Chapter 140 - Vincent's Cousin
It's been two days since Vincent signed the final contract from Davies Group.
Last night, the first batch of engineers and architects finally arrived in Dream City. And today, his team was working on a spacious room to serve as their office.
At the moment, Vince was assembling his desk while the rest of his team was doing the same as well. They were setting desks and tables for each of them.
Vince's private office is big enough for him to place a desk, a sofa, one long table, and a row of cabinets. And since it won't be a permanent office, he doesn't need a bigger one.
Conveniently, this apartment has space on the first floor for them to use as an office. If ever he wanted to work overtime, he doesn't need to drive around to go home. It will take just stairs away.
Vincent tries on the blinds he places on the glass wall in his office to have some privacy if he wants to focus on his work, especially when designing the Dream City Shopping Center and the Dream City University. He needs to draw at least two models for his boss to choose from and approve.
Now that Vince finished putting up the blinds on the windows, next, he installed the hanging cabinets on the wall above his desk.
He was twisting the screw when he heard three voices of women chatting with his engineers and architects.
He only shook his head as the conversation was loud enough for him to eavesdrop on them.
"Hi, Shen Group people! Where's Tim?" Helen immediately asked the moment she entered the office. Following behind her is Maine and Miley, another secretary like her.
At first, the seven men were frozen from whatever they're doing upon seeing three beautiful women entering their office. But then, they all cursed inwardly when they only looked for Tim.
They wanted to think that these women were here to flirt with their boss. But yeah, their boss is snobbish. That would be impossible. But why were they looking for Tim anyway?
When one of the architects returned to his senses, he smiled and said, "Wait here, ladies. I'll go upstairs and call Tim."
The guy is the younger one among them all. He is also tall and lean, and the three secretaries instantly smiled sweetly at him with sparkling eyes.
"Thanks!" The three women said it at once, which made the others chuckle.
Harvey walks outside but stops at the end of the stairs. He looked up and shouted.
"Timothy Cheng! Three pregnant women are looking out for you! They said you are the father..."
"Shut the fuck up, Harvey!" Tim yelled back from the third floor, who is currently descending the stairs. The woman behind him frowned.
"Is that joke isn't outdated yet?" Nancy mouthed annoyingly. She used to hear this joke back in P Country, and so, she couldn't help rolling her eyes.
Tim laughed awkwardly. He glances at Nancy as he explained. "These men don't have a better joke."
Meanwhile, Helen, Maine, and Miley were shocked for a moment. But then, they joined the men laughing at that joke, especially when Tim responded, which their voices were echoing throughout the apartment.
Not long, Tim appeared in the office, and Helen immediately greeted him.
"Hi, Tim!" But then, her eyes landed on the woman following him behind. "Oh, Nancy, you're here!"
"Hey." Nancy smiled plainly as she still feels a little annoyed. She couldn't stop herself glaring at Harvey, thinking of his lame joke. The guy is just scratching the back of his head on the corner, holding, not bursts out laughing.
"What are you doing here, Nancy?" asked Maine to her, which made her even irritated, but she still smiled even though she only fakes it.
"I came to help Tim prepare lunch for them," Nancy replied nonchalantly.
"Oh, my gosh! Is Tim your boyfriend?"
Later, Helen burst out that made Tim and Nancy blushed. The sudden awkwardness they feel worsens when the other men cough, like teasing Tim.
"Ahem! Ahem!"
"Hey, girl! You're keeping a secret from us!" Helen bumped Nancy by the hips, which the girl pushed toward Tim. Lucy widened her eyes, then glared at Helen, who only gave her a teasing smile.
"That's right! Now I understand what Tim said before! He's single but not available to mingle! Tim is preserving himself for you, Nancy!"
"Hey! What are you talking about, Helen?" Shocked, at the same time, embarrassment displayed on her face, which Helen kept teasing her.
She leaned over and whispered to Nancy, "Don't worry. We won't steal Tim from you."
