as some little things like reminding him for special anniversaries if he was too busy to remember. And this happened? "I'm sorry, boss. It's all my fault," Jacob knew it was his own mistake for his inability to stop Miss An. He couldn't just hold her from walking, right? "Do not let this happens again. And, for the next meeting, I don't want to see her. Ask for someone else or it's a direct no," Jeremy warned coldly. He threw the proposal to Jacob. "Deal with it." "Yes, boss." Jacob caught the file and nodded his head. "Get out," Jeremy waved his hand. Jeremy shook his head when his assistant left the room. He could not believe this happened. Jacob has been with him for years but Jacob still could make this stupid mistake? He took another file to read. Just one last file before he could leave. That woman actually disturbed his plan but he could not just ignore his plan to woo Ryn. He did not want her to think that he was just bluffing when he said he would woo her. He would woo her as if this was the first time they were seeing each other and fell in love. *~*~*~* Ryn bent down to adjust the ties of her heels. Then, she straightened and smiled as the FM signaled her to move. She followed behind another model, doing her best walk on the runway. She showed the dress wrapping her body to the best, paused at the end of the runway to pose for the cameramen. Then, she turned around and walked back to the base of the runway, to the backstage to quickly change into another outfit. It was close to 9.00 pm before she was done with her work. She quickly changed into her black sweatshirt and jeans. She did not touch her hair. It was too troublesome to wash her hair and clean her face in the ladies' room. She checked the time and sighed. She was beyond exhausted despite she spent hours sleeping this morning. A car stopped in front of her and she narrowed her eyes. "Hello, beautiful. Alone?" "Is that the best you can say?" He laughed. He quickly went to the passenger side to open the door for her. "Give me a break. I haven't done this before." She went into the car with a snort. He helped clasped the seatbelt for her and went to the driver's side and put on his own seatbelt. "Are you tired?" he asked. "Hmm..." "Just sleep. I'll send you home." She yawned loudly for the answer. She closed her eyes sleepily and proceed to sleep. At least she could steal some winks on the way. He smiled seeing her putting down her 'wall' right now. Of course, he understood it did not mean that they could forget what happened and acted like nothing happened, carry on being lovey-dopey. He still needed to woo her. He glanced at the back, where a bouquet of red roses was resting beside the box of chocolate cake and a box of steaks he ordered from a restaurant. He planned to reheat the steak and ate with her for supper. He already chose a bottle of red wine from his collection to accompany the supper. For music, he planned to play a slow romantic piano playing he actually composed for her. But once he saw how exhausted she was, he knew he needed to replan everything back. She would eat, he had no doubt of it, but he might need to scrap the romantic idea. Oh well, he still could do the romantic meal when she was wide awake and ready to appreciate his romantic technique. He drove the car carefully. As she was already drifted into the la-la land, he would not want anything to disturb her sleep. Even though it was quiet, his mind was busy thinking of the next step of his wooing plan. He must win her affection and love before they got engaged officially. He would not want her to feel forced when she learned of their engagement. Since the time he knew he was in love with her when they were still students, he decided that she would be the first and the last. Even when he became a singer and so popular among girls, nothing interests him. Of course, so many beautiful girls and women tried to win his heart but his heart only belonged to her. But this love, he must admit, made him a bit suspicious of any man he did not know who looked at Ryn weirdly. He got so upset to see her touching other men in magazines and when he heard someone said she's close to another man, he could not control his jealousy anymore. Hence, the reason behind their first break-up. This time around, he decided to control his emotion. He would trust her more. He should trust her more.
