230 I will do anything for you (2/2)
”I must make a list,” he told himself and quickly jumped back to his feet. He took out a notebook and quickly wrote the recipe.
Once he was done with the recipe, he looked at the ingredients and frowned. If he wanted everything right and proper, he must go out to the market early in the morning to get the freshest ingredients. But... he still had a class to attend.
And it was Miss Magnolia's class!
He gulped. His eyes twitched uncontrollably. What should he do now?
Should he skip the class to go to the market or should he buy the ingredients after the class?
He was stuck in the middle now and wished he could make a decision quickly... and firmly.
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Ryn quickly approached them with an apology smile. She did not expect to take quite some time to ask Harry. But at least Harry agreed to give her the recipe. That was what most important to her.
”Sorry. I have to take that call just now. Can we continue now?” she asked.
”Yes,” the woman replied with a wry smile, ”Boyfriend?” she asked teasingly.
Ryn's eyes widened and she quickly shook her head, ”No. Not a boyfriend. Just a friend.”
”Ah... just a friend,” both women shared a naughty look.
They never heard her having a boyfriend before and the look on Ryn's face was full of love. It was weird when Ryn said it was just a friend. Ryn must be trying to keep it as a secret.
”He's my senior and I need his help with my study,” Ryn said, thinking that learning how to make a delicious steak can be considered a study as well because it would consist a teacher (Harry) and a student (Ryn).
Ryn gave them a smile before winced when her phone rang. She excused herself yet again and walked to the corner of the room to answer the call. It was from Mika whom Ryn managed to persuade to go to work this morning. Of course, every an hour or two Mika would call to complain about her evil brother who bullied her by dumping so many works on her poor shoulders. And poor her did not even have the time to meet Jason because her workload was too much, she felt like crying now.
And each time, Ryn would spend several minutes to coax Mika and told her to stay strong. And of course, she also promised Mika could spend the night at her place again if and if Mika managed to stay at her office until 5.00 p.m.
So far Mika managed to keep fighting although this time her voice sounded sadder than the previous call.
”What's wrong, Mika?” Ryn asked, trying to stay calm. Dealing with emotional Mika she needed to watch her own temper and patience.
And of course, sometimes her own temper flared but each time, Mika would do the job of coaxing her or at least, showing her that she understood the reason behind the temper.
”I just heard Jeremy went to HQ again and I have to chair the meeting with the marketing managers from all of our sub-companies... again. And he only gave me half an hour to prepare~” Mika wailed.
Ryn rubbed her temple, sensing a headache coming. Shouldn't Mika use the time wisely by preparing herself for the meeting? Why, of all the things, this silly girl chose to pour her heart at her?
”Mika, calm down. I am in the middle of working right now,” Ryn reminded.
The crying changed into sobbing.
Ryn let out a sigh of relieved. Finally, she could think without the noisy cry. She took a deep breath to calm herself.
”Now, are you ready to hear me?” she asked.
”Yes, help me, please, Ryn,” Mika choked out, wiping the tears on her wet cheeks with her pink silk handkerchief. She tried to stop her sobbing because she did not want the noise to interrupt her conversation with her lovely Ryn.
”Okay, you should first stop your cry. Then, start by reading the report of the previous meeting. You should have the minute, right? Read it thoroughly so none of the managers could fool you because I can promise you they will try when they know you only know about the meeting at the eleventh hour. And stop calling me while I'm doing my work. Focus on your own work first. Later, once it is time to leave, you can either pick me up or I will go to your office,” Ryn explained slowly, hoping Mika would realize her mistake and stop interrupting her work. Mika should focus on her own work rather than finding excuses to call her!
”But... but...”
”Mika, you are the heiress of the company. Once your brother takes over the HQ, you are the one will be in charge of everything regarding the company. You have to start learning to manage it, do you understand?” Ryn said firmly, trying to get through Mika's muddled head so she could get serious with her work. ”You are not going to be in charge of only the jewellery, the clothes and yes, the make-up but the whole thing. You cannot choose, Mika, because it is your destiny.”
”But...”
”Mika, time is ticking. You have to get ready now or you will be the one in the loose end. You can't jeopardize the company's future just because you don't have the mood to chair the meeting.”
Mika mumbled something under her breath, which Ryn could not hear. And Ryn did not ask her to repeat it back loudly. Ryn waited for Mika's reply, waving her hand at the crews who were looking at her interestingly.
Today it seemed like Ryn was too busy with the calls. It kept coming.
”Oh. I will follow your suggestion. Bye-bye, Ryn,” Mika finally said.
Ryn ended the call with a heavy sigh. Her shoulder slumped down tiredly. Would this be the last call from Mika before the working hour ended?
Hopefully, it was the last call.
Ryn quickly approached them back. She apologized profusely, hoping they would not blame her for all the calls she received today.