When Favian heard that his boss was going to interview a shortlisted candidate recommended by their HR, he almost booked himself the first flight back until Richard convinced him that he wouldn’t hire her on the spot.
“You can sit in the interview and grill her if you want. Just stay in Lithuania and relax. Even if we don’t have a caretaker for the boys, Ambrose can look after them until you return for her trial period if you like her enough.”
Hearing Richard’s promise to not act rashly, the secretary calmed down. However, he wasn’t convinced to leave Richard alone to meet her personally after hearing how Richard’s inner wolf felt about the candidate.
“I’m going to ask Annie to sit in with you. She knows more about the school’s education requirements and ch
The interview with Emily Horton happened two days after. Favian and Annie were still sorting out some technical issues with the tablet while Richard was forced to visit the bathroom before the girl arrived. The CEO felt that it was a little ridiculous to be treated like a child at his age by his best bud. However, he understood that his secretary was concerned about his accidental meeting with the interviewee. After all, the CEO and secretary were out on business trips and couldn’t attend in person, according to Annie.Waiting for Emily to show up made Richard feel like a kid again. When was the last time he felt giddy with butterflies in his stomach? His palms were a little clammy, and no matter how the CEO tried to focus on his work, his eyes kept drifting towards his wrist to check the time.The meeting was decided on ten in the morning, and Richard en
Stunned by her pure beauty with just a smile, Richard didn’t realise that his mouth was parted until Favian cleared his throat.“And pray tell, why would you do that?” the bespectacled man asked.The smile on Emily’s face grew wider, but there was some sadness in her eyes. Whatever answer these people were expecting, they certainly weren’t expecting Emily to play dead in the face of violence. Ordinarily, people would retaliate. However, her rather religious grandmother often taught Emily with an extraordinary amount of patience, kindness and forgiveness that what others did unto her should not be reflected in haste if it was negative. Negativity only begot negativity, and it took the stronger party to become that ray of light this dark world needed.Although Emily couldn’t become
After selling her grandmother’s house and paying off all her debts, Emily Horton learned to travel light without many physical possessions. The minimalist lifestyle on the go wasn’t too terrible. She had all her essentials and needed only a few sets of clothing for interviews. She did not wear makeup and used dual-usage products instead of a whole line of specialist beauty essentials. Whatever she needed, she would buy from stores to be used whenever required. Apart from that, all of her belongings fitted nicely in one plain duffel bag.“You’re leaving for real?” a tangled haired night worker asked while taking her morning puff.Emily looked at the lady with smeared make-up. Her housemate must have entertained clients last night at a back alley or something, judging by her ripped tights and shag appearance. Although she wasn’
“That’s all?” Annie could hardly believe her eyes when Emily returned.Even for a minimalist, this was too little belongings to move! When the red-haired young lady told her she was homeless, it was a little hard to believe. She looked very well groomed despite the circumstances. However, that single duffel bag of belongings spoke volumes about the hardship she must have suffered.“Do you have all the essentials like shampoo, toothbrush and soap?”Emily nodded. “It’s not a lot, but I have some.”Looking at the duffle bag, the HR Manager wondered if she should get Emily other things that she might need. Even if the staff dormitory was furnished adequately, there would still be little things missing that required employees to
Emily didn’t know what to think about all the lovely things and benefits she had been receiving from those who worked at Taleman Incorporation. She met many kinds of people in her life, but it was the first time the copper-haired angel experienced a non-hostile, depressed or toxic environment full of giving and kindness. If she didn’t know she was still living on Earth, Emily might have mistaken Taleman Incorporation for Utopia.Initially, she accepted help from Annie because the HR Manager looked like a genuinely kind person who wished to help her not out of pity but concern. However, even after an introduction to some of the employees who lived in the upper-end apartment complex privately owned by the CEO, Emily discovered that Annie wasn’t the only nice person. The reason for their generosity wasn’t really for themselves either. It was for someone else.
A week passed quickly, and by some form of miracle, Favian finally got the tedious politician to sign the deal. He booked the first flight back at once, but it was still delayed. Hence, Richard had to trouble Annie to brief Emily about her task in Favian’s absence. The CEO was still avoiding his mate to the best of his abilities because he was unsure of how he would react in her presence when his inner wolf was acting more out of control with each passing day.Back at the mansion, the boys were already studying how to impress a lady with Ambrose’s unhelpful intervention. Richard couldn’t stop them all, but he managed to avert the worst ideas, such as sniffing someone’s butt, cheesy pick-up lines, and giving her roasted squirrels that they hunted.Honestly, these pups were going to struggle a lot trying to woo their future mate with Ambro
Checking the things she packed, Emily couldn’t help but feel nervous. She didn’t know what to expect. Previously, she only tutored children from middle-income families with understanding parents. Emily didn’t know what she should be doing either because Annie didn’t tell her much. Even though she wasn’t required to teach today, the copper-haired tutor still felt it wasn’t right to go over for an entire day and do nothing productive.Her work started at ten in the morning because the CEO's house was about an hour’s drive from the staff dormitory. There weren’t any buses there, so she had to hail a taxi. Thankfully, the company fully reimbursed travel expenses, and Annie gave her a company cash card with a few hundred dollars worth to spend. As they were a little busy, it took a while to arrange for a more permanent driver, not that Emily minded. The cash card
Licking their chops and fingers clean, the three boys lamented how quickly those mini sandwiches disappeared.“It’s all because of how fast you ate that I couldn’t enjoy mine properly,” Ludwig complained, making Oliver pout.“You were eating too many, so I had to eat quickly, or there would be none for me!” the youngest lad complained as Emily did the dishes.Darren tried to break up the fight, but it only escalated when Darren claimed that everyone had equal shares.“You had five!” both boys complained and diverted their focus to Darren, who could only defend himself using logic.“But I’m five years old, Ludwig is four, and you’re three! It’s only fair t