Chapter 62 : Begin Again
Arabe woke up with her phone ringing.
That was the only time she realized that she was almostte for work again.
“Hello?” She hurriedly answered her phone preparing her ears for another roaring morning of her
manager.
“You don’t need to report in the office now.” Her manager frankly said.
Hearing clearly her manager, Arabe was dumbfounded.
“Sir, please do not fire me. I promise not to bete anymore and I promise to go to the office 1 hour
ahead of our regr office time.” Arabe got all her words straight out before her manager could hang
up the phone.
“Who said I am firing you?” The manager almost choked himself fromughing.
“What? But you said I’m not going to report in our office.” Arabe was confused and a little relieved.
“You got the promotion in our head office. Pack your things now and head to Capital Z. You will be the
manager of NZ cosmetic in Capital Z.” The manager announced.
Froze on her spot, Arabe was trying to absorb her manager’s words. Capital Z was like waving at her
toe back. She could always decline her mom’s request, but not her job. Anyway, what was she
afraid of? She already saw Bill’s wedding with Brittany. There’s no more reason for her to feel like they
have unfinished business with Bill. Letting go of all that concerned about Bill Sky would be her best
option to get her own happiness in life.
“Arabe are you okay?” Jamie had pitied her daughter. She always caught her uneasy and not in her
usual self.
“Mom, I have decided to go back to Capital Z now.” Arabe simply answered her. Her voice was
unhappy nor happy. It was just cold and tired.
“What made you do my request?” Jaime was excited that finally her daughter would go back to her
husband.
“It’s my work mom. They transferred me there and I got promoted.” Arabe had a glint of excitement
when she thought of her promotion.
“Well then, that’s good. Maybe destiny made its way for you toe back to your husband.” Jaime was
happy that showed in her voice. She had full of hope with their love for each other. If she only knew the
true rtionship of Bill and her daughter.
Arabe didn’t move and sighed heavily.
“Okay mom. I have to go now. Please take care and dad. I will visit you once in a while.” Arabe
checked on her dad and went out quietly.
In Capital Z.
NZ cosmetics weed her as their new manager. Someone ushered her to her office and introduced
the staff, after roaming around the entire 5-story building. The head office was enormouspared to
its 3-story building in N city.
Tall and huge buildings, full of busy people, street with luxury cars, so Capital Z. In the café just across
their building, she sat while drinking her coffee. She was prepared for her new job role in this city and
she was open for any opportunities including new romance.
When her coffee break was over, she headed back to her office. Just when she was about to pressed
the elevator’s close button, a man suddenly put her arm in the middle of the opening to block the
closing then he quickly jumped inside. The vibe he brought send Arabe a little curious. He was
wearing a suit and a tie, but he paired it with jeans and sneakers. The look was not odd, but more like
fashionable. He was striking hot with his tall and sexy figure.
“New here?” The voice of the man echoed inside the elevator.
Feeling a little shame on herself, that she realized that she had been staring to the man for quite a long
time.
“Hmm… Yes.” She smiled with blushy cheeks.
“Your name?” The man asked with a cute smile.
“Oh! I’m Arabe Jones, I’m the newly assigned manager.” She smiled sweetly. It was just appropriate
for her to be friendly with her co-employees. Her fresh start would require a good environment,
especially in her working ce.
“Oh! So, you’re the new operation manager.” The man was quite satisfied with her answer and smiled
back at her.
“Ding!” The elevator sounded that meant Arabe had reached her floor.
“I’m going. Bye!” She hurriedly strode out. Then on her way, she realized, she hadn’t got his name but
when she turned around the elevator was already closed. She sighed and continued her walk to her
office.
“Ms. Jones, we have a meeting with the director today at 3 pm. It was required that every Wednesday
all managers and assistants will meet him for reporting.” Lizzy, her assistant manager said.
“Sure. Please give me an hour to study every document here on my table. Then will go up.” Arabe
said while inspecting the time in her watch. They still have 30 minutes left after 1 hour enough for them
to go up to the director’s floor.
One hour was too fast, they head up to the director’s floor and went to the conference room directly. In
a long rectangr table, almost all of the managers and their assistants were already there. Though
she was the newest, Arabe entered the room with full of confidence and wore her friendliest smile.
She was dazzling with her formal coat paired with a short skirt that exposed her long white wless
legs. Heads were all turned at her presence that made her a little nervous but still managed to disy
her cool in front of everyone.
She sat on her designated ce and behind her was Lizzy, her assistant who was all prepared for
taking notes and minutes of the meeting.
Just when the door on the side of the conference opened.
Arabe was stunned at the man who was approaching inside of the door. Everyone stood up and
bowed at him while Arabe left unmoved on her seat. The guy in the elevator with a fashionable taste
was their director, the head of NZ Cosmetics. She couldn’t believe that they already bumped each
other before they were properly introduced.
“Ms. Jones, he’s our director, Mr. William Zimmer.” Lizzy whispered Arabe when she saw her
manager was not moving in her seat.
