The manager, Faye Loughlin, glanced at the woman standing beside Nigel and wondered, Did Mr.
Manson get a girlfriend?
âMs. Loughlin, arrange for her to work at the concierge,â Nigel instructed Faye.
Faye was a little taken aback. Sheâs not his girlfriend? Is she just an employee he selected personally?
âWhatâs your name, miss?â Faye asked Queenie.
Queenie smiled and replied, âMy name is Queenie Silverstein.â
Nigel eyed Queenieâs shoes and instructed Faye once more, âFind her a pair of suitable footwear, along with a cell phone.â
âYes, Mr. Manson.â Faye quickly acknowledged with a smile.
After glancing at Queenie one last time, Nigel strode off toward the elevator lobby.
Queenie had a look of surprise as she watched Nigel leave. Faye took it all in and couldnât help but probe with a smile, âMiss Silverstein, do you mind if I ask how youâre related to Mr. Manson?â
âUhh⦠Iâm⦠Iâm a distant relative of his⦠a cousin of sortsâ¦â Queenie came up with a random response.
Though, what she didnât know was that this random reply of hers led to her receiving far better treatment from Faye.
Я Faye brought her to a changing room and gave her a uniform before instructing her to familiarize herself with the hotel first. Faye also gave her one of the hotelâs staff handphones. Once Queenie took the phone, she felt like calling home..
However, she reminded herself that it had only been a day since she left the house. She couldnât give in so easily. I should at least wait until I have a stable job here before letting them know that Iâm doing fine!
âQueenie, you do fit the bill of requirements for those working at the concierge. Tell you what, Iâll assign you to the concierge as a trainee first. This is company policy as all new employees need to go through a three-month training period before they can be given an official role.â
âSure. Thatâs fine with me. Iâm open to taking on any tasks required of me.â Queenie nodded in agreement. She saw this job as the start of her journey to being independent.
Faye led Queenie back to the main lobby and handed her off to another employee who would be her direct supervisor.
âSusanna, Iâm assigning Queenie to you as a trainee. From today onward, youâll be in charge of her training Susanna Conklin had just seen Queenie coming into the hotel with Nigel, so she was warm and friendly as she replied, âNo problem, Faye. Iâll take good care of Queenie.â