Chapter 496 - Orion Enterprise annual meeting (9) (2/2)
”Don't worry, we will be with Sophia.”, Leah assured Felix, and Isabella confirmed.
Felix didn't hear them, but it was obvious that he will continue with scavenger hunt… as soon as he snaps back to his senses.
Aiden came out of the office and observed the situation. ”It seems there is some plan.”
”Yes. I will explain… but first I need to get Eve to watch scores of that team. Come to help.”, Sarah taped her earpiece and went back into the office. Aiden followed.
Everyone had a task. Everyone except David.
David stood there, not sure what to do. When they were about to disperse, he called after Felix: ”Boss, what should I do?”
”Watch over my fiancée. Make sure she is safe until I return from my quest!”, Felix instructed without looking at him. He was busy listening to explanation JoAnna and Sarah gave.
David was not happy that he can't go with Felix. But his Boss gave him a direct instruction. He needs to obey. Slowly he turned away from direction in which Felix left and then panic came over him when he noticed that Sophia, Leah and Isabella are not there anymore. He rushed toward the elevators.
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On the ninth-floor, team of four was walking through the hallway. They are four people who make team Venus.
”Why are we doing this? If Saya will handle the scores for us to win, why can't we just sit this one out?”, one woman said.
”You can be so thick sometimes, Nea…” Woman lowered her voice and continued. ”We can't just sit, because we need to make it look real. People need to see us walking around and solving clues.”
”Sorry for being thick, Samantha!”, Nea snapped back.
”How long we need to do this?”, man complained, obviously irritated by the situation. He is the only man in the team and definitely not interested in dancing with Felix. He was wondering what got into him to accept joining this team. It was supposed to be an experience of him sneaking through the building with three ladies, but it ended up with him listening to those three daydreaming about Director Martin… while he is ignored.
”Just a bit more…”, Samantha pacified him. ”We can't finish too soon. People might suspect something.”
Samantha needed him to stay on their side and to cooperate. He is the one who got Saya to tweak scores for their team. They promised him a dinner, later. But now it seems that his patience is running short and that dinner is not a good enough incentive for him.
They chatted for some time when Nea observed. ”Hey, don't you think that Denise is very quiet?”
”Nothing wrong with quiet…”, Samantha responded. ”She is probably mentally preparing for our rock-paper-scissors which will decide who dances with Director Martin…” She started humming a song and extended her arms in front, as if she is dancing with a big grin on her face. She was imagining herself dancing with Felix.
After some time, Samantha announced with a big smile: ”This is enough… we can go down. Let's have some drinks and celebrate while we wait five teams to complete challenge.” She laughed, and others followed her to the elevator.
Members of team Venus are confident that Saya will alter scores so that they are first team who completed all challenges, no matter what.
The rules state that top five teams are winning rewards. Game ends when five teams complete all tasks. At that time players will be notified that the scavenger hunt is completed. Players get game-wide notifications through device which is attached to the bags they received when they registered their teams. Device changes color: green means that game is in progress, and it will turn red when first five teams complete all challenges, notifying other players that the game is over. There is also a button which players can press if they need assistance. If that button is pressed, someone from security will locate them through in-built locator which is designed within department led by Director Martin.