After hearing Lizzy, Arabe then got up and nodded at the man in front. Their eyes met. He smiled at
her. Then he sat at the center facing the rectangr table.
The meeting went well and Arabe was very astonished by their new director. He was very good on
handling problems and decision makings. He was very witty and very different from the other cold
executive she had met. He was more like the outgoing type, but he still possessed a respectable aura
that one couldn’t afford to disrespect.
“Director Zimmer graduated as a summa cumude in Queens University.” Lizzy whispered at her
again. Queens University was the most expensive and famous school abroad. It was said, 10,000
students from the richest families had taken the entrance exam, but only 50 students had passed. How
much more if you had graduated a summa cumude from the school?
“Well, that proves it and he''s hot!” Arabe uttered subconsciously.
“Proves it what and his hot, Ms. Jones?” Director Zimmer asked the girl who out of nowhere her words
came out.
That was the only time, Arabe realized that her nasty thoughts were out of the meeting and that time
she uttered those words while people around her were thinking of solving something. She was just
supposed to whisper it back to Lizzy, but since it was silent, her voice came out clearly and loud.
‘Oops!’ Arabe felt her cheeks were bursting due to embarrassment.
“Hmm... As I was saying, It’s summer… It’s hot, so, we need something refreshing to offer to our clients
and customers. For example, our cosmetics should have the taste and color of summer and our
foundations should not too heavy and aside from UV protection, we should have a cooling effect on the
face to beat the heat. My experienced from my clients got me these ideas. ” Arabe finished it with a
smile and a sigh of relief. Seeing other managers nodded their heads, it seemed she got away this
time. She would notmit this kind of mistake again or she would die from heart attack. After, she got
her ss of water from her side and drank it in one go.
Director Zimmer saw Arabe’s action, he smiled at her wits. She could easily persuade the people in
the room, but not him.
The meeting ended well. Everyone was busy wrapping up to head out.
“Ms. Jones? In my office now.” Director Zimmer said while on his way out using the side door that was
adjacent to his office.
Feeling puzzled, Arabe followed.
“Sit.” Director Zimmer pointed the chair in front of his table while he sat on his leather swivel chair.
Arabe followed her order.
“May I know why you want to see me?” Arabe had already some idea on her mind. Maybe he was
going to assign another work for her or maybe he would ask for a particr report in her department.
“Hmm… I just want to talk about that hotness you mentioned in the meeting.” Director Zimmer said
while letting go of a yful smile. Judging from his smile, it was pretty obvious that he picked up the
right idea rather than believing her invented idea to cover up her real nasty thought.
“Hmm… Director Zimmer it has been just a bit of an expression.” Arabe headed her reasoning up
before she would be cornered. After all, he was not a summa cumude for nothing.
“Please drop the formalities. Call me William when just the two of us. Besides, If I am not mistaken,
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we’re in the same age.” William said coolly.
“I don’t think so. Maybe your way older than me?” She let out with a slightugh. This person in front of
her made herugh even in their small talk. She neverughed again after 3 months and that moment
she felt alive again.
“So, you found me hot?” William let go again, his yful smile but his eyes were serious. His dimples
were too cute to handle.
“You already knew the answer. I presumed. You heard that often from other girls.” She felt William had
full of tolerance with this kind of open talk.
“But I like it to hear more better from you.” William smile was not fading. He looked at her with her
cheeks blushed.
“Okay! You’re hot! So, may I go out now? Do you have anything for me Director?” She felt like having a
younger brother. William was approachable and cute that could easily get everyone to get close to him.
“Okay. You may go.” Feeling satisfied with Arabe’s answer, William smiled at her and his eyes
ushered her way out.
When Arabe was out, William caught himself still smiling. Arabe was such a stunner, but not only
that her wits made her more attractive. People thought, he was a womanizer, but little did they knew, he
only had interest to women with high IQ exactly like Arabe. When he first saw her in the elevator, he
was captured by her enchanting beauty. He couldn’t wait to see her again at the meeting. Knowing her
more at the meeting and now, made his interest grew stronger.
“Ms. Jones, the Director had announced that we will have a wee party after office for you. All
managers were invited and all your staff.” Lizzy said with full of excitement.
“Sure. Now let us continue our work and finished it on time before the party.” Arabe said. She felt her
life was getting better with her new friends and co-employees. The feeling of eptance for her was
merely shown in her new working environment.
Night came so fast. Lizzy was very excited fixing herself in front of the mirror for the party while
Arabe was still reading some of the documents on her table. She really had to push herself to study
everything if she wanted to get uphold her position. Admittedly, she had a lot to learn.
Seeing Lizzy had finished everything, she asked her to head out first to the bar.
After a couple of times, Arabe looked the time in her watch and hurriedly left the building.
On her way out, a ck Porsche sports car stopped in front of her. The window rolled down and
William’s handsome face revealed.
“Hop on!” He said wearing a sweet smile on his face.