LOGINClea Mair’s Pov
Geez!
I can’t believe this! It is not usual for me to oversleep, especially when I have to attend an important meeting.
Seriously, Clea Mair?
I prepared so much for all the materials that I will be using for this meeting, because this is a crucial moment for JFCC, yet I am going to be late.
Oh god!
But I am hoping that I can make it. I am sure that it will be such an embarrassment for the company where I work if I can’t close this deal.
As if I admit that I don’t deserve all the promotions that I got because I was late to this important meeting.
I looked at the phone that I am using for my work when it rang. The number was a bit familiar, so I immediately put on my earphones and answered the phone.
“This is Clea Mair, JFCC Commissary Manager,” I introduced myself. “How may I help you?”
“Hi, Miss Mair,” he greeted me. “I am Leon, Mr. Henan’s secretary.”
I felt nervous when I heard that and decided to park my car beside the road. Shit! Am I already late? Are they going to cancel my appointment with their CEO?
“Hi,” I tried my best to sound okay. “Is… is there something wrong? Am I already late for my appointment?”
“Oh, no,” he immediately said, which made me feel relieved. “Actually, I called to tell you that your meeting with Mr. Henan was moved to another location.”
I frowned. “What?”
“I am sorry for the inconvenience, Miss,” he said with an apologetic voice. “It is our fault, so please don’t worry even if you arrive there late. Mister Henan assured me that he will entertain your presentation no matter what happens.”
“Really?” Oh god! I guess I am still lucky, even though I almost blew this opportunity.
“Yes, Miss,” he said. “Mr. Henan has an urgent meeting at Yain City, and he is expecting you to meet him there. He will wait for you at the store named SweetHeart.”
Shit! Yain City? "That was on the other side of the country.”
“You are right, Miss,” he answered. “I am really sorry for this sudden issue. But you don’t have to worry. Mr. Henan advised us to prepare our transportation. You can go straight to our office, and our chopper will bring you straight to Yain City.”
“Oh.” Well, I guess I don’t have to worry about that. “Okay, thank you so much.”
At least, they prepared a way for me to go to Yain City without much hassle of booking an emergency flight.
“I will be there in ten minutes. Thank you.” I ended the call and drove my car towards their office. I still need to show them that I’m desperate to get this deal, so I maximized my speed a little bit.
As I said, I arrived in front of Henan Shipping Company in exactly ten minutes. I parked my car and gave the key to one of their staff who was waiting for me, and followed another one who guided me to their helipad at the back of the building.
And I was greeted by a man in a suit as he smiled at me. “Hello, Miss Mair.” He offered his hand in front of me. “I am Leon, the one that you spoke to on the phone.”
I accepted his hand and shook it. “Nice to meet you, Mister Leon.”
He chuckled and let go of my hand. “Please, just call me Leon,” he said. “Anyway, the pilot is already there. You may ride the chopper now. We also prepare a company car that will be waiting for you when you land at Yain City. That will bring you to Mister Henan.”
I smiled and nodded. “Noted, Leon. Thank you so much for this.”
“No worries, Miss.” He helped me get inside the chopper and bowed before leaving, since the helicopter was already starting its engine.
And after a while, the helicopter started to ascend until it got stable in the air. Then, it flew in the direction of Yain City.
And since it will take time for us to arrive there, I started reviewing my presentation.
We are going to meet in a public place, so I had to focus on remembering all the details of my presentation to make sure that I’ll be able to convey everything to Mr. Henan.
This opportunity almost slipped out of my hands because of my carelessness, so I had to make sure that I wouldn’t blow it up again.
It took three hours for the chopper to arrive at Yain City. But we didn’t get the clearance to land immediately because the landing area is not a public zone, and there were a lot of people using their choppers to enter and exit the city.
And just like Leon said, their company car was waiting for me to bring me to where Mister Henan is right now. We took another two hours on the trip until we finally arrived at the pastry shop that was named SweetHeart.
I know this shop.
It has only been months since it became famous because of the unique pastry product that it serves. And I guess their name became known around the country because of the help of a famous influencer who accidentally discovered their shop.
But sad to say, they only serve their product around this city.
I took a deep breath before entering the shop. I looked around and I immediately saw the man sitting in the corner of the shop.
I have already seen him in the news and magazines, which is why I am aware of Mr. Andrel Henan’s looks.
With his good looks, a lot of women are doing their best to get his attention. They were even trying to include Henan Shipping Company in their schemes just to talk to him, and others were ready to set him up on different blind dates.
But none of them succeed.
Instead of them controlling that man, it was he who managed to control them by doing everything he wanted.
I walked in his direction.
He stood up and smiled when he saw me. “It is good to finally meet you, Miss Clea Mair.”
