Arianna nodded and followed behind. Sarah knocked and the thick masculine voice answered. They stepped in. It was the same as the last time she stepped in.
Jace was head bent, writing on a file. A glass of coffee was in front of him and the two women just stood, waiting for him to raise his head.
Arianna admired him. Itâs nice waking up to see his cute handsome face every morning. This is the man who held her in his arms until she slept off the previous evening.
He placed his pen down and raised his head to glance at the two women before him. âYes,â he said, glancing from one to the other. His face was expressionless and it doesnât seem as if heâs met Arianna before.
âOur new Chief designer sir. Sheâll introduce herselfâ Sara said and bowed slightly. She glanced at Arianna and the latter nodded.
âGood morning sir. I am Arianna Jason, the new designer for the company,âArianna said and bowed slightly.
âI think you should say a returnee employee. Anyways, welcome Miss Jason. Itâs nice to have you backâ he declared, without a smile.
âThank you sirâ Arianna replied. Sara led the way and they both went away. He kept his gaze on her until she was out of sight. Then he smiled. Thank goodness, she finally came.
Next they went to see Chase Hudson. âChase Hudson is the second master of the Hudsonâs family. He is the CEOs younger brotherâ Sara briefed as they approached his office.
Then looking sideways, she whispered âHe is cute like his brother but the CEO looks charming and romantic than him. But he is a womaniser. He can fuck anything and everything feminineâ she gossiped and knocked.
âThe door is open,â Chase announced. Just like CEO Jace, his office was also translucent. When they stepped in, Chase glared at them both.
âGood morning sir. Iâm Miss Jason and I am a returnee employeeâ Arianna introduced herself. Chase nodded and said âYou are welcome back. You actually returned at the right timeâ he said.
She was introduced to the other two designers she met there and they were impressed that she came. They are a male and a female.
But from the look of things, Arianna would be the boss. She has her office separately and works alone.
Mr Ryan was furious when he saw Arianna. It appeared she returned with a higher position. Her looks and dressing was different from what it used to be.
Her skin was glittering and shiny. Her dress was the most expensive type and he suspected that sheâd been going around with some rich dude.
He would make sure he tripped her in this company. This conglomerate would reject her eventually.
When Arianna returned to her office, Jace sent a text sorry about the embarrassment a while ago. It was my fault.
Arianna replied and said everything is fine. It wasnât quite one hour after she settled into her office that she received a call. All the designers in the company are going to have a brief meeting with the president.
Arianna stood up and went. She sat down and soon Saw Chase Hudson walked in. They all stood up until he took his seat.
The CEO walked in and everyone stood up including Chase. His tall slim figure and his cute charming looks attracted Arianna.
âThere is a contest coming up and you all would be involved. You have to prepare the best draft design and present it to me, for assessment. Then weâll make a selection and work on itâ¦â Chase explained in detail.
âYou have told us before and weâve been able to make good designs. I think you donât need to bother about anything. We have it coveredâ Lily Ambrose replied sharply.
Jace just sat down and watched. He saw the calmness on Ariannaâs face. He saw the agitation in the other womanâs face and squinted.
âThe design you have submitted so far doesnât match what I want to see. Itâs shabby and substandard. I want you all, the three of you to make another design individually and submit it for assessmentâ Chase instructed.
âWe both are the ones on this project before. Let it remain the both of us. Miss Jason is just coming and needs to be trained properly on what we do and how we do itâ Stanley voiced an opinion.
âExactly my point. To allow this woman to get involved in our preparation means you doubted our competency, Presidentâ Lily Ambrose added.
Arianna said nothing. She smelled conspiracy on what they said. Are they suddenly hating her? They hadnât even had a proper discussion and yet they want to push her aside?
Sheâs in the Hudsonâs holding because Jace insisted. Sheâs not after being the best or something. She just wants to get busy, doing what makes her happy.
âWe are aspiring to come back with a gold medal. Miss Jason is here and sheâs going to be a part of the work. If the three of you donât satisfy my desires, I will get a fourth. Is that clear?â Chase Hudson snapped at them both.
The two designers exchanged glances and sneered. Ryanâs words are already getting fulfilled. The President was already taking her side. Looks like they wonât have a happy life in the conglomerate with this woman around.
They needed to do something fast. They canât just stay quiet and let her take over the department from them. After what happened to Ryan, they needed to learn and act fast.
âMiss Jason, I am interested in seeing your draft. I want to know how competent you are at your skillâ Chase Hudson instructed.
âOkay sir. What is the theme of the contest?â Arianna asked and Jace squinted.