Chapter 2 The Encounter

Micheal was staring at Nicole uncontrollably when she was trying to bring out her document. "Damn! She's so hot!" was all Michael's mind could project. She's incredibly gorgeous, without a doubt. As Nicole raised her face to him, She noticed how Micheal kept staring at her. "Sir, this is it". "Oh, ok" "is.. everything okay sir?" "Certainly, am cool" Micheal collected her Credentials and went through them. It was so captivating and impressive. Coupled with her beauty, it was a hell lot. She's the definition of " beauty with a massive brain". Excellent! That was all Micheal could say. " Am highly impressed with what you got here, it's very complicated for any employer to reject an achievement and feat like this from an employee" " Thank you, sir, I appreciate the compliment". " Ok, meet my HR team they will prepare your employment letter in a jiffy" " Oh, am honored sir, I pledge to devote my best to this firm" That was Nicole's last statement before storming out of Michael's office. Micheal was still in fantasy land. He was trying to process all he saw. Nicole was indeed the complete package he was looking for. But then, the main challenge is how is he going to get her. This was Michael's greatest fear." Confessing his feelings for her" Nicole was given her employment letter. It was a great feat for her and also an achievement. HRG Ltd is among the top real estate firms in London. It has been her dream to work for a top-notch real estate firm. Her Love for the real estate business is out of this world, she promised herself that she will become a household name in the business. HRG Ltd has set the platform for her to surmount that feat. " You can resume officially tomorrow. Sign the guarantor's forms and return them to us before the week elapses". That was the word of the HOD of Human Resource of HRG group. "Unfailingly ma, I will do that without hesitation". Nicole responded. Nicole left the office and headed out of HRG Ltd. She stood at the front of the firm and viewed the landscape and design of the firm. It was indeed magnificent. Micheal invested money in the firm. Nicole got home. She went to her dad and broke the news to him. The first impression she got wasn't that satisfactory to her. He just chuckled and said "Oh, congratulations dear, but I wish it was in my firm" " Oh Dad, we've gone past this stage". " Alright Nic, best of luck" Nicole's dad is into real estate also. But his firm is a million miles below HRG Ltd. The mention of that name HRG Ltd doesn't sound nice to him. Although it is part of the healthy competition as regards the business. But his personal motives towards HRG Ltd were obscure. That he hid away from Nicole.

*** It was a beautiful morning. The weather was so crispy and slightly foggy. Nicole was on her way to a breakthrough as a realtor. She came to work very early as stipulated in the terms and conditions of the job. Resuming late on the first day won't speak well about her. She arrived at HRG Ltd very early. She headed straight to the HR department. When she came in, someone was already there to officially welcome her. " You're welcome Miss Nicole, Please follow me" was what she heard from a beautiful lady corporately dressed " Thank you, please after you" The lady went straight to the elevator and Nicole followed her. It seems her office was on the topmost floor. That's where Micheal's office is situated. They arrived at the topmost floor. The lady stepped out of the elevator, and Nicole came out too They pass 4 to 5 offices. Nicole was just staring at each of the offices. They were indeed well decorated. They came to the last office on the topmost floor. That was where Michael's office was. She looked at the inscription above which reads "CEO's office". It is now clear to Nicole that she will be seeing Michael 24/7. Although, she wasn't worried about that. All she cared about was to work, harness and build herself into an experienced and competent realtor. The lady pressed the button of the door and it opened. They stepped in. Inside the office were 2 doors, the left was written for the CEO. Then the right was for the secretary. They head towards the right door. As they got towards the door, the lady turned and said to Nicole " This is your office" "O..k, thanks" " If you have any questions or challenges don't hesitate to beckon on me" "Alright, thanks once more" "OK, have a pleasant day Miss Nicole" The lady said that to Nicole and headed for the elevator. Nicole opened the door and went inside the office. She went toward the desk that was surrounded by 2 cushion chairs. She saw something intriguing at the front of the desk. It was the termination later of Lucy, Michael's former secretary. It seems that she was issued the letter but it was left untouched. "Why would she leave her termination of employment letter unscathed?" "Did something transpire that led her not to open it?" All these were the thoughts she had to contend with. Nicole left the letter unopened. She went straight to the chair that was placed in the middle of the desk facing the door. She sat down and used her eyes to scan the office. There were 2 shelves at the topmost left and right wings of the office. That was where confidential office files and documents were kept. She saw a telephone at the extreme right end of her desk. A laptop and printer were parked at the bottom left of the desk. The interior design and decorations of the office were quite impressive. " Not bad" that was all Nicole could say. She went straight to where the laptop was kept, brought it out and placed it in front of her desk. As she was about to switch it on, She heard a voice and footsteps approaching her door.