Nancy's ears are like bitten red and her face flushing pink. She's praying that hopefully, Tim didn't hear it. She suddenly feels embarrassed! But she truly gets jealous when some women look for Tim even though she knew it would be related to their work.
"Well then! We're here to check on you guys. The bosses wanted to know why the Shen Group didn't join us for lunch!" said Helen.
"Director Wilson wanted to check out if everything were okay here," Miley chimed in, which Maine and Helen nodded, concurring her statement.
"Ah! About that... We are too busy putting up our office here, so we decided to take lunch here for today," Tim explained.
"I see. Then by tomorrow, you guys can join us!"
"Yeah. Definitely." Tim replied to Maine while glancing at the boss's office.
"Well, then! Since we delivered the message, we're going back to the office—work will start soon."
Before the three women could say goodbye, their eyes twinkle. Suddenly, they rush toward an engineer who is installing lights on every cubicle in their office.
Using suitable electric wires, electrical sockets and switches, and bulbs, he tests them first before installing them and connects them to the table lamps. The guy just did simple work, but the three women were fascinated by it.
Nancy and Tim shared a glance; the former only shrugs a shoulder. Anyway, Nancy is somewhat familiar with these girls' attitudes. They love getting close to men, but they keep away from married men. They were just too friendly to everyone, which made the other girls feel annoyed if they were not familiar with these women.
Anyway, the company had a policy that whoever caught having an affair while working in the city, the firm must act to it, and the worst that can happen is to lose the job.
The company wanted to avoid issues such as this; it was due to experiences in the past, and it was chaos creating by legal wives, which happens before Bryan proposes to Hailey.
*
Vince heaves a long sigh after he was done setting his office. He glanced at his wristwatch. It will be dinner soon. His team is grilling barbecues and preparing their dinner.
Vince looked up when someone knocked on the door, and Tim's head peeped inside. "Boss, I'm going to the Supermarket to buy some beer. Do you need anything for me to buy?"
"Hmm... Nothing for now."
"Okay, boss!" Tim salutes before he shuts the door close.
Now that he was left alone, Vince dialed Hailey's contact. She quickly answered it, and all of his fatigue disappeared hearing her sweet voice.
*
The following day, Hailey sends Andre to the airport. His stay in Dubai is just too short as he has to go back to the Air Force soon.
Andre gives Hailey a tight embrace. He parted from her and stared in the face. "Be careful, okay? I heard from your dad that you are going somewhere for the expansion of your business."
Hailey smiled at Andre before she hugged him again. "I'll be fine. Don't worry too much. I would bring Pitt with me even if Keith were there."
"I'm glad. Alright. Goodbye, Princess." Andre placed a kiss on her cheek. He walks toward the escalator and waves at her.
Hailey turned around when Andre completely disappeared from her sight. She walked toward the exit door when she noticed a familiar man.
"What is he doing here?" She watched the man fetch by a car from a famous hotel.
She's grateful that she's disguised as Hailee Davies. Vince's cousin Rodney Lopez did not recognize her. Otherwise, she has to think of a way to shut him up.
Hailey pondered if Rodney Lopez has a business here in Dubai. But there is one reason she could only think of.
Hailey takes out her phone and searches for a particular contact.
"Fraine, Rodney is here."
"What!?" Fraine, on the other line, shrieked and began freaking out. "What is he doing here?"
"I wonder, too," Hailey retorted.
Fraine was currently packing up her things when Hailey called her. She was tidying up her luggage after Hailey told her that they could go back to P Country first thing tomorrow morning.
Now she was racking her head to think of a way to avoid Rodney. "Hailey, I don't want to see him! I need to move to another hotel. He need not see me! Please, help me!"
Hailey creased her forehead. She wanted to ask Fraine about something, but she doesn't want to be nosy. She'll wait for Fraine to open up with her.
"Okay. I will send Pitt to pick you up." She told Fraine after a brief moment of silence.
"Thank you, Hailey! Thank you so much!" she sighed with relief after Hailey was willing to help her.
"You're welcome." Hailey ended the call to phone Pitt and drove back to her condo to wait for Fraine. Maybe the girl would confess to her.
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