"What do you think of today's meeting?" Mr. Hawthorne sat in his chair while I stood with my hands clasped in front of me.Mr. Hawthorne looked happy and proud as he managed to introduce me to all of his coworkers. On the other hand, I also feel happy, confused, scared, worried, and other mixed feelings. I have absolutely no idea if what Mr. Hawthorne said before was right if I were appointed as COO of Haw & Co.My forefinger shook nervously, patting the back of my hand, before answering Mr. Hawthorne's question. "According to Theo, today's meeting was enough to make Theo dumbfounded."Mr. Hawthorne looked at me and listened intently to every word that I said. There was a long pause before I added what I was saying. Mr. Hawthorne seemed to be waiting patiently for me as he folded his arms politely on the table and leaned forward."Mr. Hawthorne looks very fluent in presenting the company's new project proposal, so it can convince the investors.""Are there more you want to say?" asked

I was shown around the Haw & Co. corporate floor. The trainer who took me was named Glenn; he was such a tall man, like a bodyguard for famous artists. Glenn has a distinctive voice that is very pleasing to the ear. Maybe women will like Glenn just by seeing and listening to him introduce himself."This is a laboratory for testing the quality of cosmetic products."The lab was filled with approximately 20 people in medical gowns. The lab looks very sterile and filled with white. I'm sure not just anyone can enter here without the permission of the staff or Mr. Hawthorne.Next, they will enter the production site. Glenn walked towards the room beside him. "Let's try to enter," said Glenn, opening the door of the production room.Don't forget, we use hand sanitizer and a protection seal to prevent bacterial contamination. Glenn closed the door before standing in the middle of the room with me and Preston, who had been accompanying me. I would feel very awkward if Preston didn't come wit

"Landon, please go and hide. I will contact you after I finish my business here." Mrs. Victoria explained quickly as soon as she got out of her car."Yes, madam." Landon nodded in understanding, closed the car door, and quickly walked away from that place.Mrs. Victoria walked steadily into the building. The security guard and the employees standing guard at the front door immediately pulled over and paid their respects to Mrs. Victoria. "Good morning, Mrs. Hawthorne.""Morning." Mrs. Victoria answered with a friendly smile that she just made.Mrs. Victoria entered in formal attire, with a black suit that looked very beautiful covering her tiny body. The heels that support her body also look very expensive and classy. As the wife of a company owner, of course Mrs. Victoria will look her best, even without those expensive things. Victoria already looks beautiful."Mom," said Spencer, who had also just arrived from the side door of the office."Hi honey." Mrs. Victoria smiled as she saw

My taxi headed for the border line between New York and Massachusetts. The trip was quite smooth, with nothing suspicious. I enjoyed the trip, which took more than an hour, while gazing at the city's sparkling night lights. Until finally, the taxi in which I was riding arrived at a motel on the edge of town."How much, sir?" I took out the cash that was in my wallet while glancing at the price of the taxi meter. "Here, thank you." I gave him the money.I paid with exact money and immediately got out of the taxi. The taxi left while I walked into the motel. This motel building is quite old and a little worn, but it is okay because this was the place I was looking for. I steadied my feet and stepped into the reception."Good night, sir." A female receptionist stood up and greeted me kindly."Book one room for one person." I immediately ordered while adjusting the position of my suit in my left hand."May I see your ID, sir?"I took it out and finished the paperwork quickly. After that,

My mind has been restless since a few minutes ago. My eyes are still glued to the elevator that hasn't moved anywhere, and neither are my feet. After struggling with my own thoughts, I finally turned my body and walked towards the elevator. I opened the elevator door and pressed the bottom-floor button. I glanced at the floor indicator above the door.The ding sound of the elevator was heard when the elevator touched the floor I wanted to go to. "Where is he?" I muttered while casting glances across the floor.I walked to the reception desk and said, "Excuse me, did you see the man who was here earlier?" The receptionist has changed shifts."Sorry, mister. I do not see it." The receptionist answered politely."Ah okay. Thank you," I said, nodding before looking again."You're welcome."I circled the ground floor to find Mr. Hawthorne. Finally, I found him in an empty waiting room with only a well-dressed man sitting next to me. My heart raced, cold sweat dripped down my palms, and my