“Come in.”Kevin’s commanding voice told Vanya to get in. The pantry girl then went in and put the coffee requested by her new boss. She tried her best to keep looking down and hid her face in case Kevin would see. As her face cowered, Vanya’s eyes scanned around the room, looking for the files she needed to execute the plan.“Here’s your coffee, Sir.” she served the steaming hot caffeinated drink on the boss’ table, followed by a small pack of sugar and a stainless small spoon. “I haven’t put any sugar on it. In case you need some sweetener, I brought this sugar pack.”The man stretched his arm and turned cracked his joints, then said, “Ah, finally. Thank you. This is what I need before another meeting.”Vanya carved a slightly awkward smile before asking, “Is there anything else you want, Sir?”Kevin shook his head. “You can leave now.”As he raised his head, Kevin saw the pantry girl’s face more clearly. He furrowed his eyebrows, his gut told him that he had met this girl from some
Kevin’s personal driver steered the vehicle down the darkened streets in Brussels. The city was more alive at night, filled with young people gathering at the nearby cafe, restaurant, bar, or just hanging around by the sidewalk. Some of the street lights helped illuminate the surrounding and give a warm and intimate ambiance. Even if it was past the working hour, the company owner insisted on finishing the deal by now so he could rest easily and enjoyed the weekend without needing to worry about his business. Only one task left to do for today, and that was tendering with another multi-national automotive company from France.The potential client wanted to meet Kevin at a bar in the heart of Brussels some days earlier, to which he agreed. Kevin already knew the bar since he was also a regular there. Even on the way to meet another client for tendering, Kevin couldn’t shake the familiar feeling when he saw Vanya for the first time. His gut kept telling him they had met on an occasion t
“So, do we have the deal?”Mr. Laurent tapped his pen onto the contract paper and read line by line carefully while Kevin waited in anticipation. It was so close to finishing the tender and he just need the client to sign the paper. The French man then clicked his pen up, then attached his signature to the column provided.“There you go, Mr. Kevin.” Mr. Laurent handed him the contract back. “I agreed with your offer and I’ll do the same for both of our companies.”The young CEO smiled proudly and shook the client’s hand again. “Thank you, Mr. Laurent. With this deal, I hope we can work jointly to flourish our companies.”“Merci beaucoup,” responded Mr. Laurent with a peal of laughter, “so I assume it’s safe to celebrate this moment, eh?”They began to order some drinks, and most of them weren’t cheap. Bottles of various vintage wines, champagnes, and cognacs were put on the table. Kevin took one, the most expensive and old of them all. He handed the bottle to the waiter and told, “Can
Vanya stood frozen hearing Kevin’s question. She rocked her feet back and forth in anxiousness. The girl didn’t anticipate that Kevin would notice her presence right away. Her mind was filled with plenty of scenarios she needed to say in case Kevin asked something. As Vanya rubbed her nape, the man took a step closer toward her and asked once more, this time with a firm emphasis.“Answer me. Aren’t you working in Autoekomsten Company as a pantry staff?”Vanya couldn’t dodge Kevin's bullet, so she reluctantly nodded. The girl sighed heavily as she arranged words to describe her situation.“Yes, I am, sir. I worked at your company by morning then went here by evening,” Vanya responded as her eyes kept avoiding Kevin’s piercing stare. “Why would you do that?” Kevin asked, this time his voice had softened.“My father passed away years ago, so I have to be the backbone of my family to support my mother and younger sister,” explained Vanya. She held back the rage as she told the
The morning sun had dawned on the Brussels sky as Vanya waited and stood at the bus stop. Not so long after that, a bus arrived with its door automatically opened. The woman hopped in and looked for an empty passenger seat. As she sat on the bus and enjoyed the calm ride to the Autoekomsten Company building, Vanya still doubted what Kevin told her last night. The girl didn’t want to keep her hope high since there could be a possibility that Kevin was drunk and talked carelessly without considering the outcome.Once the bus stopped near her workplace, Vanya stood up and tapped the card to pay the fare. She then jumped down and took a light stroll to her new workplace. During her walk to the building, she feared that all Kevin said is just a bunch of rubbish. Vanya had no other option except to beg Bart to take her back as a waitress at the bar. “Don’t get your hopes too high, Vanya. Kevin is probably a liar that you shouldn’t trust,” Vanya had a conversation with herself as she wa
“What happened here?”As soon as Kevin asked those three words, Niels felt the urge to explain what he just saw earlier. He hurriedly ran to his friend and explain, “Kevin, I saw that bar girl sneaking into your room and opening the drawer in your table. I’m certain she stole something from you. Believe me, Kev.”“Then why does she look like a mess?” asked Kevin.“I have no idea! I swear, Kevin, this is not what it seems.” insisted Niels as he pointed his fingers at Vanya who was sobbing. “I turned around for a while and she suddenly ripped her own shirt. She’s just acting out like a victim here, Kev. You can’t trust her!”“Calm down, Niels. You can’t just accuse her of doing something bad out of uncertainty. Let me talk to her.” said Kevin, trying to get Niels’ hand down.“No, check the drawer first. I’m pretty sure your employee took something from here,” Niels suggested as his eyes glanced over to Vanya with a threatening look.The company owner agreed to his friend’s suggestion, s
Vanya inhaled a deep breath after looking at herself in the mirror. She had changed the uniform she ripped earlier with new ones. They hugged her body tighter than the previous one and the skirt was slightly shorter, but the girl didn't want to overthink it as she needed to go back to work and plot another way to get that important document. While Vanya grabbed the hair tie that she put on her wrist, a knock at the door made her slightly jump."Miss Vanya, have you finished?"It was Jonas' voice that called her. Vanya quickly tossed her hair into a simple yet neat bun, cleared her throat then responded, "Just a moment, please."After washing her face, she unlocked the door and greeted Jonas and Kevin who stood before her. The latter then asked, “Does it fit you, Vanya?”“Actually it’s slightly smaller,” she responded politely, “but I think it’s all good for now.”Kevin nodded as he noticed the shirt and skirt revealed the girl’s curves too much. He quickly shook his manly tho
The shorthand on the wall clock had pointed to the number five, a clear sign that all of Autoekomsten’s employees were getting ready to go home and rest for tomorrow's even tougher work. One by one people left the building and headed to their parked vehicle, couldn’t wait to get back home or even wind down at the bar.Vanya was still in the pantry even though the office had gotten quiet and most of her friends had gone home. With a flash disk in her hand, she still thought about the idea of seducing Ned to get the information needed regarding the company’s newest automotive product. Despite the nearly traumatizing event she had earlier this morning with Niels, Vanya was determined to go low and act provocatively to make Ned submit and spill the company secrets.“Ugh, I can’t believe I had to do this,” Vanya muttered as she adjusted the skirt to reach only half of her thighs. She also unbuttoned the upper part of her shirt and revealed her cleavage slightly so Ned couldn’t resist seein