Clea Mair’s POVTo make up for my deal with Hector, I did what he wanted. I faced our parents and heard what they wanted to say. And just like what I expected, they already manipulated what really happened to me. I guess they heard from Miracle that my memories of that day were still blurry, so they took advantage of that.I just nodded to them, making my response as little as possible.And it was only a brief conversation because Miracle said that the doctor advised me to take more rest once I got home.I left the throne hall without even saying goodbye, and instead of going to my room, I went straight to Hector’s office.When I arrived, I saw him lying on the sofa in the corner of his office. In front of him is a center table that was filled with a lot of papers.“I thought you would take a lot of time there.” He got up and pointed at the paper in front of him. “Those papers contain the information that you want to know.”I immediately went there and read the papers.And each piece
Clea Mair’s POV“Andrel!”I opened my eyes, and the first thing that I saw was a while ceiling that was not familiar to me.I immediately panic, shivering from fear as I remember that Andrel and I were in trouble.I was about to get up, but then I realized that there were a lot of tubes and wires attached to my body. That was also when the pain all over my body registered in my brain. And I could even lift my arms despite my effort.What the hell happened? Why am I like this?I want to scream for help, but my throat was too dry, and I felt nauseous.Shit!This is not the time for me to think about myself. I know Andrel was not in a good situation.I winced when I heard a loud bang not far from me. Then, the whole room suddenly lit up so much that it almost blinded me, so I immediately closed my eyes. I want to complain, but I couldn’t even form a word, so I can only groan in protest.“Clea… Clea…”I felt someone hold my hand while calling my name repeatedly.I want to respond, but I c
Clea Mair’s POVLeon was right.As soon as we arrived in downtown, we immediately saw the crowd in every establishment around, even though the sun had already set. Every store has a lot of customers, and most of them are families or couples.I guess my colleagues were right.Christmas is something that is best celebrated with someone you love.No matter where I look, I can see the smile in every person. They were laughing, and they were being silly with each other, not even caring about the others.Ah, this should be what a normal family does for Christmas Day.My family is surely the abnormal one.Most of the high-end restaurants were located on the west side of downtown, so we went straight there. And since there were a lot of choices, we voted on what to eat, and the majority of us wanted to have meat.This is not far from The SweetHeart.Despite what happened to Asper, the founder of that sweet shop. It is still operational, and their recipe doesn’t change just because their main
Clea Mair’s POVWe enjoyed Christmas Eve with so much fun and joy. Together with good food that Andrel’s friends made so much effort to cook and prepare, they also serve good liquor with it.And to be honest, I never imagined the laid-back atmosphere that we had last night.Well, ever since I met his friends, they were always serious and never even showed a smile. They said that it was because they are responsible for Andrel’s safety, so they can’t just lower their guard.But their attitude last night changed. I guess maybe because there is already ensured the safety of our location and there is no sign of any danger since we got here, so they started relaxing, and Andrel let them enjoy the night.They are not just some employees from last night, they are really Andrel’s friends who just celebrated a holiday with him despite being away from his family.They drown themselves with hard liquor, and I get to make fun of them without minding anything because Andrel got my back.I really wi
Clea Mair’s POV“Merry Christmas!”I immediately turned on the Christmas lights around the tree that we set up yesterday. We rushed this, so it was not that great, but celebrating the holiday is not complete without it.We also bought some presents and everything we needed for our food. Though Andrel and I only handle most of the gift shopping. Other things were handled by Andrel’s friends.Of course, I made sure I got the best gift for Andrel.And as for him, well, he only bought something just for me. He didn’t bother to look for presents for his friends.He said that they already have everything they need, and he will just send them monetary gifts, which is what they like the most.That is why I decided to buy one for everyone.It is not much since I still don’t have any idea what they might like, but I made an effort to give them something that they can use for a long time.And it might sound petty, but Andrel doesn’t like the idea.That is why he was giving death glares to his fr
Clea Mair’s POVIn the situation that I am facing, I don’t want to do anything else aside from pulling Miracle’s hair out, who was sitting pretty beside our parents.I don’t even hide my frustration in front of them and just glare at my sister because I don’t really appreciate her effort to bring our parents here just to ruin my vacation.She clearly knows that they were the main reason why I wanted to stay in Yain City and celebrate the holiday here. I even made her swear to keep my location a secret and not to tell anyone about this plan.“Can you please hear us first before you glare at me?” Miracle said. “They just wanted to say something important to both of you.”“What?” I raised my eyebrows to them, without hiding my disdain for their presence here. “Are you here to talk to him straight because you can’t convince me to cut my ties with—” I was cut off with what I was about to say when Andrel put his hand on my mouth.“Will you please calm down?” he softly asked. “Let them say w
“No!” I firmly disagree after my parents said that I needed to marry into a family that supports our clan. The whole Azaria clan decided this without even asking my opinion regarding the matter to strengthen their connection to that family, and to be honest, it is not really unexpected.But things
Clea Mair’s Pov“So?” I raised my eyebrows at Miracle as soon as she got inside the house that she was renting.She handed me the key to this house and let me go home first before her since she was still busy with her work at SweetHeart and I had been waiting for her in the living room to confront
Clea Mair’s Pov“Nice to meet you, Mister Andrel Henan.” I offered my hand in front of him. “Thank you for letting this meeting happen despite your sudden change of schedule.”To be honest, they could have canceled this meeting, but they still put a lot of effort into bringing me here just for us t
Clea Mair‘s Pov“Miss Clea, the new products have arrived!”“Miss Clea, the customs called and they wanted to discuss something about the shipment that we are going to receive next month.”“Miss Clea, I've got three new appointments for the possible investors that we are targeting this month.”“Mis







